Brendon Payne was chosen as the new president for the Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made prior to the December Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon held Dec. 4 where Payne was welcomed by the chamber.2014 Colleyville Area Chamber Board Chair Eric Cook said in a press release, "Brendon brings a wealth of experience in the chamber profession and we welcome him back to this area. He is eager to meet and get to know our members and the community."Before joining the Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Payne served as the president and CEO of the Greenville, Texas Chamber of Commerce and executive director of the Northwest Tarrant Chamber in Lake Worth. There he focused on several of his passions in chamber work including a strong leadership program, visitor and tourism development, and developing a governmental affairs initiative, which included a new alliance with a neighboring naval air station joint reserve base. His work there also included a complete transformation of the program of work, development of an award-winning board policy manual and initiatives in public education.

Prior to the Northwest Tarrant Chamber, Payne served as president of the Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce for almost nine years. Growing the chamber from just over 100 members to close to 500, the chamber and community exploded during his tenure there. He and his team won multiple awards for Program of the Year and for its publications from the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.

Payne is the past president of the North Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives Association, and served as a past board member for TCCE, past president of Saginaw Kiwanis Club, and vice president and public relations for Northwest Tarrant Toastmasters. He has served on boards and committees for local school districts including Education Foundation, Career and Technology, Business Advisory, and District Improvement Council.

Payne attended Tarleton State University, where he majored in business and marketing.