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Past Chairpersons

The Bastrop Chamber of Commerce has a proud tradition of dedicated volunteer leadership. In the early days, the top volunteer position was known as President of the Board. In 1993, the title was updated to Chairperson of the Board to align with modern trends and better reflect common governance practices. This list recognizes all who have served in this vital leadership role, honoring their commitment to advancing the mission and success of the Bastrop Chamber since 1922.
W.B. Ransome 1920-1921
P. C. Maynard 1922
J.B. Price 1923
S.L. Brannon, Sr. 1926-1927
Chamber not acitve 1928 through 1938
J.V. Ash, Sr. 1939-1940, 1949, 1959
Paul Page 1941-1942
J. Gordon Bryson 1943-1944
Alex Waugh 1945 & Part of 1953
Cecil Long 1946 & 1955
Jess Walker 1947
C. W. Eskew 1948 & 1954
B. P. Allbright 1950
Robert Sikors 1951
Earl Erhard 1952
Sterling M. Hardt 1956
W. B. Townsend 1957
Carl Cederholm 1958
Frank Green 1960
Jack Griesenbeck 1961-1962
Earl Denson 1963
A. A. ''Sugar'' Sanders 1964
 Harris Koch 1965-1966
James Sharp 1967-1970
Calvin Hunnicutt 1971-1972
Ray Long 1973-1975
David Matejowsky 1976-1977
Ruby Griesenbeck 1978
Byron Kibby 1979
Tony Jackson 1980
Robert Miller 1981
Clara Maynard 1982-1983
Steve Best 1984
Gerald Wagner 1985-1986
Pat Mitchell 1987
Norman Hansen 1988
Allan Pape 1989
David Goertz 1990
Joe Townsend 1991
Wilfred Navarro 1992
Judi Hoover 1993
Stacy Adams 1994
Herb Boone 1995
Jeff Laceky 1996
Richard Howells 1997
Rick Bluntzer 1998
Kay Wesson 1999
Ashley Mutschink 2000
Tommy Higgins 2001
Terry Orr 2002
Bill Reed 2003
Diana Johansen-Jack 2004
Henry Biar 2005
Steve Spicer 2006
Susan Morgan 2007
Donald Williams 2008
Patricia Weiss 2009
Larry Lynn 2010
Drusilla Rogers 2011 & 2014
Debbie Denny 2012
Amy Bruder 2013
Johnny Sanders 2015
Jami Haney 2016
Joann Cody 2017
Jolene Jaehne 2018
Kevin Plunkett 2019-2020
Lori Tuggle 2020-2021
Chad Benoit 2022
Evan Moilan 2023
Jace Jones 2024
Meagan Webb 2025
Sara Rutherford 2026