About the Chamber

The Wilton Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1989 by a group of community-oriented business people seeking to improve the business climate in Wilton. Since that time the Chamber of Commerce has grown to include over three hundred and fifty of Wilton's finest businesses and businesspeople and offers programming of interest to all.

The Chamber office is located at 211 Town Green. Our full-time Executive Director is Stephanie R. Barksdale. The phone number is 762-0567.

We sponsor several programs and events throughout the year including:

• Monthly Business After Hours networking events
• Breakfast meetings with William Brennan, our First Selectman, and other Town officials
• Affordable small-business health insurance, dental insurance, worker's compensation plans, and other insurance packages
• E-mails of timely functions and events
• The Wilton Gift Certificate, the gift of choice
• Annual golf outing and 5K road race
• Quarterly newsletter
• Member to member discount program
• Website for members and "visitors" at www.wiltonchamber.com

The Chamber of Commerce is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors comprised of people who are actively involved in numerous town and non-profit activities and who support the general well-being of the town with their volunteer efforts and tangible contributions.The Board utilizes 4 major committees in the governance of the organization. The committees and their meeting dates are listed below:

Membership Committee—meets the first Monday of each month at 4:00 pm at the Greens at Cannondale; e-mail Paul Forsman (pforsman@coagency.com) for more information.

Community Development and PR Committee—meets the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Greens at Cannondale; e-mail Brian Perry (brian@openhousegiftshop.com) for more information.

Civic Affairs Committee—meets the second Monday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Gregory & Adams law firm; e-mail Ralph Slater (rslater@gregoryandadams.com) for more information.