Business Connection SUMMER 2017 • VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 4

POWER OF THE CHAMBER

ROADMAP TO A SUCCESSFUL

BUSINESS

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IN THIS ISSUE SUMMER 2017 • VOLUME 4 ISSUE 4

6 FROM THE CHAIRMAN Business

8 ANNUAL REPORT Connection 2017-2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERS Bruce Nicotero THE BOARD Brett Abbott Jo-Ann Fabric 10 ADVOCACY Nathan Halls Gubler & Abbott LLP and Craft Stores Suncrest Bank Stan Carrizosa Crystal Jordan College of the Sequoias Armstrong Property IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Management Mary-Alice Escarsega-Fechner Stacy Morris CSET BEN-E-LECT 14 MADE IN VISALIA Thomas Rayner INCOMING CHAIR Kaweah Delta Health Care Karen Gross District State Farm Insurance Vincent Salinas Financial Advisor Associate VICE CHAIR George Vasquez William Martin Bank of the Sierra 16 CONNECTIONS Martin & Martin Properties Andrea Camarena Goal Line Media VICE CHAIR BJ Perch JR Shannon BJ Perch Construction Legacy Investments Caity Meader 18 ENTREPRENEURSHIP VICE CHAIR Family Services Patrick Salazar of Tulare County State Farm Insurance Phil Cline Phil Cline Consulting VICE CHAIR Garth Gipson Marisol De La Vega CHAMBER Gateway Financial Family HealthCare Network 22 Planning Group JoeAnna Todd Buckman-Mitchell Inc. EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Mary Beatie Mike Olmos Provost & Pritchard City of Visalia

24 EVENTS CHAMBER PRESIDENT CEO Gail Zurek

29 CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP PUBLISHED BY ADVERTISING SALES Visalia Chamber of Commerce Nicola Wissler 222 N. Garden St., Suite 300 Email: [email protected] Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 734-5876 (559) 734-5876 www.visaliachamber.org PRINTING Jostens Commercial Printing 34 LEADERSHIP DESIGN & LAYOUT Phone: (559) 651-3300 DMI Agency Fax: (559) 651-9098 801 W Main St Visalia, CA 93291 ADDRESS CHANGES (559) 739-1747 Please send to Visalia Chamber www.DMIAgency.com of Commerce: ATTN: Business Connection 36 LINKED LEARNING 222 N. Garden St., Suite 300 Visalia, CA 93291

Business Connection is an official publication of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, published bi-yearly and distributed to business and community leaders throughout 38 EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT the Visalia trade market. Views expressed in columns are those of the columnist and not necessarily those of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce, its officers and directors, or its membership at large. Every effort has been made to ensure the information in this publication is correct and accurate as of the publication date. Business Connection does not warrant the accuracy or claims of its advertisers. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute support or endorsement 42 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY for any product, person, cause, business or organization unless specifically noted. Please send comments, questions, article suggestions, or requests for information to [email protected], or fax them to us at (559) 734-7479. The online version of this publication can be viewed at www.visaliachamber.org.

NATHAN HALLS Suncrest Bank, Chairman of the Board

My Town, MY TRIBE orty years ago, my morning and we had just completed grandmother, Lillian Lewis, a very busy week, so her instinct was Fwas named “woman of the that it was too much to take on. My year” by the Visalia Chamber of fi rst thought was that she is pretty Commerce. It was a great honor self-aware for 13. I was glad she for her years of service to the was learning to speak her mind, set community of Visalia. She and my priorities, and manage her time, all grandfather helped lay groundwork things that will serve her well in the for a community that, many years future. However, over the follwing later, would show promise to a young 24 hours, my wife and I discussed it family from out of the area—mine. I and we came to a conclusion. Busy or am proud to serve as board chair for not, stretched thin or not, this is what the 2017-2018 year, and I am excited we do—my family, my wife’s family, to be part of the work being done our household—we serve others. today and the legacy of service that was laid out by those who have gone Very little we do in this life will have before. as much impact as what we do for others. Visalia is a beautiful town I wasn’t raised in Visalia. In fact, my with so many generous people, wife and I moved here just over 10 organizations, non-profi ts, etc. We years ago so I could join the team of a are a tribe here in Visalia, supporting community bank. I did know a little one another and serving each about Visalia prior to moving here, other. We have organizations that as my parents met while attending connect and bring together our many College of the Sequoias and my talents for the betterment of the grandparents were business owners community, and the Chamber is one and longtime residents of Visalia. So such organization. The businesses we were not strangers to the area, we serve help drive the economy of but acquaintances. After a decade Visalia, they employ our friends and here, Visalia is our home; this is our neighbors, provide services to us community. all, and support infrastructure. I am looking forward to all of the ways the Recently, my 13-year-old daughter Chamber is going to continue to help was asked to participate in a service our community grow and connect in opportunity. It was a little early in the the upcoming year.

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TEXTIN BY GAIL ZUREK, PRESIDENT/CEO,ACTION VISALIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Monthly, the Government Affairs Additionally, we partnered with our State Committee (GAC) gathers to consider, Assemblyperson Devon Mathis to provide debate, and ultimately recommend legal protection for small business owners action to the board on specific issues facing frivolous ADA lawsuits. While facing our business community. Assemblyperson Mathis had introduced These meetings provide members an AB 150 prior to eleven businesses in the opportunity to be a part of the decision Oval neighborhood being served ADA making process, and to serve as an lawsuits, their stories helped underline industry and resource as the Chamber the need for this reform. Your Chamber takes positions on important issues. This represented Visalia businesses by sharing group is committed to looking at issues their stories and testifying before the from all sides, taking action only when Judicial Committee of the California our community and/or businesses are at State Assembly. stake. he Visalia Chamber of Commerce The Chamber’s advocacy work is never spends countless hours every Recognizing national business trends, done. Serving as the voice for and of Tweek researching, educating, your Chamber partnered with local business, our goal is to continue to build and speaking on behalf of our members entrepreneurs to develop standards collaborative partnerships that allow on issues affecting business. From and ordinances that supported these us to create and improve the business serving as a trusted advisor on local growing and developing industries. environment while promoting Visalia as issues to testifying on state and federal Through several workshops, city council a premier community in which to live and legislation, the Visalia Chamber work sessions, and meetings, we were work. While the particulars of the issues advocates supporting, developing, and successful in helping the City of Visalia change over time, the Chamber will, as protecting the interests of local business. adopt a new Microbrewery/Micro-winery it has for more than 115 years, lead the Our continual dialogue with decision ordinance. Through similar processes, we conversation. makers assures common sense business anticipate we will see the emergence of a solutions as we work together to make our Food Truck industry that will lead to the community stronger. development of supportive ordinances.

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Travel with the Chamber A JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA TEXT BY DANTE ROSH, VISALIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF

s it on your bucket list to climb the Hutong family. They opened the door waterfront area, famous for skyscrapers Great Wall of China? To travel to of their home and gave us a glimpse and 21st century architecture on one side ISalzburg to see sights from “The into their lives in their village. It was an of the river, and historical, 19th century Sound of Music?” To indulge in a lobster unforgettable experience. buildings on the other. It’s defi nitely a feast on Martha’s Vineyard? If you’re sight worth seeing! looking to cross one of these items off While in Suzhou, we took a ride on a boat your bucket list, you should join the through the Grand Canal, also known Did I mention all of the amazing Chinese Chamber on one of our trips in 2017-2018. as the “Venice of the East.” Tiny homes food I had throughout my adventure? on stilts sat on either side of the canal, Well, that was one of the best parts. I had the privilege of experiencing the along with local shops and restaurants. Many of our meals were served family Chamber’s China trip early this spring, After learning about the signifi cance of style, which allowed us the opportunity and am excited to tell you all about it. the canal, we were able to get out and to sample a variety of dishes. We had Through our member, Citslinc, this fall walk around to check out the beautiful traditional items such as broccoli beef, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 14, the Chamber is architecture and culture of this village. Kung Pao chicken, and a few new off ering members a chance to discover experiences, such as whole fried fi sh China. On this trip, you will have and an eggplant dish that was absolutely the opportunity to travel to Beijing, delicious. Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai for an experience you will never forget. Here The beautiful sites, amazing food, were some of my highlights: knowledgeable local guides, and cultural experiences on this trip were unlike any In Beijing, I actually did get to check an other trip I have been on. I am so grateful item off my bucket list: to climb the Great I had the opportunity to go on this Wall. Even if you don’t take one step on adventure. the wall, the view from where they drop you off is breathtaking in and of itself. This trip took all of the work out of travel, The climb up the steep and ancient steps, as do all of the other Chamber trips. Each amidst other visitors, is a feat you’ll be trip off ers an orientation meeting to learn proud of, no matter how far you go. It about the trip details, to get a chance to was thrilling to see the excitement on the Our next stop was Hangzhou, where we ask as many questions as you’d like, and faces of so many people, young and old, received a tour of a green tea factory and, to meet other travelers. As a fellow travel who were also realizing their dreams of of course, we were able to sample the enthusiast, I can tell you fi rsthand how climbing the Great Wall. product. We learned about how it’s grown comforting it is to know that the Chamber and processed, and the view from the and their travel partners are handling all During my visit to the Hutong (villages factory was one-of-a-kind. The hills were of the details. You just get to show up and consisting of alleys), I enjoyed a rickshaw fi lled with miles of lush, green, beautiful have fun. ride through the village, traveling past tea. Many of us left with green tea to take families hanging their laundry and home for friends, family, and ourselves. Check out our website at children playing in the streets. While visaliachamber.org/travel to there, I had the pleasure of enjoying Our last stop was Shanghai, where learn more about all of our a home cooked meal prepared by a we visited the Bund. The Bund is a travel opportunities!

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TOP: The Nickel Family INSET: Bonnie with Carol

KAWEAH DELTA OFFERS MORE THAN MEDICINE, LIFE. Local families look to Kaweah Delta to provide relief when health issues arise and solutions for healthy living.

ince the early 1900s, fi ve as volunteering to help others through and nurses will be there to aid in their generations of the Nickel family diﬃ cult times in life. recovery. In the event of an emergency, Shave been cared for by the medical Kaweah Delta has evolved to be the and hospital teams at Kaweah Delta. Five generations of the Nickel family, only trauma center between Fresno and From Carol Nickel’s grandmother to her and many families in our community, Bakersfi eld to keep care close to home. were born at Kaweah Delta, which now fi ve great grandchildren, all have been off ers newly remodeled, private-rooms “We are a community teaching hospital, witness to the compassionate care off ered on the mother-baby fl oor of the Acequia continually redefi ning the best methods by their community hospital. Generation Wing. When a child is ill with high of providing personalized health care,” after generation, Kaweah Delta continues temperatures in the middle of the night, said Edward Hirsch, M.D, Chief Medical to focus on getting family members back pediatric hospitalists—now in partnership Oﬃ cer at Kaweah Delta. “The goals to health so they can live a long, healthy with Valley Children’s Hospital—are of the medical and hospital staff start life doing what they enjoy most. For Carol available at Kaweah Delta Medical Center with preventive care and are geared for Nickel, she enjoys family gatherings around the clock to comfort them. When improving the health and well-being with her precious grandchildren as well a child falls and breaks a bone, doctors of all.”

14 BUSINESS CONNECTION Due to the quality health care close to home, the Nickel family has been strong advocates and given back by volunteering as hospital guild members to ensure other families receive the same compassionate care. Carol’s grandmother, Irene Url Harrell, was one of the hospital guild’s first Pink Ladies 50 years ago. Today, as a former hospice nurse, Carol is supporting palliative care (specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses) as a board member on the Kaweah Delta Hospice The Lifestyle Center Community Events Foundation. For more than 35 years, the Hospice Foundation has raised funds to Physiologist and fitness instructors Additionally, throughout the year, provide financial and emotional support to at The Lifestyle Center, a medically- Kaweah Delta hosts and sponsors families with a member who is terminally based facility, are committed to health-related events in our ill, from infants to seniors. helping community members improve community, including free general their health and well-being through health screenings, heart and artery “I have a long-standing passion for end- exercise with daily classes of aerobics, screenings, cancer screenings during of-life care,” said Carol. “I encourage karate, line-dancing, Zumba, Pilates, Wellness & You seminars, and a palliative care because so many individuals and yoga to name a few. mental health awareness event at need a holistic team of experts and Kaweah Delta Mental Health Hospital. advocates so they can make good choices Monthly wellness education classes that are best for them.” are conducted with rotating topics at the Sequoia Regional Cancer Center As an ongoing advocate, Carol makes it and in partnership with the senior a point to share health information with living facility Quail Park. Kaweah her friends and family, including available Delta collaborates with the Central diabetes support groups at various Nutritional Education Programs California Blood Center to offer locations and cardiac programs at Kaweah Based on MyPlate, our community’s quarterly blood drives at the medical Delta’s rehabilitation hospital. youth learn the difference between center. In addition, Kaweah Delta foods and suggests they think about coordinators host diabetes health Care for your family does not stop at the fairs and workshops, and sports doors of the medical center. Kaweah whether foods are Go foods, Slow foods, or Whoa foods. Go Foods, like medicine workshops are conducted Delta’s dedicated outreach team offers by the therapist team at Kaweah Delta opportunities to improve your health low-fat milk, are foods that are good to eat almost anytime. Slow Foods, like Therapy Specialists, and many more with free educational workshops at health-related events and services. community centers and health screenings pancakes, aren’t off-limits, but they shouldn’t be eaten every day. Whoa at community events. The Kaweah Delta Coordinated School Community Outreach foods, like French fries, are the least healthy and the most likely to cause Health Programs Program empowers local communities weight problems. The CATCH curriculum, with training by giving them the health information provided by Kaweah Delta outreach Also, Kaweah Delta outreach they need to make informed decisions team, is offered at after-school coordinators develop resident leaders regarding their lifestyle. programs. CATCH has been proven to and peer-to-peer health education, prevent childhood obesity by educating “By investing in health and wellness which include family walking our youth and communities about programs and services for the underserved events, food preparation and tasting, healthier lifestyles through healthy and most at-risk populations, we are gardening tips, and free exercise messages and physical education. contributing to healthier communities classes. Also, facilitators from the and strengthening the lives of family new Kaweah Delta Chronic Disease members,” said Ryan Gates, PharmD, Management Center offers its residents Director of Population Health at Kaweah Stanford University’s Empowerment Delta. for Better Living 10-week course, a To learn more about free health highly impactful self-management workshops and classes available By staying healthy, Carol can enjoy bike program aimed to assist patients and/ through Kaweah Delta, visit rides and ski trips with her children and or caregivers with proper management kaweahdelta.org and search for grandchildren. These are just some of the of chronic diseases such as diabetes upcoming events. ways Kaweah Delta teams support the and pulmonary disease. health and wellness in our community.

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Networking and Connections MORE THAN SOCIAL MEDIA TEXT BY MATT CASE, CENTRAL VALLEY BUSINESS FORMS

16 BUSINESS CONNECTION inkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter time to shine, not yours. If you have the are all powerful networking tools. opportunity to attend the Ambassador LEach is an eff ective instrument meeting on the fourth Thursday of when strategically used to increase each month, sit next to someone new. your connectivity. But are they enough? Ask questions and listen to their story. Research shows that those who have taken Everyone wants to feel included. People the time to build relationships with people buy from people they like, and people like in their network are more successful. You someone who appreciates them. cannot create valuable relationships by simply “friending” someone on Facebook Looking for even more opportunities or accepting an invitation on LinkedIn. It to increase your network? Well, the is diﬃ cult to really get to know someone Chamber has more. The Chamber’s merely by following them. We all have a Young Professionals Network meets lot of people on our LinkedIn accounts we once a quarter, and what better way to barely know. So if social media alone isn’t meet Visalia’s up-and-comers than by enough, what can you do to signifi cantly socializing with the group every month? increase your network? YEA! (Young Entrepreneurs Academy) is a year-long academy hosted by the Visalia Easy. You join the Visalia Chamber of Chamber of Commerce, which teaches Commerce as an Ambassador. As you core entrepreneurial skills to middle and attend the ribbon cuttings, the monthly high school students. You can mentor Ambassador meeting, and the Business a student and help them launch their After Hours, you meet like-minded own small business. Leadership Visalia individuals looking to grow their network. is another valuable networking tool the However, there is more to it than hanging Chamber off ers. The Leadership Visalia out over a cheese platter and exchanging mission statement says it all: Develop business cards. Building a network takes knowledge, experience, and skills for thought and eff ort. Like any relationship, eff ective and visionary leadership that will you only get out of it what you give. Give benefi t each participant, their workplace, before you get and you will increase the and the community of Visalia. investment of your time. When I started my job at Central Valley While attending the Business After Hours, Business Forms, Inc. as a sales person, you can volunteer to bring a raﬄ e prize I was advised to get involved with or work the entrance table the night of the Chamber Ambassadors—not just the event. Perhaps you can help build lukewarm or halfway, but to dive into it someone else’s network by introducing and be an active participant. The results them to an associate. Is there someone have been stellar. I have met more people, you are interested in making contact made more friends, and increased my with? Find a contact you have in common network exponentially. My business has and ask for an introduction. This is the increased, and I have been privileged best way to meet someone. You not only to help others grow their businesses by connect with someone you are interested chairing the Visalia Chamber Ambassador in doing business with, but you often get Committee. I can testify that there is not an immediate referral! When you receive a more powerful networking tool than a business card, follow up with a note your Visalia Chamber of Commerce letting them know how nice it was to membership! meet them and that you look forward to working with them in the future. As you go to the ribbon cuttings, take the time to introduce yourself to the host, get to know more about their business, or invite them to future Chamber events. Do not be in a hurry to ask them for their business. As I once read, “if you ask for someone’s business before you have established a relationship, you risk the opportunity to cultivate one.” Engage them before you enrage them…A ribbon cutting is their

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Paving the Way for ENTREPRENEURS TEXT BY RAQUEL GARCIA, FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, VISALIA CAMPUS

isalia has long been known for Through the Chamber’s work with the businesses and community members, its small town feel and sense of Young Entrepreneur Academy (YEA!), the young entrepreneurs learn the tools Vcommunity. As in any city, there local youth are given the opportunity to necessary to make their business ideas a are plenty of areas in town that could learn the ins and outs of what it means reality. It’s a large feat in a short amount benefi t from improvement projects and to be an entrepreneur and the steps that of time, but success is demonstrated those are important to note, but the every spring when the academy graduates people who live here and take pride in the fi ve to 15 Young Entrepreneur’s, which is sense of community are always looking something we can all be proud of! for new ways to make it even better. More recently, you may have participated So much of Visalia’s success has to do in or read about Visalia’s fi rst SOUP with the projects that involve its people. event that was held downtown at the Both the young and the mature in this 210 Connect building. This community, community have something in common, crowd-funding concept was adopted from and that is the desire to invest in business the mid-west after a few leaders in the ideas that promote growth and off er more Visalia community locked arms with the opportunities to its citizens. They are Chamber. It didn’t take long for SOUP eager to fi nd the newest ways to integrate to become Visalia’s newest competitive technology, to promote better health, and edge. The SOUP committee found an to serve the underserved in all corners event sponsor and began accepting of this community. Behind these eff orts, applications from hopeful community this community has a hidden treasure in members who had innovative ideas for the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. The new business ventures or needed startup Chamber is committed to bridging the funds to get their ideas off the ground. gap between local business opportunities are required to launch a small startup and those who are eager to launch and business. In less than a year, the Chamber More than a dozen applications were run new businesses. They play an integral works with local businesses and resources submitted, and four were selected to part in supporting small businesses and to educate the young people by pairing present their ideas to the community. providing education to those who are them with mentors and real business How does this crowd funding event work? eager to learn how to get into the game! experiences. Through these established Attendees contribute $5 to the event fund,

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ore than 115 years ago, when market conditions, and public policy. 21 charter members began the Businesses understand that the Chamber MVisalia Chamber of Commerce, is a resource and a tool they can use to they could never have imagined the make their business more successful. growth of this organization and our community. However, through their The Chamber organizes and directs enduring vision to create a powerful the eff orts of those who share the organization dedicated to serving as the desire to improve the conditions under voice of business, those charter members which business is conducted. Through ensured our local industries would participation in the Chamber, members fl ourish and thrive. are able to accomplish collectively what they could not do individually. This spirit The Visalia Chamber has achieved of collective action, partnership, and wonderful things during that history, collaboration has driven the Chamber to and the past year has been no diff erent. new successes. Together, we have done From helping members overcome remarkable things. obstacles big and small, to providing strategic leadership for the growth and Serving as the voice of business for our development of our business community, members allows businesses to focus on and ensuring members have access to their work while the Chamber represents powerful resources, the Chamber has their interests with local, state, and driven business to new successes. federal oﬃ cials. From supporting or opposing legislation that would help At the foundation of these or hurt business, to helping demystify accomplishments, what drives the questions about starting your business, Chamber’s work are our members. the Visalia Chamber is a valuable Listening to the needs of our local resource. business community, the Chamber responds by developing tangible solutions This year, members joined together for those members. Businesses rely on the and through several workshops, City Chamber of Commerce to be a wealth of Council work sessions, and meetings, information on current business trends, we were successful in helping the City

22 BUSINESS CONNECTION of Visalia adopt a new Micro-brewery/ Chamber helps businesses increase their Micro-winery ordinance. Through exposure in our community, maximizing similar processes, we anticipate to see the creditability and the positive the emergence of a food truck industry reputation Chamber membership brings. that will lead to the development of supportive ordinance. Additionally, we Visalia Chamber of Commerce members partnered with our state Assemblyperson have invested in their businesses and Devon Mathis to provide legal protection community, joining with others to make for small businesses facing frivolous our community stronger. While some lawsuits. Together, we overcome leverage their membership to increase challenges too big for individual awareness and strengthen their brand, businesses. others utilize the vast leadership, entrepreneurship, and workforce Joining together isn’t a new idea for most solutions to take their business to the Chamber members. Many businesses next level. Whether microenterprises enjoy generational memberships, operating out of a home oﬃ ce or meaning that businesses joined the multinational global businesses, all Chamber well before the current have benefi ted from the steadfast leadership was in place. In some cases, business advocacy the Visalia Chamber Chamber membership was established provides. Through networking events long before current leadership was even and community resources, the Visalia born! Even while adding new members Chamber helps provide connections that every week, the average business has held drive business development. their membership for well over 17 years. Leadership Visalia, Young Professional Businesses renew their membership Network, and Business Academy year-after-year because of the value workshops have developed and trained that membership adds not only to their business leaders to take the next steps business, but the community at large. A in their careers. Responsive to member growing membership base is a great sign needs, these programs address real that the local business economy is getting roadblocks members have when reaching stronger. Businesses are seeking out for new heights. Recognized for their partnerships that strengthen their brand, quality of leadership, the entrepreneur promote their identity in the community, and workforce development training and provide resources for their business programs are member benefi ts that make and employees. the grade.

A Schapiro Group and Market Street The Chamber’s goal is to continue to Survey found that, “When consumers build collaborative partnerships that know that a business is a member of the allow them to create and improve the Chamber of Commerce, they are more business environment while promoting likely to think favorably of it and more Visalia as a premier community in which likely to purchase goods or services from to live, work, and do business. We invite the company in the future.” Through you to engage with us on this important our powerful marketing network, the mission.

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t the 64th Annual Awards ACelebration, the Visalia Chamber honored businesses and individuals who consistently go above and beyond to support our community. Through this event, the business community is given the chance to support the work and people that make this community strong. This year, more than 550 people attended the celebration where the following businesses and individuals were recognized:

Man of the Year Terry Ommen

Woman of the Year Kathleen Remillard

Young Professional of the Year Brett Taylor

Non-Pro t of the Year Central Valley Recovery Services

Large Business of the Year Buckman-Mitchell Inc.

Medium Business of the Year Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group

Small Business of the Year Planing Mill Artisan Pizzeria

24 BUSINESS CONNECTION Oktoberfest ktoberfest off ers the Ocommunity a chance to celebrate the harvest season and has become a staple community festival as it gets bigger and better each year. More than 25 local restaurants, caterers, breweries, craft beer vendors, and wineries highlighted the best Visalia has to off er. This year, more than 1,100 people attended Oktoberfest held at Vossler Farms Pumpkin Patch and enjoyed live music and festivities.

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Christmas Tree Auction ore than 1,100 guests spent the evening supporting more than 30 local charities Mwhile eating great food, drinking local wine, and dancing the night away. To date, more than four million dollars has been raised through the Christmas Tree Auction since it was started in 1980. This year, the theme was “White Christmas” and featured a live auction, two silent auctions, and a wine tree raﬄ e.

26 BUSINESS CONNECTION PHOTOS BY RON HOLMAN, VISALIA TIMES-DELTA | ROY DRESSEL, ROY DRESSEL PHOTOGRAPHY Leadership Visalia Golf Tournament

he Leadership Visalia Golf TTournament is the primary fundraising event to support the Leadership Visalia class. Funds raised support the class project and scholarship fund for future leadership students. This year, the tournament was hosted at Valley Oaks Golf Course and brought out more than 65 golfers.

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In April 2017, the Visalia Chamber held their annual 2017 Member Meeting at Buckman Mitchell, Inc. This event allows Annual the Chamber to show support and gratitude for their members. At this meeting, the Chamber Member awarded “Ambassador of the Year” to Sharon Allison-Crook Meeting with AMVETS.

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 222 N. Garden St. Suite 300 Visalia CA, 93292 559.734.5876 www.visaliachamber.org

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LEADERSHIP

Leadership Visalia Affects The Leadership Visalia program helps participating leaders identify emerging trends and hone skills with the tools they learn to be CHANGE effective in their arenas. TEXT BY JOHN PREE, VISALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

ne can study many different During the program, varying leadership Being a leader in our community includes leadership principles, and through styles and strategies are displayed and not only stepping out to offer your own Otheir application, different shared through each of the students. strengths, but also recognizing and outcomes can emerge. Through any As they grow together as a team, the allowing others to step forward with study of leadership, one important factor participants gain valuable insight into theirs. must not be overlooked: the leaders their own qualities and in the individual themselves. strengths of their fellow community Making a difference in our community leaders. happens at all levels. It starts with an We each bring unique facets of our individual committed to affecting lives and experiences to the table. The Diversity is one of the many great their environment. It continues with Leadership Visalia program helps the qualities of the Leadership Visalia genuineness and openness to put individual participants learn more about program. It is reflected professionally others’ needs ahead of our own. We as their own leadership styles and strengths. and individually among the students. individuals must embrace the realization

34 BUSINESS CONNECTION LEADERSHIP that change is also inevitable. In order to maintain eff ective infl uence in our community, we as leaders must stay abreast of the change, and give others the tools they need for success. The Leadership Visalia program helps participating leaders identify emerging trends and hone skills with the tools they have to be eff ective in their arenas.

As a community of leaders committed to identifying, shaping, and mentoring our future leaders, we need to create an environment of possibility. Embracing the notion of, “the impossible just takes longer,” is a key tenet for community enrichment. Leaders with a vision for the future keep in mind current trends while recognizing historical value of lessons learned in the past to strengthen our core.

Through Leadership Visalia, successful participants have had the opportunity to defi ne and improve on their own unique leadership strengths and spend time with mentors who help them clarify these qualities. They also gain collaborative experience, learning about leadership qualities of others. Through a relevant community project, each plays to their own strengths, aff ecting change within our community. This culminating event exemplifi es a core value of leadership; to not only have the courage to play to your own strength, but the humility to play to the strengths of others.

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Visalia Unified School District CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2016-2017 WRAP UP TEXT BY KIM BATTY, WBL CONSULTANT AND LINKED LEARNING ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

nly one word can describe (VPIE), the students participated in 207 years. The VUSD CTE team and teachers Visalia Unified School District’s job shadow experiences throughout wish him all the best at his new position OCareer Technical Education’s Tulare and Fresno Counties. In addition, at Golden West High School. The VUSD year: success! We have more than 27 of these partners hosted internships CTE team and VPIE board of directors 5,000 high school students in Visalia for 80 high school students this summer. welcomes Jim Sullivan, Director of enrolled in Career Technical Education Many of these partners were also on hand College and Career Readiness, as the new (CTE) pathways and Linked Learning throughout the year to attend VUSD leader of the CTE department. VUSD’s Academies. This is cumulative of the career fairs for 8th graders, be a guest CTE department will continue to grow 15 Career Pathways and 10 Linked speaker in the classroom, and also host and thrive under Jim’s leadership. Learning Academies throughout VUSD. an industry tour for students. VUSD VUSD has some of the top CTE and appreciates the commitment of Visalia If you would like to be involved in events Linked Learning teachers in the state of Partners in Education for the 2016- held by the VUSD Career Technical California, delivering a graduation rate 2017 school year in helping as we create Education department please call of 100 percent of their CTE students futures for our Visalia students. (559) 730-7510. The VUSD CTE (2015-2016 data). The teachers and VUSD department is always looking for industry CTE staff work diligently to ensure the Lastly, but surely not least, the next professionals who would like to be part students are college- and career-ready school year brings some changes to the of the Visalia Partners in Education and upon graduation. VUSD CTE team. We want to thank help prepare students for college and Bill Davis, director of CTE, for his hard career readiness. Visalia Partners in Thanks to hundreds of valued businesses work in the development of the Linked Education (VPIE) opportunities include: and community leaders, appropriately Learning Academies and expansions job shadowing, internships, professional named Visalia Partners in Education of the CTE pathways over the last four mentoring, and guest speaking events.

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Annual Report 2016-2017

District CTE & Linked Learning Data

CTE Student Enrollment: 3942 Linked Learning Student Enrollment: 1158 Career Technical Education Pathways: 15 Linked Learning Academies: 10 CTE Teachers: 35 Linked Learning Teachers: 47

CTE Student Graduation Rate: 100%

(2015-2016 Data) Work-Based Learning:  Student Job Shadow EXPERIENCES: 207  Student HOURS in Job Shadow Experiences: 1035  Summer Internship PARTICIPANTS: 80 Students Automotive Student Internship/Job  Number of PARTNERS hosting Internships: 27 Shadow:  Students HOURS in Internships: 7560 40 Students

15 Different Partners

 Total Number of PARTNERS 1440 Hours

involved in WBL: 275 VUSD Investment in  Total number of HOURS CTE & Linked Learning

donated: 17,960 Hours 2016-2017  VPIE Donation 2016-2017: $ $5,850,223.00 $718,400.00 ($40/hour) Groppetti Automotive Internship/Job Shadow * Be Future Ready Day * Middle School Career Fairs * Doc Band * Linked Learning Recruitment Events * Leaders of Tomorrow Student Showcase * Industry Partner Recognition Luncheon * Industry Job Shadow Days * Summer Internships

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SAMANTHA RUMMAGE-MATHIAS Wyndham Visalia, General Manager

Education: BA Degree in Business and Inn was a challenge, but welcomed by current Chair of Scholarship Committee Tourism from University of Wales, U.K., the team and successfully completed. for Visalia County Center Rotary. CHA—Certified Hotel Administrator I have a management team of 15 who from American Hotel and Lodging have a total of 275 years of combined What is your leadership style? After Educational Institute (AH&L). hotel experience in service, sales, food reading Now, Discover Your Strengths and beverage, and professional catered by M. Buckingham and D. Clifton, my Originally from: Wales, United meetings and conventions. This longevity leadership style is a combination of Kingdom and experience allows us to motivate strategic leadership—strong in creating In Visalia area since: 1997 135 employees and in-turn, reach a alternative ways to proceed, turning guest service score of 4.45 out of 5 for thoughts into actions—and maximizer Family: Husband, David; Children, Wyndham Hotel and Resorts. leadership—using strengths of a team to Jessica (20), 3rd year biology (pre-med) stir personal and group excellence. at Fresno State; Brandan (17), entering Top three things on my bucket list: civil engineering at Cal Poly SLO this fall; • To successfully complete a multi- How do you motivate your team? Katelyn (17), entering psychology this fall million dollar renovation in 2017/2018. By setting the bar high and challenging (undecided between three locations); and my team to always focus on transforming • To reach a 5 out of 5 on guest Tabytha (13), entering Golden West High something strong into something superb satisfaction. School this fall. Yes, that is correct…three every day. The team is allowed to be as in college this fall! • To repeat the achievement of being creative as possible without the fear of Large Business of the Year. failing. I tell them, “if it doesn’t work, it’s Proudest accomplishments: ok, just don’t give up and try something Who do you consider your primary During the third year of my four-year else.” I also like referring to the ways of mentor, and what has she/he BA Degree in Tourism, It was required Tony Shey, the CEO of Zappos. to work overseas in tourism. I moved taught you? Nina Clancy, Woman from Wales to California for a total of 16 of the Year 2013 for Visalia Chamber What are you passionate about? months (adding on an extra summer) and of Commerce and Co-Owner of Providing a fun, exciting, and rewarding worked in Sequoia National Park under Greenhouse Montessori and a Place place so employees enjoy coming to work. a management-training program for the To Grow, has been my mentor. She It’s simple: happy employees mean happy park’s hotel and lodging concession. sponsored me to join Visalia County guests! Center Rotary (VCCR), where I have What are some words you live by? been an active member for 12 years. Her Biggest professional challenge: “Happiness is when what you think, what drive, energy, passion, and leadership in Earning my first general manager you say, and what you do are in harmony” the community have driven me to lead position at 26 years old in a very senior – Ghandi, 1869-1948 and be involved in non-profits. male-dominated position in the hotel What are you reading and why? industry. My involvement in the community is Past President of United Way of Tulare I just finished Shoe Dog, a memoir by the creator of NIKE, Phil Knight. I am Soap box moment—what do you County, Past Executive Board Member reading this as it fascinates me that the want to tell people in Visalia? for Visalia Chamber of Commerce, Past Chair and currently on the Executive brand has crossed all continents and I thoroughly enjoy successfully managing Board for Visalia Convention and demographics, and the shoes are worn the largest hotel and conference center in Visitors Bureau, Mentor for the YEA! by everyone: young, old, and not even Tulare County for the past 19 years. Our Academy managed by Visalia Chamber athletic! The book touches upon the idea decision to upgrade to an upper mid- of Commerce, Mentor for Green Acres that the ‘swoosh’ is more than a logo, it is scale brand and convert to a Wyndham Middle School Mentoring Program, and a symbol of grace and greatness. (2015) from the long-standing Holiday

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to achieve self-reliance through How do you motivate your team? innovative pathways and collaboration. I look for opportunities to praise often. As you can imagine, it takes a great Failures are not negative outcomes but many interrelated strategies to address rather learning opportunities to promote a challenge as prevalent as poverty. It growth for both the individual and CSET. takes professional staff with empathy, Providing them the supportive space to collaborating with a broad range be creative often inspires self-confidence of partners, and a human-centered and encourages exceptional program approach in which we continually listen delivery and customer service. Mentoring to our customers and partners. I am staff members to succeed gives me proud to work alongside the many people more satisfaction than any other role I and organizations who have dedicated perform. By listening to their concerns themselves to this work. then asking questions to frame the issue, staff members often uncover phenomenal Soap box moment—what do you solutions and ideas. want to tell people in Visalia? CARLA Parks and trees are vital for healthy What are you passionate about? people and a healthy economy. I have A healthy, thriving community needs CALHOUN been proud to serve as Chair on Visalia’s art and cultural opportunities for Parks and Recreation Commission to people of all ages. Visalia is fortunate to CSET, Deputy Director advocate for new parks and trails, as well have locally available resources, such as maintenance of our existing parks. A as College of the Sequoias, VUSD’s Education: Bachelor of Arts, well connected system of trails, lined by performing arts and music programs, the Journalism, Reporting and Writing shade trees, ensures residents across the City’s excellent programs through the emphasis, San Jose State University, CA. city can safely walk and bike to schools, Parks & Recreation Department, and Arts Graduate of Leadership Visalia, 2003- parks, shopping centers, and city services. Visalia. I joined the Arts Visalia board a 2004 (at the time: Sequoia Regional few months ago because I appreciate its Leadership). Top three things on your bucket ability to attract a diverse range of artists, Originally from: Tulare, CA list: Write a book in partnership with which in turn attracts people of all ages my husband, immerse myself in another and backgrounds. The public is invited to In Visalia area since: 1999, after a culture, and design a course on public a new exhibit each month, with an artist’s decade in the Bay Area and about 12 years speaking for introverts. reception on each first Friday evening. in Logan, UT at the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University. Who do you consider your primary mentor, and what has she/he What are some words you live by? Family: Married to Dave Calhoun, taught you? My early mentors helped I end my day with this Ralph W. Emerson Director of Family Court Services, Tulare me hone my writing and editing skills. quote: “Finish each day and be done County Superior Court. Two adult sons, One memorable learning moment with it. You have done what you could. Matthew and Joshua, both thriving in occurred while I wrote proposals for Some blunders and absurdities have Southern California. Ford Aerospace & Communications. crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Proudest accomplishments: The project manager, Frank Bell III, was Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin shredding the previous day’s draft, but it serenely and with too high a spirit to be CSET’s workforce development programs he stopped the shredder when he spotted encumbered with your old nonsense.” work with local businesses to meet their a typographical error that I had missed, talent needs. I’m proud of our efforts circled it in red, and left it for me and What are you reading & why? to help young people find their career the team to find the next morning. I was paths and prepare adult job seekers for I’m usually reading a classic and a forever after driven to be meticulous in good jobs. It all starts with developing contemporary author at any one time. my work. productive relationships with businesses Currently, I am enjoying a collection of and listening to their needs and plans. What is your leadership style? Edith Wharton’s short stories as well as All They Will Call You by local author Our staff members have dedicated I strive to be a transformational leader, Tim Z. Hernandez. I am also intrigued themselves to developing relationships but I suspect I employ a number of styles by IDEO’s Circular Design methods to that benefit local businesses and the depending on the situation. I definitely produce products that have a regenerative community. consider myself part of the team and rather than a linear life cycle. Check it out focus on the needs of the team and how at www.circulardesignguide.com. Biggest professional challenge: I can support them; I provide the big CSET is the community action agency picture and help the team recognize for Tulare County with the mission to connections among other programs, inspire youth, families, and communities departments, and external partners.

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KAREN GROSS State Farm Insurance Agent

Education: Proud alumni of Redwood Soap box moment—what do you be admired as a leader, not viewed as a High School! I also have a degree in want to tell people in Visalia? I boss. I would never ask my team to do Business Management from Ashworth don’t know if there’s much I would want something I wouldn’t do myself. University. to tell people in Visalia as much as I love How do you motivate your team? I telling others about Visalia. We have an Originally from: Born and raised in am quite blessed in the fact that my team amazingly wonderful community. You Visalia. is very goal-oriented and strives to reach can be walking down the sidewalk and all of the goals that we set. Gathering the In Visalia area since: See above. a complete stranger will say “hi” for no input of my team and setting the goals reason. Visalians are a very friendly and Family: together fosters buy-in of my team into welcoming group of people. Married to Roland for almost 20 years the business. When they have buy-in, with three kids—Leann, Troy, and Logan Top three things on your bucket it’s much more personal and therefore, (who are identical twin boys). list: I would like to visit the Azores more important. Then of course, once we islands of Portugal. This is where my reach that goal, we celebrate! My team members are not just employees to me— Proudest accomplishments: While family is from and I would love to they are family. my job is extremely rewarding, the one experience the islands as they are today. thing that I work really hard at is finding My bucket list, however, is quite simple: I What are you passionate about? want to live a long and happy life, which balance in my professional career and My family. home life. I think every working mom means I need to focus on the journey of today struggles with this as I do. I have life and appreciate all its ups and downs, What are some words you live achieved many levels of success in my rather than on a destination. by? The Golden Rule—“Treat others as you wish to be treated” is simple, yet career, including starting a business from Who do you consider your primary powerful. scratch, but being able to do that while mentor, and what has she/he spending quality time with my family is taught you? I have so many people What are you reading and why? My definitely something I am proud of. I look up to and try to emulate, but my team and I read books together to help Biggest professional challenge: biggest mentor, without a doubt, is my with motivation and self-improvement. Starting a brand new business from dad. Being a farmer for most of his life, he Last year we read Four Disciplines of the ground up has been extremely taught me the value of a hard day’s work Execution, which made a huge impact in challenging. I did not take over an and the true definition of a good work our business. Next, we will be reading existing business, but rather opened my ethic. Eat that Frog, which is about how to improve procrastination. doors, day one, with no customers. This What is your leadership style? I’m was frightening, but has turned out to be a big believer in leading by example and incredibly rewarding. treating my staff with respect. I want to

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