Gordon Crow, On-Site Executive Director, Wausau

Gordon is a skilled manager with experience rebuilding a chamber of commerce and building the government affairs department for a major corporation. Able to move comfortably among influential leaders in business and politics. Graduate of the Institute for Organization Management, a credentialing course administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Elected to three terms in the Idaho State Senate. One of the principal architects of Welfare Reform in Idaho. Chairman of the Senate Commerce & Human Resources Committee, the State of Idaho Employee Compensation Committee, and the State of Idaho Permanent Building Fund Advisory Board. Played a significant role in rewrites of Idaho’s Administrative Procedures Act, Personnel Code, and Worker’s Compensation laws. Specialties: Knowledgeable in federal and state regulatory processes. Skilled at interacting with local governments, and with identifying and initiating corporate participation in beneficial economic development efforts. Skilled at developing and managing grassroots strategies and campaigns.