VALPARAISO – Rex Richards, president of the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, has been named Chamber Executive of the Year by Indiana Chamber Executives Association. It is the first time a chamber executive from Northwest Indiana has received the honor.
Richards has been with the Valparaiso Chamber since 2006, but has previously served with chambers in Sarasota, Fla., Kansas City, Mo., Michigan City, East Chicago and Jasper. He was nominated by board president Martin Sonnenberg.
Also at the ICEA meeting, the Valparaiso Chamber received a top award for communications excellence and was a finalist for chamber of the year.
