Candace Boothby Email & Phone Number

Innovative leader with 29 years of progressive experience in the nonprofit and Chamber of Commerce industries. Skilled in building community collaborations and working with key community and industry leaders, community organizations, and governmental agencies integral to an organization’s success. Energetic, self-starter with excellent analytical, organizational, communications, and creative skills. Successful manager of financial and human resources.

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  President And Ceo

  Newnan-Coweta Chamber

  Sep 2003 - Present - Newnan, Georgia

  • Responsible for all administrative and management functions of 1,000+ member organization, overseeing development and implementation of annual strategic and operating plan and budget• Led Chamber in winning 2015 National Chamber of the Year from Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives• Led Chamber to earn its first 5-Star national accreditation in 2013, putting the Chamber in the top 1% nationally• Developed innovative, value-added membership programs resulting in 173% increase in net membership and 220% increase in gross revenue • Implemented community-wide visioning process to help map out Coweta’s preferred future, collecting almost 7,000 surveys• Created community leadership conversation focused on highest and best-use development that incorporates growth management strategies and innovative development standards, preserving a sense of place and protecting rural, historical character• Created an environment of connectivity, cooperation, and communication that resulted in unprecedented business and government collaboration• Developed process to examine business-sensitive issues regarding healthcare for its citizens• Strengthened Coweta’s voice in Atlanta regional community through relationship building and collaboration with key Atlanta leaders• Created industry collaboration meetings that resulted in existing industry leveraging each other’s resources• Increased value to members through innovative programs and benefits such as Prosperity’s Front Door community branding program• Developed entrepreneur-friendly community program to encourage growth and expansion of small businesses, identifying barriers and opportunities to success• Participated on “Team Coweta” to market Coweta to potential industrial and corporate investors• Implemented new Board structure creating organizational alignment of financial and volunteer resources

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  Baylor University

  Journalism, Public Relations