The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce offers a variety of membership opportunities, tailored to fit your business needs. To enhance your experience, we offer a tiered membership structure, ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 6.
By joining one of these exclusive leadership tiers, you’ll be part of a group that shares a common goal—shaping Lima’s future and driving positive growth. These memberships not only expand our leadership network but also provide valuable insights that influence our community’s direction.
Discover how you can take your membership to the next level! Thank you to all businesses listed below. Your investment and partnership make our communities stronger!
Tier 6:
Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center
Tier 5:
Cenovus Energy Lima Refinery
Lima Memorial Health System
Procter & Gamble
Tier 4:
INEOS
Novus Foods
Nutrien
Ohio Northern University
PERRY proTECH
Rudolph Foods
The Ohio State University at Lima
Tier 3:
AEP Ohio
Citizens National Bank
McDonald’s of Lima, Delphos, Beaverdam, Bluffton
WesBanco
Spectrum
Superior Credit Union
The Lima News
Valtir
Tier 2:
American Trim
Apollo Career Center
Pure Smiles
Servicemaster by McCann
State Bank
The Union Bank Company
Tuttle Construction, Inc,
Tier 1:
Arctaris Impact Investors
BIGGBY Coffee
Elevation Construction, LLC
E. S. Evans and Company
Heir Force Community School
Huntington National Bank
Sam’s Club
Tomorrow’s Technology Today
These individuals are the “go-to” people, the movers and shakers of our Tier Member businesses.
Tier 6:
Mercy Health
- Ronda Lehman, President, Mercy Health Lima Region
- Nikki Hutchison, CFO, Mercy Health Lima Region
- Ann Stiles, Community Affairs Coordinator
- Beth Keehn, Director of Government and Community Affairs
Tier 5:
Lima Memorial Health System
- Lynn Carpenter, President & Chief Executive Officer
- Burlin Sherrick, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
- Dr. Susan Kaufman, Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer
- Stacy Graymire, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
- Tim Buit, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Procter and Gamble
- Gabriele Pacchiarotti, Lima Plant Manager
- KaLena Downton, Human Resources Director
Tier 4:
Bluffton University
- Dr. Alex Sider, President
- Dr. Gayle Trollinger, Interim Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
- Pete Suter, Vice President for Advancement
- Phill Talavinia, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Athletics
- John Burkhart, Vice President of Fiscal Affairs
Cenovus Energy previously Husky Lima Refinery
- Dean Hempfling, Acting Vice President, Lima Refinery
- Heather Rutz, Senior Communications Advisor
INEOS
- David Farler, Site Director
- Sara Chiles, HR Director
Novus Foods
- Cynthia Seward, HR Director
- Austin Goulet, Site Leader
- Julissa Gutierrez, Marketing Coordinator
- John Kopilchack, Community Affairs
- Katie Metcalfe, Project Manager
- Tom Davis, CEO
- Jorge Lopez, Seniore Director of Operations
- Todd Parker, CPG Senior Vice President/PMOPMO
Ohio Northern University
- Melissa J. Baumann, President
- Juliet K. Hurtig, Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Shannon M. Spencer, Vice President of University Advancement
- William T. Eilola, Vice President for Enrollment Management
- David Kielmeyer, Director of Communications and Marketing
- Jenny Roby, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President
The Ohio State University at Lima
- Mark Kleffner, Associate Dean
- Bryan Albright, Assistant Dean of Student Success
- Rachel Richardson, Career Development Manager
- Kayla Zehery, Director of Development
PERRY proTECH
- Pat Summers, President/CEO
- Jeff Waltman, COO
- Becky Taylor, Vice President and CFO
- Don Pierce, Vice President of Sales
- Perry Carfagna, President IT/Networking
Nutrien
- Todd Sutton, General Manager
- Russ Decker, Special Projects Manager
- Nancy Wireman, Human Resources Advisor
Rudolph Foods
- James Rudolph, Chairman & CEO
- Rich Rudolph, President
- Gary Burns, Plant Manager
- Michelle Gardner, Vice President, Human Resources & Safety
Tier 3:
Citizens National Bank
- Chad King, SVP, Lima City President
- Marty McCluer, VP, Business Banking
- Cheryl Verhoff, VP, Business Banking Officer
- Mary Ann George, VP Mortgage Loan Originator
Spectrum
- Anthony Beck, Business Account Executive
- Erik Brown, SMB Account Executive
- Joelene Jordan, Enterprise Account Manager
- Brian Young, Director of Government Affairs
- Heidi Zeller, Senior HR Generalist
Superior Credit Union
- Phil Buell, President & CEO
- Keith Eiden, Executive Vice President, Sales and Lending
- Carol Buettner, Director of Private Banking
- Kelsey Joseph, Director of Marketing
The Lima News
- David Trinko, Editor
- Leila Osting, HR Director
Valtir
- Bryan Wagner, Plant Manager
- Tracy Mauk, HR Manager
Tier 2:
American Trim
- Tim Hawk, Chief Executive Officer
- Jessica Dunn, Director of Human Resources
Apollo Career Center
- Keith Horner, Superintendent
- Maria Rellinger, Treasurer/CFO
- Tara Shepherd, Director of Adult Education
ServiceMaster by McCann
- Brandon McCann, President
- Andrea Flores, Director of Operations
The State Bank
- Andy Farley, Senior Vice President & Market Executive
- Jason May, Commercial Lender
The Union Bank Company
- Paul Cira, Vice President/Branch Manager
- Mark Honigford, Sr. Commercial Team Leader
Tuttle Construction Inc.
- Nate Neuenschwander, President & CEO
- Brent Stechschulte, Vice President
Tier 1:
BIGGBY Coffee
- Adam Rector, Owner
Buckeye Community Schools
- Lynn Slone, Principal
E.S. Evans
- Steve Hooker, Managing Partner
Elevation Construction
- Rhys Rose, Owner
Heir Force Community School
- Dr. Willie Heggins, Executive Director
Huntington National Bank
- Rick Kortokrax, Community President
Sam’s Club
- Matt High, Member Services Manager
Tomorrow’s Technology Today
- Lisa Niekamp-Urwin, President