Bill Russell, the president and chief executive officer of the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, is a resident of Huntersville, NC. Bill attended Winthrop University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He is a native of Rock Hill, South Carolina. He served in 1992-1993 as the 73rd President of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees).
Bill serves on the Boards of Visit Lake Norman, the Lake Norman Economic Development Corporation, Habitat for Humanity, Hugh Torance House & Store, United States Jaycees Foundation and the Ada Jenkins Center. He is a past president of the Lake Norman Kiwanis Club and the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. He is also a member of the North Mecklenburg Rotary Club. In 1996, he was recognized with the Order of the Palmetto, the highest honor bestowed upon a citizen in the State of South Carolina for his civic involvement. He is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Organizational Management and a Fellow with the N.C. Institute of Political Leadership.
Russell's Ramblings 
I love your site. Keep it up !
BILL RUSSELL!! Man what a great blog, your old buddy Walter Brooker here back at ya. Boy do I miss those days in Jaycees when we rocked the world. Most days now you will find me and my wife Niki and partner Ken Phelps at BBQ COOK OFFS, around South Carolina. My wife and I are helping the Lake Murray Jaycees plan and coordinate a BBQ event to happen sometime in 2011. Lately I have had to put competitions on the back burner due to health reason with both myself and Niki. We will both win against our challenges. You know me – I don’t surrender or quit – just not in my nature.
Well you keep up the good work that you do as usual. You can find Niki and I on Face Book under Squeel Appeal , that’s our team name.
Hello, I am an educator at Finley Road Elementary School in Rock Hill, SC. Finley Road will be celebrating it’s 55th Birthday in 2012-2013 and I hope you will keep in touch with the school to hear about our plans for an Anniversary Celebration. You may want to attend! If I may, I would like to copy & save your class photo for a memory power point.
Mrs. Westphal