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Grand Opening of AERN Center in Sumter County

The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce held its grand opening of the AERN Center on July 26, 2011 in Livingston. The Chamber's executive director, Allison Tucker, co-hosted a reception at the Chamber office along with AERN Co-Directors Annette Watters and Paavo Hanninen, and Outreach Coordinator Mary Patterson. The event was well-attended by local officials including Mayor Tom Tartt (City of Livingston), Dr. Ken Tucker (UWA) and Kay Presley (Representative Terri Sewell's office). Ms. Tucker believes that the AERN is a natural extension of the Chamber's mission to engage the community with workshops and training on business development with the goal of increasing prosperity in Sumter County. AERN Co-Director Annette Watters is excited to have Sumter County back in the AERN family with the Chamber as our new partner.

AERN Grand Opening at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. In this photo (left to right): front row - Paavo Hanninen, Mary Patterson, Annette Watters, Allison Tucker, Veronica Triplett, Kay Presley, Elizabeth Stone, Jennifer Dial; back row - Karl Hagood, Gary Busby, Joe Moore, Ken Tucker, Mike Grayson, Tom Tartt, Robert Beard, Johnny Meadows, Billy McFarland, Gerald Kidd, Danny Cooper, Tim Sweezey, Jimmy Collins.

AERN Grand Opening at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. UA and AERN partners holding up a few of the resource books available at every AERN site. In this photo (left to right): Annette Watters, Ken Tucker, Mike Grayson, Paavo Hanninen, Tom Tartt, Billy McFarland, Jimmy Collins, Robert Beard, Allison Tucker, and Mary Patterson.