Continuing toward the goals of our 2023 Chairman Emeritus
RaDonna Hessel Grapevine Chamber CEO
Each year we all face challenges that make us review our current path and consider our direction for the future Some we can plan for, and others are just out of our control We can get excited for the opportunities or get frustrated for the interruptions in our lives It is all about choices we make in our business or personal lives.
2023 started off with a major challenge for your Grapevine Chamber in the form of the heart attack and illness of our Chairman of the Board, Kosse Maykus It happened right at the end of 2022 and the Executive Boards (2022 & 2023) came together to create a plan to continue to move forward 2021 Chair, Phil Cunningham, agreed to step back into the Chair’s role to fulfill the immediate need. He stepped into the January awards banquet and helped out in a
variety of ways, always with that Phil smile.
But then of course, life always has a way of changing the course you are on, just when you think that you have it all figured out At the March Board meeting, Phil informed the Chamber Board that he has accepted a consulting position with a hotel group in upstate New York that would take him there from April to November of 2023. While he was happy to fill in for the chamber, this was a “ once in a lifetime” opportunity for him to meet a personal and professional goal that he had
So, at that Board meeting, with the recommendation of the Chamber CEO and approval of both Trudy Cresswell as the Immediate Past Chair and Kelly Schwartz as the Incoming Chair, the Chamber’s Board decided to not name another interim and to work as a team to fulfill the role of the Chair until such time that Kosse Maykus could be back at the head of the board table.
Shirley Roberts is a Registered Nurse and Certified Case Manager with over 35 years experience in health care and management
Shirley is the Clinic Nurse Manager at GRACE & her role consists of day-to-day operations, patient education & management of the Clinic. She teaches educational classes and provides clinical oversight to an active patient population and works very closely with all volunteer providers, nurses, etc. to improve patient health.
Shirley graduated from Leadership Grapevine with the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce in 2016 and has been an active Ambassador with the Grapevine Chamber ever since completing the program. She served as the Chair of the Grapevine Ambassadors 2018-2019. She received the Fort Worth Business Press Health Heroes Award in 2019, was the Grapevine Chamber Ambassador of the Year for 2018, President’s Award by the GRACE Board of Directors in 2018, & she was selected and honored as one of the DFW Great 100 Nurses for 2021 She loves serving and working in her Grapevine community
And wouldn’t you know, at that very meeting on Tuesday, March 28th, after just getting out of the hospital for 104 days on that Saturday, Kosse Maykus walked into the Board room with a smile that was a mile wide! He sat in on the remainder of the Board meeting and shared that he was looking forward to re-engaging in the Chamber Board in the future. He thanked Phil for filling in for him and for the thoughts and prayers from the Board and entire Chamber membership. He was just happy to be home and shared his appreciation for the Grapevine EMTs, the Baylor Scott and White Hospital System and everyone who was a part of his recovery
Unfortunately, we never know what tomorrow holds Recently we lost Kosse after another illness. As a board, we now look back and feel so blessed that he was able to be with us in March, and so very sad that he had passed away by April. As a Chamber team through the Board and staff, we do know that we can accept what is set before us, and now our Chair-Elect Kelly Schwartz with Meow Wolf has stepped up into the role of Chair Kelly has the goal of continuing to work the plan that Kosse set out for us in December, and to maintain the objectives he had been so excited to create. We will also be honoring Kosse Maykus by continuing to include and honor him as our 2023 Chairman Emeritus. It is with all of us working together and praying for the Maykus family that we can accept the challenges we face and continue to build a stronger business and family community through the Grapevine Chamber
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Shirley Roberts GRACE Community Clinic
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BALKAN GARDEN BISTRO 2140 HALL-JOHNSON RD., STE 118 GRAPEVINE, TX 76051 HAROLD DEAN SMOKED GOODS 5801 LONG PRAIRIE #870 FLOWER MOUND,
Audit Visuals Media William Buffington Cruise Planners - GlobalTravitude.com Dawn Androsky First Horizon Bank Susie Stonecipher 8201 Preston Road, Ste 200 Dallas, TX 75225 MOXIE SCOOTERS 503 W. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY GRAPEVINE, TX SCOOTERS COFFEE 897 W. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY GRAPEVINE, TX Grapevine Cycling Club Skip Rice Pro Lift Doors of Keller Rey Rijo 835 E Lamar Blvd, Ste 399 Arlington, TX 76011 Renewal By Andersen Carissa Goff 1215 W Crosby Rd, Ste 180 Carrollton, TX 75006 The Parsons Law Firm Ben Parsons 1452 Hughes Rd , Ste 200 Grapevine, TX 76051
Grapevine Young Professionals offer new & improved experiences for 21-39 year olds in Grapevine
John Paul Grafa
2023 Grapevine Young Professionals Chair Origin Bank
The Grapevine Young Professionals (GYP) are off to booming start in 2023, with our April luncheon hitting a record-high sixty attendees! GYP meets twice a month; one luncheon at the Blankenship Business Center and one happy hour at various local watering holes. Our luncheons are curated by a fantastic team of 4 individuals tasked with finding engaging speakers, delicious eats from a Grapevine Chamber member restaurant, and interactive networking opportunities. Our happy hours are fun, light, and busy! You’ll meet young professionals from all walks of life and from all corners of the metroplex looking to connect with others in the beautiful City of Grapevine Our Community Team looks for opportunities to serve our community through our “Cause of the Quarter” initiative, in which GYP donates funds and needed items each quarter to a local non-profit We focus all of our fundraising in that quarter to a deserving non-profit With the help of our Community Team, GYP recently adopted 55 acres surrounding Oak Grove Park through the “Keep Grapevine Beautiful” organization We were excited to conduct our first clean-up day in late April In May, GYP will be at Main Street Fest, deep-frying festival favorites at the Chamber concession trailer.
June brings around a summertime classic, the “Feed our Kids” event, organized by GRACE. We will be volunteering two days in mid-June, handing out great food and drinks from our community partners, Sauce’d and HTeaO October will bring our inagural Spooky Soiree, held on the most appropriate day of the day, Friday the 13th! Spooky Soiree is the brain-child of our top-notch GYP Chair-Elect Garin Giacomarro in which GYP will host a murder mystery dinner and fundraiser The funds raised from this event will be distributed to our 2023 GYP Causes of the Quarter – GRACE, The Usual Artspects, Grapevine Animal Services, and Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation.
2023 is turning out to be a revolutionary year for GYP Our Board is comprised of a wide range of members: non-profits, solopreneurs, business owners, corporate employees, and governmental employees. Our diversity in our day jobs, life experiences, and personalities create the GYP magic that keeps this train barreling down the tracks We’d be proud to have you join us for a luncheon, happy hour, or volunteering event Please email me: jpgrafa@origin.bank and I’ll happily get you plugged in.
Cheers to a great rest of the year!”
Access Destination Services
Patty Phelps
8888 Govenors Row Dallas, TX 75247
Accommodated Learning Academy
Stephen McGowan
860 Mustang Drive Grapevine, TX 76051
Big Daddy's Ship Store
Matthew Armand
2500 Oak Grove Loop, #200 Grapevine TX 76051
Big Tex Insurance. An Affiliate of Pacific Crest Insurance
Phil Wilson
129 S Main St Grapevine, TX 76051
Cable Sales LLC
Nancy Cable 2912 Scarborough Ln W Colleyville, TX 76034
Capital Asset Resources
Tracy Trimble 516 Silicon Dr Southlake, TX 76092
Chicken N Pickle
Carrie Bartlow
104 Armour Road North Kansas City, MO 64116
Christian Brothers Automotive
Chuck Paschke
2059 W. State Highway 114 Grapevine, TX 76051
Coaching 2 Win
Kim Farbisz
2716 Hidden Lake Dr Grapevine, TX 76051
Drifting Sands Travel, LLC
Marianne Rayermann
2807 Garden Ct Grapevine, TX 76051
EffectiV Solutions LLC.
Joanna Budries
2306 Highland Meadow Drive Colleyville, TX 76034
Evergreen Law PLLC
Timothy Azevedo
1701 W Northwest Hwy, Ste 100 Grapevine, TX 0
EVO Entertainment
Bailey Sheely 1450 Plaza Pl Southlake TX 76092
Expeditors International
Lorri Singleton
506 E Dallas Rd , #400 Grapevine, TX 76051
Eye Consultants of Texas, PA
Valerie Jacobs
2201 Westgate Plaza Grapevine, TX 76051
Farmers Insurance -
Tina Ferguson Agency
Tina Ferguson
2200 Pool Rd , Ste 212 Grapevine, TX 76051
Feedstore BBQ
Mike Lafavers
530 S. White Chapel Blvd. Southlake, TX 76092
Ferrari's Italian Villa & Chop House
Jane Secchi
1200 William D Tate Ave Grapevine TX 76051
Hampton Inn & Suites
Trina McQueen 1750 N Hwy 121 Grapevine, TX 76051
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Theron Russell 2214 Grapevine Mills Cr W Grapevine, TX 76051
Kilwins Grapevine/ Lizzybell Sweets, LLC
Elizabeth Bartlett 338 S Main Street Grapevine, TX 76051
Laura Kellerman Studio
Laura Kellerman 150 W College St, Ste 315 Grapevine, TX 76051
Main Event Entertainment
Julia Johnson 407 W. Hwy. 114 Grapevine, TX 76051
Mason Dental - Implant * Cosmetic * Family
Aaron Ganir 801 W. Wall St. Grapevine, TX 76051
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
Alicia Trice 650 W Hwy 114 Grapevine TX 76051
Park Place Lexus of Grapevine
Robert Hinkle 901 State Hwy 114 E Grapevine, TX 76051
Providential Realty Partners
Kevin Archer 1500 Corporate Cr , #17 Southlake, TX 76092
Rhema Scientific Inc.
Jibu George 4500 Mercantile Plaza Dr. Ste 300 Fort Worth, TX 76137
Scarborough Specialties
Paul Slechta 400 N Main St Ste 106 Grapevine, TX 76051
Signarama - Grapevine
Laurie Nevonen 151 S. Dooley, Ste. 101 Grapevine, TX 76051
TeamLogic IT
Hunt Waddell 1450 Hughes Road Ste 107 Grapevine TX 76051
Texas General Store
Jessica Cruz 406 S Main St Grapevine, TX 76051
The Imagemaker
Rob Robinson 129 S Main St , Grapevine, TX 76051
The TShirt Guys
Stan Maddox 213 E. Northwest Hwy. Grapevine, TX 76051
Tonya Garces/DFW Urban Realty
Tonya Garces 2451 W Grapevine Mills Cir #342 Grapevine TX 76051
United Real Estate DFW Properties
Brenda Cole 430 S Main St Grapevine, TX 76051
Valley Hope of Grapevine
Leonard Katitie 2300 William D Tate Ave Grapevine, TX 76051
Whitsell and Company, P.C.
Daniel Whitsell 1275 E Road to Six Flags Arlington, TX 76011
8:00 am Business Over Coffee Blankenship Business Center 4:00 pm Leadership Grapevine Alumni Mixer Willhoite's 9:00 am Home Connection Networking Group Blankenship Business Center 5:30 pm Ambassador Meeting Blankenship Business Center 24 11:30 am Business Builders Esparza's 11:45 am Women's Division Luncheon Blankenship Business Center 11:30 am Membership Luncheon Grapevine Convention Center 16 5:00 pm Grapevine Young Professionals Happy Hour House of Shine 15 22 10 9 12 11 4 3 1 2 5 8:00 am Business Over Coffee Blankenship Business Center 9:00 am Senior Services Alliance Blankenship Business Center 18 19 8 4:00 pm The Network Blankenship Business Center 23 11:45 am Grapevine Young Professionals Luncheon Blankenship Business Center 5:30 pm Ribbon Cutting Fyzical 17 25 26 MAY 19th-21st Main Street Fest Historic Downtown Grapevine 31 29 30 Memorial DayChamber Office Closed
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