Thursday, March 7, 2013
The third director of the business group answers a Q&A with the Suburban Journals. Does she answer the question, "What's the most unusual business in the chamber?"
Nora Amato, the third executive director of the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce in its history, says her roots in the community date back to her great-grandfather, a country doctor who rode a horse-and-buggy around the area to tend to his patients. That's according to an interview with Amato in the Suburban Journal, published last week. Amato was named the executive director of the Chesterfield Chamber in October. "His office was off what's now Long Road," Amato told the newspaper. "He had a horse and buggy and took care of everybody out here." The Parkway Central High grad told the newspaper her great-grandmother on her mother's side was an Eatherton, the namesake for Eatherton Road. RELATED ARTICLES The Q&A with Amato, published in the …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Nora Amato takes the helm of the chamber on Monday, nearly four months after the sudden and mysterious departure of its previous director.
Years ago, when she worked for Allegiant Bank and was involved in opening its branch at Kehrs Mill and Clarkson roads, Nora Amato reached out to the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce for help. "They got the word out to everyone," Amato said. "They engaged me to have First Thursday Coffee. They introduced us to the other business members who could help me or learn more about Chesterfield, about where I needed to spend my marketing dollars." It wasn't the last time Amato opened a new bank branch in Chesterfield — and it wasn't the last time she leaned on the Chamber of Commerce for help. She speaks fondly of working with Carol Joan "Joanie" Schmelig, the chamber's 30-year veteran director who died a little more than a year ago of cancer. …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Formerly with Lindell Bank and Trust, Nora Amato will begin leading the organization Oct. 15.
The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce has announced it's finished its search for a new executive director, settling on long-time Chesterfield resident and banker Nora Amato. Formerly with Lindell Bank and Trust, Amato will begin leading the organization Oct. 15. Jennifer Hill, chairman of the Chamber's board of directors, said in a press release that Amato brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge of the Chesterfield community and the chamber. “She brings a lot of experience and enthusiasm, and I believe she will help our members achieve their goals as well as make the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce the premier chamber in our region," Hill said. Amato said she grew up being actively involved in the Chesterfield community and…
Tom Maher
2:15 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
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