Outstanding Chamber of the Year for 2025

Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) Announces Outstanding Chamber of the Year for 2025

The Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) recognized the 2025 Outstanding Chamber of the Year (for a chamber with over 700 members) at their Annual Management Conference awards ceremony held this evening at the Beach House Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC. 

The Boone Area (NC) Chamber of Commerce was honored as the recipient of the prestigious award.

The CACCE Outstanding Chamber of the Year Award focuses on acknowledging one or more significant achievements and/or accomplishments that a chamber has initiated, stimulated, and/or led in its respective service area at some point during the past 18 months. These achievements/accomplishments denote chamber activity that intentionally resulted in positive measurable results. Organizational excellence was evaluated in the areas of membership, programs, planning, and finance.

Congratulations to the Boone Area Chamber for their accomplishment!

“This isn’t just for the Boone Chamber, this is for anyone who has been through what we have been through. Whether you are on the east coast or in the west, you know what it is like to wake up and wonder what the day is going to bring. This award means a lot, thank you so much.” said David Jackson, President/CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

CACCE is the professional development organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for chamber of commerce executives and staff members in North Carolina and South Carolina. CACCE equips chamber of commerce professionals with leadership skills and tools to build innovative chambers. The organization was formed in 1994 when the North Carolina and South Carolina state chamber associations merged.  For more information on CACCE, or any of CACCE’s conferences or programs, contact Tiffany Fulmer Ott at (404) 312-0524.   

Photo 1: Natalie English (President/CEO, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, CACCE Board Chair), David Jackson (President/CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce)

Photo 2: BACC Staff (L to R): David Jackson (President/CEO), Emma Faulkner (Director of Communications); Ethan Dodson (Director of Development); Lindsay Cook (Director of Operations); Joe Furman (Director of Economic Development); Carrie Henderson (VP of Events; Chief of Staff); Natalie Harkey (VP of Finance); Patrick Setzer (VP of Member Engagement). (Not pictured – Reggie Hunt, Executive Director, Boone Area Sports Commission).

Photo 3: Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff gather at Doc Watson Statue in Downtown Boone to let it be known #WNCisOpenforBusiness)

David Jackson

President/CEO

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

(828) 264-2225 – office