Regional Chamber Promotes Litowitz, MacMillan; Hires Tyger
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber this week announced the promotion of two staffers, as well as the hiring of a new executive coordinator.
Staff members promoted are Becky Litowitz and Shea MacMillan. Joining the chamber is Jenna Tyger, named executive coordinator.
Litowitz was named director of member services. She will take on a greater role in managing the organization’s cost-saving programs while continuing to engage with the chamber’s near-2,400 members and assist with their needs.
She has been with the organization since 1998, and previously served as customer service manager. She holds a B.A. in general studies from Youngtown State University and also is a graduate of the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center’s Adult Education program for Professional Practices.
MacMillan was named director of economic development projects. Since joining the chamber in November 2017, he has managed 11 expansion and attraction projects, resulting in more than $2.3 billion of investment, the creation of 1,215 new jobs and the retention of 587 jobs. He currently is managing another 12 projects that could result in $51 million of investment and 425 new jobs over the next 24 months.
MacMillan’s additional responsibilities include populating the two-county available property list for JobsOhio, presenting more than 200 industrial and commercial properties and management of the xhamber’s economic impact analysis service.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Youngstown State University, earning a B.A. in economics. Earlier this year, he earned the Ohio Certified Economic Development professional credential.
Tyger joined the chamber team Nov. 1 as executive coordinator. She will provide a range of administrative and managerial support to the president and CEO while also overseeing office management, preparing reports and data analysis, coordinating various projects and working with internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors.
Tyger spent seven years working as a senior technical writer and editor at the Westinghouse Electric Co. in Cranberry, Pa., before joining the Community Action Agency of Columbiana County as executive administrative assistant and website administrator and Farm and Dairy/Lyle Publishing as ad coordinator and copy editor. She received a B.A. in English at Youngstown State University and a master of professional writing degree from Chatham University.
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