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News Release: 9/6/2017
September 06, 2017PRESS RELEASE
Paula Fowler, Executive Director
Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
859-236-2361, ext. 121
September 6, 2017 – Danville, KY
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Awards Presented
At the 52nd Annual Celebration of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives (KCCE) last week, a new award to honor a chamber Volunteer of the Year was awarded. The 2017 Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Steve Rinehart with the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce. His tireless work with workforce, the Teacher’s Academy and service on the chamber board highlighted his extensive application. As noted by KCCE Executive Director Amy Cloud, “We are honored to showcase volunteers because we know that no chamber executive is successful without dedicated volunteers.”
Paula Fowler, Executive Director for the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce, submitted the application, who noted that Steven’s nomination was one of many received. Judged by professionals outside Kentucky, Steve’s nomination stood out among all.
Paula noted in the nomination that Steve is Administrative Manager for Denyo Manufacturing Corp. - but this man is so much more to our community! He is active throughout the business world locally and regionally in a variety of ways. After serving as board chairman of the Chamber for two terms, he then stepped up to chair and launch the Chamber’s Workforce Development committee in 2007 and has been the driving force, leading a strong committee, in all that has been accomplished for our business community in this area. Under his leadership, a Teachers Academy, now in its 10th year, has been created and involves educators from seven different counties and 11 different schools. Other efforts of the committee have included Work Ready certification and successive recertification for Boyle County in 2012 and 2014, a Magical Manufacturing Mystery Tour on National Manufacturing Day for the past two years bringing school leadership (from multiple schools and districts) on a ½ day tour to learn what modern manufacturing looks like and to share workforce needs with our schools, and speaking in our schools teaching classes on what students need to be successful in the workplace. And these are just a few of the highlights of all this committee has done.
He has also participated in two collaborative Chamber and Area Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) workshops for the larger region’s workforce in a regional effort with Chambers and ASAP groups from six counties, Central KY Society of Human Resource Managers, Boyle County Community Education, and several others. Steve, as chairman of our local CKSHRM, also organized, with the Heart of Kentucky United Way, a “Bridges Out of Poverty” workshop to introduce a broader perspective for understanding poverty and the impacts of systemic poverty on the ability of individuals to effectively compete for and retain meaningful employment. -