Executive Committee
R. David Guerrero (Life Member)
Board President Jim Wells County Marisol Carvajal-Garcia
President Elect Carvajal, Smithwick Garcia, LLP NenaCastillo-Pitts (Life Member)
Immediate Past- President CHRISTUS Spohn Alice Albert Martinez
V.P. CVB Jim Wells County Sheriff Dept. Ann Awalt
V.P. Civic CACOST Ofelia Hunter
V.P. Membership Alice Echo-News Journal Richard Joslin
Treasurer/EDC VP PlainsCapital Bank Juan A. Navejar Jr.
Executive Director
Board Members Dr. Grace Everett Alice ISD Octavio Flores United Connections Counseling Mary Jan Jenkins Immanuel Lutheran Church Andy Patel Best Western Bertha Rodriguez Individual Member Rodrigo Rodriguez Walgreens Mirelda Salinas Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union Gaylynn Storm Stewart Title Tom Turner Episcopal Church of the Advent Dr. Roel Valadez, DDS Individual Member Laurie Whitty Paladium Bowl
Staff Noemi Andrade
Admin Assistant
2016 Alice Ambassadors
Ofelia Hunter- President David Silva - Vice President Amanda Sue Friedeck- Secretary Dee Dee Arismendez - Treasurer
Adam Alvarado
James Craver
Vicente Enrique
David Fabela
Joshua Flores
Bruce Menking
Nicole Perez
Nena Castillo-Pitts (Life Member)
Natasha Rodriguez
Margaret Smith (Life Member)
Katrina Watson
Clare Wonders
The much anticipated Alice Multi-Use Complex is open to the public. The state-of-the-art natatorium and water park owned by the City of Alice held its grand opening on Friday, July 1, 2016.
Corpus Christi, TX—Local Chambers from across the state of Texas gathered Monday, June 20, 2016 for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Annual Excellence Awards. The awards honor organizations for exceptional efforts in marketing, communications and media outreach.
Congratulations goes out to our Chamber staff for their recent awards. We are blessed to have talented people working for us. The recent awards are proof of the caliber of people we have at the Chamber.
The South Texas heat seems to be getting hotter and with that the higher costs of keeping your business cool and not breaking your pocket book. The bottom line of running a successful business is to make all your dollars count. Cutting back unnecessary energy use keeps hard-earned money in your pocket.
Happy Fourth of July from the Alice Ambassadors. We invite you to the 4th of July Picnic at Veterans Plaza Park on Monday, July 4th from 11 am to 1 pm. Lots of a games and fun for everyone. Food trucks will also be available during the event.
Chili's held a 10th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting and celebration on Friday, June 10, 2016. They are located at 1718 Matt Murphy Road.
Tourism, Transportation, and Security, Part II
Tourism Tidbits
As noted in the June edition of Tourism Tidbits there is a symbiotic relationship between tourism and transportation. Tourism, as we know it, cannot survive without a good and safe transportation system. Although the inverse is not absolutely true, much of the transportation industry depends on tourism. Although, some forms of transportation would appear to be independent of tourism, for example the trucking industry, tourism is such a major economic factor that without it even the trucking industry would have fewer goods to deliver and thus suffer.
Bruce Hoffman presented a Wildlife Photography Program as part of our Chamber Luncheon sponsored by Katrina Watson. No one won the cash prize so the drawing grows to $1,000 in August.
The South Texas heat seems to be getting hotter and with that the higher costs of keeping your business cool and not breaking your pocket book. The bottom line of running a successful business is to make all your dollars count. Cutting back unnecessary energy use keeps hard-earned money in your pocket. 
Happy Fourth of July from the Alice Ambassadors. We invite you to the 4th of July Picnic at Veterans Plaza Park on Monday, July 4th from 11 am to 1 pm. Lots of a games and fun for everyone. Food trucks will also be available during the event.
Summer is a great time to take that long-overdue vacation or take a part-time job. Unfortunately, as the weather heats up in Texas, so do scams.
