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New Leadership | Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce
Written By: Luke Osteen | Issue: November 2023 | Photograph By: Mary Gilian
As the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce approaches the busy holiday season of a very busy year, Thomas Taulbee and Susan Gregory take the wheel for an equally successful 2024.
Thomas Taulbee and Susan Gregory
As the leaves change color, ushering in fresh autumn air and marking the start of the fall season, the Chamber starts a new season, too, with the recent hire of Thomas Taulbee as the Cashiers Area Chamber’s new Executive Director and Susan Gregory as the Visitor Center Manager.
Thomas brings over 20+ years of Chamber experience in his new role as Executive Director. Beginning with his involvement with Chamber South for the Greater South Miami-Dade area and then as a board member of the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce before his hire as the Membership and Community Relations Director in 2020 to his eventual hire as Executive Director last month.
“I do not take for granted how the Cashiers area is such a unique and special place,” he says. “It’s been my home for the past 10 years. I look forward to continuing my relationship with the Chamber, which has given me an excellent opportunity to serve our community. I have a strong personal philosophy to create a sense of community, which is my driving force.”
Susan is a lifelong member of the Glenville community, where her family has owned a home near the lake since 1957. She participated in the Leadership Cashiers Class of 2022 and recently served on the Chamber Board as the Leadership Cashiers liaison. In 2020, Susan relocated to the area to enjoy a mountain lifestyle, leaving behind her Elder Law firm of 14 years on the west coast of Florida.
“These mountains and the Cashiers-Glenville area have always been home to me. I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to support the community through the Chamber. I look forward to working with Thomas, our members, and community partners.”
With the new Chamber team in place, 2024 will be an exciting time for our membership and the community. They are working over the next several months to create new initiatives for the Chamber membership to network with one another and highlight the many tremendous attributes the Cashiers area offers.
Thomas and Susan look forward to seeing you at the Chamber office.
