Speaker: NEW Chamber President, Brian Bondy
Topic: Chamber of Commerce & Why Membership Matters
Brian Bondy took over as President of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce in September, 2024. Bondy is coming to Grand Prairie from Granbury where he served as president of the Granbury Chamber for the past three and a half years.
Bondy has been a part of chamber of commerce work in Texas and Missouri for over 30 years serving as a volunteer, committee member, committee chair, board member and board officer before transitioning to the 'other side of the desk' with the Northwest Communities Chamber of Commerce in suburban St. Louis.
Bondy brings a wealth of chamber experience in membership, finance, special event and advocacy as well as member and community-focused programming like Leadercast, Lemonade Day and business delegation visits to Austin and Washington DC.
He has been a Rotarian for more than 20 years having served as club presidents in both Kerrville and San Marcos and is also a Paul Harris Fellow. Bondy graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University and has also earned the Institute of Organization Management (IOM) designation through his participation in and graduation from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute.
Brian and his wife Jean have two adult daughters, Lauren who teaches in Mansfield ISD and Erin earned her Masters and PhD from Washington University in St. Louis and works for the University of North Carolina-Chappell Hill.