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Santa Maria Valley Chamber Receives CalChamber 2021 President’s Circle Award
Chamber Board Chair Edgar Gascon poses with the CalChamber President’s Circle Award. He is joined by Board Chair-Elect Danny Deveraux (left) and Chamber President/CEO Glenn Morris (right).
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The Santa Maria Valley Chamber has been recognized for its advocacy efforts with CalChamber’s 2021 President’s Circle Award. The award recognizes chambers for excellence in business advocacy and helping their members comply with California employment laws. “Advocacy plays a large role in the Chamber’s efforts to be a champion for our local business community,” said Tim Ritchie, Chair of the Chamber’s Business & Government Roundtable. “While much of this work is done behind the scenes, programs like our Business & Government Roundtable allow us to continue the important conversations about how government decisions impact our business community, and where our business leaders feel the Chamber needs to take a stand. We are thankful to CalChamber for recognizing our continued efforts in advocating for local
businesses.” The Santa Maria Valley Chamber was one of 14 chambers recognized during the CalChamber Virtual Capitol Summit on May 12, 2021. “We value our partnership with CalChamber, and their efforts to help chambers like ours leverage our ability to advocate for our businesses,” said Glenn Morris, President/CEO of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber. “We are thankful for this recognition, and will continue to advocate at the local, state and national level for legislation that supports the ability of businesses to thrive and support our community.” The Chamber’s recent advocacy efforts, including bills they have supported and opposed, can be found at santamaria.com/ news/category/Advocacy
Chamber Welcomes Newest Ambassador Keturah Carter We are excited to welcome Kentuah Carter, Office Supervisor for the Santa Maria Goodwill Mission Services Office, as our newest Chamber Ambassador! "I became an Ambassador with the Chamber of Commerce after learning of all the wonderful ways the Chamber is involved in our community, and I wanted to be a part of that," Carter said. Learn how you can become a Chamber Ambassador at santamaria.com/ChamberAmbassador-Committee
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