David May, CCE, CAE, President/Chief Executive Officer of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, has been named the Chamber of Commerce “Executive of the Year” by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.).

May received this honor at the association’s annual management conference in Burlingame, CA.

The award is given each year to the Chamber executive who has excelled in the following areas during the past year: financial management, communications, legislative affairs, membership programs and community services performed by the chamber.

W.A.C.E. is an association of chamber executives and staff professionals with members in seventeen Western states and Canada designed to promote and enhance the professional development of chamber of commerce executives.  With over 850 members, W.A.C.E. is the largest state or regional association of chamber of commerce executives in the United States.