Current coastal economic climate and plans

Gary Krenek is the Rotarian of the week!!

About the speaker: Mitch Thames is President and CEO of the Bay City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. In the 19 years that he’s held this leadership position, the Matagorda County area has seen tremendous growth and development.

He serves on the Board of the Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation; Mitch serves as an integral member of a select task force responsible for securing clean energy projects.

Mitch also serves the community as Matagorda County Public Information Officer, working closely with the County Judge and other emergency personnel in the emergency operations center.

He served the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) as a Board Chair, Board Member and Vice Chair Governmental Affairs.

He spent time with the Texas Association of Business (TAB) as a Board member, and on the Executive Board

Mitch holds an Institute for Organization Management (IOM) certification from the US Chamber of Commerce at the Winter Institute in Tucson, Arizona.

Mitch has been married to his wife, Carolyn, for 39 years, they have three grown children and 8 beautiful grandchildren.