Kim Baker began work with the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce in November 2013 and was named CEO in February 2015.

Calling Gallatin home since 2000, Kim is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Communication. Kim completed her second and final year of Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Institute in March 2015 as well as her third of four years of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute of Organizational Management in January 2017. Kim has completed more than half of the requirements to become a Tennessee Certified Economic Developer and plans to wrap up that certification by mid-2018.

Kim is a graduate of the Leadership Sumner program, currently serves as a co-director for the Leadership Sumner Youth program and on the board for the adult program, as well as the Sumner County Tourism Board of Directors and the Recovery Court of Sumner County Board of Directors. Kim is actively involved in her church, GodWhy, where she is the lead four year-old teacher. Additionally, Kim is a long-time Scout and currently serves as the Assistant Den Leader to the Webelos of Cub Scout Pack 426.

Kim considers herself to be a lifelong learner, has a niche for event planning, and is passionate about small business as well as local growth and development. When Kim is not spreading the local love around Gallatin, she enjoys spending time just about anywhere with her husband, Ryan and his son, Hayden, and their hound dog, Georgia.

Zena Rodgers Parks began work with the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce in February 2007 as Assistant Director and was named Chief Operating Officer in November 2014. She is celebrates her 10^th year with the Gallatin Chamber in 2017. Before coming to the Gallatin Chamber, Zena worked in the Optometry field as an Optometric Assistant and Administrative Assistant for over 20 years. She was also licensed in health, life, property and casualty insurance.

Zena is a lifelong resident of Gallatin, contributing a wealth of knowledge of the community to the Chamber and its visitors. She attended Middle Tennessee State University where she studied Business Administration. Zena completed her training in the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives Institute in March of 2009 and continues to attend continuing education courses throughout the year.

She has served as Vice President of Historic Cragfont and on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Gallatin Downtown Library. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Greater Gallatin, Inc. Zena was also active in the Junior Service League of Gallatin where she served on the Fundraising committee, the Board of Directors, as Secretary and President in 2009-2010. In 2007 she won the Junior Service League's President's Award.

In addition to her community involvement, Zena is quite the craftsman with her fabulously designed jewelry pieces created by hand and inspired by her nieces, Ella and Grace. She enjoys attending live sporting events as well as a variety of musical performances in and around the Nashville area. Zena loves to travel and is always looking forward to her next adventure.

Jazmin Rose Mercer, Member Relations Manager, began work with the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce in October of 2016.

Born and raised in Sumner County, Jazmin is a graduate of Hendersonville High School, Volunteer State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University where she received her Bachelors of Science degree in Political Science and Mass Communications. During her Collegiate career, Jazmin was heavily involved in campus life holding leadership roles in the Student Government Association, The National Society of Leadership and Success and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Jazmin spent her final college days on Capitol Hill, interning for a State Representative of the Tennessee General Assembly where she was nominated “Miss Intern” and later received a House Resolution for her outstanding excellence.

Jazmin currently serves as a TN Achieves mentor for Tennessee Promise students; fulfilling her desire to give back to the next generation. Jazmin also serves as the Director of Special Events at her church One Stone Nashville where she is responsible for spear-heading fundraising events and community outreach efforts. Jazmin is most passionate about impacting the lives of others through intentional relationship and effective communication. On the rare occasion that Jazmin isn’t running from one event to the next, she can be found crafting and painting alongside of her football lovin’ finance, Matt.

Debby Haddock has been with the Chamber since the summer of 2010.  As Director of Sales her main responsibility is handling the advertising sales for the annual Chamber publication, as well as membership and sponsorship sales.

Although a native of the Pittsburgh, PA, area, Debby lived in New Orleans for over 35 years and considers herself a true Southerner at heart—after all, her mother was from Texas.  Debby and her family moved to Gallatin from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  She has been a Jazzercise Franchised Instructor since 1989 and owned two Jazzercise locations employing seven other instructors in the New Orleans area before moving here.  She still teaches Jazzercise in Gallatin for a local Franchisee.  Because of being a self-employed small business owner herself, Debby is able to understand the challenges many of our local business owners tackle to achieve success, especially advertising and marketing.

Debby and her family embraced Gallatin with a passion and feel very much at home here.  The people, the beauty, and the lifestyle of Gallatin certainly made it easy to fall in love with Tennessee!

Debby’s husband, Doug, is a pharmaceutical sales representative.  They have two grown sons, Alexander (and his wife named Angie) and Holden, who live in the area.  She is very proud of the fact that both of her sons are Eagle Scouts.  Her hobbies include making pearl jewelry, traveling, and spending time with family—especially at our local restaurants.