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ADVANCING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

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New Advocacy ReportSee page 6

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ns 4 From the Chair Gearing Up for the Golf Tournament By Kristy Weaver, GVCC Board Chair

5 From the PAC Chair We Must Be Thinking a Generation Ahead By Don Russo, Public Affairs Committee Chair

6 The Advocacy Report The GVCC CEO Summarizes Public Affairs Advocacy in Jan & Feb 2013

7 Member Spotlight: The Assistance League of SW Washington

8 The Annual Golf Tournament “Around the World in 18 Holes”

10 New Members

11 Ribbon Cuttings

13 Renewing Members

16 2013 Business AND Social Hour

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Volume 42 • Number 2

8-9The 11th Annual Golf Tournament@ Camas Meadows Golf Club

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Mt. View Ice Arena’s

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March 6th SW WA Leads & NeedsMarch 13th The Resource Network SeminarMarch 14th B.A.S.H. Evening NetworkingMarch 14th State of the County AddressMarch 20th SW WA Leads & NeedsMarch 20th State of the City AddressMarch 26th B.A.H. NetworkingApril 5thNetworking For Newbies SeminarApril 3rd SW WA Leads & NeedsApril 10th The Resource Network SeminarApril 11th B.A.S.H. Evening NetworkingApril 17th SW WA Leads & Needs

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Keep This for Your Reference

Chair Kristy WeaverPacific Continental Bank

Chair, Board of DirectorsGreater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce


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with people we know and like. Take advantage of the opportunity to spend time with new and old friends in a fun setting on a beautiful course, play-ing 18 holes of golf. I encourage you to join us!

I want to also welcome our new members and our renewing members in January, February and March. We have several upcoming ribbon cut-tings and we invite you to join us as we give our new businesses a rousing show of support.

In the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing to you our new Contracting Program through our Resource Network. We’ll have a certified contracts counselor on board to help businesses obtain local, state and federal contracts. Whether you sell paper products, service vehicles or move goods, there may be an un-tapped market for you and your Chamber can help.

Happy spring to all our Chamber Members. Thanks for being a part of our Vancouver Business Commu-nity!

Gearing up for the Golf Tournament

INVESTOR’S RECOGNITION

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Pacific Continental Bank

SEH America, Inc.

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

Sterling Bank

Riverview Community Bank

PRESIDENTÊS CIRCLE

Columbia Machine, Inc.

iQ Credit Union

Burgerville Holland, Inc.

Chase Bank

Kaiser Permanente

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Chevron USA

Comcast Business Class

BNSF Railway

Columbia Credit Union

Online Support

West Coast Bank

Can you feel it? There’s a promise of spring in the air. Your Chamber is getting ready for our biggest outdoor event of the year. I in-vite you to join us for the popular Chamber Golf Tournament, to be held June 13 at Camas Meadows. This year’s theme is “Around the World in 18 Holes.” Our businesses have a lot of fun putting on a great tournament for our members and promoting their companies; we know how to mix business and pleasure!

If you’re a golfer, you can win great prizes and enjoy fun giveaways. If you’re a busi-ness wanting to promote your products or services, we have a variety of sponsorships available. Talk to anyone who’s played in the Chamber Golf Tournament and they’ll tell you it’s a great investment of your resources.

Experience the power of face-to-face network-ing at the Chamber Golf Tournament. Per-sonal relationships matter in business, per-haps now more than ever as we compete in a global economy. Electronic networking helps us stay connected to one another and is a tool we can use to grow business, but the personal connection is the most powerful tool in build-ing relationships. We all tend to do business

ChairFrom thePAC Don Russo

Schwabe, Williamson & WyattChair, Public Affairs Committee

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce


We support the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project and advo-

cate for the state and federal funding necessary to build this crucial transpor-tation improvement. We acknowledge that the CRC is not perfect. Issues con-tinue to be raised and discussion must continue on those issues. However, should this project fail to move forward, the resulting impact to our regional and national economy cannot be overstated. To kill the CRC will limit access to work-force and marketplace opportunities and will negatively impact our regional quality of life for years to come. The CRC is not a local project. It is not a City of Vancouver project, nor is it a Clark County project. The CRC impacts the movement of people and goods along the entire west coast of this great coun-try.

SAFETY AND CAPACITY First, the existing bridge is the only lift bridge (stop light, if you will) on the entire I-5 corridor from Canada to Mexico. Second, it is not keeping up with the growth of the Vancouver/Portland metropolitan area. Third, it impedes both our local businesses and our citizens from moving goods and family members throughout the region. Next, it is unsafe. Do you realize that the pilings for the bridge sit in sandy soil at the bottom of the River and not in bedrock? We are in an earthquake zone. As Senator Patty Murray recently said to our com-munity, the bridge “is a piece of World War I era infrastructure that needs to be replaced.” Also, you probably have noticed when you are stuck in a traffic jam on or near the bridge: there are no safety shoul-ders for disabled vehicles to pull over.

FUNDINGAs I am certain most of you know, key constituencies in Southwest Washington and the Portland Metro region (including the City of Vancouver and Clark County) have gone through a lengthy and delibera-tive process to arrive at a consensus on a locally preferred alternative that included light rail. The inclusion of light rail brings $850 million in fed-eral funds to the project and, over its life, light rail is 25% less expensive to operate and maintain than other alternatives, such as bus rapid tran-sit. The Record of Decision on the locally preferred alternative was approved by our federal partners at the Federal Highway and Federal Transit Administrations, with light rail identified as the high capacity mode option. Further, as Sen. Murray, the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, recently noted, “a light rail compo-nent is absolutely necessary to secure federal funding for this project.” We believe Senator Murray: no light rail, no bridge. FUTURE JOBSThe benefits of the CRC, as laid out in the locally preferred alternative, could not be clearer. This project is crucial to our region’s and state’s future economic prosperity. The CRC will provide 1,906 jobs per year through design and construction. By 2030, it will create 4,200 regional and state jobs and add $231 million in additional wages. The return on our

investment speaks for itself: $450 mil-lion from Washington will be lever-aged in order to receive a $3.2 billion infrastructure project, which will in turn generate a regional economic benefit of $5 to $8 billion.

Some of our community leaders have suggested that more time is needed to discuss alternatives. Quoting from U.S. Senator Patty Murray just one more time: “any further attempt to change the current bridge design will cause years, if not decades of delay.” Delaying construction of the CRC for

10 to 20 years is not a practical option with $70 Billion in freight p ro j e c t e d to cross the CRC annu-ally by 2030, par-t i c u l a r l y

since 40% of Washington jobs are trade reliant. After 11 years, 7,521 public comments, 1,276 public and citizen advisory committee meetings and 32,070 public contacts to reach the Record of Decision, while it is impera-tive that we continue to address the issues related to this project, including the height of the bridge and the impact on our local businesses, to kill the project completely will not solve any-thing. The Chamber stands by its position: we need a new bridge for our future.

“...should this project fail to move forward, the resulting impact to our regional and national economy cannot be overstated.”

In Every Era, We Must Be Thinking a Generation Ahead


From the CEO

Advocacy ReportIn February, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (GVCC) met with Governor Jay Inslee in Olympia during the annual ‘Legislative Day’ to urge his support for projects of significance in SW Washington. In their meeting with Gov-ernor Inslee, GVCC Staff and Members of the Public Affairs Committee raised three topics of concern in SW Washing-ton: transportation funding and the bridge, stormwater

regulations reform and education funding. Governor Inslee acknowledged all three issues as critically important, of-fered his help and reinforced his support for the CRC.

The GVCC’s Public Affairs Committee meets monthly to dis-cuss issues impacting the local business community and rec-ommends positions to the GVCC Board of Directors.

Storm Water RegulationsGVCC considers this a critically im-portant issue now being decided in Olympia and has advocated in support of regulatory relief for Clark County. In partnership with the Columbia Riv-er Economic Development Council, the Building Industry Association and other community partners, GVCC has testified and advocated for a series of bills that would address the Clark County Stormwater compliance is-sue. Clark County is currently out of compliance with new state regula-tions and it threatens to derail future developments in the county. The new rules imposed make it cost prohibi-tive for businesses and the rules do not take into account the unique to-pography of Clark County. GVCC has met with the Governor, state of-ficials on this issue. If legislation will not provide relief, GVCC will con-tinue to advocate for a policy change that provides relief for businesses.

Kiggins and Liberty Theaters GVCC supports our local theaters in their effort to obtain a beer and wine theater license thereby helping them to be competitive with other the-aters that currently sell beer and wine. The current state law does not al-low the historic theaters to serve be-cause they don’t have a kitchen facil-ity on site. This puts the Kiggins and the Liberty Theaters at a competitive

disadvantage with other theaters. Van-couver Representative Jim Moeller supports a bill that would remedy the problem. GVCC strongly supports it.

Sales Tax HolidayGVCC supports legislation that de-clares a sales tax holiday one week-end a year to promote local business and provide a benefit to local con-sumers. The three day holiday would take place prior to the start of the school year to help cash strapped families get their children ready for school. The sales tax holiday would be limited to clothing and school sup-plies. This helps local retailers who often lose retail business to Oregon because of the 8.3 percent sales tax.

Clark County Tax RebateGVCC supports Clark County in its effort to reclaim $8 million annually in sales tax revenue from the state of Washington. This rebate is already provided to numerous Washington State Counties as a way to equal-ize funding for rural counties. The legislation would add Clark County to the list of eligible rural counties.

Columbia River CrossingGVCC continues to advocate for a replacement bridge across the Co-lumbia River while acknowledging the challenges associated with the cur-rent CRC project. 100 GVCC busi-

nesses recently submitted a letter of support stating, “Our Chamber announced its support for the cur-rent project in 2008 citing both safety and capacity issues as most important. Our support has not wavered. We believe the bridge must be replaced with a modern day design that improves our safety and allows our region to meet the freight capacity needs of the future.”To quit now, is to fail in our duty to provide a long term solu-tion for our region’s transporta-tion needs. GVCC encourages the elected officials to continue to work on the solution and build a bridge for the next 100 years.

Pearson Air MuseumGVCC has been active in the ongo-ing issue over Pearson Air Museum which has recently been pulled from the City’s control and is now being operated by the National Parks Service. GVCC believes the issue must be resolved at a federal level and thanks our Congressional Delegation for its work to negoti-ate an appropriate settlement with the National Parks Service and the City of Vancouver. It is unfortu-nate and unacceptable to lose ac-cess to the Pearson Air Museum; a beloved community resource.

SO FAR IN THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE GVCC HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:

Photos of the GVCC’s Member Advocates in Olympia


The GVCC had the opportunity to visit with Jeanne Lightburn of the Assistance League of SW Washington. Their programming touches so many lives. Please purchase your tulips from the A.L. via the GVCC’s website: www.vancouveru-sa.com until March 19th

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (GVCC): What’s the scope of your work and who specifically do you focus on?Jeanne Lightburn (JL): Our primary focus is on providing new clothing and school sup-plies for students and children-- especially those who are in foster care. We also provide clothing and hygiene kits for women and children who are survivors of assault upon their arrival at local hospitals. This past year, our 62 dedicated members volunteered over 8,000 hours and touched the lives of more than 3,000 individuals.

GVCC: Do you have any upcoming fundrais-ing events?JL: We do have an event going on right now, and it’s a great way to usher in spring while supporting our cause. We are taking orders for fresh cut tulips through March 19th, and all proceeds will directly benefit our pro-grams to clothe children here in the local community. People may order online on the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s website.

GVCC: Tell us a little bit more about cloth-ing children.

JL: We reach out in several ways. Our pri-mary program is called Operation School Bell. We provide new clothing and literacy supplies to children in need across four school districts in Clark County. Our mem-bers serve as liaisons with the schools to work with staff in identifying specific needs of children, purchasing the garments and supplies, and delivering them directly to the school. GVCC: You said you also reach out specifi-cally to children in foster care. Do they have particular needs?JL: Yes, we do make a special effort to reach children who are in foster care. We know that these children often are under especially dif-ficult circumstances and that many times they are removed from their homes without being able to take any of their personal belongings with them. We work with the social workers at DSHS to provide new clothing and school supplies for children between the ages of 10 and 18 who have been placed in foster care. We call this effort “JUST because.” During a back-to-school day this past fall at DSHS, we clothed over 220 teens alone; 2013 is our fourth year of clothing children in foster care. GVCC: Everything you do is supported through donations and fundraisers. Besides the tulip sale in March, what other fundrais-ers are coming up? JL: We have two primary fundraisers each

year—one in the spring and the sec-ond during the Christmas holidays. Our Spring Garden Party will be held April 27th at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver. It’s an increasingly popular event offering a catered champagne lunch. Attendees browse through a market place featuring jewelry, scarves and garden accessories, as well as a live plant nursery offering a broad selection of potted plants. GVCC: How far does a donation stretch to help these children?JL: Every amount makes a big difference. For example, $25 provides an assault survivor kit for a woman or child. $100 will provide either two sets of clothing for a 10-18 year old child entering foster care, or it will provide a scholarship for a developmentally delayed preschooler. GVCC: If someone can’t make one of your fundraiser events, how can they contribute?JL: They can do so by writing a check to help support our programs. Simply send the checks to Assistance League of Southwest Washington, P.O. Box 65, Vancouver, WA 98666. Many people also get their employers

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At the 11th Annual GVCC Golf Tournament, your Chamber is focused on creating a thriving business community that you will notice the moment you step onto the green. Members of the local business community will be building relationships, expanding their spheres of influ-ence, and developing avenues for doing business. This event is well known as the best busi-ness golf tournament in Southwest Washington. A number of influential sponsorship levels are available; sign up your team now, there are only 36 team spots and we always sell out.

When it comes to golf, Your Chamber means business.

Be one of 36 teams of 4. You’re entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, carts, fun activities, great prizes, and a BBQ!


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Welcome to the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce - the largest and most active business association in Southwest Washington. We thank you for your investment. Please visit GVCC’s online directory at www.vancouverusa.com for more information on the companies below. Help us build a strong and stable local economy – do business with Chamber members!

New Members

John StanleyCascadia WomenÊs Clinic14508 NE 20th Ave, Ste 300Vancouver, WA 98686 www.cascadiawc.com360 433 0022

Sean MichaelsBetter Homes Realty201 SE Park Plaza Drive Suite 224Vancouver, WA 98684www.southwashingtonrealestate.com360 901 8787

Chase Investments6712 NE 63rd StreetVancouver, WA 98661 www.chase.com360 694 8163

Diana ChernofskyChernofsky Financial4001 Main Street Suite 221Vancouver, WA 98663 www.chernofskyfi nancial.com1 800 616 9489

Nancy PionkCommunity Mediation Services300 East 17th Street, Suite 100Vancouver, WA 98663www.mediationclarkcounty.org360 334 5862

Mark DuckworthFrame It! Custom Framing6307 NE 117th Avenue Suite EVancouver, WA 98662www.frameitcf.com360 260 2595

Laura HallHall Mediation Services10000 NE 7th Avenue Suite 400Vancouver, WA 98685 360 524 1762www.hall-mediation.com/

Brian FlattKnipe Reality NW 110 Columbia Street Suite 104Vancouver, WA 98660www.kniperealty.com

360 567 0164

Jimmy & Kendra Pryce Koa Koffee1000 Grand Blvd Vancouver, WA 98661360 901 4516

Eric LaBrantLaBrant Receivables2315 Simpson AvenueVancouver, WA 98660www.labrant.net503 875 1312

Christina HubbardLetters to NumbersP.O. Box 61784Vancouver, WA 98666www.lett erstonumbers.com360 524 3261

Trina LatshawMcCollumÊs Northwest Auto Body4615 NE Minnehaha St.Vancouver, WA 98661www.bigbluem.com360 573 1152

Mieko BeckerMiekoÊs Marketplace Flowers210 W Evergreen Blvd Suite 100Vancouver, WA 98660 www.marketplacefl owersonline.com360 567 1233

Benjamin A LanpharMorgan Stanley Wealth Management 1701 SE Columbia River Drive Suite 120Vancouver, WA 98661 www.morganstanleyfa.com/lanphar360 696 0071

Mark KibbyMTI Worldwide Logisitcs2101 NE 129th Street Suite 217Vancouver, WA 98686www.mtiworldwide.com360 574 4682

Bob Raynor

OpportunityÊ$ Knocking, LLCPO Box 1362Sherwood, OR 97140503 413 0657

Tracey LackeyOregonLive.com620 SW 5th AvenuePortland, OR 97204www.Oregonlive.com503 972 0241

Steve PagelPagelÊs Landscape Maintenance4805 NE 130th Street Vancouver, WA 98686360 574 4391

Kristin TeaterPeak Motion Physical Therapy1905 SE 192nd Avenue Unit B 205Vancouver, WA 98607www.mypeakmotion.com360 210 5440

Aaron KraftVeolia Water North America2323 West Mill Plain BlvdVancouver, WA 98660 www.veoliawaterna.com360 759 3200

Lynne PetersonADK Electric, Inc. 9000 NE 90th StreetVancouver, WA 98662 www.adkelectricinc.com360 546 5155

Lauren HarrisAethena Gynecology Associates1498 SE Tech Center Place Suite 100 Vancouver, WA 98683 www.aethenagyn.com360 693 7878

Joan RochaAflac Agent11301 SE 10th St. #113Vancouver, WA 98664www.afl ac.com


Who Have Joined Since January 2013


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Ribbon Cuttings

Mountain View Ice Areana14313 SE Mill Plain BlvdVancouver, WA 98684

Dr. Roof, Inc.6806 N.E. Highway 99 Vancouver, WA 98665

Mattress Pro 6709 NE 63 St, Suite 102

Vancouver, WA 98661

1-800 The Flower Express10411 NE 4th Plain # 115

Vancouver WA 98662

Bankcard Brokers222 NE Park Plaza Drive., Suite 113

Vancouver, WA 98684

Audiology Clinic Inc. 222 NE Park Plaza Dr, Suite 105

Vancouver, WA 98684

Kiggins Theatre1011 Main Street

Vancouver, WA 98660

Yoga Hot Spot13317 NE 12th Ave.

Vancouver, WA 98685

Interested in scheduling your own ribbon cutting or ground breaking ceremony?

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Thank you to all of our renewing members for continuing your Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce membership! We are proud to serve our members through our mission of providing positive business leadership, growing jobs and strengthening the local economy.

Renewing Members

AAA Washington 4 years Acuity Group PLLC 4 yearsAho Construction 1 yearThe Al Angelo Company 67 yearsAlpine Autobody Inc 29 yearsAmerican Equities Inc 13 yearsAmeriprise Financial Tech Center Pl. 11 yearsThe Amphitheater at Clark County 10 yearsAt Your Place Senior Care 2 yearsBergerABAM 33 yearsBiggs Insurance Services 78 years Blue Bird Transfer Inc 36 yearsJack Burkman 6 yearsChevron USA 3 yearsCity of Vancouver 29 yearsClark College 35 yearsClark Public Utilities 62 yearsColumbia Collectors, Inc. 45 yearsColumbia Credit Union 38 yearsColumbia Litho Inc 14 yearsColumbia Machine Inc 76 yearsColumbia River Mental Health Service 10 yearsComfort Inn & Suites Downtown Vancouver 37 yearsCommunity Foundation for SW Washington 3 yearsCosco Fire Protection 4 yearsC Tran 29 yearsDavidson & Associates Insurance Agency Inc 23 yearsEOCF/Educational Opportunities 23 years for Children & Families The Evergreen Inn 7 yearsEvergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery 57 years and Funeral Chapel Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation 11 yearsFoundation for Vancouver Public Schools 4 yearsFree Clinic of SW Washington 10 yearsGaffney Counseling & Consulting 23 yearsGIDI Promotions 6 yearsGlenwood Place 12 yearsHarry’s Key Service Inc 13 yearsHolland Inc/Burgerville 62 yearsHumane Society for Southwest Washington 1 yearITT Technical Institute 6 years

JD Fulwiler & Company Insurance 38 yearsJoeScan Inc 9 yearsJunior Achievement 19 yearsKeller Williams Realty, Dave Dumas 11 yearsKramer Gehlen & Associates Inc 41 yearsKrispy Kreme 3 yearsLacamas Community Credit Union 8 yearsLanderholm, PS 49 yearsLMG Concerts LLC 2 yearsLucky Limousine 7 yearsLynch Janitorial & Cleaning LLC 3 yearsMcGrath’s Fish House 18 yearsMortgage Express LLC 6 yearsNutter Corporation 12 yearsNW Injury Law Center, Donald Jacobs 9 yearsThe Oregonian 2 yearsPeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center 34 yearsPeterson & Associates PS, CPAs 47 yearsTom Phillips 2 yearsPickett Insurance Agency 8 yearsPIP Printing 22 yearsPort of Camas/Washougal 26 yearsPort of Vancouver USA 99 yearsPortland Spirit 19 yearsPortland Trail Blazers 8 yearsPressed4Time 10 yearsPro Tech Industries Inc 28 yearsQdoba Mexican Grill 2 yearsThe Reflector 25 yearsSalmon Creek Vision Centre 4 yearsSchool of Piano Technology for the Blind 12 yearsSchwabe, Williamson & Wyatt 46 yearsSecurity Signs 15 yearsServiceMaster Building Services 6 yearsShare 10 yearsShift Fitness 3 yearsSmith Cooper Northwest 7 yearsSpecialty Graphic Solutions LLC 2 yearsTailored Logistics Inc 4 yearsThe Management Group Inc 21 yearsTri Mountain Golf Course 10 years

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TW Telecom 7 yearsThe Vancouver Clinic Inc 62 yearsVancouver Education Association 46 yearsVancouver Granite Works Inc 25 yearsVancouver Housing Authority 9 yearsVancouver School District No. 37 39 yearsVesta Hospitality, LLC 2 yearsWalmart #2550 4 yearsWalmart #2947 12 yearsWells Fargo Bank Downtown 30 yearsWilson Associates Architects 20 years & Planners AIA Women Entrepreneurs Organization 3 yearsZero Down Time Inc 12 years

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involved by seeking grants and matching funds from their orga-nization. People wanting to help can also contribute goods or services to our organization, or they can choose to support one of our events -- via a silent or oral auction item for instance. GVCC: Sounds like you have a dedicated group of volunteers. How does someone join your organization?JL: There’s a couple of ways to become involved. You can join as an Associate Member or as a Full Member. Basically, the Associate Member joins to primarily support our chapter through their annual membership, while Full Members have voting capabilities and usually take on a more active role. Anyone who is interested in becoming a member may call 360-690-1253 or go to our web-site—www.alswwa.org. GVCC: Thank you Jeanne. Your group is to be commended for the important work you are providing to our community.JL: It’s our privilege to serve these children and adults who need our help. We’ve come a long way since becoming an Assistance League guild in 2003, and subsequently earning our status as a chapter in 2008. In fact, what better way to celebrate our 10th anniversary than bringing on even more members—all of which enables us to reach out to even more people. Our motto is “Making a difference today … for a better tomorrow.”

For more on the Assistance League of SW Washington please visit their website at www.alswwa.org.

Keep in MindThe GVCC has many low-cost advertising options for Members only, like: web banners, the annual Directory, this ChamberNews Magazine and a digital banner in our weekly “Business Matters” eblast. There is something for everyone. Request a GVCC media kit from Chandra Chase, the GVCC Communications Director at [email protected].

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THE GREATER VANCOUVERCHAMBER OF COMMERCE

OFFICERSChair: Kristy Weaver, Pacific Continental Bank Chair Elect: Don Russo, Schwabe, Williamson & WyattVice Chair: Eric Sawyer, BBSI Preferred PayrollSecretary – Treasurer: Winston Asai, Columbia MachineImmediate Past Chair: Tim Schauer, MacKay Sposito

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJonathan Avery, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterJody Campbell, The ColumbianTodd Coleman, Port of Vancouver John Deeder, Evergreen Public SchoolsTamara Fuller, NAI Norris, Beggs & SimpsonJeff Harvey, BurgervilleDave Horowitz, Windermere Real EstateElie Kassab, Prestige DevelopmentAlex McMillan, Optimal Living ExpertWayne Nelson, Clark Public UtilitiesEric Olmsted, On Line Support, Inc. William Pritchard, Pritchard OrthodonticsDon Russo, Schwabe, Williamson & WyattRhona Sen Hoss, WSU VancouverKeith Wallace, Frumenti, Lander & Wallace, P.S.Jeff Woodside, Nutter Corporation

CHAMBER STAFFKelly Parker President/[email protected]

Darcy Altizer Vice President, Member [email protected]

Susie Bauder Events [email protected]

Matt HoffstetterSales [email protected]

Teresa LawwillCommunity Relations [email protected] Chandra Chase Communications Director [email protected] PrintingAdco Commercial Printing & Graphics, [email protected]

Interested in sponsoring a 2013 Business After Hours?Contact Susie Bauder at (360) 567-1093 or [email protected]

2013Business After Hours

January 29 Audiology Clinic, Bankcard Brokers

February 12 Shop Local - Riverview Community Bank

March 26 Partners in Careers, Riverview Comm. Bank

April 23 “No Business” After Hours

May 21 Biggs Insurance, Brickstone Ballroom

June 25 Clark County Food Bank

July 23 IDM Apartments

August 27 Glenwood Place

September 24 iQ Credit Union

October 22 Shop Local - Riverview Community Bank

November 19 Sponsorship Available

December 17 Sponsorship Available

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