Welcome from the Board President
Welcome to 2022! This is the 106th year that the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce has been serving the area and I believe that this will go down as one of the most important, and definitely unique, years in our history.
The current pandemic has been a hardship on all of us. We have seen how fragile that our lives are. We have also witnessed the precariousness of our business community. As this year’s Board President, I am grateful to be surrounded by a wonderful board of directors, ambassadors and Chamber associates that have a shared vision for relevance and growth in this ever-changing environment.
Our call for community action and to serve others is deeply rooted in all who are associated with the Chamber of Commerce. Shirley Chisholm once said, “Service is the rent that we pay for the privilege of living on the earth.” We encourage you to join us in service with your membership, support, expertise, and participation. Welcome to this Awards Banquet and feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance.
YoLanda Fultz
Board President 2021/2022
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.
2022 Board of Directors
YoLanda Fultz
President
Brazos Land Company
Michelle Bobo
First Vice President
Dr. Ronnie Gonzalez
Second Vice President
Navasota ISD
Marilyn Bettes
Secretary
WC Doyle
Treasurer
BodyBilt Chairs
Kathy Baldobino
Director
Dillon Hughes
Director
Only1 Rentals
Alan Shoalmire
Director
Grill Sergeant Hot Dogs
Meribeth Shimshack
Director
WC Tractor
Chris Tucker
Director
Rail & Rye Restaurant
Mac Vaughn
Director
W.H.E.E.L.S. Ministry
Patty Whitney
Director
Brewer, Eyeington, Patout
Joe Fauth
County Representative
Karen McDuffie
Anderson Representative
Karen Hale
Plantersville Representative
Christina Stover
Iola Representative
Rayna Teicheira
Navasota Representative
Gwen Boullion
Bedias Representative
Neil Wendele
Todd Mission Representative
Interested in joining our Board of Directors? Contact Us for more information!
2022 Chamber Ambassadors
"An Ambassador's mission is to promote and advocate for members through positive public exposure"
Ana Cosino
Ambassador Chair
The Navasota Examiner
Ethan Barcak
The NerdBee
Bri Buentello
Golden Creek Healthcare & Rehab
Kathleen Dimmel
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Jimmy Donahoo
MHSC Energy Management
James Evans
James R. Evans Tax Service
Ruby Evans
James R. Evans Tax Service
Risa La Fountain
Woodmen Life Insurance
Stacy Reed
Fultz Realty
Elva Evans
PNC Bank
Sherry Gillespie
Keller Williams Realty
Angela Scurlock
The Navasota Examiner
Kristi Tucker
Grimes Co. Deputy Constable Pct. 2
Bobbie Ullmann
City of Navasota
For more information about the Navasota Grimes County Chamber Ambassador Program, click here.
