Founded in 1974, MACE is proud to serve chamber executives in the Upper Midwest by offering professional development opportunities and industry resources. The organization has hosted 39 annual conferences and began conducting a biennial industry compensation and benefits survey in 1997. The weekly Newsline was launched in 2010 in an effort to provide members with the latest chamber news and trends in the five-state area and beyond. The Chamber Insight Webinar program began in 2011 in order for chamber executives to have the opportunity to receive ongoing education outside of the Annual Conference.

MACE’s past board chairs include:

Richard H. Good, 1974 and 1975

John Irelan, 1976

Larry Waller, 1977

S.L. “Bud” Olsen, 1978

Darryl Lee, 1979

M.J. “Mike” Arts, 1980

Roger Nygaard, 1981

Ron Reed, 1982

A.W. “Doc” Hill, 1983

DeEtta Hartman, 1984

Ted Ringhofer, 1985

Toche Terrones, 1986

Lynn Anderson, 1987

Evan Nolte, 1988

John Campbell, 1989

Al Silverstein, 1990

Kathy Feldbrugge, 1991

Steve Horman, 1992 and 1993

Tom Moore, 1994

Teri Ellis Schmidt, 1995

John MacMartin, 1996

Michael Brouwer, 1997

Don Reynolds, 1998

Mike Normile, 1999

Jeanine McKenna, 2000

Dave MacIver, 2001

Dick Granchalek, 2002

Tom Kuhlman, 2003

Karen Anderson, 2004 and 2009

Dave Smith, 2005 and 2006

Kelvin Hullet, 2007

Dave Minor, 2008

Lisa Langer, 2010

Kay Breuer, 2011