{"id":207091,"date":"2026-06-19T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=207091"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:34:06","slug":"chamber-director-stepping-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/06\/19\/chamber-director-stepping-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber director stepping down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAULDING \u2013 After roughly 13 months on the job, Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jill Strahley has announced she\u2019s stepping down.&nbsp; The Chamber\u2019s Board of Directors has begun the search for the organization\u2019s next leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a press release announcing her departure, the Chamber said Strahley focused on strengthening communication, building community partnerships, supporting local businesses, and creating new opportunities to connect people and organizations throughout Paulding County.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jill-Strahley-6-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207093\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jill Strahley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cServing the Chamber and getting to know so many of the people who care deeply about this community has meant a great deal to me,\u201d Strahley said. \u201cI am incredibly thankful for the businesses, organizations, board members, volunteers, and community partners who have supported the Chamber\u2019s work. There is so much good happening across Paulding County, and I am proud of the momentum we have built together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chamber\u2019s Board of Directors expressed its appreciation for Strahley\u2019s leadership, creativity, and commitment to the organization and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chamber is now accepting applications for an organized, collaborative, and forward-thinking executive director. This person will oversee the Chamber\u2019s day-to-day operations, member engagement, community partnerships, communications, events, financial management, fundraising, and program development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The board is looking for someone who can continue building relationships, support local businesses, and help the Chamber move forward with energy and purpose. According to the press release, the ideal candidate will be a strong communicator who can provide leadership while also managing the hands-on responsibilities of a small nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are due by Friday, July 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complete job description and online application are available <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/PauldingChamberDirector\">here<\/a>. Applications will be reviewed by the Chamber\u2019s hiring committee and selected candidates will be contacted regarding the interview process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information PAULDING \u2013 After roughly 13 months on the job, Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jill Strahley has announced she\u2019s stepping down.&nbsp; The Chamber\u2019s Board of Directors has begun the search for the organization\u2019s next leader. According to a press release announcing her departure, the Chamber said Strahley focused on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 02:57:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207091"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207094,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207091\/revisions\/207094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}