Welcoming Greg Melartin, new owner of Matt’s Body Shop and Tire Service, and previous owners Chris Czapiewski and Dave Blazing are Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce members. From left, are Linda Bennett, Tyler Anderson, Shelly Skindelien, Dave Blazing, Greg Melartin, Chris Czapiewski, Stacey Rath, Angie Boysen, Kristin Beck and Tim Howard.
Meet Tyler
SV Chamber Board Member Spotlight this month is Tyler Anderson.
Tyler is a great asset to our chamber board, he serves as our Secretary and our technology guy, he is currently working on our Chamber website. He has deep roots to our community with family here. He brings much time and talent to our community and is always willing to step up and help out where needed. Thank you Tyler for all you do.
Tyler and his wife Carmen live in Wykoff with their 2 children, daughter Savannah and son Elijah and soon baby #3.
How many years on Chamber? 2 1/2 years
Why did you join Chamber? Good Earth Village has been a Chamber member for some time now, but I began attending meetings when I started working at Good Earth Village in 2018.
Business and committees you serve on and how long have you been employed at GEV? Secretary for Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce, Christmas on Historic Broadway, Spring Valley Easter Egg Hunt, and Buy Local. I also sit on the board for SE Minnesota Lutheran Men in Mission. I have worked at Good Earth Village as the Director of Retreat Services for nearly 3 years.
What do you like most about Spring Valley? I love the support everyone shows each other when someone is in need. Whether it is a business, school, church, or family situation; this community comes together to do whatever they can to help.
Meet Kristin
Meet our Spring Valley Chamber Board Member, Kristin Howard.
Kristin is a hometown Spring Valley girl, who joined the Chamber in 2018. She serves on several SV boards and has great knowledge of the community. Thank you Kristin for all you do for Spring Valley and the Chamber.
Family: Jordan 21 and Shelby 17
Hometown: Spring Valley
How many years have you served on chamber? 3 years
Business and committees you serve on in the community: Spring Valley Public Utilities (10 years), Kingsland Athletic Booster Club and Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce.
What do you like most about Spring Valley? There are so many benefits of living in a small town. You really can’t beat small town business owners who know you by name and help you out with what you need.
Why did you join the chamber board? Joining actually came by surprise as Stacey sent me a message after an annual meeting and said – congratulations, you’re on the chamber board! I had told her I would be interested in serving on the board. The Chamber is a great asset to our business community.