503. The Salem Chamber's Magazine – Winter 2019

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MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Tom Hoffert Chief Executive Officer

Dear Chamber and Salem Community Members, Leadership changes occur frequently in business. Strong leaders move on to new opportunities, and new talent is identified to replace those who served before them.

For many non-profit Boards of Directors, this is an annual exercise that often results in a new volunteer Chair or President taking the helm and leading the organization forward as its most visible community advocate.

As the Chamber’s longest tenured Board member, with over 11 years of service, Bruce Anderson (formerly of NW Natural) departs to become the Chief of Staff in the Oregon House Republicans office, serving in Representative Christine Drazan’s leadership group.

Always a bright light for collaboration and servant leadership, Bruce mapped the Salem Chamber’s course for an engaging and relevant business community advocate organization.

As Bruce steps down, it is done so with a twinge of personal disappointment.

Board of Directors, it is done so with Simply put, Bruce was ready for the year ahead as President of the Salem newfound optimism that an individual Chamber. Having served the City of of Bruce’s caliber may assist our local Keizer as a City Councilor, Bruce honed politicians in finding balance and his reputation as someone who was partnership. Our state politics need approachable, fair, thoughtful, and not mirror the frustrations occurring kind. These are attributes in Washington, D.C. Rather, any organization would be let’s carve a new path where fortunate to have in their businesses may thrive and leader. For these reasons, enable a stronger tax base along with many others, for our state. the Salem Chamber Board A thriving economy presents of Directors could not be diverse employment more excited to watch opportunities, well-funded Bruce’s transition back into non-profit organizations and leadership within the State social services, and stable Bruce Anderson Capitol building. funding for government and I can think of no more critical educational institutions. Bruce, thank time than now to have an individual you for being willing to take on more of Bruce Anderson’s character and than you’ve ever been asked before. integrity involved in legislative policy The Salem Chamber membership work. Although proudly a champion for salutes you and thanks you for stepping business, Bruce also adeptly navigates up when our state needs you the most. the partisan political climate in Oregon.

Godspeed, my friend.

As state legislators and potential legislative candidates begin a pivotal election season, there is much work to be completed on the ground prior to February’s short session.

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A statesman, a gentleman, a collaborator, an energizer – Bruce is all of these things and more. As we all seek to find common ground between political parties and diverse interest groups, it is vital to have people like Bruce seeking solutions and ushering in fairness and compromise.

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CHAMBER WELCOMES NEW TEAM MEMBERS The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome the two newest members to our team – Zachary Sielicky as our Membership Coordinator, and Devin Brown as a business liaison in partnership with CTEC.

Devin has ten years of experience in Education.

From 2009-2014, Devin worked at Charlemange French Immersion School in Eugene, Oregon as a French and English Educational Assistant. He met his wife, Rebecca, while in

Born and raised in Salem, Zachary Sielicky Zachary graduated from Sprague High School in 2014 and then attended the University of Oregon, where he studied Political Science and History. He comes to us with a breadth of experience, both in the restaurant industry and managing two campaigns. Zachary now serves our organization as the Membership Coordinator, where he is tasked with bringing in new members and catering to the needs of our current members. This role is vital to this organization’s ability to grow and continue to advocate on behalf of all businesses in Salem and represent the tens of thousands of families that make up our community.

Coming from a family who owns a local small business, Zachary recognizes the positive impact small businesses have on customers, as well as families, that make up every community. His passion and recognition for the value business brings communities is coupled with a deep admiration for people and the process of building relationships.

Zachary’s enthusiasm and love for Salem is complemented with an unparalleled drive to see his community continue to blossom into a place where people yearn to live and love to cherish.

Eugene and moved to Salem Devin Brown

shortly after. From 2014-2019, he took a position as a Student

Mentor at North Salem High School. As a Student Mentor, he worked in the attendance department where their quest was to bridge the gap that caused low attendance rates in the district. Devin helped implement the “24J Attendance Campaign” at North Salem High School. He connected with local businesses that were highly ranked by students to create a supportive relationship between business and education.

Devin has two biological kids and currently three foster kids.

He also plays the piano and sings at his church. Devin loves spending his time with his family, gardening, or upgrading his already expensive salt-water fish tank. He says, “It is a privilege to serve the community as a Liaison for the Salem Chamber of Commerce to support local business by aiding in developing our future workforce at CTEC.” Both Zachary and Devin are committed to serving our business community through the Chamber, and we are proud and excited to have them joining us for the journey ahead. 503.

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JEFF MILLER

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RYAN COLLIER

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MARIA PALACIO

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Vice President – Events

LORISSA ADDABBO

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Vice President – Membership

WENDY VELIZ

Treasurer

STEPHEN JOYE

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Secretary

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ERIC TEMPLETON

ZACHARY SIELICKY

VALERIE FRY-RAMIREZ

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BUILDING IT FORWARD

How Investing in Salem’s Future Employees Benefits Businesses, One Student at a Time

With Contributions from Katie Hawkins, Valerie Fry-Ramirez, Katya Goloviznina, and Alan Rasmussen.

The excavator arm jerks up a few feet, the claw closing and opening with hesitant motions, not unlike a cautious bird. There’s a pause while the operator to gathers themself before the excavator bobs down toward the ground, claws about to close on a neon traffic cone.

The operator is a CTEC student; the excavator belongs to Owen Construction, and it’s the first Industry Day of the 2019-2020 school year.

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Since its inception in 2014, the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) has been offering high school juniors and seniors a head start in experiencing the wide range of skills jobs require in their chosen industry. In the last five years, all facets of the community have come together to build this springboard for students to have better success in launching their career paths, and a place where the business community can partner with education, as the industry changes, to better prepare future employees.

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THE BEGINNING When Larry Tokarski, President of Mountain West Investment Corporation (MWIC) and Salem philanthropist, sat in on Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE) instruction at North Salem High School, he was struck by the efficiency of the model. Not only were students learning the academic skills required to pass standardized testing in their traditional classes, they were offered an opportunity to apply it to a craft and understand the results of their knowledge. With this foundation, many students were able to go directly into the workforce in jobs paying well above minimum wage – providing hope to the graduates and their families. Tokarski wanted to offer this hope to students across the SalemKeizer community.

CTEC funding comes from combining private investments from individual donors, foundations, and corporate support as well as civic entities, such as the local school district, school board, city, county and state government.

That kind of investment and ownership was exactly what Tokarski intended. “You don’t see our name on that building whatsoever, and it never will be,” stated Tokarski in a CTEC pamphlet, A Public-Private Partnership: An Innovative model to Secure the Future of Career Technical Education. “That’s not the intent.

CTEC agriscience and culinary arts and management ribbon cutting.

I want that building to have 1,000 owners at a time. I want those kids to own it, the parents to own it, and the city to own it. That’s the ownership we need.”

skills in the shop or lab and providing direct feedback to educators and students. Those industry partners on the Industry Advisory Committees meet with the program staff four times each year to help guide the program’s development so the skills they’re looking for in employees can be cultivated at CTEC – producing relevant and applicable curriculum for students in real-time.

Getting the project up and running took time to build the correct foundation of a public-private venture, including weekly Master Planning sessions at SKPS. All in all, it took MWIC, SKPS, and the SalemKeizer Education Foundation, and community and industry partners to compose a plan that would be the building blocks for the new facility.

Katya Goloviznina, CTEC Ambassador for MWIC, is proud of the full-circle effort the school utilizes to strengthen education and the community. “We have business partners, and we have Industry Advisory Committees who help set the curriculum and tell us what they want our students to learn.

Then they hire our students, give feedback on how those students were

The public-private partnership didn’t end with the roll-out of the final two programs this year. A key element to CTEC’s growth is having industry at the table – participating in Industry Advisory Committees, demonstrating

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in the workforce and where they had gaps in their learning.” Which, in turn, creates an interactive, up-to-date, and responsive curriculum, pioneered to grant students relevant and valuable training.

MWIC understands the power this public-private partnership provides, as Goloviznina said: “My role is continuing that partnership. We have a memorandum of understanding between [ourselves] and the school district, and an organization called Community Resource Trust (CRT).

My goal is to spread the word about CTEC to other communities, so they can replicate what we have here, as far as the type of public-private partnership.”

Of course, with this type of secondary education model, business investments are critical for success.

Without the business community’s input, the viability of information and interactions that teach those students valuable skills to better prepare them

for the future wouldn’t be possible.

That’s where our Business Liaisons, Katie Hawkins, Valerie Fry-Ramirez, and new addition Devin Brown come in. The School District contracts with the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce to connect local businesses with CTEC programs. The three Business Liaisons educate business owners and community members on CTEC and foster relationships in the business community, striving to connect business and the upcoming workforce together.

THE COURSES Career and Technical education programs are integral to the future generation of workers.

CTEC’s goal is not to drive students away from college, or careers that require college education – the Program of Study model utilized

by CTE programs across the school

district open students up to potential careers at all education levels. Plus, it provides the opportunity for young adults to get first-hand experience in skills and industry pathways before committing semesters, even years, of study to a program they may not, in the end, decide is right for them.

CTEC offers a wide range of programs to students across all of SKPS: Agriscience, Auto Body Repair and Painting, Business Development and Leadership, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts and Management, Drone Technology and Robotics, Law Enforcement, Manufacturing, Welding and Engineering, Residential Construction and Video and Game Design Animation.

The total roll-out of all ten programs took five years – two programs per year. This September, CTEC celebrated their final ribbon cutting with the addition of Agriscience and Culinary Arts and Management.

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THE STUDENT BENEFIT While at Modern Building Systems, Eli worked with other employees and was able to shift around to multiple workstations to experience different types of work.

While Eli felt his time could have been improved by watching examples and demonstrations before he started working, Eli learned how to talk to co-workers and management with a professional demeanor.

CTEC student Dori.

CTEC student Eli.

Meet two students who had the opportunity to work with a business that partners with CTEC – Dori

and Eli worked with Modern Building Systems through the Work-based Learners Program.

Eli shared the impact CTEC has had in his professional life: “CTEC has definitely given me a competitive advantage. I have learned skills and experiences most kids my age haven’t.

At CTEC, we learned how to set up a resume, how to interview, [and] also learned how to have a good pace while working – and I gained a better work ethic. I chose construction because I wanted to work with my hands and have a job where I stay physically active.”

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Dori enjoyed learning something new daily – equipment, machinery, and different materials. Dori had the opportunity to experience what it was like to be in the construction field, instead of the traditional retail or food industries that are typically accessible to the high school age group. Dori shared her experience with CTEC and Modern and the impact it’s had: “I feel like CTEC and Modern set me up for success because I want work experience along with educational experience. It helps me to know what to expect, and what’s expected of me. I think CTEC definitely has given me a competitive advantage. Both in transferable professional skills, as well as technical skills.

“I learned how to set up a resume, interview, shake hands, and make eye contact. I also found that knowing the vocabulary, blueprints, layouts, framing, and lumber cutting were very helpful.”

THE IMPACT by Alan Rasmussen Alan Rasmussen, VP of Production at Modern Building Systems shares his experiences with CTEC: While I have been highly involved at CTEC, and it’s been three or four years, I don’t remember the first opportunity I had to go see it. When I finally went, I was very impressed – and it’s a great resource. In all trades, especially the construction trades, there’s a massive shortage of workers. I saw CTEC and thought, “this is a really great way [to address the shortage], and a great tool for producing skilled employees for the industry.”

Obviously, I was interested in meeting Modern’s needs. But what started as a need to look out for my business became something I could personally get more involved in. My passion for the students and the program grew because I knew, and continued to learn, about all the great things it would do. These kids get real-world

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These students are going to be selfsufficient and able to provide for their families moving forward.

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and be above and beyond – they can graduate and make living wages as an 18 or 19-year-old.

I sometimes need to fill my site crews, and often offer prevailing wages of $35-40 an hour, which turn into $60,00-80,000 jobs.

I was inspired by seeing the effect these programs have on students’

lives. In the old system, we would come in and mentor them, and talk about what was going on in life and what personal and career goals might be next. That experience stuck with me. I want CTEC and these programs to do well. The students are going to not only be better off, but will serve their community better.

Finding qualified workers isn’t just

a struggle in my industry. The other trades – plumbing, mechanical, and electrical – if you talk to us, or any other contractor in town, they just can’t find people. I tell everyone I can about CTEC, and about the Work Based Learner Program – it’s a powerful tool, because it also benefits society as a whole. When the next generation gets into these good jobs,

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fills those positions, and does well for themselves, a rising tide lifts all boats.

My overall personal passion is that I know I can do great things for our community.

However, the next generation can’t do it without us. Employers need to have support systems in place for students.

The Salem-Keizer School District and Modern Building Systems piloted the Work-Based Learner’s Program, because the one thing we found was oftentimes students have never had a job before graduating high school.

As many of us know, there’s a massive difference between school-life and the real world/work-life. Teachers, counselors, and parents don’t encourage you and get after you to do what needs to be done. In schools, students sometimes get third, fourth, and fifth chances. The real world needs you to show up on time and produce what you’re being paid to do.

If students are brought in without work experience, companies should

The Auto Body and Repair Painting program.

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these students will need a larger time investment. If you’re willing to invest in the next generation, do it.

I talked with my managers and staff so we could prepare our teams for the incoming students – who, while they had the skills, didn’t necessarily have the work experience, which is different from our typical approach. We needed to be aware of that fact, and drastically change the way we treated and communicated with employees.

We also paired students with our more experienced workers who have been prepared to work with them. The dynamic creates a shepherding model, which both puts employees in small leadership positions, and gives the incoming workers the benefit of being able to ask questions from someone who has the experience – essentially creating journeyman apprentice.

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GET INVOLVED IN CTEC You can start small, with as little as an hour of your time.

• Take a tour of CTEC and see the impact these programs have on students.

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Partner with CTEC to showcase your business in an Industry Day. • Do you see where your industry is headed? Serve on an Industry Advisory Committee to help keep the program aligned with what candidates need to succeed.

• Celebrate the students joining the programs in CTEC’s Signing Day event on April 16, 2020.

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Recently, I sat down with my grandmother and she said, “Your grandfather would be so happy and proud to see you guys, and how you’ve grown the company.” He wanted a family-owned company. I am proud to be the third generation—that’s what gets me in the door every morning.

I’m fulfilling my grandfather’s legacy. My father will be retiring soon, and I have young kids now. They beg me to take them to work, and it drives me every day. Family owned companies are the backbone of the American economy; dynamic, and both fun and challenging. When new workers come on, especially young workers from CTEC, I get excited.

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passion, or something that interests them, much sooner in life. Without it, they might never discover their passion for that career and could have missed out entirely. When you have that passion to go to work, to master the skills, and to go the distance in the field as a career, it’s a lot easier to work for 50 years. We can all go to college, but then you still have the obstacle of figuring out what you want to do.

You can also take personality tests and try to figure out the best career match. Some people know exactly what they want to do right out of the gate. But there’s a majority who doesn’t. If they can explore this in high school or early postsecondary education and discover their passion, then they can get into their career much faster. They’ll make better money and provide for their families more successfully.

By creating an infrastructure that fast-tracks these students into high-demand job fields, the entire community benefits.

These programs and education opportunities make it possible.

Maybe Salem isn’t your community, but North Santiam is, or Santiam Canyon, or Cascade, or Jefferson. Get involved in their programs. They are trying to get up and running, and need your support. It will benefit you, the kids, and the community. If it’s monetary, if it’s time, mentoring, hiring students, or word of mouth – get involved. No one else can do it for you, and the school district can’t do it alone. You must be a part of the change. – AR

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THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT It takes a village to raise a child—and it takes a community invested in itself to continue to grow to meet its needs.

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If you’d like to pursue any of these, or have any other ideas on how to get involved, contact Katie Hawkins (katieh@salemchamber.org). Or fill out the online form available at http://bit.ly/GetInvolvedinCTE. 503.

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Leadership Youth Graduates Where Are They Now? The Inspire Foundation is building leaders to inspire Salem’s future.

Melanie Davis (‘07) and Jonathan Castro Monroy (‘11) both graduated from Leadership Youth, a program designed to build the leadership potential of Salem area high schoolers by exposing them to community leaders and decision makers. During their second year of the program, both Melanie and Jonathan served on the board of directors for two local nonprofits, the Miss Marion-Polk County Scholarship Program and the Salem Keizer Education Foundation, respectively.

Hear about where Melanie and Jonathan are now, how Leadership Youth impacted them, and how both are now back with The Inspire Foundation as volunteers on the Leadership Youth committee.

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What do you currently do for work?

Melanie Davis: I am an agent with New York Life.

Jonathan Castro Monroy: I am currently the Managing Partner and owner of Castro Monroy Group where my team and I work with a select group of families and business owners in regards to their financial affairs.

How did Leadership Youth help prepare you for your professional career?

MD: Leadership Youth helped me so much with networking skills. I was a pretty shy person, and it really helped me come out of my shell

Melanie Davis, Sprague High alumnus.

and taught me to have meaningful conversations. I also gained a lot of great connections from Leadership Youth, from the students I went through the program with to the mentors. My first job in the financial industry came from one of my mentors in Leadership Youth.

JCM: Leadership Youth helped prepare me for my professional career by instilling in me the importance of teamwork, networking, giving back and knowing that nothing is free.

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Jonathan Castro Monroy, North Salem High alumnus.

Why did you decide to stay in Salem?

MD: First I stayed in Salem for my family; five of my seven siblings and my nine nieces and nephews are here. Then I found Cherry City Roller Derby. My league and teammates quickly made my family much larger. Salem has gone from this “boring place,” or so I thought when I was younger, into an incredible community with so much to do.

That, combined with the amazing people in my life, has made me realize that there is no place else I’d rather live.

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JCM: I decided to stay in Salem because I love it here. It is tempting to move to bigger cities, but I have committed myself to give back to this community that has given me so much. I moved from Mexico to Salem at the age of seven and have received many blessings from living in this special city. I’ve made a personal commitment to not move away from Salem until I at least serve a term as Mayor of the city.

What is it like being involved again with Leadership Youth, this time as a committee member?

MD: I am so excited to be involved as a committee member! It is something that I have wanted to do since I graduated from the program.

In just the couple of sessions that I have had the pleasure of attending, it has been really cool to watch a group of young adults, who have never met, come together and learn how to work and problem solve. It is really inspiring to see some that are much like I was – a little shy and quiet – already stepping out of their

comfort zone and sharing their ideas or talking in front of the group. I’m so excited to continue to get to know these students and watch them grow. The great leadership skills they develop will help them achieve their goals in life and make a big difference in our great community.

JCM: It is an emotional experience.

Not too long ago, I was in the shoes of the students. It reminds me that time waits for no one and that we have to take action today to live and achieve our personal vision and mission, no matter the cost.

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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats with Chamber Board Member

Marin Arreola III

Advanced Economic Solutions, Inc. A quote by Martin Luther King states: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

This quote inspires me because we should always be kind, caring and compassionate toward one another. I live everyday by this philosophy.

My maternal grandparents were both entrepreneurs in Mexico and owned various businesses; a supermarket, shoe store and a farm. My grandparents, as well as my parents, always inspired me to work hard and to create my own future. Working after college for large private and public organizations in the areas of economic, workforce and small business development, I learned a lot about starting a business. I knew I wanted to work for myself and wanted the freedom and independence that comes with owning your own business.

But I also knew the risks involved.

I met my wife in San Jose, but she grew

up in Salem. Her father and uncles started Don Pancho Foods tortilla company in Salem in 1979, and her father owned several restaurants in and around Salem. We had a growing family and we wanted to get out of the Bay Area. After a few visits, I started to fall in love with Salem and decided to move to Salem and start my own business in 2003. I had a few savings to sustain my family for a year, and with a lot of sacrifice, I felt compelled to take the risk. Additionally, having the support of my wife and her family, and my early involvement with the Salem Chamber, inspired me to take the risk and start working for myself. Early on I partnered with my mother-in-law on some projects and that also enabled me to get my business going.

I have worked for Chambers of Commerce and always believed that Chambers are at the core of community’s economic engine. Having lived in San Jose, I had been really

involved with the San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Silicon Valley.

On a visit to Salem, I met my wife’s uncle, George Puentes, who introduced to Mike McLaran and Tom Hoffert.

Right away I felt at home. The Salem Chamber opened its doors and allowed me to connect and build my business rather quickly. The friendships and relationships built through the Chamber allowed me to meet people in business and government that later became my clients.

Serving on the board allows me to help my community achieve greater economic success, meet and grow my network of business relationships and to continue to learn about the Salem community. As a member of the Salem business community, I feel I have a sense of responsibility to give back to our community. My family and business have been blessed here in Salem and I

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want to pass my blessings on to other people. Serving on the board also allows me to educate, influence and empower our leaders, businesses and the community in general to achieve a better quality of life for all. One of my personal and professional goals is to promote Latino-owned businesses. So, I try hard to educate Latino business owners on the benefits of involvement with the Chamber and other businessrelated associations. Through education, empowerment and inclusion, we can make the Salem Area Chamber accessible and beneficial for all Salem business owners.

The friendships and relationships that I have built over the years have been long-lasting at a personal and professional level, and that has been my favorite part of being involved with the Chamber. The people I have met care and value their role of civic involvement to make our city better for everyone.

Since serving on the board, I have learned more about the local businesses, community organizations and city government, but most importantly I have learned how easy it is to build relationships with other people. I have also learned how diverse of a community Salem is. Being an advisor to the Salem Mayor on the International Council, I learned Salem is comprised of many cultures and ethnicities. I have met so many wonderful people and Salem is a great place to live.

But I have also learned that Salem has some challenges when it comes to growth and creating living wage jobs. Downtown is flourishing with new stores, restaurants and other small businesses. The City of Salem must do its part to support the small business owner who takes a risk and starts a business venture here.

The top three issues facing Salem are an affordable housing shortage, lack of infrastructure development and better economic policies that stimulate more economic development. Local businesses need to be stronger advocates for economic policies good for all community members; more involvement in non-profit boards and committees that support our community in health, homelessness, housing and youth workforce issues, and finally better engagement with all our diverse communities that make up Salem. The multicultural markets are growing very fast and are spending

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billions of dollars in the Salem Metro Area and as businesses, and we need to go after these markets. Diverse business owners are not a niche market or special interest category. They are an integral piece of the mainstream business community and they need to be included, valued and invited to fully participate.

My vision for the Salem Chamber is to be the leader in developing an environment where all Salem residents can achieve greater economic success and a better quality of life for their families. Within five years I would like to see more ethnic diversity on the board, more diversity in the membership and more young business owners involved with the Salem Chamber.

Businesses are the core of any community, and the Salem Chamber knows how to value and support their members’ business endeavors. But more importantly, they believed in me and they continue to believe in all businesses in Salem. The strong values of respecting and caring for small business that Mike McLaran and Tom Hoffert showed me continue to resonate throughout the Salem Chamber. We all benefit from this community and we need to give back and help other people and businesses achieve their goals and I believe the Salem Chamber is the leading force in helping all our community members achieve economic success through business or creation of jobs. 503.

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If you ask Bob Sticha about his time as an Ambassador at the Chamber, you’ll hear, “One of my favorite memories I have, is people coming here [to Greeters] with a feeling of apprehension and overcoming that, letting them know that they’re welcome, that they’re part of our city and we’re going to see they’re going to enjoy it, and they may have something to contribute to it. I’ve found that to be the case – they always have something to make it better.”

Bob Sticha planted his roots in Salem in 1969 and became an Ambassador at the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce in 1975. Born and raised in Salem, Ann had moved away for college, gotten married, and raised a family outside of the state capitol. Ann met Bob after her first husband passed away, and after they married she moved back to Salem in 2001.

Both Bob and Ann have a deep passion for creating a welcoming atmosphere wherever they go for whomever they interact with. You can tell by simply shaking their hands at a Chamber event and introducing yourself.

As a part of the Chamber’s Senior Ambassadors, they both carry a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Spend any amount of time with them, and it becomes abundantly clear how much joy the Sticha’s gain from getting to know people.

“It’s fun to meet new people. You find out their education to what they did to get to with the job they have. I always am curious to know. We’re interested too in why they happen to move here. Hopefully it’s for good schools for their children and other opportunities, and it’s a safe place to live,” Ann said.

“It’s a great honor and pleasure to go to all these places and meet the new business people, and the new people who come on staff [at the Chamber]. This is why we’re doing it – because we enjoy meeting people and making them feel welcome,” Bob added salemchamber.org

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When answering what Chamber event they enjoyed the most, the unanimous and instantaneous answer was Greeters.

“We have great enjoyment of [Greeters], and seeing the people who come enjoy it, and the many places that host us with their beautiful foods they offer. Not to point out anyone particular, and all of them put their effort in to their ribbon cuttings and Greeters – the wonderful effort they put into doing things like that is what impresses me,” said Bob. Ann also enjoys interviewing students during The Inspire Foundation’s Career Connections Day, which allows students the opportunity to practice interviewing with local professionals.

The best part about being Ambassadors for the Chamber, according to the Stichas? “Making the people feel welcome. Making them feel that they are important to us. That’s what makes our city what it is. And that’s what makes [us] feel good to be able to do that.”

What would they tell people who are strangers to the Chamber? Bob answered, “There’s so many things, that I don’t know where to begin. They have to really come see it for themselves and realize that we’re not just a name, we’re here to make it plain. We’re happy to welcome them – and we want them to know that they are important to us.” 503.

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