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REPORT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT ■ MARCH 25, 2013 2 | SANTA ROSA CHAMBER NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL | MARCH 25, 2013 2012 Retrospect 2012 Executive Board Brett Martinez, Redwood Credit Union 2012 was one of the best years City of Santa Rosa to host Chairman of the Board in the history of the Santa Rosa the upcoming Amgen Tour of Keo Hornbostel, Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa Chamber of Commerce. We met California’s overall fi nish. What Chair-Elect or exceeded our goals across the better way to follow our hosting breadth of the organization. Most of the race start in 2012, than to Carl Campbell, Kaiser Permanente signifi cantly, we not only provided now celebrate its fi nish in 2013. Immediate Past Chair value to our members but also Furthermore, hosting the fi nish Todd Anderson, Best Western Plus Wine Country Inn substantially contributed to the of the race will include two hours & Suites growth of our local economy. of prime time coverage on NBC. Chair, Convention & Visitors Bureau The network television coverage Nicole Arnone, Cipolla Financial and Insurance It is diffi cult to adequately will be a great opportunity to Services describe all the many programs showcase the many reasons Chair, Young Professionals Network and activities our Chamber our area is an ideal visitor Sean Beehler, Smith Dollar provides, as it ranges from destination. Chair, CPAC developing community leaders Percy Brandon, Vintners Inn through Leadership Santa Rosa While working to grow our Chair, Special Events to organizing the Agri-Business economy, we were also working PHOTO: WILL BUCQUOY Jeff Crouch, Umpqua Investments Barbeque; from coordinating hard to help our members. Our Brett Martinez, Chair, Leadership Santa Rosa Professional Development Day for network-building, educational Redwood Credit Union, Mari Featherstone, LeaseMark our Young Professionals Network and community involvement 2012 Chairman of the Board Chair, Finance (YPN) to providing referrals to our programs attracted over 6,000 member businesses. Of the many business minded attendees. Doug Hilberman, AXIA Architects Chair, Advocacy Council Chamber achievements in 2012, These individuals made new collaborative and productive City the following are just some of connections with other members Council. Scott Ormerod, Leap Solutions Group those that were both important of the business community, Chair, Membership & Communications for our members and our local learned new skills to help them None of this happened without a Kevin Smith, Agilent Technologies economy. succeed, and participated in lot of hard work by many people. Vice-Chair, Sonoma County BEST events that kept them informed Our Board of Directors, and Jeff Weber, Agilent Technologies Sonoma County BEST was about our community. particularly our Division Chairs, Chair, Workforce Development launched and in its fi rst year provided strong leadership for helped area businesses create Furthermore, YPN completed its our many committees. Literally 841 jobs. BEST has been the fi fth year of providing network- hundreds of our members Chamber’s most important building and development volunteered and attended City 2012 Board of Directors economic development initiative opportunities to nearly 1,000 Council meetings, set up for Scott Adams, Comcast and it is proving its worth, as young professionals, helping events, gathered sponsorships, Bill Arnone, Merrill, Arnone & Jones, LLP businesses across Sonoma keep their skills and talents in and organized meetings. Finally, Brad Bollinger, North Bay Business Journal County have been supported and our community. Leadership Santa all of this and more were made Pam Chanter, Vantreo Insurance new jobs have been created to Rosa graduated its 28th class possible with the support of the Don Chigazola, Medtronic put our fellow citizens back to and enrolled 33 new leaders in outstanding staff, who dedicates work. Class 29. The WHEEL Program long hours to ensuring the Frank Chong, Ed.D., Santa Rosa Junior College taught hundreds of employees success of the Chamber. Dan Condron, Sonoma State University While BEST was creating jobs, English language skills while the Ken Fischang, Sonoma County Tourism the Convention & Visitors Bureau Mike Hauser Algebra Academy It has been an honor to serve Judy James, Republic Services (CVB) was marketing Santa Rosa graduated 50 eighth graders as Chairman of the Board Josh Johnsen, George Petersen Insurance Company as a visitor destination. The CVB with a head start on one of high for the Santa Rosa Chamber Trish McLean, Terra Firma Global Partners helped more than 45,000 visitors school’s most important subjects. of Commerce. I look forward Rolf Nelson, Exchange Bank at the California Welcome Center to continuing to support the in Railroad Square, providing The Chamber also ventured Chamber’s efforts and to their Teresa Norton, Beyers Costin PC information and referring visitors into the arena of public policy continued success in all the years Norm Rosinski, NorthBay Biz to our members. The CVB’s and strongly supported the to come. Jim Sartain, Keegan & Coppin Company, Inc. work with visitors also led to the extension of our airport runway, Bill Silver, Sonoma State University, School of booking of more than 5,700 room improvements to the City of Business and Economics nights in Santa Rosa last year, Santa Rosa’s permitting process, Wanda Tapia-Thomsen, Latino Service Providers helping the hospitality industry and provisions to enable wineries Joshua Townsend, PG&E lead Sonoma County out of the to operate within the city limits. Corey Turner, Sonoma Bank recession. Our endorsement of Council candidates has also resulted in Barry Weitzenberg, JDSU The CVB also worked with the what we believe will be a more MARCH 25, 2013 | NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNAL SANTA ROSA CHAMBER | 3 2013 Executive Board Looking Forward Doug Hilberman, AXIA Architects As we embrace 2013 in Sonoma Chairman of the Board to fruition. It is our collective County we continue to see signs voice and involvement that Rolf Nelson, Exchange Bank of recovery in the business produces successful results for Chair-Elect climate. I want to extend thanks our members. I am honored to Brett Martinez, Redwood Credit Union to our 2012 Board Chair, be your Chairman of the Board Immediate Past Chair Brett Martinez, our President, in 2013 and encourage you to Todd Anderson, Best Western Plus Wine Country Jonathan Coe, and the executive join me in taking action to further Inn & Suites directors of two of our recent the interests of our business Chair, Convention & Visitors Bureau key programs, Carolyn Stark of community. Dan Condron, Sonoma State University BEST and Brad Calkins of the Chair, CPAC CVB, for their dedicated efforts to With resources in place, our Board Jeff Crouch, Umpqua Investments help energize our local economy. has set the following Strategic Chair, Leadership Santa Rosa Through their leadership and Objectives for our Chamber in Tiffany Krankemann, Krankemann Law Offi ces the professional volunteers on 2013: Chair, Young Professionals Network their Boards and Committees, a • Support BEST (Building number of successful programs Mary Leonard-Wilson, Presidio Bank Economic Success Together) have produced direct quantifi able PHOTO: WILL BUCQUOY Chair, Finance in the implementation of its results in areas that matter most Strategic Plan to create 2,500 Doug Hilberman, Scott Ormerod, Leap Solutions Group to our community and members. new jobs in Sonoma County; AXIA Architects Chair, Membership & Communications Brett Martinez has detailed some • Support revenue growth for 2013 Chairman of the Board Steve Schofi eld, American River Bank of these accomplishments in our hospitality members and Chair, Advocacy Council his letter summarizing our 2012 the whole community through Jodi Shubin, Pisenti & Brinker LLP activities. the leadership of the CVB continues to educate local up- Chair, Special Events (Convention & Visitors Bureau) and-coming business leaders Kevin Smith, Agilent Technologies Our Chamber’s mission is to and the use of the BIA and on a broad number of issues Vice-Chair, Sonoma County BEST support, promote, and advocate other funds to implement an that face our County. In 2013 Fred Van Milligen, JDSU for our members and create a aggressive sales and marketing we have a goal of strengthening Chair, Workforce Development vibrant, sustainable economy program to bolster our tourism opportunities to collaborate in our region. It is the energy economy; with other local Chambers and of our staff and volunteers like • Implement the Strategic Plan business related organizations. you that help us collectively of the Advocacy Council and Together, we can help each 2013 Board of Directors succeed towards this mission. CPAC to nurture a pro-business other succeed and create a My fi rm, AXIA Architects, has environment in our community; positive sustainable economic Scott Adams, Comcast been a member of the Chamber • Strategically improve our environment in our community. Bill Arnone, Merrill, Arnone & Jones, LLP for over 25 years. Like many workforce by implementing Nicole Arnone, Cipolla Financial & members we were very supportive WHEEL, the Mike Hauser I encourage you to join us in 2013 Insurance Services of the general Chamber goals Algebra Academy and other as we work towards a successful but somewhat passive in our specifi c programs. Victor Assad, Medtronic and prosperous year. involvement. My fi rst experience Brad Bollinger, North Bay Business Journal with the