Meet the Board & Their Businesses

MEET THE BOARD & THEIR BUSINESSES

Mark Harris & Jacquie Kellogg are both board members of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce. They do so much for our community, so learn a bit more about them and their businesses here!

TERRY MARXEN DOES BUSINESS ON ROUTE 66

Chamber Board Member, Mark Harris

Long time Flagstaff resident, Mark Harris, owner, Terry Marxen Chevrolet Cadillac has lived in Flagstaff after graduating from NAU for 13 years. Gale Tyrrell purchased this dealership back in 1962. It was originally named Cheshire Motors and was located downtown on Route 66 and Sitgreaves/Milton. In 1967, the dealership was moved to its current location on 7 acres purchased from Arizona Timber Company.

Four years later in 1971, a young NAU grad named Terry Marxen came to work for Mr. Tyrrell as the assistant office manager. Terry worked his way up through various management positions and by 1997 the business was named Terry Marxen Chevrolet Cadillac.

As time marched on, the dealership underwent a total renovation and in 2011 Mark Harris became Terry’s partner. By 2016, Terry was ready to retire and Mark acquired full ownership of the auto dealership. Terry Marxen Chevrolet, Cadillac is a full service shop with 25 service bays and 16 in the body shop all operated by factory trained technicians. Mark is proud of the models he carries including the long time solid reputation of both Chevrolet and Cadillac including being recipient of industry awards named “Mark of Excellence” for both models. Different milestones mean different things to owners but for certain Mark Harris is proud of employee longevity including a few who have been with the dealership for more than 35 years.

The dealership proudly has long standing relationships helping other organizations succeed.

WEST USA REALTY KICKS IT UP THIS SUMMER

Chamber Board Member, Jacquie Kellogg

Jacquie Kellogg, Broker, West USA Realty has been in business in Flagstaff since 2004 and with her company for 11 years. At that time our market was really tough and Flagstaff was hit by the recession in most industries. Today, Flagstaff property values are strong and we can definitely realize our community has rebounded from the bad times. New construction is up but so are the base prices to develop in Flagstaff. That aside, her clientele are well-served with ten agents in the Flagstaff office who specialize in property management, residential sales and some commercial.

Jacquie hails from Minnesota and has lived everywhere in between from L.A. to Boston. But the Flagstaff lifestyle grabbed her heart and settling here is a choice she would never change. In 2004 she joined the Chamber of Commerce and eleven years later, she was asked to join the Board of Directors. She brought leadership expertise from the Northern Arizona Association of Realtors for which she volunteered and ended up as President of the Board.

Being successful in real estate as a broker has led her to seek advice from her peers and the Arizona Association of Realtors state organization. Surrounding herself with leaders and others likeminded has helped her glide onto a successful career path. A can do attitude and taking chances, even though it can be scary, has been her motto.

Jacquie enjoys giving back to the community in her personal ways. Her latest project, the El Pueblo Code Talker Project is gaining momentum and may result in the formation of a Code Talker Memorial to Flagstaff.