Board of Directors
Your Chamber Board of Directors are responsible for the direction of the organization. The Board governs, develops policy, and sets a course for the future by maintaining focus on the mission and strategic goals of Your Chamber. We are here for YOU! As volunteers representing various sectors of the business community, Your Chamber Board provides local leadership and business advocacy in working towards a sustainable, thriving economy.
Chery Chandler
Board Of Directors Vice Chair
Cheryl & Co. LLC | Owner | 120 W 5TH St | Rifle, CO 81650 | (970) 625-4450
cheryl@cherylchandler.com
Cheryl is a long-time resident of Garfield County and has more than 35 years in the real estate industry. She loves the rural aspect of our community. She believes the climate here is great and offers tremendous outdoor life opportunities. She has been actively involved in the growth of the local community supporting schools, organizations, and political committees. She also served on the Garfield County Planning Commission from 1993 to 2013. Cheryl has considerable knowledge of the local land, as she and Norm were active ranchers raising cattle all over the valley. Cheryl holds several designations in the Real Estate Profession; Accredited Land Consultant, a Master of Real Estate, and is a member of the Graduate REALTORS Institute. Her reputation for honesty and innovative thinking is paramount in achieving the goals of her clients.
Cheryl & Co. Real Estate is the premiere real estate agency in Western Colorado and specializes in the buying and selling of all types of real estate including; residential, multi-family, commercial, farm/ranch, vacant land, agricultural, investment and rentals. Our team is comprised of highly professional and experienced REALTORS® and we are committed to conducting business with honesty, integrity and ethical excellence. You’ll find that our team is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about helping you find your next property and we believe in “Exceeding Expectations”.
Cheryl & Co. Real Estate was established in 2007 by Norm and Cheryl Chandler and is headquartered in the beautiful western town of Rifle, Colorado. The company has expanded over the years and now has both a Property Management Division; and Community Association Management Division.
Shannon Stowe
Board of Directors Treasurer
Bay Equity Home Loans | 321 East Ave | Rifle, CO 81650 | (970) 625-1000
sstowe@bayeq.com
Shannon Stowe has lived in Garfield County for nearly 30 years. She loves being involved in the community even more than she loves her coffee. When not working or volunteering, you can find her hanging with her husband Walt, or her kids, grandkids, and her 2 dogs.
Bay Equity is made up of the most accomplished mortgage and financial professionals at every level. Currently licensed in 39 states (with retail branches in 27 states and growing), they are proud of their highly experienced team of corporate executives and operations professionals— a team that’s here to get you home.
Larry Stewart
Alpine Bank | Assistant Vice President/Manager | 100 E 4th St. | Rifle, CO 81650 | (970) 625-9610
larrystewart@alpinebank.com
Joined Alpine Bank in Nov 2018 in Rifle CO. He currently has 19 years of banking and leadership experience. Relocated from Plymouth, Indiana and previously worked at Woodforest National Bank where he served as a Regional Manager to as many as 95 branch locations and leader to as many as 500 employees for 10 years. Prior to relocating from Indiana, he served on the board for Junior Achievement of Marshall County and Habitat of Humanity of Marshall County. Currently, Larry serves as Treasurer of Rotary, Commissioner for Rifle Housing Authority and board member of Western GarCo Chamber of Commerce, and Rifle Animal Shelter. He married his wife (Mary) in Feb 2020. They currently reside in Silt CO and have a total of six children and one cat.
Employee-owned and locally operated, Alpine Bank has been a part of Colorado since 1973. With 40 convenient locations from Durango to Denver, including Front Range branches in Denver's Union Station, Cherry Creek, Denver Tech Center neighborhoods and Boulder, Alpine Bank serves 140,000 customers with personal, business, wealth management, mortgage and electronic banking services. While they are a growing company, they also forever committed to remaining the true community bank they have always been. At Alpine Bank, the employees and the culture make the difference. Many of their employees and managers have been with Alpine Bank for 10 years or longer. This dedication allows them to build long-term community and customer relationships — in fact, many of their original Board of Directors still serve, including Alpine Bank founder and Chairman Bob Young.
Claire Smith
Colorado Hemp Institute | Claire Emily Design | 8714 County Rd 300 | Parachute, CO 81635 | (970) 285-9797
claire@chihemp.com
Claire has lived in Western Colorado since 2009 and currently resides in the beautiful town of Parachute. She has been with the Colorado Hemp Institute for 2 years. She is married and has 3 amazing children. She has a deep love for her community and loves to volunteer her time. Some volunteer activities include the following: KSUN Radio, Kiwanis, and the kitchen Help-Parachute/ Battlement Mesa. Claire owns Claire Emily Design and has done for work Your Western Garfield County Chamber of Commerce, Garfield 16 Based Resource Center, Cheryl & Co., and Shommy's. Claire provides support for business owners; office management, light accounting, web and graphic design, social media, public relations, customer service, manage our wholesale program, and light tech help. She finds learning about CBD and how it positively it impacts lives.
The Colorado Hemp Institute is a multi-faceted organization developed with a passion for helping others. When John and Jody Lyons decided to attempt retirement in 2017, God clearly had other plans in store for them. They tried to sell their beautiful Dream Ranch in Parachute, Colorado but the sale fell through and one of the potential buyers invited John and Jody to attend a Hemp Expo in Oregon. They went and were so intrigued by what they saw and learned from researchers, doctors, and professionals, that they came home with a new plan. They began developing The Colorado Hemp Institute and the organization developed very fast and they are well on their way of building a large scale all encompassed medical research and treatment facility on the Dream Ranch. Their plans are quite impressive and include a new 2,000 sq. ft. food grade manufacturing plant, day spa, Country Hemp Store, a 12,000 sq. ft. indoor grow facility, and corporate offices. In addition, the company plans to develop an onsite testing facility, extraction processing facility, organic restaurant, assisted living center, end of life center, a full scale medical treatment center staffed with doctors and researchers, and much more.
Annick Pruett
Grand River Hospital | 501 Airport Road | Rifle, Colorado 81650 | (970) 625-1510
apruett@grhd.org
Annick Pruett has been the Administrative Director of Community Relations at Grand River Health in Rifle, where she has served in this role since 2011. Through her role at Grand River Health she has partnered and sponsored many events within the community. Annick has been doing service on the Boards since 2019. Prior to her role at Grand River Health, Ms. Pruett served as the CEO of the Rifle Area Chamber of Commerce from 2007-2011. Ms. Pruett also sat on Rifle City Council for several years and currently serves on the Rifle Animal Shelter Board and Rifle Regional Economic Development Corporation. She has lived in Rifle since 1999 with her husband David, and raised their two children Dalton and Makenna.
Becky Sirotek
Williams | Field Office Administrator | : 2717 County RD 215, STE 200 | Parachute, CO | 81650 | (970) 309-1961
becky.sirotek@williams.com
Becky has lived in Rifle for the past 30 years. She graduated from Rifle High School in 1995, and was the recipient the Rifle Chamber of Commerce scholarship; which she applied to the education she received from Colorado Mountain College. Becky joined the Chamber at the encouragement of her Employer, and the desire to serve the community she has been a part of most of her life. Becky thinks small business are the backbone of this country and she wants to help them succeed. Western Colorado is one of the most beautiful places in the world and Becky feels blessed to live here. She married her High School sweetheart and have two fantastic boys.
Becky provides administrative support to the local Piceance Basin franchise of Williams. Williams is an Oil and Gas Company that processes, gathers, and transports Natural Gas across the country. Williams is a fantastic employer, and strives to be a good steward in the communities they operate in.
Williams has been around for more than a century, but their work has never been more important. Their employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel. Williams pipelines have the capacity to serve more than 77 million homes across the U.S. with clean natural gas that reduces carbon emissions.
Chris Harvey
Mountain Pest Control Inc. | 3758 Hwy 82 | Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 | (970) 945-5942
chris@mountainpest.com
"After you've lived in our community for a long time, it takes an hour and a half just to pick up 3 items that the grocery store" Chris enjoys that small town feeling. His kids grew up here and his grandkids go to school here. He states that the Chamber offers many avenues for you to network, educate, and grow your business. Common interest, common goals, and common people.
Mountain Pest Control was started in 19977. They have grown and offer full service Pest Control. They cover in large portion of the Western Slope. From spiders to rodents to bedbugs tp wildlife. They are here to protect your property and your loved ones.
Roni Fraser
Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership | (970) 624-6333
roni.fraser@cardinalfinancial.com
Roni is our newest Board Member. She states that mortgage lending is more than selling loans. It’s about helping people achieve their homeownership goals. Whether that’s helping them reach a better financial position or connecting them to the home of their dreams, it’s about guiding them to the finish line.
Her industry experience has taught her to take the time to understand her customers: What’s their story? How can she help them in their pursuit of a home? When she sees her customers as real people with real goals, needs, and dreams, she gets to match them with the best loan product and create a truly seamless lending experience.
Vice Chairman
Cheryl Chandler
Cheryl & Co. Real Estate
120 W. 5th Street
Rifle, CO 81650
970.625.4441
cheryl@cherylchandler.com
Term Ends: 2023
Board Member
Becky Siroteck
Williams Resources
2717 County Road 215, STE 200
Parachute, CO 81635
970.625.4441
becky.siroteck@williams.com
Term Ends: 2022
Board Member
Annick Pruett
Grand River Health
501 Airport Road
Rifle, CO 81650
970.625.6439
apruett@grhd.org
Term Ends: 2021
Chamber Office Staff:
CEO & Director
Tanya Perea Doose
100 East 11th Street
Rifle, CO 81650
970.625.2085
ceo@westerngarcochamber.com
Board Member
Tyler Kelly
Brenden Theaters
250 W. 2nd Street
Rifle, CO 81650
970.665.9196
tkelly@brendencorp.com
Term Ends: 2021
Board Member
Claire O’Neal Smith
Colorado Hemp Institute
8714 County Road 300
Parachute, CO 81635
970.285.9797
claire@chihemp.com
Term Ends: 2023
Board Member
Larry Stewart
Alpine Bank
100 East 4th Street
Rifle, CO 81650
970.625.9610
larry.stewart@alpinebank.com
Term Ends: 2023
Administrative Assistant
Karla Pena (Hablo Espanol)
100 East 11th Street
Rifle, CO 81650
970.625.2085
mail@westerngarcochamber.com
Treasurer
Shannon Stowe
Bay Equity Home Loans
144 E. 3rd St., Suite 204
Rifle, CO 81650
970.379.0372
sstowe@bayeq.com
Term Ends: 2021
Board Member
Chris Harvey
Mountain Pest Control Inc.
3758 Hwy 82
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970.618.8783
chris@mountainpest.com
Term Ends: 2021
Board Member
Cardinal Financial Company