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History of the Metro Conference

The Metro Conference has been a part of the United States Junior Chamber (USJC) for many years. There once was a USJC National Vice President elected at National Convention and assigned to Metro the same way the other National Vice Presidents are assigned to states. The last person to hold this position was Robert Cannon from Arkansas in 1989-90. A USJC Metro Chairperson replaced the Vice President. In September 1990 the Greater Hartford, Connecticut Jaycees hosted the final USJC sponsored (sanctioned and budgeted) Metro meeting.

USJC
YEAR
Host Chapter /
City
National
Metro Director
Director's
Chapter
USJC
President
2006 St. Louis Lori Tomlin Muncie, IN Lisa Parrish
2005  New Orleans  Michelle MacDonald  Ann Arbor, MI  Julie Metzger 
2004  Newport Beach  Scott Greenlee  Grand Rapids, MI  Lon Fox 
2003  Chicago  Cherie VanderVeen  Grand Rapids, MI  Mike Faller 
2002  Grand Rapids  Rob Moore  Orlando, FL  John Nygren 
June-Dec 2001    Bruce Rector  Lexington, KY  Sydney Ward 
Jan-June 2001  Omaha  Susan Knoeppel  Long Beach , CA  Sydney Ward 
2000  Greensboro  Debra Adair  Omaha, NE  John Prozinski 
1999  Seattle  Kumar Lakhavani  Greensboro, NC  Chris Reese 
1998-1999  Coconut Grove  Caroline Tuck  Alexandria, VA  Eric Seidel 
1997-1998  San Jose  Caroline Tuck  Alexandria, VA  Eric Seidel 
1996-1997  Baton Rouge  Deanna Haley  Seattle, WA  Mike Marshall 
1995-1996  Hartford  Stew Mones  Greensboro, NC  Kelly Wills 
1994-1995  Grand Rapids  Rob Hathaway  Warrenton-Faquier, VA  Gary Tompkins 
1993-1994  Seattle  Diane Ferris  Grand Rapids, MI  Matt Shapiro 
1992-1993  Omaha  Sandi Frost-Parrish  Grand Rapids, MI  Bill Russell 
1991-1992  Greensboro       

In 1991, Rob Bencini, then Chairman of the Board of the Greensboro, North Carolina Jaycees, invited the ten largest chapters to meet "unofficially" in Greensboro. Six attended and this group was dubbed the "Six Pack", and this annual meeting later became known as "Met Net", short for Metro Networking Conference Meeting.

1992, the USJCC initiates a bylaw that creates the National Metro Director position … a non-voting member of the USJCC board of Directors.  Sandi Frost-Parrish is the 1st person to hold this position.  Under Sandi, the Bylaws of the USJCC Metro Conference are written and adopted.

September 1992…Joan Bohannon (Omaha Jaycees) coins the term “Met-Net”… replacing “Six-Pack” …for the 2nd annual meeting of Metro conference Jaycees in Omaha.

1995 Met Net (Hartford) …USJCC President Kelly Wills is the first in his position to attend a Met Net.  President Wills begins the tradition of meeting solo with the Local President group for one-on-one feedback and exchange.   Because of President Wills’ active support of Metro activities, the ‘independent’ nature of the Met Net Conference bridges the gap and incorporates the assistance and input of the USJCC Tulsa office.  While, in the past, the Met Net group had been seen as a bit on the ‘renegade’ side, this conference marked the first official Tulsa support since the funding of Metro had been discontinued after the 1990 Hartford meeting.

1998-99… Caroline Tuck becomes the ‘asterisk’ of the chain of Metro Directors as she serves the 17 month term needed to bridge the gap of the USJCC fiscal year change.  Caroline is the only Metro Director to serve in the post for 2 Met Net Conferences…’97 in San Jose and ‘98 in Coconut Grove.  During Caroline’s tenure, she and her team travel more than any other past Metro Team.  USJCC Presidents Marshall and Seidel are very supportive of her efforts.

The 2000 Met Net Conference celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary by returning to the site of the “Six Pack” Meeting…Greensboro.

In 2005, the first joint Met Net conference was held with metro chapters from around the world attending. Members from Germany, Scotland, Japan, France, and Cameroon joined members from across the US for the signature networking event, providing a vastly dynamic, intellectually cultural experience for a diverse and energetic group of young professionals.

USJC Year: 2006

Host Chapter/City: Missouri Jaycees Region 5
National Metro Director: Lori Tomlin
Director’s Chapter: Muncie, IN
USJC President: Lisa Parrish

 



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