(KNZA)--A new Hiawatha Chamber of Commerce administrator is on the job.
Deidra Leander began work April 1st after being hired by the Chamber Board following an application and interview process.
Leander, a Hiawatha native, recently moved back to the community with her family. She and her husband, Brandon, are both graduates of Hiawatha High School.
Leander most recently worked as a distributor sales consultant for State Beauty Supply of Greater Kansas City. Prior to that, she served as director of education for the same company.
Leander replaces Eric Thompson who began work in March as the new director of the Brown County Historical Society.
The Chamber recently relocated their office from City Hall to the Brown County Historical Society Memorial Auditorium at 611 Utah where they share office space with the Historical Society.
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