About Us

Welcome to the
Hardin County Chamber & Business Alliance

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, and its four divisions: Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development, Community Development and Tourism, is one of the largest, member-driven and business focused organizations in Hardin County.  With over 300 local and regional members, the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance serves the community to promote, cultivate and advocate for a prosperous business, educational and agricultural climate, strengthen the local economy and improve the quality of life, making Hardin County a great place to live, work and prosper!

Vision:

Unite our community heritage with new growth, expansion, innovation and talent for Hardin County to become a model community in Northwest Ohio.

Mission:

To cultivate, promote and advocate to make Hardin County a great place to live, work and prosper.

Values:

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance is a member-driven organization that serves the community based upon its core values:

Generating Community PRIDE

Cultivating Prosperous OPPORTUNITIES

Building RELATIONSHIPS and Forging PARTNERSHIPS

Preserving TRADITIONS and HERITAGE

Challenging PERCEPTIONS

Becoming INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE and PROACTIVE

Driving ACTION and Demanding RESULTS

Chamber and Tourism Focus:

To foster community development, commerce and public-private partnerships by promoting, networking and advocating for our local businesses, educational institutions, agricultural heritage and historical communities through year-round tourism, community events, marketing and policy initiatives, educational and training programs and member services.

Community and Economic Development Focus:

To develop a prosperous, pro-business climate by expanding employment growth, cultivating entrepreneurship opportunities, advancing local innovation, and revitalizing our historical downtown communities to increase new growth, jobs and investment opportunities to advance Hardin County’s economy.

HCCBA Strategic Plan

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance operates under a five-year strategic plan, and progress is monitored semi-annually. Click the link to view the current strategic plan

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Board of Directors

Stephanie Jolliff

Board Chair
Ridgemont Local Schools
2024-2026

Tracy Temple

Vice Chair
Silver Creek Supply
2022-2024

Jade Hale

Treasurer
The Middlefield Banking Company
2023-2025

Stephanie Temple

Past Chair
Tons of Fun Travel
2022-2024

Jordan Temple

Quest Federal Credit Union
2024-2026

Matthew Lambdin

Ohio Northern University
2022-2024

Joy Bischoff

OhioHealth
2024-2026

Rod Miller

Graphic Packaging International
2024-2026

Laura Wingfield

Twirl & The LW by Twirl
2022-2024

Michelle Cole

Buckeye Machine Fabricators
2024-2026

Andy Wentling

Wilson Sporting Goods
2024-2026

Tasha Heydinger

Newland-Heydinger Insurance Agency
2022-2024

Kirk Shepherd

Cessna Transport
2024-2026

Fred Rush

Hardin County Commissioners

Alliance Staff

Holli Underwood

Holli Underwood

President & CEO
Director of Economic & Community Development
hunderwood@hccba.com
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Deb Phillips

Director of Chamber & Tourism
dphillips@hccba.com
Tabitha Young B & W Photo

Tabitha Young

Marketing & Member Services Administrator
tyoung@hccba.com
Carol Steegman

Carol Steegman

Kenton Historic Courthouse District Coordinator
hcd@hccba.com

Thank you to our President's Club sponsors!