Chamber Team

Chief Executive Officer

Leading the Chamber has been Jessie Parker’s lifelong goal, shaped by her family’s 200-year history in Giles County. Her maternal great-grandmother Virginia Shores, grandmother Polly Shores Wesson, and great aunt Minnie Shores Goodman once owned The Vogue, a women’s clothing store on the Pulaski Square, while relatives Jane and Hoyt Morrow ran Morrow Jewelry nearby. Her great uncle, J. Marlin Goodman, was a former Chamber Director, school superintendent, and civic leader remembered for his progressive role in integrating schools and for playing Santa Claus on the Square.

Jessie credits her mother, Jane Lee Wesson Robertson, for inspiring her passion for community. Raised on the Square, Jessie grew up surrounded by Main Street festivals, Milk Drops, and concerts her mother helped organize as Main Street Director. These experiences, along with her mother’s later roles in healthcare marketing and community service, instilled in Jessie the importance of passion, progress, and grace in leadership.

A lifelong Pulaski resident, Jessie earned her B.S. in Marketing from Auburn University and an MBA with a marketing emphasis. Since 2005, she has gained professional experience with First National Bank, Hillside Hospital, and Holley’s Printing before assuming her role with the Chamber.

Special Programs & Communications

Since she was fifteen, Madi has wanted to work in Rural Community and Economic Development to help small towns like her own continue to grow and evolve. Throughout her life, she saw Mount Pleasant revitalize their downtown district and charted her path for a double major in Public Administration and Marketing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

While completing her degree Madi started her own business, Madi’s Monograms and interned with many community development organizations - including The State of Tennessee Rural Community and Economic Development Department , South Central Tennessee Development District, and Maury County Visitor’s Center.

While her face may be new to our community, Madi is not new to the various state departments and development agencies we work with to gain resources to accelerate the exciting things happening in Giles County. Her extensive background in Community Development brings something special to Giles County.

Office Manager

Ann Basinger has become a fixture at the Giles Chamber. After a career as a civilian employee of the Department of the Navy in Pearl Harbor, she retired to Giles County and quickly immersed herself in community service. She has led the hospital’s auxiliary, worked with the Election Commission, judged at the Giles County Fair, and contributed to countless local projects.

Her Chamber involvement began over a decade ago through the STAR (Still Thoroughly Active Retirees) program, where her customer service and training background stood out. She soon became the Chamber’s Office Manager, a role she has held for nearly eight years.

Previously, Ann served in several management roles with the Department of Defense, implementing quality and HR strategies for Navy Public Works and the Joint Intelligence Center in Pearl Harbor. She also helped launch the Oahu Chamber of Commerce’s Service Excellence Center and co-founded the Hawaii State Quality Award for Excellence.

“Ann is truly the heart of the Chamber and what we do in the community,” said Chamber CEO Jessie Parker.