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​The Annual Dinner is the premier annual celebration event for FuseDSM, Your Chamber of Commerce and our chamber members.

Focusing on this year's dinner and theme - Reflection, Recognition, & Renewal - we will reflect on member accomplishments, recognize and honor those businesses that have made a difference in our community in 2021, and we will celebrate the exciting future of the Chamber as we enter a chapter of growth and renewal.

We are excited to introduce new award categories this year. Stay tuned for more information on these awards and how to nominate.  

In addition to honoring our members with awards, we have an exciting keynote speaker to motive and inspire you as we leap into the new year. You won't want to wait to reserve your ticket to this year's exciting dinner!

Beth Shelton, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa

Beth Shelton is the Chief Executive Office of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, overseeing all operations for 13,500 members in portions of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Beth led her organization to record revenue and membership growth while simultaneously spearheading a cultural transformation that led to her organization being named on the selective Top Workplaces in Iowa, and #1 in the non profit category. She has received national accolades for her vision and innovation; highlighted recently on platforms ranging from Good Morning America, CNN,  ABC World News Tonight and SiriusXM to Working Mother Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today and the Today Show. She has shared her passionate message of recognizing the human side of workplace culture and benefits from coast to coast, from the Seattle Interactive Conference to the Walmart Women's Empowerment Summit to the National Academy of Sciences.  She has been highlighted on platforms such as 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes, Women Lead Change Global, Women of Vision, the Groundbreakers Speaker Series, and various podcasts. She was recently named one of the 15 People To Watch by the Des Moines Register and one of the Business Leaders to Know by the Business Record. In 2021 celebrities ranging from Brene' Brown and Kristin Bell to Jennifer Gardner and the "I Mom So Hard" duo engaged, shared and supported the work Beth and her team are doing.   Beth received the 2018 Alumni Achievement award from Simpson College.  She serves as a guest lecturer in the Drake University MBA program (where she also earned her MBA) and received the 2019 Young Alumni of Achievement Award by Drake University. She recently completed the Artificial Intelligence certificate program at MIT.

Beth, a life-long amputee, also serves on the board for the Iowa Amputee Golf Association, raising scholarships for families affected by the trauma and impact of limb loss. She has a lifelong love of sports, having been a 3-time collegiate MVP, and coaches youth teams in basketball and softball, as well as leading her local Girl Scout troop.