Dennis P. Saunier is the President and CEO of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.  A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Saunier earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.   He  has been employed by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce since September of 1980 when  he  became the president of the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors' Bureau.   He  took over as executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival in September of 1994.  He  was promoted to executive vice president of the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce mid-2000 and then to president & CEO of the Chamber effective January 1, 2001.  Dennis served as President of the Rotary Club of Canton in 1988-1989 and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
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