From the Board President

The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors elected new officers for 2012. As board president, I am leading the group with our newly elected vice presidents: Ike Ornelas will oversee Economic Development and will sit on the EDC board of Directors; Judy Kapoor will oversee the Convention Visitors Bureau; Nena Pitts is in charge of Membership; R. David Guerrero will represent the Civic groups and Lane Bowen is the new treasurer.
This year’s board of directors is quite diverse with representation from the oil and gas, medical, insurance and realty, education, engineering, banking and finance to retail. We look forward to growing the Chamber and assuring that we provide the best service possible.
Our biggest event of the year is right around the corner. This year marks the Chamber’s 75 Anniversary which be celebrated at our annual banquet on March 29th. We are in the process of selecting a guest speaker and will let you know once we have a confirmation. If you are interested in being a table sponsor or donating a gift for the Silent Auction, contact the Chamber for more information. The Chamber staff along with the Alice Ambassadors will be working hard to make sure this year’s banquet is a great success. Applications for Citizen of the Year are now available at the Chamber, please come by the Chamber for the nomination form at your earliest convenience, as the deadline is soon approaching.
If any of our members have a business need, questions or concerns and can’t seem to get a resolution, feel free to contact the Chamber. We may not have all the answers but rest assured we will do our best to try to resolve or help with any issues. If you have promotions within your company or a recognition regarding your business, let us know, we will be more than happy to publish it in our newsletter.