BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016
Economy
76 HartforD business Journal • December 28, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com
Largest chambers of commerce
in the Hartford region
(Ranked by number of members as of March 2015)
Rank Company 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
2,350 $215
Cathy Duncan
cathy@middlesexchamber.com
Lawrence McHugh 1895
2
Chamber of Commerce Eastern
Connecticut
914 Hartford Tpke., Waterford, CT 06385
860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com
1,500 $185
Sheri Cote
scote@chamberect.com
Tony Sheridan 1911
3
Central Connecticut Chambers of
Commerce
200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-4718;
www.centralctchambers.org
1,400 $210
Ray Gagnon
r.gagnon@centralctchambers.org
James R. Albert 1889
4
Chamber of Commerce of Northwest
Connecticut Inc.
333 Kennedy Dr., Ste. R101, Torrington,
CT 06790
860-482-6586;
www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org
750 $275
JoAnn Ryan
joann@nwctchamberofcommerce.org
JoAnn Ryan 1901
5
Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com
612 $354
Dee Prior Nesti
dee@quinncham.com
Dee Prior Nesti 1915
6
MetroHartford Alliance
31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
860-525-4451;
www.metrohartfordalliance.com
600 $350
Nancy Wheeler
nwheeler@metrohartford.com
Oz Griebel 1799
7
Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce
20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
860-646-2223;
www.manchesterchamber.com
575 $290
Amy Heritage
amy@manchesterchamber.com
April DiFalco 1901
8
Greater Southington Chamber of
Commerce
1 Factory Sq., Southington, CT 06489
860-628-8036; www.southingtoncoc.com
565 $225
Cathy Zalaski
info@southingtoncoc.com
Arthur H. Secondo 1938
9
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
3 Colony St., Ste. 301, Meriden, CT
06451
203-235-7901;
www.midstatechamber.com
560 $265
Rosanne P. Ford
r.ford@midstatechamber.com
Séan W. Moore 1896
10
Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce
2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-659-3587;
www.glastonburychamber.com
498 $195
Tina Lorentzen
tina@glastonburychamber.com
Mary Ellen
Dombrowski
1902
11
West Hartford Chamber of Commerce
948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT
06107
860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com
487 $275
Morgan Hilyard-Evans
mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com
Barbara Lerner 1908
12
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
30 Lafayette Sq., Vernon, CT 06066
860-872-0587;
www.tollandcountychamber.org
450 $275
Candice Corcione
tccc@tollandcountychamber.org
Candice Corcione 1957
12
Greater New Britain Chamber of
Commerce
1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051
860-229-1665;
www.greaternewbritainchamber.com
450 $225
Taylor Adametz
taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com
Timothy T. Stewart
tim@greaternewbritainchamber.com
Timothy T. Stewart 1913
14
The Chamber of Commerce
Inc./Windham Region
1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226
860-423-6389;
www.windhamchamber.com
400 $276
Diane Nadeau
diane@WindhamChamber.com
Diane Nadeau 1887
15
North Central Connecticut Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083
860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org
375 $225 (1)
Noelle Myers
noelle@ncccc.org
Derek Meade 1892
16
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT
06070
860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org
374 $180
Lisa Gray
info@simsburycoc.org
Charles D.
Houlihan Jr.
1961
17
South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
22 Morgan Farms Dr., South Windsor, CT
06074
860-644-9442;
www.southwindsorchamber.org
370 $250
Emily Dubord
info@southwindsorchamber.org
Shari Fiveash 1968
18
Avon Chamber of Commerce
412 W. Avon Rd., Avon, CT 06001
860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com
350 $120
Lisa Bohman
avonchamber@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Bohman 1965
19
Cheshire Chamber of Commerce
195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2345; www.cheshirechamber.org
330 (2) $285
Sheldon Dill
sheldon@cheshirechamber.org
Sheldon Dill
Wendy Stevens
1974
20
Windsor Chamber of Commerce
261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org
300 $145
Jane Garibay
jane@windsorcc.org
Jane Garibay 1901
21
Canton Chamber of Commerce
220 Albany Tpke., Bldg. 1, Canton, CT
06019-7000
860-693-0405;
www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com
280 $125
Philip E. Worley
phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com
Chuck Joseph
Philip E. Worley
1967
22
Newington Chamber of Commerce
1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111
860-666-2089;
www.newingtonchamber.com
250 $175
Gail Whitney
office@newingtonchamber.com
Michael Loscialpo 1945
23
East Hartford Chamber of Commerce
1137 Main St., East Hartford, CT 06108
860-289-0239;
www.easthartfordchamber.com
220 $230
Mary Ellen Dombrowski
president@easthartfordchamber.com
Mary Ellen
Dombrowski (3)
1915
Source: Individual chambers. Note: Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, Farmington Chamber of Commerce and Granby Chamber of Commerce did not respond to survey.
(1)
$195 (sole proprietor).
(2) Approximate.
(3) Currently serves as interim director.
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Middlesex
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
Chamber
of
Commerce
Eastern
Connecticut
Central
Connecticut
Chambers
of
Commerce
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
Northwest
Connecticut
Inc.
Quinnipiac
Chamber
of
Commerce
2014
2015
How the top 5 fared:
Chamber membership
2014 2015 % change
Middlesex County
Chamber of Commerce 2,240 2,350 5%
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Connecticut 1,600 1,500 -6%
Central Connecticut
Chambers of Commerce 1,250 1,400 12%
Chamber of Commerce
of Northwest Connecticut Inc. 700 750 7%
Quinnipiac Chamber
of Commerce 560 612 9%
5%
(6)%
12%
7%
9%
