Alison Shores, 40
President/CEO
Employer: Camden County Chamber of Commerce
Lives in: Kingsland
Professional responsibilities: I strive to build this community by promoting small business, connecting business owners to each other and the resources they need.
Accomplishments/Honors: Leadership Camden and Georgia Academy for Economic Development graduate.
Community Involvement: I serve on the Kingsland Convention and Visitors Bureau Board, the Coastal Counseling Center board and Special Steps Camden board. In all honesty, my entire job revolves around community involvement.
Why did you go into your particular field? I think my field chose me.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Vanna White.
What was your first job? I worked the front desk at a law office.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? 1. Trust but verify. 2. Hold the vision, trust the process.
What’s your favorite thing about your job? The people! Our business community has the most talented and amazing people and getting a front row seat to their journey, chasing their dreams, has been the most rewarding.
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you first started your career? Change is hard but sometimes necessary.
Who do you consider to be your greatest mentor and why? My mom, because she taught me how to handle things with the grace of a woman instead of the grief of a child.
When you’re not at work, what do you do to relax? I go to the beach with my husband and our dog, Camden.
What is something about you that most people don’t know? I am an introvert.
How do you hope to grow in your career? I hope to grow by continuously setting new goals in my personal and professional life.
If you couldn’t do what you’re doing now, what would you be doing? Something that involves serving others that has a positive impact.