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FYI Newsletter – September 2023


For young professionals, by young professionals. This monthly newsletter is published by Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs Exchange (FLEX), the young professionals group of the Venango Area Chamber of Commerce. Click here or the image below for a PDF of the FYI. Find articles from the FLEX FYI on the Chamber’s blog.

Board Responsibilities – Serving for Success


by Susan Williams, President/CEO Board service comes with many responsibilities, but they need not be burdensome. When all board members and staff recognize their roles, these responsibilities provide clear direction and protect everyone involved. 1. Determine and advance the organization’s mission and purposes. Has it been provided and is it clear? 2. Select the chief Read More…

MEET OUR BOARD: Megan Sternagel


Megan Sternagel is the Office Manager at Northwest Bank in Oil City, and she joined the Venango Chamber Board in 2023. Megan is from Austintown, Ohio, but she now resides in Titusville. At Northwest, Megan is the office manager and a small business lender. She says her favorite part of her position is the variety, Read More…

Virgile Holds Customer Appreciation Day


The Chamber staff joined in the celebrations at Virgile’s Customer Appreciation Day cookout. Randy Wyant expressed his enthusiasm for the present and upcoming recycling initiatives, and commended the ongoing mural project on their brick building, which is visible from both route 8 and on the hillside from the Grandview Overlook. To inquire about scrap metal Read More…

VenangoREADY TESTIMONIAL: Sherwin-Williams, Franklin


Attribute Focus: Understanding Supervision & The World of Work At Sherwin-Williams, each store has a hierarchy of management. Managers need to delegate duties to employees, such as unloading trucks and stocking shelves, in order to complete their duties for those they report to above them. Understanding the reasoning and different roles each person plays helps to create a Read More…