Staff Members

Sherry Nefford-Esse, President
Sherry attended Texas State University then Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos where she was employed as Coordinator of Student Center Services for 11 years. She returned to her hometown in 1989 when she accepted a position with the City of Seguin as Assistant Coliseum Manager. She currently serves as President for the I-10 Corridor Association and has held offices on the Board of Directors for the Texas Independence Trail Region and Central Texas Bluebonnet Travel Council. Sherry serves on the Main Street Advisory Board, member of the Seguin Noon Rotary Club, Seguin Conservation Society, Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce and Shiner United Methodist Church and is a Leadership Seguin alumnus. She is married to Howard Esse and has two sons Travis Nefford and wife Lindsay, Tracey Nefford, and step-son Austin Esse.

Kendy Gravett, Vice President
Kendy's position at the chamber includes accounting, purchasing, and budgeting, along with coordinating membership, services, mixers, ribbon cuttings and ground-breakings, committees and volunteers. Kendy joined The Chamber in 2003 and staffs the Industrial Relations Resource Development, and Annual Banquet Committees. This busy mom is a member of Hillcrest Assembly of God and Women's Ministries.

Dana Overstreet, Events and Communications Director
Dana joined the Chamber in late 2004 with 20 years of event planning and promotion behind her. Armed with a Journalism degree, she spent 10 years in the newspaper business, and worked with Hope Hospice and the Children’s Museum in New Braunfels, as well as a catering company and several small businesses and non-profits. Dana coordinates and oversees Showcase Seguin, Central Texas Senior Men’s Golf Fest, Pecan Classic, Hot Shots Fish Fry & Reunion, Leadership Seguin and the Seguin Area Youth Leadership Academy. She also maintains the website and compiles the monthly newsletter that focuses on Chamber members and events.

Claudia DeLeon Fedewa, Administrative Assistant
Claudia joined the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce in February 2012. Her duties at the Chamber include coordinating Chamber Membership(s), Mixers, Ribbon Cuttings and Ground-Breakings, committees and volunteers, answering phones, greeting visitors, responding to information requests and helping maintain the Chamber of Commerce website. Claudia graduated from Seguin High School in 1999.