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Savage
Chamber of Commerce
www.savagechamber.com
mail@savagechamber.com
Tel: 952.894.8876
Fax: 952.894.9906
Chamber
Office and
Mailing Address
Savage Chamber of Commerce
6050 McColl Drive
Savage, MN 55378
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Executive Board
Victor
Yermishkin
President
New Market Bank
952.440.5454
Victor has been an active member of the Savage Chamber of Commerce
since 2004. He has been a Board Member since 2006 and has served on
different committees (Ambassadors, WinterFest) since 2005. Victor is a
Branch President at the Prior Lake office of New Market Bank since April
2008. He has worked in community banks in St. Paul and the Savage area
since 1999. He has been a volunteer Russian interpreter for the City of
Savage since 2005. Victor has served on the Board of Directors at West
7th Community Center in St. Paul from 1999 to 2002 and Grand Avenue
Business Association (GABA) from 2002 to 2004. Victor’s goal for the
Chamber would be to help with the growth of the Chamber membership,
financially support Chamber activities through the business he
represents and participate in membership recruitment efforts. He wants
to help local businesses to grow and be successful by using the Chamber
resources.
Heather Koering
Vice President
Eastlund, Solstad, Cade & Hutchinson
952.894-6400
Heather is an
attorney for ESCH, and has been an active Chamber member and volunteer
since joining the Chamber in 2000. She has previously served as a
member of the Board of Directors, Vice President and as a member and
Chair of the Program Committee. Heather enjoys her active role in the
Chamber welcomes the opportunity to serve the Chamber members for an
additional term because she believes her previous experience with the
Chamber is a valuable asset that would help the Chamber in continuing to
meet and enhance the needs of its members.
Doug Storbeck
Secretary
Primrose School of Savage
952.226.4352
Doug is an experienced consultant, facilitator and trainer at all
organizational levels. He specializes in the implementation of change
management, process management and continuous improvement systems. He
has proven ability in coaching leaders, internal consultants, and teams
on the use of Six Sigma, team methodology, and data analysis skills to
improve business performance. To name a few, Doug has designed and
deployed a Six Sigma implementation for a casual dining restaurant chain
resulting in over $65 million dollars in cost savings in the initial
three year period. He has designed, coordinated and delivered several
leadership workshops focusing on leading business performance. He has
led and coached a team of field restaurant employees on reducing their
cash over/short obligations exceeding over $700,000 in improvement. Doug
sees the Chamber as a vehicle to facilitate the future business growth
not only in the City of Savage, but also in our neighboring communities.
As a small business owner, he feels he understands the importance the
Chamber plays in supporting all local businesses while creating an
environment that allows members to promote and support each other;
ultimately making Savage not only a better place to work, but a better
place to live.

Sean Hauenstein
Treasurer
Copeland, Buhl, & Co.
952.476.7100
As a resident of
Savage for the past eight years, Sean looks forward to aggressively
promote the interest of the business, professional, and community
members. He is a CPA with Copeland Buhl & Company working to assist
clients in achieving their financial goals. Sean’s past Chamber
involvement includes being the Treasurer, working on the golf outing
committee and a luncheon speaker.
Board of Directors
Nick Atkinson
American Family Insurance
952.226.6999
Nick has been an agent with American Family for four years. Prior to
that, he was a corporate trainer for five years. Nick has been an
active member of the Savage Chamber of Commerce for four
years. Currently, he is on the Board of Director, is an Ambassador, and
is on the spring fundraiser committee. Nick is an adult volunteer with
Scott County 4H. He has also been a volunteer with Habitat for
Humanity for eight years. Nick would like to continue to serve on the
Savage Chamber board of Directors to oversee the operations of the
Chamber. He is an active participant and sponsor of the Chamber and its
activities.
David Fong Jr.
D. Fong’s Chinese Cuisine
952.894.0800
David Fong, Jr. has
owned and operated D.Fong’s Chinese Cuisine since 1996, joining the
Savage Chamber that very same year. In the past he has served on the
golf committee and has represented the chamber at Dan Patch Days
Celebration by chairing the Taste of Savage. His parents have always
stressed staying involved in the community and David enjoys continuing
that tradition.
Stefanie Hurst
Family Vision Clinic
952.895.5434
Dr. Stefanie Hurst is
an optometrist with the Family Vision Clinic in Savage. She has been an
active member of the Savage community and on the Chamber board the past
six years. Stefanie’s hobbies include tennis, golf, water-skiing,
reading, and spending time with her husband, daughter and newborn twin
boys.

Nicole Maxwell
Associated Bank
651.306.1877
Nicole Maxwell is the Branch Manager of Associated Bank which is
located in downtown Savage. She has been helping her customers achieve
their financial goals for over ten years. Nicole
has been an active member of the Savage Chamber of Commerce since 2008.
She currently is an ambassador and has been on the Winterfest committee
the last two years. Nicole is also a volunteer for Junior Achievement, a
financial literacy program that helps prepare young people for the real
world. Nicole is excited about being more involved with the Chamber and
looks forward to the opportunity to network more with fellow businesses
to help the Chamber and community it serves grow.
Nancy
Porter
Vice President
Edina Realty
952.447.4700
Nancy Porter is a Realtor® with Edina Realty in the Prior Lake/Savage
office specializing in residential real estate. She strongly believes
that the Chamber is a vital component in the building of a strong
community and is the key element for uniting businesses together with
the residents. Nancy also serves on the Chamber’s Program Committee and
volunteers for Dan Patch Days. She volunteers regularly for various
other programs supporting School District 719, the Prior Lake Soccer
Club, the Gymnastics Booster Club, and contributes to various other
community events.
Nancy is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and has been a
resident of Minnesota since 1991. She lives in Prior Lake with her
husband Brett and three children.
Jill Ryan
KleinBank
952.895.9620
Jill Ryan is a personal banker with KleinBank in Savage. She has over
30 years of personal banking experience, serving the areas of Savage,
Prior Lake and Burnsville. Jill has thoroughly enjoyed being a chamber
member for nearly all 30 of the years she has been in the banking
business and is a past Savage Chamber Board Member and Treasurer. Jill
has also served on a number of Chamber committees, with the most recent
being, the Holiday Fundraiser Committee. Jill feels that being a 40+
year resident of Prior Lake, combined with her lengthy employment
history in Savage, enables her to have a unique understanding and
insight of the community, its business members and make a genuine
contribution to the Savage Chamber.

Barry Stock
City of Savage -City Administrator
952.882.2660
Barry Stock is the City Administrator for the City of Savage,
a position he has held since 2002. He has been with Savage since 1997,
having served as economic development director and deputy city
administrator. Prior to joining the City of Savage, Barry was an
assistant city administrator for the City of Shakopee, where he worked
for 13 years.
Barry’s government career started when he was a
seasonal parks and street employee in high school and college, leading
him to attain an undergraduate degree in Urban Studies from the
University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional
Studies from Mankato State University. He’s worked in nearly every
municipal discipline, providing a varied perspective that’s proven
valuable in his current administrative role.
Barry is a tireless community advocate and
volunteer, having served as president for two different chambers of
commerce and the local soccer club, as well as co-founding Shakopee’s
community festival. In 2002, he was named the Savage Chamber’s Business
Person of the Year. Today, he is the secretary for both the Savage
Rotary and the Dan Patch Days Board of Directors.
Barry and his wife, Lorna, live in Savage and have
five college-aged children- all boys. Barry’s outside interests include
refereeing soccer, spending time at his cabin and working out at
Lifetime Fitness.

Jason M. Trout
JMT Mortgage
952.440.6117
Jason Trout is the
President/Owner of JMT Mortgage. He has been a resident of Savage since
2002 and enjoys what this community has to offer. He is excited to
become more involved in the Savage Chamber. Jason is looking forward to
expanding his network by building relationships with local professionals
and earning their trust with his honest communication, friendly
personality and business experience – all of which make him successful
today.
Lori Anderson
Executive Director, 952.894.8876
Lori Anderson and husband Pete have lived in the community since
1997. They have 3 children; Ben, Sydney and Madalyn. Lori has been a stay
at home mom since her youngest child was born, but has been a very
active volunteer in the community and her children’s school district.
She has organized, planned and co-chaired many events and committees
that she has served on. Lori has a degree in Sales, Marketing and
Management, and prior to being at home with her children, worked as a
Food Broker for approximately 10 years. She is very excited about her
position as Executive Director for the Savage Chamber of Commerce. Lori
feels she is a strong and enthusiastic advocate for the city of Savage
and is committed to helping businesses and organizations benefit from
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