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Kayla McDonald
President and Education committee chairBoard
Kayla McDonald is the Economic Development Specialist for the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition (SEDC) in Sweetwater County. Kayla was instrumental in the development and creation of the countywide economic development organization in 2016 which is a partnership with the City of Rock Springs, City of...
Liz Gagen
Ex-Officio
Board
Kayla Kler
Ex-Officio
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Kayla Kler
Board
Brayden Connour
Vice PresidentBoard
Brayden Connour, CEO of Goshen Economic Development. Brayden started with Goshen Economic Development as the Business Development Director in August of 2019 and took over as CEO in January of 2022. The biggest achievement to date is passing the ¼ cent sales tax for economic...
Kevin Kershirsnik
Treasurer, OfficerBoard
Kevin has lived in Wyoming since 1995 and his relatives have lived here for generations. He has an MBA from the University of Wyoming, two engineering degrees, and a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Wyoming. He has been successfully working for and managing manufacturing companies...
Betsey Hale
Secretary- Legislative Committee ChairBoard
Betsey most recently served as the President of Three Rivers Development Corporation located in Corning, NY. Three Rivers is a 54-year-old economic and community development organization that serves a three-county region in the Finger Lakes Wine Country. Prior to her work in New York State,...
Jared Routh
Board MemberBoard
Prior to accepting the High West Energy CEO position, Routh served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Cooperative Services at Shelby Energy Cooperative in Shelbyville, Kentucky, which has more than 17,000 accounts. Before working at Shelby, Mr. Routh served in a variety of capacities...
Andy Gramlich
Board MemberBoard
Andy is a retired healthcare executive who serves on a number of business and community organizations. Experienced in strategic planning, business development and recruiting as well as grant writing, review and administration. Former President of Leader Corporation and currently a member of the Lander Economic...
Jon Conrad
Board MemberBoard
Jon Conrad currently serves as the Environmental and Governmental Affairs Manager for Tata Chemicals in Green River Wyoming. Jon has been in Soda Ash manufacturing holding various leadership positions over 27 years.
Jon serves on the Uinta County Economic Development Commission and as the Chairman...
Josh Dorrell
Ex-Officio MemberBoard
As CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, Josh Dorrell provides leadership and strategic direction in all aspects of the state’s economic development agency.Dorrell’s extensive private industry experience in technical sales, business innovation processes, identifying customer needs and leveraging partnerships, along with entrepreneur/startup mentoring, are well-suited...
Ron Gullberg
Ex-Officio MemberBoard
Ron Gulberg joined the Wyoming Business Council in March 2014 as communications director following a 25-year daily newspaper career. He was promoted to business development director in September 2017, where he managed the business relocation and expansion, finance, market development and agribusiness efforts, and the creation of...