Jackie Krawczak
Jackie Krawczak is the Executive Director of the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce. Jackie has been at the Alpena Chamber since May of 2007. She earned her bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University with a major in communication. She earned her Master's Degree from Central Michigan University with a concentration in Organizational Communication. Prior to returning to Alpena, Jackie worked at the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan where she assisted in membership recruitment and retention, marketing, and program design and implementation. Jackie is originally from the Alpena area. She attended both Alpena High School and Alpena Community College. Jackie is a member of the Alpena Rotary Club, where she serves on the Board. Jackie is also a certified Schwinn Cycling instructor and enjoys active outdoor recreation and traveling. Jackie looks forward to continuing to work for the Chamber Members and is passionate about investing her time in Northeast Michigan to see it grow and prosper.
Contact Jackie by email
Alisha Bouchard
Alisha Bouchard has been the administrative assistant at the Chamber since 2010. Alisha is responsible for answering inquiries, visitor information, maintaining the community calendar of events, and event management. She also plays an important role in event organization, marketing, and most other Chamber activities.
Alisha was born and raised in Alpena. She attended Alpena High School and spent 6 years working at The Alpena News in the Classified Department. She resides in Hubbard Lake with her husband Dan and
son Logan. In her free time she enjoys reading and spending time with her family & friends.
Deb Page
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Deb Page moved to the Alpena area in October 2004. She graduated from ACC in 2008 with an Associate Degree in Accounting and has been working for the Chamber since January 2008 and Target Alpena since September 2010. She is responsible for the Chamber and Target books.
Deb currently lives in Ossineke with her daughter Becky. She enjoys time with family and friends and has a love for fishing and the outdoors.
Jim Klarich
Jim Klarich was hired as the economic development director in mid-2011. He is responsible for business growth and expansion assistance, site location, funding assistance, and other business development tasks as assigned.
Doug DeYoung
Doug DeYoung serves as Director of Government 
Relations for the Northern Michigan Regional Chamber Alliance which includes the following chambers; Alpena, Benzie County, Cadillac, Charlevoix, Petoskey, and Traverse City Area. He is responsible for all aspects of the Chamber's regional, and statewide advocacy for business growth and community development, including maintaining contact with local officials and state legislators. He serves as the point person for political news and information for the Regional Chamber Alliance
members.
Prior to joining the Alliance staff, Doug was a key player in Northern Michigan broadcast television news. He was the news director for WPBN-WTOM TV 7&4 News, overseeing all aspects of the daily news and editorial coverage for 25 Northern Michigan counties, and was responsible for the newsroom budget and management of a team of 30 employees. Doug led the development of editorial content that received awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press; under his leadership, the news team also earned the prestigous Edward R. Murrow Award.
Doug is a graduate of Michigan State University and his family has been a part of the Traverse City area since 1938 and operated and owned a retail store in Traverse City for more than 60 years. Doug and his wife, Maureen, have two daugthers; they are active as volunteers for many community organizations.
Doug can be reached at 231-995-7109 or
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