Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes new executive director

HURLEY — Dorrene O’Donnell is the new executive director of the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce.

She started work on March 18, in a big way.

“My first official act as director was attending the governor’s conference on tourism,” O’Donnell said. “I learned a lot while I was there, and gained a lot of contacts.”

So far, the job has been “wild,” according to O’Donnell.

“I’ve been settling in, and learning the ins and outs of chamber life,” O’Donnell said. “It’s been a lot of fun.”

O’Donnell brings experience to the job, after working for seven years for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism at the...