Anne Elizabeth is the right person to lead those efforts and to help our business community re-engage with the Chamber and take advantage of all that the Chamber has to offer.”
The Chamber announces the hiring of Anne Elizabeth Buys As Chamber & Corporate Programs Director
Ms. Anne Elizabeth Buys. Photo courtesy of Matt Boyd Photography.
The Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce announced today that it has hired Ms. Anne Elizabeth Buys as the organization!s Chamber & Corporate Programs Director to support the redesign and implementation of Chamber and Corporate engagement programs for the Chamber of Commerce.
Pablo Diaz, President & CEO of the Vicksburg Warren Economic Development Partnership stated, “Our business community takes pride in our Chamber of Commerce because it has been a constant advocate for business for over 100 years without interruption. We owe great respect and appreciation to those businesses that through their chamber membership make a difference in our community by supporting the hard work of building a more prosperous future. After COVID-19 hit our region, we lost a couple of team members that either retired or moved away and we have since been looking for the right candidate to join us in this most important quest of shaping the future economic landscape of our community. Anne Elizabeth is the right person to lead those efforts and to help our business community re-engage with the Chamber and take advantage of all that the Chamber has to offer.”
Anne Elizabeth was selected by a subcommittee of the Chamber board from a group of highly talented applicants. Linda Fondren, a member of the selection committee added, “Many peo- ple have known Anne Elizabeth as Miss Mississippi, but I also know her as a passionate, dri- ven, and effective communicator for all things Vicksburg. She not only brings the experience, talent, and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she understands that Warren County is on the move. I know she will serve this position with passion and joy.”
Anne Elizabeth previously worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District as a Public Affairs Specialist and served as the Outreach Coordinator where she supported the Corps in their internal and external communication strategies through the creation and distribu- tion of newsletters, community engagement, public releases regarding the work of the Corps, event planning, and monthly internal program updates.
Anne Elizabeth holds an undergraduate degree in Communications with an emphasis in Broad- casting from Mississippi State University. She is a native of Vicksburg and attends Triumph Church of Vicksburg.