Anissa Starnes, IOM
- Chief Impact Officer, YGM, LLC
Anissa Starnes has more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit management with most of those years being spent with chambers of commerce. She currently serves as Chief Impact Officer for YGM Total Resource Campaigns, a nationwide firm that assists chambers with non-dues revenue development and nationwide executive searches.
Anissa began her career at the Charlotte Chamber. After her tenure in Charlotte, she served as President/CEO for multiple chambers in the Carolinas. During her career she also served as President/CEO for the well-known girl’s empowerment nonprofit, Girls on the Run International, and she spent 8 years with Constant Contact as the Director, National Organizations, where she oversaw the partnership of more than 4,500 chambers. In the past ten years, she has educated more than 35,000 nonprofits, chambers, and small businesses on communications, marketing, and fund-development. Since 2017, she has managed over 25 executive searches for chambers and non-profit organizations.
Anissa is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Institute for Organization Management program and South Carolina Economic Development School at the College of Charleston. She currently serves as a member of faculty for the Institute for Organization Management, a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves as a board of director member for Claire’s Army, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the families of children diagnosed with pediatric cancer. She also serves as a volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Anissa and her husband Jerry reside in Charlotte and enjoy fly-fishing, hiking the Appalachian Trail, and cheering for their favorite team, the Carolina Panthers. Anissa is known as “Shiny” to her granddaughter, Lenora, and that is her most favorite title that she has held to date.
