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COMMERCE
Steve Cushman
February 2012
Chamber Committees Set Meeting Dates. The 2012 chamber operating committees have set the following dates for their February meetings. Chamber members are welcome to attend, where indicated. If you are attending, please let us know in advance.....we may have to arrange for your lunch (email steve@sbchamber.org). * Board of Directors: Feb. 27, noon, Chamber . * Marketing and Membership: Feb 7, 8 am, Chamber * Finance Committee: Feb. 8, 4 pm, Business First Bank * Visitor Services: Feb. 2, 11am, Chamber * Business Leaders Council: Feb. 15, noon, Canary Hotel * South Coast Business Forum (economic development) Feb 16, noon, chamber * Government Relations Council: Feb 16, 7:30 am. Chamber * Ambassadors Council: Feb 23. 5:30pm Chamber. With new member orientation Michael Holliday Named Fellow of AIA. Board member, business leaders council member, former Chair of the Chamber board Michael Holliday has just been notified that he has been selected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Fellowships are awarded to only 3% of American architects. The last local Fellow was inducted 26 years ago. Michael was recognized for his work as an architect and his contributions to the community. This is a big deal. Congratulations to Michael. Cities and County Name Business Ombudsmen. At a recent meeting of the South coast business forum members and the cities and county, it was determined that each entity would designate an ombudsman to be the first point of entry for business issues in their jurisdictions. * County of Santa Barbara. Herman Parker, Director of Community Services. 568-2485 hparker@co.santa-barbara.ca.us * City of Santa Barbara. Paul Casey, Community Development Director, 564-5470 PCasey@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov * City of Goleta. Jaime Valdez, Senior Management Analyst, 961-7568 jvaldez@cityofgoleta.org * City of Carpinteria. Assistant to the City Manager, Kevin Silk684-5405 Ext. 450 kevins@ci.carpinteria.ca.us Quarterly Star Award Winners Will be Ppresented at State of the City Breakfast. The chamber selection committee has designated the following people to be quarterly star award winners for the first quarter of 2012: 1. Businessman: Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, President, Sansum Clinic 2. Businesswoman: Laura McIver, General Manager, Canary Hotel 3. Collaborator: Penny Jenkins, President, CADA 4. Innovator: Dr. Sumita Pennathur, UCSB The awards will be presented at the annual State of the City breakfast on March 12. Steve Cushman joins Santa Barbara City College Foundation Board of Directors. I have been honored to be selected to serve on the City College Foundation Board of Directors for 2012. I look forward to supporting the College, the board and their executive director, and Chamber business leader, Vanessa Patterson. I hope that my experience serving on more than 100 local non-profit boards will be of help to the Foundation in their quest to educate local students.
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Dave Johnson of Progressive Surfboards has been making surfboards for 44 years now and "loves going to work". The first board he ever sold was at the age of 14 in Newport California, which started his love for making surfboards. The choice to move to Santa Barbara came when he was accepted to the University of California Santa Barbara. "My decision of where I was to attend college was based on where the best waves were," says Dave on why UCSB. He built a clientele base while maintaining a B average to keep his insurance costs low.
