Just another reason that the board of directors of the Tucson Chamber need to do the right thing and ask their fearless leader to step down. After that happens, it’s time to rebuild the Chamber to be the effective force it needs to be.
Just so you know, the board that enables the stagnation at the Chamber is listed below. Please urge them to enact change. An effective Chamber benefits all of Tucson, not just its members.
Tucson Chamber 2009-2010 Board -
They only meet quarterly.
Executive Committee
Chairman of the Board
Ray Bargull
Sundt Construction
Ray.bargull@sundt.com
Vice Chair, Program of Work/Chairman-elect/Secretary
Gary Clark
Southwest Gas Corp.
GARY.CLARK@SWGAS.COM
Vice Chair, Budget and Finance
Brian Sonnleitner
BBVA Compass Bank
Brian.Sonnleitner@groupobbva.com
Vice Chair, Education and Community Development
Wendy West
IBM
wwest@us.ibm.com
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Randy McDonald
Citi Cards Tucson
randy.q.mcdonald@citi.com
Vice Chair, Public Affairs
John Sundt
1st Deed Funding, LLC
info@1stdeed.net
Vice Chair, Governmental Affairs
George Favela
Qwest Corporation
gfavela@qwest.com
Vice Chair, Membership and Communications
Mike Jameson
Tucson Newspapers
mikejameson@tucson.com T
Past Chairman
Bonnie Allin
Tucson Airport Authority
boallin@tucsonairport.org
Board of Directors
Jim Arnold, KOLD TV
jarnold@kold.com
Barry Bendall, Wells Fargo
Steve Christy
steve@stevechristy.us
Steve Craddock, Lennar
steve.craddock@lennar.com
Wyllstyne Hill, Raytheon
Paul Kappelman, Northwest Medical Center
Paul.kappelman@triadhospitals.com
Wendell Long, Sol Casinos
ceo@solcasinos.com
Zory Lopez, American Airlines
zory.lopez@aa.com
John Low, Asarco
jlow@asarco.com
Daniel McGraw, Chase
Mark Mistler, BBVA Compass
Bill Petrella, Westin La Paloma
bill.petrella@westin.com
Wayne Silberschlag, Burlini/Silberschlag, Ltd.
schlag@bursil.com
Richard Underwood, AAA Landscape
richardu@aaalandscape.com
William Valenzuela, WG Valenzuela Drywall
valenzuelab@wgval.com
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I review the names of people on the Chamber Board and note that there a more than one true small business folk listed. Or rather at one time they called themselves a small business owner. I’m curious how many recall what is and is not the roll that government played in their businesses getting up off the ground. How many weeks, months or years of frustration and dollars were spent chasing after the ever changing and moving targets set up by government?
I again ask the question. How many of the current folks on the Board of the Chamber believe that the Mission Statement of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce still applies?
“The mission of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is to lead all public and private interests in the Tucson metropolitan area to develop a climate in which business can create jobs and operate at a profit.”
So don’t join. Problem solved.
Option 1 – Don’t Join. Agreed. From their own numbers they have a serious problem attracting new members.
Option 2 – Join but get engaged. I would submit that an organization that looks out for the interests of the business owner is vital and necessary. I refer again to the Mission Statement of the Tucson Chamber of Commerce. Something about a climate that allows for businesses to operate….