Hugh Carter serves as the Director of Performance and Programming at Commerce. He has more than a decade of workforce development and government relations experience at the local, state, and federal level. He was appointed to the Lawrence/Douglas County Metropolitan planning commission before being elected to serve as a Lawrence City Commissioner. As Vice President of External Affairs for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Hugh headed up government relations and oversaw the development of the Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center. He also provided leadership to METL, a regional coalition of the Manhattan, Emporia, Topeka, and Lawrence Chambers of Commerce. Before entering the Chamber world, Hugh received his Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and opened several hotel, casino, and convention center properties in eight different states as a hospitality executive.