Staff
President/CEO
Bob Garrett
Bob Garrett serves as the President/CEO of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce. He works closely with the Chamber's Board of Directors, committees and affiliates in order to implement and coordinate the Chamber's new strategic plan, the Chamber's mission and the daily activities of the Chamber.
Twenty-three years ago, Bob made the difficult decision to make a career change and go to work for then - Congressman Tom Ridge and ended up serving four different governors at PennDOT in Harrisburg. Before this move, he was very active with the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce as its Transportation Committee Chairman, headed up the Route 15 Coalition and was serving as the Director of the Union County Economic Development Council. Now, after his two-decade Harrisburg stint, Bob is back and ready to work hard on building partnerships, creating an economic development buzz, increasing the Chamber's membership and helping to take the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway from the drawing boards to a ground breaking and, finally, to a ribbon cutting.
Bob grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania, graduated from the Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology and received his teacher's certification at Penn State. In 1980, he began his professional career at the SUN Area Vocational Technical School. While director of the Union County Economic Development Council, during the 1990's, Bob had a major role in siting the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex as well as the expansions for several well-known companies.
Executive Director of Operations & Leadership Susquehanna Valley
Jenny Wentz
As the Executive Director of Operations, Jenny oversees the daily business activities. While assessing the needs of the Chamber, she finds ways to contribute to the big picture by ensuring daily operations run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Jenny also serves as the Executive Director of Leadership Susquehanna Valley (LSV), a 501(c)3 nonprofit affiliate of the Chamber.
Jenny graduated as the Valedictorian from McCann School of Business and Technology in 2011, earning an associate degree in administrative office technology, and is a 2016 alumnus of LSV. The Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce has provided Jenny invaluable opportunities over the past twelve years, which have allowed her to grow and flourish in her professional development.
Director of Membership & Workforce
Zach Stotter
In this role Zach is the ‘go-to guy’ for all members and engagement with and between you and your fellow Chamber members. Workforce development in terms of readiness, recruitment, and retention of our local labor resources is already a personal passion for Zach.
As you’ve witnessed over the past several years, your Chamber strives to be catalyst when it comes to workforce development. We know that old solutions can’t and won’t work when it comes to dealing with the labor shortage challenges of today. Zach will bring to bear the resources and the best thinking from the members of our Agriculture, Business & Education, and our Young Americans Committees to identify, refine, and instigate workforce development strategies that will work in your company and every other valley employer.
You may find it interesting to know that Zach is an actual Young American from the Sunbury Christian Academy Class of 2003. Over its 52-year history, my guess is that this will be the first time that a Young American is staffing our Young American Committee. Zach is also a graduate of Leadership Susquehanna Valley, and he will be assisting Jenny in the operations of this critically important program.