The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce has announced that Andrew Fike will leave his role as President to pursue a new opportunity on February 12, 2025, after a successful and transformative tenure. The Chamber also announced that Membership Development Manager Nick Sharps has been appointed to the role of Interim President, effective immediately.
Fike was elected to the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2019. He served as the Vice Chair of the Board from 2020 – 2021 and Chaired the Board from 2021 until he stepped down to act as Interim President in March of 2023 before finally transitioning to President in January of 2024. Under Fike’s leadership, the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce has made a number of well-received changes including adopting a discounted membership rate for non-profit organizations, creating an Associate-level of membership for individuals who wish to engage with the Chamber and business community, splitting Business After Hours admissions fees with hosts to help offset costs, updating the Chamber logo to better reflect the organization’s dedication to the whole county, hosting the first Pre-Legislative Forum, partnering with Special Olympics Maryland to hold the inaugural Community Dunk, restarting the Chamber Trip program, and more.
Nick Sharps will step in to serve as Interim President. He joined the Chamber staff in August of 2015. In the role of Membership Development Manager, Sharps has spent nearly ten years addressing the needs of the membership and recruiting new business and organizations to join the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce. In that time, he has signed-up more than 400 members and won two Circle of Champions Sales Contest awards from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Sharps attended Pittsburgh’s Point Park University and graduated in 2015 with a B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations. He is a member of Southern Garrett High School’s Class of 2010 and currently serves as Vice President of the Southern Garrett High School Alumni Association. He is also a member of the Grantsville Lions Club and volunteers with Harvey’s Heroes at Broad Ford Elementary School. Sharps lives in Oakland, Maryland, with his wife and four children.
“I’m honored and grateful to receive this opportunity,” said Sharps. “Leadership has been my goal since shortly after joining the Chamber and I’m humbled by the confidence placed in me by the Board of Directors. Andrew is leaving big shoes to fill but I’m eager to rise to the occasion and continue the good work we’ve been doing.”
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is the largest professional business association in the region with 500 members representing every industry in the community. The mission of the Chamber is to organize, support and represent Garrett County’s business community in advancing common interests and, additionally, to promote Garrett County’s hospitality and recreation industry by attracting visitors to the county through comprehensive marketing. The Garrett County Chamber also serves as the Destination Marketing Organization and Heritage Area Management entity for the County.
Article courtesy of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce.
