Chris Nordyke

Current

• Board Member at Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis
• Agent, Owner at State Farm Companies
• Volunteer Instructor at Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services

• Board Member at Corvallis Young Pros
• Founder, Facilitator at SpeakerLunch.com

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Past

• Agent Intern at State Farm Insurance
• Health Specialist at Jim Kuhlman State Farm
• Owner, Director of Business Development at World Changers Inc. dba Rapid Refill Ink

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Education

• Northwest Nazarene University
• Oregon State University
• Oregon State University

Recommended

6 people have recommended Chris

Connections

258 connections

Industry

Insurance

Chris Nordyke’s Experience

• Board Member

  Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Agent, Owner

  State Farm Companies

  (Insurance industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

  Leads agency in new business development. Counsels clients on insurance and financial concepts. Is responsible for strategic planning, public relations, team management, and financial oversight of the agency.
  
  Chris Nordyke State Farm- " We help people make good decisions."

• Volunteer Instructor

  Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services

  (Insurance industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  I teach insurance and financial modules for several WNHS programs including: Financial Future, First Time Homebuyers and the Micro-Enterprise program.

• Board Member

  Corvallis Young Pros

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

• Founder, Facilitator

  SpeakerLunch.com

  (Civic & Social Organization industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  SpeakerLunch is a grassroots entrepreneurs forum that exists to provide unique, interactive educational experiences for the business community in the Willamette Valley.
  Each month a new CEO or Serial Entrepreneur is selected to speak to our group. Every meeting is scheduled over the lunch hour, making it easy for the on-the-go professional to attend. SpeakerLunch- Speed Mentoring for the Entrepreneur.

Additional Information

Chris Nordyke’s Groups:

OSU Federal Credit Union-Supervisory Committee,
Young Professionals of Corvallis-Board of Directors,
SpeakerLunch- Facilitator and Co-founder,
Corvallis Benton Chamber Coalition-Member and Volunteer,
Corvallis Ambassadors,
Corvallis Independent Business Alliance,
Downtown Corvallis Association-Past board member,
Willamette Business Connections, The Well, Willamette Angel Conference- steering committee

•    Guerrilla Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
•    SpeakerLunch- Speed Mentoring for the Entrepreneur
•    The Cutco & Vector Marketing Community
•    Corvallis Professionals
•    Chamber Retail Networking Group
•    Heart of Corvallis Downtown Renewal

Chris Nordyke’s Honors:

While with Jim Kuhlman State Farm Agency I led the agency to #6 in the Zone for Health Insurance in 2006 and # 30 in the nation in 2007, Nominated for Corvallis Junior First Citizen, Corvallis Greeter of the Year, National Top 20 branch manager for Vector Marketing Corp.

Chris Nordyke’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch