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Published on: 12/17/2006
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Tammie JonesVice President, Business Advocacy
Tammie Jones is Vice President, Business Advocacy for the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, a business advocacy organization representing nearly 4,000 businesses in central Indiana.Jones joined the Indianapolis Chamber in August of 2006.
In this senior management role for the Indianapolis Chamber, Jones is responsible for setting the Chamber's overall public policy direction.Prior to joining the Chamber, Jones was Midwest Manager of Supplier Diversity for Cincinnati-based Duke Energy (formerly Cinergy Corp.), the second largest gas and electric utility in the United States.In her 16 years at Duke, she developed an extensive background in the fields of economic inclusion, economic growth and retention strategy, public and community affairs and issues advocacy.
Jones was named by Women's Enterprise Magazine as one of the nation's top 100 Female Executives in Supplier Diversity and has been honored as a YMCA Black Achiever.She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati's School for Creative and Performing Arts.