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Sedona Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Candace Carr Strauss has been on the job for two weeks. She comes to Sedona after serving CEO of the Big Sky
Chamber of Commerce & Visit Big Sky, in Big Sky, Mont. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
Candace Carr Strauss has already met dozens of new people, sat down with local officials, gone on a few hikes and experienced first-hand the woes of the local housing market.
And that was just her first two weeks on the job.
“Things are going really well,” the new president and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce said last week. “I had heard about the ‘Sedona way’ of people being very friendly and welcoming and it’s true. I’ve had a whole lot of folks reach out to me, even before I had gotten here. It continued upon my arrival and I’m meeting new people every day.”
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LetsGetChecked, the digital health company behind the effort, began processing tests two weeks ago and is now conducting about 1,000 per day with a turnaround time of about 19 hours, said Sky Countryman, CEO of LGC Labs.
Eventually, the company will be able to handle 2,000 tests each day.
Free test kits are available for Big Sky residents and workers on a first-come, first-served basis at the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce office on Ousel Falls Road. Once the tests, which involve a self-administered nasal swab, are completed, they can be dropped off in person. Available pick up and drop off hours are on bigskyrelief.org.
Sedona Red Rock News
Candace Carr Strauss
After an extensive nationwide search, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce will soon have a new president and CEO at its helm.
The chamber announced Tuesday, Dec. 8, that Candace Carr Strauss will be taking over a vacancy left this fall when Jennifer Wesselhoff accepted a position in Park City, Utah.
Strauss comes to Sedona after serving as the CEO of the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce & Visit Big Sky for the past three years in Big Sky, Mont. Her first day on the job in Sedona will be Monday, Feb. 22.
“I’m relieved and happy that the search is over,” Chamber Board President Lonnie Lillie said. “We’re excited for Candace to take over and lead the chamber into the future. It was a tough decision but she was our leading candidate during the entire process. Her history, the fact that she’s currently a CEO and the way she presented herself to the committee and the board was impressive.”