14 Hartford Business Journal • April 22, 2019 • www.HartfordBusiness.com
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Source: Each chamber via survey.
(a) A merger of the former Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers.
(b) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915.
(c) Interim president; expected to name new president in May 2019.
(d) Windsor Locks and East Granby Chambers merged in 2013.
(e) $300 for freight forwarders, which are companies that need the Chamber's stamp to certify that all the products they are shipping were made in the United States.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
THE LIST
Largest chambers of commerce in Greater Hartford
Ranked by number of members as of April 2019
Largest chambers of commerce
in Greater Hartford
(Ranked by number of members as of April 2019)
Rank Chamber Members
Minimum dues
per year Membership contact(s)
Head of
chamber
Year
founded
1
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
393 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-6924; www.MiddlesexChamber.com
2,210 $215
Cathy Duncan
Cathy@MiddlesexChamber.com
Lawrence McHugh 1895
2
Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce
440 N. Main St., Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-4720; www.centralctchambers.org
1,600 $125
Dee Babkirk
d.babkirk@centralctchambers.org
Cynthia A. Bombard 1889
3
Connecticut River Valley Chamber of Commerce (a)
2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org
650 $250
Tina Lorentzen
tina@crvchamber.org
Mary Ellen Dombrowski 2016 (b)
4
Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com
585 $295
Dee Prior-Nesti
dee@quinncham.com
Dee Prior-Nesti 1915
5
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
546 South Broad St., Suite 2C, Meriden, CT 06450
203-235-7901; www.midstatechamber.com
565 $295
Rosanne P. Ford
r.ford@midstatechamber.com
Séan W. Moore 1896
6
West Hartford Chamber of Commerce
948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06107
860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com
550 $275
Kate Kobs
kate@whchamber.com
Christopher Conway 1908
7
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
860-646-2223; www.manchesterchamber.com
485 $295
Amy Heritage
amy@manchesterchamber.com
April DiFalco 1901
8
MetroHartford Alliance
31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
860-525-4451; www.metrohartfordalliance.com
440 $400
Julie Daly Meehan
jdmeehan@metrohartford.com
David Griggs 1799
9
The Chamber of Commerce Windham Region
1010 Main St., Windham, CT 06226
860-423-6389; www.windhamchamber.com
400 $300
Diane Nadeau
diane@windhamchamber.com
Diane Nadeau 1887
9
Cheshire Chamber of Commerce
195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2345; www.cheshirechamber.org
400 $295
Yetta Augur
yetta@cheshirechamber.org
Yetta Augur 1974
9
Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce
185 Main St., Suite 423, New Britain, CT 06051
860-229-1665; www.greaternewbritainchamber.com
400 $225
Nella Lastrina
nella@greaternewbritainchamber.com
Kyle Kummer (c) 1913
12
Avon Chamber of Commerce
412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001
860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com
350 $140
Lisa Bohman
avonchamber@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Bohman 1965
13
North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083
860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org
325 $250
Mike Vezzola
mike@ncccc.org
Charles Miller 1892
14
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
720 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT 06070
860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org
320 $198
Lisa Gray
info@simsburycoc.org
Louis George 1961
15
Windsor Chamber of Commerce
261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org
315 $152
Adam Gutcheon
adam@windsorcc.org
Adam Gutcheon 1901
16
Southington Chamber of Commerce
31 Liberty St., Suite 210, Southington, CT 06489
860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com
300 $325
Taylor Crofton
taylor@southingtonchamber.com
Taylor Crofton 1938
16
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066
860-872-0587; www.tollandcountychamber.org
300 $300
Candice Corcione
tccc@tollandcountychamber.org
Candice Corcione 1957
18
South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074
860-644-9442; www.southwindsorchamber.org
250 $295
Amy Pinard
amy@southwindsorchamber.org
Elaine AbouAkar 1968
19
Canton Chamber of Commerce
326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019-0704
860-693-0405; www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com
205 $144
Gary Miller
gary@cantonchamberofcommerce.com
Gary Miller 1967
20
Plainville Chamber of Commerce
1 Central Square, P.O. Box C, Plainville, CT 06062
860-747-6867; www.plainvillechamber.com
185 $185
Lisa Hubina
plvchamber@snet.net
Jeff DiCosmo 1908
21
Newington Chamber of Commerce
1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111
860-666-2089; www.newingtonchamber.com
180 $195
Peter Forcellina
pete@newingtonchamber.com
Kathy Braga
Peter Forcellina
1945
22
Granby Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 211, Granby, CT 06035
860-653-5085; www.granbycoc.org
165 $165
John French
gcoc@granbycoc.org
John Laudati 1965
22
Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce
200 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-721-6200; www.wethersfieldchamber.com
165 $160
Leslie Civitello
wethersfield@sbcglobal.net
Alana DiMarco 1965
24
East Windsor Chamber of Commerce
107 Main St., Broad Brook, CT 06016
860-221-8821; www.eastwindsorchamber.com
152 $175
James Richards
jim@eastwindsorchamber.com
James Richards 1995
25
Bradley Regional Chamber of Commerce (d)
P.O. Box 1335, East Granby, CT 06026
860-653-3833; www.ctchamber.org/bradley
75 $150 (e)
Gina Maria Alimberti
ginamariaalimberti@yahoo.com
Leslie Marques 1954
Source: Each chamber via survey.
(a) A merger of the former Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers.
(b) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915.
(c) Interim president; expected to name new president in May 2019.
(d) Windsor Locks and East Granby Chambers merged in 2013.
(e) $300 for freight forwarders, which are companies that need the Chamber's stamp to certify that all the products they are shipping were made in the United States.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
