Reno Sparks Chamber officers, board members

Valerie Clark of Clark & Associates of Nevada Inc. has been elected chair of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce for 2008.

Ralph Hartmann of Hartmann & Associates Inc. will serve as chair-elect, Mary Simmons of Sierra Pacific Power Co. will serve as chief financial officer and Sean French of Wells Fargo will serve as immediate past chair.

Serving as council chairs will be: Randy Brown of AT&T, Business Advocacy Council; Lisa Ruggerio-Rogers of LR2 Consulting Group, Business Leadership Council; Bruce Gescheider of Moana Nursery, Business Promotion Council; and Dan Allen of ITS Logistics/The CFO Group, Business Support Council.

Newly elected members of the chamber board include Ruggerio-Rogers, Jim Miller of Renown Health and Audrey Damonte of International Game Technology.