Ben Rodgers & Meet Hope Vargas of the Gainesboro-Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce

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Ben Rodgers talks with Hope Vargas, the Executive Director at the Gainesboro-Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce. They talk about interning in the Dominican Republic for two summers that led to a full-time job after earning her undergrad, Hope's life after moving back to the United States with her husband adapting to life here and coming a mom, and how her first few weeks went with having little chamber experience.

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