STAFF OF THE CHAMBER

Chief Executive Officer - Krista Ross
Krista is a business executive with over 20 years of results-driven experience in industries from association management, to printing and communications, to real estate. Successful entrepreneur, business owner and mentor. Skilled negotiator, community builder, fiscal manager and economic development driver. Krista is the past General Manager of the Fredericton Chamber from 1989 and 1997. Email Krista


Director of Membership and Marketing - Katie Gillingham
Katie joins the Chamber after having served as Marketing Manager for Boston Pizza in Atlantic Canada. Katie was responsible for all marketing activities, advertising, public relations,and the community relations coordinator program for the company, where she received several marketing awards from Boston Pizza International. Prior to this Katie owned and operated a graphic design company. Katie has a diploma in Fine Art, Creative Graphic Design from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.


Membership and Marketing Manager - Brenda Page
Brenda Page is the new Manager of Membership and Marketing, replacing Katie during her maternity leave. Brenda brings with her a wealth of experience in business. She established her own business in HR, training & development and leadership coaching in 1992, worked in recruitment with Drake and Creative Financial Staffing, and managed the organizational development department for H.Y. Louie Co Ltd. Brenda is also a published author and contract instructor with UNB’s College of Extended Learning. She will be responsible for all of the Chamber’s member recruitment, marketing initiatives and member advertising opportunities, so please don’t hesitate to book time with her to talk about the kind of exposure your business needs and how the Chamber can help! Email Brenda



Director of Policy and Research - Jennifer English
Jennifer joins the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce following the completion of a Master’s degree in English at the University of New Brunswick. Jennifer has presented her graduate research at academic conferences at the University of Leeds and the University of Bristol, and has been published in the Leeds Centre Working Papers in Victorian Studies. During her time as a graduate student Jennifer served on the English Graduate Committee and taught for the English department at the University of New Brunswick.

As Research Coordinator Jennifer will assist in drafting Chamber policy briefs and will provide research services for the Federal/Provincial Government Affairs Committee, the Municipal Government Affairs Committee, and the Economic Development Committee. Email Jennifer



Event Manager - Jennifer Phillips
Event Coordinating Jennifer is responsible for the set up of the Chamber's 50 plus events per year, including the 7 major events such as State of the Province, Business Excellence Awards and Distinguished Citizens Awards. She coordinates the monthly networking events such as Business After Hours and Business Education Series. Jennifer grew up in Mactaquac, NB and graduated from Fredericton High School. She completed her Hospitality and Tourism course specializing in Travel and Tourism at New Brunswick Community College in St. Andrews in 2000. She joined the Chamber in December 2006. She resides in Mactaquac with her husband Jacy Phillips. Email Jennifer



Operations and Communications Manager - Wendy Morrell
Wendy's role as Operations Manager is to ensure the smooth running of the chamber facilities, equipment and office services. The Communicaitons Manager role is responsible for delivering a number of key chamber communication vehicles, specifically email communications, Membership Directory, Insight Magazine, Annual Report and Chamber Website. Wendy also assists the Membership and Marketing Director with the recruitment and retention of our members.

Wendy obtained a Micro Computer Business Applications diploma from the Academy of Learning and a Legal Administrative Assistant diploma from Compu College.
Email Wendy


Bookkeeper - Brianne Phillips-
Brianne is responsible for the day-to-day accounting procedures and payroll administration. Brianne grew up in Cumberland Bay, NB and graduated from Chipman High School in 1999. She completed her Accounting and Payroll Administration course at CompuCollege Fredericton in 2004. She joined the Chamber staff in December 2004, as part-time bookkeeper. In August of 2005 she took on the role of Event Coordinator and Bookkeeper until December 2006. She presently works part-time at SwiftRadius Inc. during the mornings as bookkeeper and payroll administrator and in the afternoons at the Chamber office. She now resides in
Silverwood. Email Brianne



Business Immigration Mentorship Program Project Coordinator - Janet Moser
Janet Moser joins the Fredericton Chamber team as the Project Coordinator for the Business Immigrant Mentorship Program. Born and raised in Fredericton, Janet has worked as a business professional for over 20 years and will coordinate the Mentorship Program on a full-time basis. As someone who owned and operated her own flower and gift shop and herself went though a mentoring program for new business owners, Janet understands the value of being partnered with a successful business owner.

In addition to her business experience, Janet has also worked closely with immigrants in her role as Career Service Liaison at Eastern College. Janet is familiar with the barriers immigrants often face when entering the workforce or beginning a business, but her experience has taught her that many newcomers have the motivation and attitude that will help them prosper here. “I’ve coached many immigrants on job readiness and can speak for their fantastic work ethic and drive to succeed,” said Janet. “I know that this attitude will be a great asset in building new business and creating new jobs, which is the very objective that this project is working to achieve.”

The Business Immigrant Mentorship Program is currently seeking candidates for mentees (immigrant business participants) and mentors (business owners) for our August intake. For more information on becoming involved in the program or for details of upcoming information sessions, please contact Janet Moser at 451-9745 or Email Janet