Chamber Leadership
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The Brainerd Lakes Chamber is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who serve three-year terms and represent a wide array of business sectors, sizes and locations. Chamber members are welcome to attend board meetings, which are usually scheduled on the third Thursday of each month from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at our administrative office.
Two Advisory Boards also oversee the local activities of the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes Chambers. See current rosters below. Special thanks to all our volunteer leaders!

Brainerd Lakes Chamber
Executive Committee
- Board Chair, Ginny Knudson
- Vice Chair, Jill Casper
- Past Chair, Matt Seymour
- Executive Officer at Large, Ellen Haglin
- Chamber President, Matt Kilian (Staff)
- Chamber Treasurer, Paula Davis (Staff)

Ginny Knudson, Board Chair
Borden, Steinbauer, Krueger & Knudson

Jill Casper, Vice Chair
Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union – Brainerd

Matt Seymour, Past Chair
Q Squares

Ellen Haglin, Executive Officer
LINDAR Corporation/Avantech

Hara Charlier
Central Lakes College

Joel Clough
Just for Kix

Kevin Donnay
Widseth

Terri Ebnet
The Woods

Jesse Grant
Jim's Electric

John Landsburg
Landsburg Landscape Nursery

Pete Mohs
Brainerd Dispatch / Echo Journal

Mike Schwieters
Boyd Lodge

Frank Soukup
Grand View Lodge

Patrick Sundberg
Jack Pine Brewery

John Thelen
Thelen Heating and Roofing

Matt Kilian
Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce President

Pequot Lakes Chamber
Chamber Advisory Board
- Jill Andersen, Lonesome Cottage Furniture Company
- Tammy Bargy, Hunt Utilities Group
- Aundra Erickson, COUNTRY Financial
- Cynthia Hidde, Stonemark Land Surveying
- Lisa Kaneski, JP Taylor Inc. (Dairy Queen)
- Colton Maher, Woods to Water Real Estate
- Bruce Meade, Edward Jones
- Kurt Moody, First National Bank Pequot Lakes
- Nancy Vogt, Echo Journal

Crosslake Chamber
Chamber Advisory Board
- Board Chair, Mike O’Connell, Larson Group Real Estate
- Vice Chair, Christine Davis, Birch Lake Counseling
- Doreen Gallaway, Passages of Time
- Craig Henningson, BlackRidgeBANK
- Rene Milner, Breen & Person
- Ed Money, Andy’s Bar & Grill, Wine & Spirits
- Mike Schwieters, Boyd Lodge
- Bart Taylor, RiverWood Bank