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Samira Zimmerly

President · Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce

President at Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$143K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President of Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, based in Wooster, OH.
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Received $143K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Ex-Officio Trustee of Main Street Wooster INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Trustee of Great Decisions of Wayne County INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Samira Zimmerly is the President & CEO of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce, a role she assumed between 2020 and 2022, making her the first female President in the organization's history. With over 15 years of dedication to advancing the Wooster/Wayne County community, she previously served as the Chamber's Director of Events & Programs and Event & Program Administrator.

Zimmerly is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Institute for Organization Management and a participant in the National Leadership Diversity Program through the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE).

She is recognized nationally, having been named to ACCE's 40 Under 40 list twice and receiving the Young Professional ATHENA Award. Beyond her professional achievements, she is a mother of two sons and actively serves on multiple local boards and as a mentor.

Compiled from public web sources (2 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2011
Earlier career
  • President & CEO, Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (since 2022)
  • Director of Events & Programs, Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (as of April 2020)
  • Event & Program Administrator, Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce (as of January 2018)
  • Board of Directors, Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)
  • Board Member, O'Huddle
  • Board Member, Main Street Wooster
  • Board Member, Wooster Growth
  • Board Member, Wayne Economic Development Council
Education
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Institute for Organization Management · Graduate
  • Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) · Participant, National Leadership Diversity Program
  • Leadership Ohio Class of 2026 · Participant2026

Standing

Recognition & press

ACCE's 40 Under 40 list (2020, 2024)Young Professional ATHENA Award (2022)First female President in Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce historySelected to participate in the Leadership Ohio Class of 2026

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce President · $1.0M revenue · Wooster, OHTHE WOOSTER AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMIC BASE AND APPEAL OF THE WOOSTER AREA BY PROVIDING SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF…pay $74K → $143KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$143Kreported comp
Main Street Wooster INC Ex-Officio Trustee · $337K revenue · Wooster, OHECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION/REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN WOOSTER.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Great Decisions of Wayne County INC Trustee · $19K revenue · Wooster, OHFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Wooster Growth Corporation Trustee · $181K revenue · Wooster, OHADVANCE ECONOMIC AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Samira Zimmerly

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Samira Zimmerly 1 organization · Wooster, OHOhuddle Incorporated

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Past Preside · FY2020
$87K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$85K
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Executive Director · FY2023
$5K
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Former Executive Director · FY2022
$5K
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President · FY2025
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Vice President · FY2025
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VP, Secretary · FY2025
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Treasurer · FY2025
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Executive Director · FY2025
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Trustee · FY2025
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Trustee · FY2025
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Trustee · FY2025

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org