The Chamber of Lawrence has announced its 2016 Board of Directors.

The new board lineup — which holds a number of men and women from both professional and volunteer positions throughout the community — officially began their tenure at the first of the year, the chamber said in a release. Each member will serve on the board for the coming year.

Moving forward the board will focus on leadership, advocacy and growth, the release said.

Executive officers for the 2016 board are as follows:

• Chair – Cal Karlin, Barber Emerson.
• Incoming Chair – Jason Edmonds, Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors.
• Treasurer – Michele Hammann, SS&C Solutions.
• Past Chair – Brad Finkeldei, Stevens & Brand.

2016 Board Members are as follows:

• Chip Blaser, Douglas County Community Foundation.
• Philip Bradley, PBC Consulting.
• Joe Caldwell, Bartlett & West.
• Tamara Cash.
• Sandy Dixon, Plastikon.
• Beth Easter, INTRUST Bank.
• Kristin Eldridge, Snap Promotions.
• Kirsten Flory, Colliers International.
• Rick Hird, Petefish, Immel, Heeb & Hird.
• Tom Karasek, CEK Insurance.
• Jim Moore, McDaniel Knutson Financial Services.
• Kevin O’Malley, O’Malley Beverage of Kansas.
• Mike Orozco, US Bank.
• Joseph Pedley, Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
• Vickie Randel, First State Bank and Trust.
• Gary Rexroad, Redroad Foods/Love Grub.
• Bill Schulteis, Cherry Hill Property.
• Sharon Spratt, Cottonwood, Inc.
• Crystal Swearingen, McGrew Real Estate.
• Susan Tate, Lawrence Arts Center.
• Debbie Van Saun, Kansas Athletics.
• Nikki White, TherapyWorks.

Ex-Officio members are as follows:

• Tim Caboni, Kansas University Public Affairs.
• Venida Chenault, Haskell Indian Nations University.
• Rick Doll, USD 497.
• Steve Prue, Haskell Indian Nations University.
• GR Underwood, Bioscience & Technology Business Center.