ANISSA STARNES owns a consultancy specializing in partnering with Chambers of Commerce and Nonprofits. She has more than 25 years of experience in supporting organizations. Her passion is helping nonprofit professionals grow in their careers and helping organizations succeed.

Anissa has personally educated more than 35,000 small businesses and nonprofits over the past ten years and enjoys providing keynote addresses, seminars, and broadcasts to audiences of all sizes.

She serves as an in-house consultant with ACCE focusing on membership and retention. ACCE—the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives—serves more than 7,500 chamber of commerce professionals, 1,300 chambers of commerce and hundreds of other businesses and organizations, like convention and visitors bureaus and economic development organizations.