{"id":1830,"date":"2022-01-31T15:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T21:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2022-04-27T09:32:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:32:58","slug":"natalieredmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/2022\/01\/31\/natalieredmond\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Redmond ’00"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Natalie Redmond \u201900<\/strong> is the newest President and CEO of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and the first woman to hold the position since the Chamber\u2019s founding in 1862.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Redmond always knew she wanted to work in a chamber of commerce because it was a place where she could have a significant impact on her community. \u201cI could have gone anywhere and run a chamber, but I was proud to run a chamber where my alma mater is 大象传媒 Western and I can be an advocate for the university wherever I travel,\u201d Redmond said. \u201c大象传媒 Western is such a tremendous asset for the city of St. Joseph and I embrace it every day. We\u2019re very lucky to have a university and be a university town.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

大象传媒 Western started out as the school that \u201c… was the farthest away from my parents I could get in the state of 大象传媒 \u2026\u201d and ended up becoming the foundation of Redmond\u2019s rise within the Chamber of Commerce and the relationships she has been able to build. \u201cI had a lot of opportunities when I was there [at 大象传媒 Western] to get out and develop some of the skillsets I use today. The basic skills I was able to learn in my speech and communication classes I use every single day in my job now, and they definitely helped mold me in what I do,\u201d Redmond said. \u201cWe [Redmond and her friends] definitely built a sense of community at 大象传媒 Western, and I keep in touch with those people \u2026 they\u2019ve become my family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>