Board of Directors & Ambassadors Club
The Canton Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, 501c6 corporation that has been serving the business community since 1925. The Chamber is led by a group of 15 Board of Directors, a staff of two, and Canton Chamber Ambassadors who serve as the public relations division of the Chamber and as the good-will ambassadors for the City of Canton.
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Jana Emmons, President
Ipava State Bank
123 E Pine St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-3288 ext. 405
Jodi Wilcoxen, Treasurer
Business & Community Development Chair
MidAmerica National Bank
100 West Elm St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-5000
Lisa Gardner
Jim Maloof Realtor
418 N Main St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 338-2074
gardy8013@yahoo.com
Lacey Neal, Vice President
Rock Valley Physical Therapy
370 N. Main Street
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 822-5300
Board of Directors
Becky McLeod, Member & Public Relations Chair
Graham Hospital
210 W. Walnut St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-5240 ext. 2358
Ann Lockhart
United Way for Spoon River County
209 East Chestnut, Suite 3
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-1825
Whitney Parrish
Barnhart, Tinsman & Associates, Ltd.
121 W. Elm Street
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-0100
Erin Watson
Watson Center for Wellness
103 S. Main St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 649-6813
Chad Murphy
Spoon River College
23235 N. County HWY 22
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 649-6266
Diane Bell
Di’s Boutique
50 E. Elm St.
Canton, IL 61520
(309) 647-0600
Jason Elwell
Eats on the Streets
74 N. Main St.
Canton, IL. 61520
(309) 435-0075
Larrilyn Hall
The LOOK Hair Studio & Day Spa 232 N. Main St.
Canton, IL. 61520
(309) 647-7435
Jay Valencia
Canton High School
1001 N. Main St.
Canton, IL. 61520
(303) 647-1820
Greg Glomb
Edward Jones
205 E. Locust St.
Canton, IL. 61520
(309) 647-0078
Jason Gumbart
Apex Seed Company
15 Enterprise Ln
Canton, IL. 61520
(309) 288-0080
Ex-Officio Members
Jon Johnson, Executive Director
Canton Park District
Kent McDowell, Mayor
City of Canton
Curt Oldfield, President
Spoon River College
Staff
Carla Bobell, Executive Director
cbobell@cantonillinois.org
Ambassadors
- Amanda Reed, PRESIDENT -MidAmerica National Bank
- Kiley Davis-Crouse, VICE PRESIDENT – Davis GMC and Davis Ford
- Taryn Mellert, SECRETARY – Spoon River Electric
- Sandy Edsall, TREASURER
- Emylee Bitner – Bank of Farmington
- Samantha Braden – Rhoades Real Estate & Land Auction Services
- Bobby Brown – Flat Branch Home Loans Joe Christian – MidAmerica National Bank
- Stephen Clark – Town & Country Insurance
- Jason Coulter – Big Cats Bowls
- Sherri Delost – Jim Maloof Realtor
- Angela Drach – Mid Century Fiber
- Kim Fischer – Canton Harvester Inn
- Jace Fletcher – Shelter Insurance
- Fonz Hale – Bistro 101
- Seth Klinedinst – Crawford’s Home Furnishings
- John Lemon – RiSe of Canton
- Dave Lewis – Dave Lewis Studio, Ltd.
- Chase Shawgo – Ipava State Bank
- Codi Swibold – Hy-Vee of Canton