Navasota Grimes County
Chamber of Commerce
Connecting Commerce in the Community
Welcome from the Board President
I am honored to serve the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce as Board Member and President. I am grateful for the hardworking board members and committee volunteers, who tirelessly ensure events are welcoming, fun and interconnected in Grimes County. It has been wonderful to meet countless members and leaders in our community and hear how our committed board of directors and staff can best serve you as the Voice of Business in Grimes County.
Providing a connection in a business environment brings people and organizations together to support one another and advance our interests. Taking initiative and making things happen create a proactive and creative environment, of which we work to provide through informative/educational events. Stewardship plays a vital role in the quality of life and business community, keeping members abreast through our relationship with our elected government officials, our Members and the ever developing business climate.
I encourage each chamber member to actively promote the Grimes County business climate by being patrons of our local membership directory. The next time you need a business service, go ahead, call or email the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce. You will be pleasantly surprised by our quality of service and interconnectivity we all share. Working together promotes a stronger voice within the business community.
Connect with your peers today and become a proactive member of the Chamber of Commerce. We all look to improve our business environment here in Grimes County; it’s time to create a stronger community.
YoLanda Fultz
Board President 2020/2021
Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce
Our Mission Statement
"The mission of the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce is to be an association of businesses and individuals organized to encourage a strong local economy and quality of life by promoting economic, civic, cultural and social development through an informed membership and community."
About The Chamber
The Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce was chartered on March 6, 1916, by then Secretary of State, John G. McKay.
It began when nine civic-minded residents decided the community would benefit with a Chamber of Commerce to establish and maintain uniformity in the commercial usage of cities and towns to acquire, preserve and disseminate valuable business information, adopt rules, regulations and standards of classification to govern all transactions connected with the cotton trade, and other commodities where standards and classifications are required, generally to promote the interest of trade and increase facilities of commercial transactions and to develop and extend agricultural, industrial, commercial and civic resources of the City of Navasota, Grimes County and the State of Texas.
The names of those nine individuals are familiar to even present-day residents of Grimes County, for they left their mark indelibly in the community. They were J.N. Baylor, J.W. Brosig, C.C. Camp, J.T. Evans, H.H. Knox, Ewing Norwood, R.A. Patout, Ward Templeman and E.H. Terrell.
Ward Templeman served as the first President of the Chamber, serving for four consecutive years through 1919. Betty Jane Burlin was the first woman to serve as President when she took office on January 1979.
2021 Board of Directors
YoLanda Fultz
President
Brazos Land Company
Michelle Bobo
First Vice President
The Bedias Bungalow
Marilyn Bettes
Second Vice President
Gary Henson
Secretary
WC Doyle
Treasurer
BodyBilt Chairs
Chris Tucker
Director
Revival Barbershop
Dr. Ronnie Gonzalez
Director
Navasota ISD
Alan Shoalmire
Director
Grill Sergeant Hot Dogs
Dillon Hughes
Director
Only1 Rentals
Erin Marietta
Director
CHI St. Joseph Med Ctr
Jill Sechelski
Director
Keller Williams
Vickie Kolbasinski
Director
Baylor Lumber Company
Joe Fauth
County Representative
Karen McDuffie
Anderson Representative
Karen Hale
Plantersville Representative
Christina Stover
Iola Representative
Rayna Willenbrink
Navasota Representative
Gwen Boullion
Bedias Representative
Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Contact Us for more information!
2021 Chamber Ambassadors
"An Ambassador's mission is to promote and advocate for members through positive public exposure"
Ana Cosino
Ambassador Chair
The Navasota Examiner
Stephanie Autry
Woodmen Insurance
Bri Buentello
Golden Creek Healthcare & Rehab
Elva Evans
PNC Bank
Jimmy Donahoo
MHSC Lighting & Electrical
Kathleen Dimmel
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
James Evans
James R. Evans Tax Service
Ruby Evans
James R. Evans Tax Service
Leanne Floyd
Mid-South Electric Co-Op
Sherry Gillespie
Keller Williams Realty
Bobbie Lehrmann
Citizens State Bank
Angela Scurlock
The Navasota Examiner
Kristi Tucker
Grimes Co. Deputy Constable Pct. 2
Patty Whitney
Brewer, Eyeington, Patout
For more information about the Navasota Grimes County Chamber Ambassador Program, click here.
