Since she was in the 6th grade selling her Amah’s chocolate chip cookies to fellow classmates, Sheila Connors has always been in Sales. Graduating from Northern Arizona University with a BSBA in Marketing seemed like the perfect fit. Working for hotel chains such as Holiday Inn, Red Lion, and Doubletree, she was able to build up her sales experience. Once Sheila got into catering and event planning she found her niche. While attending University of Phoenix in pursuit of her Masters of Arts in Organizational Management she was recruited by Resort Semiahmoo as their Director of Catering and Conference Services. She and her daughter Kimberly made the move to Whatcom County. She then became the Catering Director at Western Washington University.

With more than 20 years of conference and catering experience it just seemed to be a perfect fit for her current role as Marketing & Events Director for the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce. Sheila currently resides in Bellingham and has 3 grandchildren Mackenzie (7), Weston (4) and newborn Bennett that keep her in awe daily.

 Blaine Food Bank Past Board President, 
Leadership Whatcom 2008 Alumnus - www.leadershipwhatcom.org

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