{"id":26,"date":"2019-12-23T18:44:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T18:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michamber.wpengine.com\/?post_type=mi_chamber_staff&#038;p=26"},"modified":"2023-02-28T18:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T18:10:30","slug":"bob-thomas","status":"publish","type":"mi_chamber_staff","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/mi_chamber_staff\/bob-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mi_chamber_staff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16b6c68b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16b6c68b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;43d18c9&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e3fdca3\" data-id=\"1e3fdca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60297d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60297d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joining the MI Chamber in 1997, Bob has held many roles throughout his tenure. Currently, as the chief operating officer, he\u00a0serves as the integrator for the MI Chamber, leading the chamber&#8217;s business plan and keeping the team accountable for results. He is a problem-solver, resource-finder and a driver for organization excellence, often assisting with strategic planning and many special projects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bob also leads the\u00a0Michigan Association of Chamber Professional (MACP), the statewide network of chambers of commerce in Michigan. In this role, Bob directs professional development, research and best practices for over 300 chambers of commerce.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He holds a B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. He is a graduate of the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management and now serves as faculty. He has also earned his Certified Association Executive (CAE) and Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bob says his favorite part about working at the MI Chamber is that \u201cIt&#8217;s the best job nobody knew about when going to school.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":221,"menu_order":1,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"staff_category":[20],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mi_chamber_staff\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mi_chamber_staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mi_chamber_staff"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mi_chamber_staff\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15080,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mi_chamber_staff\/26\/revisions\/15080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"staff_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_category?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}