Newaygo Christmas Festival Committee

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Rachael is an Administrative Assistant with the River Country Chamber of Commerce of Newaygo County. She has resided in Newaygo since 2003. She has been very involved with the local public school, where her children have received their education at. Her favorite family community event has always been Croton’s Annual 4th of July celebration. Although she will be on the causeway instead of the pontoon, she is very excited to play a much bigger role in that specific event as well as others. 

Kamille Massey is the Director of Events at the River Country Chamber of Commerce of Newaygo County. Kamille is the go to gal for all things events at River Country Chamber. She will be leading the charge creating memories through implementing events for all to enjoy! Kamille graduated in 2018 from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management with an emphasis in Meeting and Events. She has experience planning and executing large scale events and incentive travel, running trips across the country, and more. She is a firm believer in "where there's a will, there's a way" so any arising issues bring her creative problem-solving skills to light - ask her about the time she had to move a 6-foot tall fiberglass horse statue four blocks through downtown Grand Rapids or about the time she had to wrangle 23 college students at Superbowl LI.

Serving the community is my passion, I have been in real estate since 1996 and have loved every minute of it. I To give the community  service, is just a small token of the appreciation that the community gives me, working with buyers and sellers in the same community. I work very hard from start to finish on every single real estate transaction. I keep in contact, so all parties are kept aware of all items right up to the closing. I was born and raised in Grant, this has been my home town for 50 some years, I know the area quite well. I have just received my Associate Broker's license in 2007. Please take the time to give me a call, I am a very honest and trustworthy realtor and would be happy to meet with you.

My main goal in life is to keep people safe while on the job as well as at home. I love talking with people in companies large and small about their safety programs and helping them make improvements. I love being able to show companies how even a small improvement can produce a large positive result in their workforce. It can be something as simple as training your employees to check your fire extinguishers and emergency lights once a month, or developing a safety team. I love getting people the training they need for OSHA and MIOSHA compliance. 

Our goal is to help ensure that the health, shelter, social, emotional and intellectual needs of Newaygo County’s children are met. Newaygo County Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect was established in 1985 under the direction of the Michigan Children’s Trust Fund.  Over the years, programs and services have been based on needs within the county, gaps of services with other agencies, and collaborative endeavors.