CCE, Diane Probst

Diane Probst, IOM, CCE is the President/CEO of the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

and the Rockport-Fulton Chamber Foundation. She joined the team in 1990 and has not slowed since. Through promotion, leadership, advocacy, networking and economic growth she has taken the chamber to new heights while leading a nationally accredited organization for more than 20 years. Under her leadership the Rockport-Fulton Chamber was the third Chamber in Texas to receive a 5-star accreditation.

Her education began at Texas A&M University - College Station where she earned her degree in Marketing. She continually seeks opportunities to keep learning, building and revitalizing programs for the Rockport-Fulton community by attaining additional industry certifications. She is a graduate of the US Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management (IOM) and a Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.

She also completed the economic development course at Texas A&M University and the University of Oklahoma Center for Chamber of Commerce Excellence Program. She was a past chairman of Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) in 2008. She is a proud recipient of the 2012 Marvin Hurley Award that organization’s highest award.

A big part of why she loves this industry is being able to share with her team across the country tips, tricks and lessons learned along the way. Along with speaking opportunities, board training facilitation and business blogging, she launched her book titled Chamberology in 2014. She is currently working on a second book titled When The Storm Comes that will be co-authored with her daughter. She takes pride in inspiring a Chamber professional’s potential for building and maintaining a 5-star organization.

What really keeps her going is her husband Mike and their two grown daughters. Alyssa (Doug) Wilson and Ashlee (Cody) Lynch. They have three grandchildren: Ben, Connor, Campbell, Archie and Paige.