Meet Andrea Helart, President and CEO of Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce. Lake Havasu Chamber’s mission is to “empower business owners, entrepreneurs, and community leaders by creating opportunities for education, leadership, and economic prosperity,” per their current website.
Andrea became the President and CEO as of September 1, replacing Lisa Krueger, who was the president and CEO for 21 years.
A little about her background
Andrea’s personal background gives her a head start on the needs of the Lake Havasu community. Andrea was born and raised in Lake Havasu City, and members of her family have been in town since 1963. She attended grades K-12 in Lake Havasu City, and the teachers she had in school inspired her successful career path.
Andrea comes into this new role with a highly qualified background that has prepared her for leadership at the Lake Havasu Chamber. Her alma mater is Northern Arizona University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in administrative leadership, along with a principal certificate covering grades K-8.
After college, Andrea spent 14 years as a teacher and six years as a principal before fulfilling a Community Outreach Coordinator position at the district office Superintendent. As community outreach coordinator, she collaborated with United Way to create the Havasu Community Schools Coalition, which directly serves local students and families.
More recently, she joined the Chamber Foundation for Education and Leadership as a board member in 2022
Andrea’s husband of 15 years, Jason Helart, is Chairman of the Lake Havasu Chamber Board of Directors. Together, they have two boys who inspire Andrea to stay in the field to give back and have a local impact on their own community.
Programs Affiliated with Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce
The Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce has a Foundation for Education and Leadership that aims to directly impact the community by supporting their wants and needs for business education programs. The foundation has an internship program called The Leadership Lake Havasu Program that creates an opportunity for high school students to spend six weeks learning about a career or industry. This program helps individuals fulfill leadership roles within the Lake Havasu community through a development program.
The Lake Havasu Chamber also holds events that connect community members with local businesses. These events can help businesses identify community needs or even find new clientele. Some of the Chamber’s more popular events include Desert Bash, scheduled for December 8th-10th and Winter Fest, scheduled for February 3rd and 4th of 2024.
What’s next?
Coming up in the next few months, the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce is launching a couple of new websites.
The first website is the Lake Havasu Chamber, estimated to launch this October, and the Chamber Building Industry Alliance (CBIA), estimated to launch this November with an informational session this month.
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Association left behind when it dissolved. The CBIA directly supports the building industry and the needs that they have so the Chamber can better serve the community.
Overall, the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce is the business hub of the community where community and business can connect. To hear a welcome message from Andrea herself, Click here! – https://youtu.be/koj0z0QZX34?si=bGDYHes-dgCtY8Jc.
This content was written by our amazing staff writer Alicia Armendariz
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