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Tooele County Chamber of Commerce
Tooele Business News Volume 9, Number 1
www.tooelechamber.com
January 2012
Calendar of Events For a complete list of upcoming Chamber and community events, please check out our website www.tooelechamber.com Business After Hours Thursday, January 26th Hosted by: Cottage Glen 1892 Aaron Drive, Tooele 5:30pm-7pm Chamber Installation Banquet Saturday, January 28th Deseret Peak Convention Center 2930 Hwy 112 6:30pm Past Presidents Social 7:00 pm Dinner and Program Ribbon Cutting Dollar Cuts Wednesday, January 25th 12:00 noon 1351 N. Main St., Tooele Luncheon Wednesday, February 8th Hosted by: Rise Services Chamber Building 12pm-1pm
(left - right) Kris King, Chad Fullmer, Dr. Jed Winder and Mike Jensen
New Chamber Executive Officers for 2012 T he Tooele County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the newly elected Executive Committee for 2012. Dr. Jed Winder, Tooele Vision Center, was elected by the board of directors to serve as Chair for the 2012. Dr. Winder has served on the board since 2009. Chad Fullmer, Denny’s, has been elected to serve as first vice chair for 2012 and will serve as Chairman of the board of directors for 2013. Chad previously served on the board from 2006 to 2009. He was elected last October to serve another 2 years on the board. Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union, has been elected to serve as second vice chair. Kris has served previously on the board in 2008-2009 and was elected again
to serve for 2011-2012. Mike Jensen, Tooele County Auditor, will serve as the secretary/ treasurer for 2012. Mike also served on the board during 2011.
Dr. Jed Winder, Tooele Vision Center, Board Chair 2012 “I am very honored for the opportunity to serve as the chairman of the Board. We have a great blend of business leaders who will contribute much to the ongoing growth of the Chamber in 2012. I am so excited to see the new building completed and envision it as the future hub or nucleus for Chamber work, welcoming and informing visitors to our great County; a place for business networking and resources, and to be open to the public. We
live in such a great community! I look forward to working with the business leaders of the Chamber in continuing collaboration with our local Government leaders, Higher Ed and School Board leaders, and the citizens of the County to make this County a better place to live, shop, raise families, and operate business.”
Chad Fullmer, Denny’s, Board First Vice Chair 2012 “I am honored to serve as your first vice chair for the Board in 2012. It is a privilege to be presented with the opportunity to work with fellow business owners, community leaders, and Tooele County citizens so that our membership may recognize an even greater value to being part of this Chamber.”
2012 Chamber Board Members
Front row, left to right: Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall, Tooele City Mayor Pat Dunlavy, Chad Fullmer (1st Vice Chair)Denny’s, Dr. Jed Winder (Chair) Tooele Vision Center, Kris King (2nd Vice Chair) Mountain America Credit Union, Tooele County Commissioner Colleen Johnson, Mike Jensen (Secretary/Treasurer) Tooele County Auditor. Second row, left to right: Bill Upton, Tooele First Assembly of God; Hollis Hebdon, Miller Motorsports Park; Sheldon Birch, Birch Family Pharmacy; Kelly Duffin, Mountain West Medical Center; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Jack Bell, Quality Automotive Group. Back: Dean Johnson, Zions Bank; Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director, Spiros Makris, Sostanza; Carrie Cushman, Holiday Inn Express; Kathy Boltz, HeritageWest Credit Union. Not pictured: Joyce Hogan, Energy Solutions; Tooele County School District Superintendent Terry Linares, Scott Bryan, Tooele County School District Board President
Chamber Ribbon Cutting Joyce Hogan, Chamber Board member and former Building Committee Chairman; cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the new Chamber building and offices located at 154 So. Main, Tooele. Chamber members who joined in the celebration included (front row)Chris Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Sandy Critchlow, Prudential Utah Real Estate; Berna Sloan, Group 1 Real Estate; Vicki Griffith, Prudential Utah Real Estate; Tooele County Commissioner Colleen Johnson; Debbie Winn, Chamber Executive Director; (second row) Crystal Allred, Chamber office manager; Doug Allred, All-Tech Electric; Clarence Allred, All-Tech Electric; Chad Fullmer, Dennys and Chamber First Vice Chair; Shawn Milne, Click Audio Video; Kris King, Mountain America Credit Union and Chamber Second Vice Chair; Tooele County Commissioner Bruce Clegg; (third row) John Parkinson, HeritageWest Credit Union and Ambassador Vice Chair; Tooele County School District Superintendent Terry Linares; Kathy Boltz, HeritageWest Credit Union; Wendy Guay, Dennys and Carrie Cushman, Holiday Inn Express. The Chamber staff encourages all members of Tooele County to stop by and see the new building. We are deeply appreciative of the many volunteers, donations and contractors who spent countless hours on the renovation.