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The Business Journal Official Publication of the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce • July/August 2010 • www.picoriverachamber.org
Chamber installs new president and board members
The Gas Company gives back to the Pico Rivera Community
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ong time Pico Rivera Chamber members, Southern California Gas Co., which is located in
Co. Public Affairs Manager, Julia Emerson was on hand to say why each of the recipients was chosen for their
Immediate Past President, Alex Saulus passes the gavel to new chamber President, Jim Osborn.
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he Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting and Installation of new chamber president on June 29, 2010. Jim Osborn, Vice President of Whittier Fertilizer is the second Osborn to serve as a President of the Pico Rivera Chamber. Jim’s father Bob served as chamber president back in the 80’s. Jim unveiled his theme for the year,
“Growing Forward”. Jim expressed in his installation speech that he would like to grow the chamber’s membership, enhance the existing events, and become a better resource for the business community.
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Public servants honored at annual celebration
Julia Emerson (top right) with Southern California Gas Co., presented five El Rancho High School Students with scholarships for college. Pico Rivera, gave back to the community in a big way. They handed out five scholarships to students at El Rancho High School. Each of the students received a generous scholarship from Southern California Gas
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honors. Each student was asked to compose an essay and from the several students who applied, only five made the cut. “It was such a tough decision, every student who applied did a great job”, says Ms. Emerson.
Chamber supports “I’m Going to College” campaign
he Pico Rivera Education/ Business Partnership was formed through the coordinated efforts of Rio Hondo College, the El Rancho Unified School District, the City of Pico Rivera and the Pico
to College” Program included two major components; structured student/ family activities and a scholarship incentive. Students that fulfilled the requirements and enrolled in college, following their graduation were
CHP Assistant Chief Craig Klein from the Southern Division. Jose M. Medina FDA Morrow's manager, Mayor of Pico Rivera Gregory Salcido, Daniel Ochoa FDA Associate, Commander Michael Rothans, Captain James Thornton Jr. of Pico Rivera Sheriff station.
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ommunity members joined Funeraria Del Angel Morrow’s and the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Public Servants Appreciation Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26 in Pico Rivera. The 9th Annual Public Servants Appreciation Day event, held at Funeraria Del Angel Morrow’s, was an extreme success. More than 400 community residents of all ages came out to enjoy the sunny spring day and give thanks to the public servants of Pico Rivera. Guests had the opportunity to explore service vehicles such
as the coroner’s truck and Redondo Beach police cars and while enjoying complimentary refreshments and barbeque provided by Funeraria Del Angel Morrow’s. “This is our way of thanking our public servants and showing our appreciation for their services,” stated Jose Medina of Funeraria Del Angel Morrow’s. “Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed getting to know and recognize Pico Rivera public offi-
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Raymond Chavez (right), City of Pico Rivera, receives a check from then President, Alex Saulus, HealthFirst Medical Group. Rivera Chamber of Commerce. The Partnership was established in 2002 with the goal of improving the college attendance rate among students from El Rancho Unified School District through a multi-faceted program entitled “I’m Going to College.” To achieve its goal, the “I’m Going
eligible to receive a scholarship. The IGTC Partnership completed this goal of providing scholarships to its last graduating class of 2010. To
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Whittier Fertilizer Vice President
Jose Medina
Funeraria Del Angel/Morrow 2nd Vice President
Wesley Kruse
El Oasis hosted the July Business Connection Lunch. [l-r] Jose Flores, owner of El Oasis thanks Council member Barbara Contreas-Rapisarda, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Archuleta and Assistant City Manager, Jeff Prang for attending the event.
Kruse Properties Treasurer
Cheryl Romero
The staff of the Hilton Garden Inn Montebello show off their new hardware-a plaque from the Pico Rivera Chamber, Montebello Chamber and Commerce Industrial Council Chamber. [l-r] are Christine Consunji-Chen, Director of Sales, Amy Tassio, General Manager, and Arnel Maligaya, Inside Sales Coordinator.
Preferred Bank
Immediate Past President
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Board of Directors Sylvia Southerland
Southern California Edison
Von Stroff
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[r] New Chamber member Joe Perez, Pro-Tech Carpet & Tile Care gets ready to eat a delicious lunch from El Oasis.
Cobe Chemical Labs
Adrian Lechuga A Mi Hacienda
[l-r] Ambassador Michael Aguilar, Pre-Paid Legal, President, Jim Osborn, Whittier Fertilizer, Board member, Dr. Liza Dimaranan, Pico Rivera Optometric Center and Ambassador Chair Robert Tice, Copynet Office Solutions networked with members of three chambers at the July event.
Bill Kalpakoff Cal Met Inc.
David Briano
State Farm Insurance
Shaun Radcliffe
Great Western Building Materials
Randall Courtney The Copy Center
John Avila
New York Life Insurance Co.
Victor Caballero
Mid Valley Yellow Cab
Ray Chavez
Ambassador Chairperson, Robert Tice, Copynet Office Solutions, welcomes Magda Goez (left) and Jennifer Dey (right) with the Credit Union of Southern California, Pico Rivera Branch.
Friends of the Pico Rivera Libraries
Dr. Liza Dimaranan
Pico Rivera Optometric Center
Maria Segovia
Pacific Western Bank
Tom Millhouse
Helms & Hill, Inc.
Bruce Lazenby
Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary
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August B2B Networking Breakfast Event Location 58 Bar & Grill 8825 Washington Blvd Pico Rivera, Ca 90660 Date: Tuesday, August 10,2010 Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. City Council Meeting Date: August 10, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM After Hours Evening Mixer Steak n Stein Event Location 9545 Whittier Blvd Pico Rivera, Ca 90660 Date: Wednesday, August 18,2010 Time : 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Ambassador Meeting Event Location Parks & Recreation Center 6767 Passons Blvd Pico Rivera , Ca 90660
Date: Friday, August 20,2010 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Business Conection Lunch Event Location Shakey's Pizza 9290 E Whittier Blvd Pico Rivera, Ca 90660 Date: Thursday, August 26,2010 Time : 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Fees/Admission Members $10.00 Prospective Members $ 15.00 Cross Town Networking with the Brea Chamber Event Location Total Woman Gym & Day Spa 910 E Birch St Suite#280 Brea, Ca Date: Thursday, August 26,2010 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fees/Admission FREE !!! Lunch & Tour Event Location Alta Med Services
6336 Passons Blvd Pico Rivera, Ca 90660 Date: Tuesday, August 31,2010 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
September Summer Fiesta Mixer Event Location X-gent Printing 1001 Goodrich Blvd Thursday, September 2,2010 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fees/Admission FREE!!!!! RCA Legislative Forum Event Location Southern California Edison 9901 Geary Avenue Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Friday, March 12, 2010 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Any Pico Rivera Chamber member is encouraged to attend
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COMMUNITY/MEMBER NEWS Neal Welland elected as President of the Rio Hondo Symphony Association Neal Welland, retired Santa Fe Springs Fire Chief, was elected and installed as President of the Rio Hondo Symphony Association at the Installation Luncheon at the Clarke Estate in Santa Fe Springs last June. He succeeds Bonnie Price. He will preside during the community orchestra’s 78th season of four free concerts. Welland worked for 30 years as a firefighter for the Santa Fe Springs Fire Department, the last seven years as Fire Chief. He graduated from UCLA in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. Currently he is working on his master’s degree in Organizational Leadership at Azusa Pacific College. The very busy retired firefighter manages to find time to volunteer for numerous nonprofit organizations. Currently he serves on the Board of Directors for several groups, including: American Cancer Society’s Leadership Council; Advocates for People’s Choice; Quaker Meadow Christian Camp; Rio Hondo College
help us fulfill our mission,” he added. Foundation, and the LA. Center of Other officers who were elected Alcohol and Drug Abuse. and installed were: Vice President, “I consider it a privilege to be the Joan Meister; Treasurer, Charles President of the Symphony AssociaBarth, and Secretion. tary, Les WoodWe are looking son. Bob Orpin forward to anis the Immediate other great season Past President. under the direction Also servof our dynamic ing on the board conductor, Kimo will be: Leighton Furumoto. His Anderson, Linda enthusiasm for Brown, Wayne classical music is Campfield, Doroinfectious,” said thy Carras, Rick Welland. Censullo, Charles “Each conClaver, Mary cert costs almost Herrera, Maurice $31,000 to proMeysenburg, duce. Board Kathy Schmierer members and staff and Anne Young. are dedicated to Serving on presenting another the Association’s season of free Neal Welland staff during the concerts without 78th season will negatively impacting the quality of the programs. How- be: General Manager, Sue Walker; Orchestra Manager, Lou Anne Barth; ever, we still need the community to
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4 PICO RIVERA BUSINESS JOURNAL • JULY/AUGUST 2010 York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Avila has been an Ambassador with Continued from page 1 the chamber and on the evening of the Installation Dinner, he was installed as a new board member. Mr. Avila has always been supportive of all Chamber events and is happy to help the staff set up and be a greeter at events. Receiving the President’s Award was Cheryl Romero with Preferred Bank. Mrs. Romero is an asset to the chamber, serving New Board of Directors for the Pico Rivera Chamber as the Treasurer for the of Commerce were installed on June 29. From [l-r] organization for the past are John Avila, Randall Courtney, David Briano, Ma- several years. “Cheryl ria Segovia, Mayor Gregory Salcido, Bruce Lazenby, has gone above and beyond the call of duty”, and Tom Millhouse. stated immediate past Other highlights from the evening president, Alex Saulus. included the presentation of the Vol“Cheryl has given countless hours of unteer of the Year award which was her time to the business community of given to John Avila with The New Pico Rivera”, Mr. Saulus continued. The President’s Award is selected by the outgoing president, and is given to a volunteer of the chamber who stands out during their term as president. The Business of the Year was awarded to A Mi Hacienda for their dedication to the Pico Rivera Chamber. A Mi Hacienda has donated their facility countless times over the last several years, especially stepping up this past year with hosting several networking events, the annual casino night and most recently, A Mi Hacienda will be hosting the 2010 Business John Avila with New York Life Insur- & Health Expo. ance Company was named Volunteer of The Honorable Mayor Gregory the Year by 2009-2010 President Alex Salcido was available to swear in the Saulus. new board of directors and executive
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committee. Also in attendance were the city council members, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Archuleta, Councilmember Barbara ContreasRapisarda, Councilmember Long time chamber member Cheryl Romero with Preferred Bank Gustavo Ca- received the 2009-2010 Presidents Award from Alex Saulus. macho and the Assistant City Manager Debbie Lopez. The installation was high jacked when Jim was just about to give his speech by his father Bob. The senior Osborn presented his Past Pico Rivera Chamber President Bob Osborn Sr. gave his son son with a Jim a pair of size 24 shoes, explaining to Jim that he has “some pair of size big shoes to fill” from the past presidents. 24 basketcounts. Alex Saulus the outgoing ball shoes, explaining that he had some big shoes president will be missed. to fill from the past presidents. Bob Osborn was one of the chamber members that started the Scholarship Golf Tournament, which raises funds for local high school students, that same tournament that Jim Osborn chairs now. The evening was a success on all
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After hours mixer at 58 Bar & Grill
[l-r] Pico Rivera Board of Directors, Adrian Lechuga (left), A Mi Hacienda, John Avila, The New York Life Insurance Co., Randall Courtney (far right), Digital DataWerks, along with Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Archuleta thank Frank Cordova (center), the manager of the 58 Bar & Grill for hosting a successful evening mixer.
Melanie Coward, Executive Director of the Pico Rivera Chamber of Commerce shows her excitement as Nelly Ramirez of Farmers Insurance Group also joined the chamber. The P.R. Chamber picked up two new members at this event!
Randall Courtney, Digital DataWerks, Joe Perez, Pro-Tech Carpet & Tile Care and Daniel Albitres of Union Bank enjoy the great mixer that the 58 Bar & Grill hosted. The 58 Bar & Grill got its name from the year the communities of Pico and Rivera voted to incorporate as one community. Please stop by the 58 Bar & Grill for delicious eats! They are open every day for lunch and dinner. The staff goes out of their way to provide great service too!
Melanie Coward, P.R. Chamber welcomed Monica Martinez of Waddell & Reed to share information about her business. Miss Martinez joined the P.R. Chamber the night of the mixer.
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Tatiana Shabelnik takes the helm of Rotary Club of Pico Rivera
Tatiana Shabelnik took up the gavel this month as new president of the Rotary Club of Pico Rivera. Tatiana has big plans for the Rotary Club of Pico Rivera. According to Tatiana, “Locally, we will continue to support Angel Step Inn Youth and Family Services Program. We will participate in Walmart Child spree Program by sponsoring six children. On the international level Pico Rivera Rotary will support two wonderful programs that help very ill children in developing countries: Rotaplast offers cleft lip/palate surgeries to needy children worldwide. We are going to be the lead club in District 5300 for a Rotaplast mission to Mexico. Another important program, Baby Heart, is a medical charity that provides cardiac surgery to needy children throughout the world.
nity for ten years The Rotary Club of Pico Rivera Tatiana was born near Minsk, Bewas formed in 2004 and is known for larus. She was a Rotary exchange felsuch community projects as being a low in the city of Weert, founding sponsor of Holland in 1992 and Project P.R.I.D.E. and 1993 where she had an sponsoring the recent internship at the Weert American Cancer SoPublic Library. One ciety’s Relay for Life. of her host Rotarians, Tatiana was selected to Robert Kuhl, inspired ride on the Rotary Inher by saying: “There ternational Rose Parade is no word 'impossible' float on January 1, 2011. in my dictionary." She Tatiana brings ample listened to his wisdom experience to the table. and applied for U.S. and She is a web manager British scholarships. for Whittier College, Within one year Tatiana part-time librarian for was able to get three Rio Hondo Community scholarships and one College and freelance of them brought her to web designer. Tatiana Tatiana Shabelnik United States. has been living and Tatiana was invited working in the commu-
as a guest speaker to the Rotary Club of Pico Rivera to discuss a student exchange with Belarus, as well as her experiences of being a Rotary Exchange Student in Holland. She was asked to join and has focused mainly on public relations and international projects. She designed the club’s website (www.picoriverarotary.org) and continues to maintain it. The club meets Thursdays at noon at the Dal Rae. For more information email prrotary@gmail.com. Rotary is a global organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary’s global membership is more than 1.2 million men and women in more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Rio Hondo College news RHC partners with El Monte Union High School District and UC Irvine to make college more accessible Building upon established educational partnerships such as GearUP, officials of Rio Hondo College and the El Monte Union High School District are initiating a new collaboration to provide even more incentive for local youth to pursue higher education. Their efforts are coming to fruition with the inauguration of the El Monte Union Pledge Compact, which now also includes University of California, Irvine (UCI) as a partner in the development of a seamless pipeline from high school to college and university. Known as the “El Monte Union Pledge Compact” this partnership provides official guarantees for EMUHSD students to gain one-time priority registration at Rio Hondo College and or admission to and/or guaranteed transfer to UCI after high school. El Monte Union High School District seniors in 2010-2011 will be the first beneficiaries of this new program. Officials of the three educational partner entities will participate in a formal signing ceremony to inaugurate the compact that promises to put as many students as possible on the path to higher learning. This partnership represents the culmination of nearly five years of collaboration. The goal of the “El Monte Union Pledge” is to put as many students as possible on the path to higher learning as well as improve local college-going rates.
RHC Superintedent/ President appointed to LA County Workforce Investment Board Whittier – Rio Hondo College’s Superintendent/President Ted Martinez, Jr., Ph.D. was recently appointed to the Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board (WIB). As a member, Dr. Martinez will have an influential voice in the distribution
and expenditure of funds that are related to workforce development in LA County. “After working with Dr. Martinez, I know firsthand the exemplary leader he is,” said Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees President, Angela AcostaSalazar. “I am delighted that he will be able to share his skill set with the LA County WIB. I look forward to understanding how his involvement with this organization will benefit the students of Rio Hondo. Given the College’s commitment to offer students high-in-demand vocational programs in the community, this influence will help us better serve our students with additional resources related to workforce development.” The LA County WIB vision is to “connect businesses and job seekers to and enhance the overall wealth of the community.” The members meet quarterly. There are 45 members serving alongside Dr. Martinez and only one other community college representative. “This appointment is truly an honor,” said Rio Hondo College Government & Community Relations Director, Russell Castaneda-Calleros. “It will help Dr. Martinez facilitate new and exciting partnerships for the College, as well as help build upon existing ones as he serves alongside his colleagues on the Board.” “I look forward to the positive opportunities this appointment will bring for regional service to the Los Angeles County WIB,” said Superintendent/President Ted Martinez Jr., Ph.D. “I feel honored to be appointed, and I look forward to serving.”
RHC introduces new classes for fall semester Whittier- The Fall semester at Rio Hondo College begins in a few weeks. Students will have even more choices this year as school faculty and administration have worked to develop new classes to include in the schedule. These new offerings provide timely and fresh subjects for students to explore. “It is vital to the success of both our students and our curriculum that Rio Hondo College continues to be innovative in terms of our course offerings and methods,” said Angela Acosta-Salazar, Rio Hondo College
Board of Trustees President. “These new classes will provide students with new and exciting learning opportunities.” New courses for the upcoming semester include: •Positive Psychology – this course explores topics in the field of positive psychology including but not limited to wellness, optimism, flow, happiness and positive thinking and is 3 units. •The Mathematics of Money – this course will focus on the mathematics of exponential growth and decay and the use of logarithms as they relate to investing and borrowing money including compound interest, credit cards and installment loans and is 4 units. •Introduction to College Survival – this course is intended for first-time college students in need of developing the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully transition into higher education and is 1.5 units. •Online Newspaper Production – this course is intended for students wanting to learn the production and management techniques of the college newspaper El Paisano as an online publication and is 4 units. •Survey of Motion Picture, Radio and Television (online) – this course will have students view or listen to numerous television shows, motion pictures, films, and radio programs in order to become familiar with various production techniques and methods of critically evaluating media presentations and is 3 units. •Exploring Authors: The Works of the Bronte Sisters – this course is designed for students who would like the opportunity to study the literary works of one author in-depth and is 1 unit. •Exploring Authors: The Works of George Elliot – this course is designed for students who would like the opportunity to study the literary works of one author in-depth and is 1 unit. •Exploring Authors: The Works of Mary Shelley – this course is designed for students who would like the opportunity to study the literary works of one author in-depth and is 1 unit. •Self Defense – this course is designed for all students interested in developing both personal safety and self-defense techniques through scenario and martial arts training and is 1 unit. •Theory of Coaching – this course
is designed for all students interested in coaching individual and team sports and is 3 units. •Advanced Athletic Training – this course introduces the advanced concepts of athletic training, including instruction for evaluation and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries and is 3 units. “As times and trends change it is important that we keep our curriculum fresh and updated,” said Ted Martinez Jr., Ph.D., Rio Hondo College Superintendent/President. “Thanks to the diligent work of the faculty and our Curriculum Committee, new classes provide opportunities for students to study topics from a variety of perspectives – in the regular classroom setting and online.” Located in Whittier, California, Rio Hondo College is a collaborative center of lifelong learning which provides innovative, challenging, and quality educational offerings for its diverse students and community. For information on the College or its programs, please call 562-692-0921 or visit www.riohondo.edu .
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date, the IGTC Board has distributed over $89,000 in scholarships. “While the Partnership initiated a series of grass-roots fundraising activities to raise funds for the program, the assistance of the Pico River Chamber of Commerce and local corporate/business involvement was vital to reaching our goal. said Von Stroff, IGTG President.”
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