1. AMCHAM NEWS
Networking is our business
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Tourism and Real Estate Committees visit AmCham Events and Lunch at ACP
Casco Viejo Committee Meetings
Real Estate Commit-
tee, 7:30 AM, Tues-
day, September 15
at AmCham.
Environmental Com-
mittee, 12:00 noon,
Tuesday September
15 at AmCham.
CSR Workshop, 7:30
AM, Wednesday,
September 17 at The
Bristol Hotel. Photo: Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Panama Canal Adminis-
Hydrocarbon Com- trator, Thomas Kenna, AmCham President.
mittee, 8:00 AM,
This past Tuesday, During the luncheon
Friday, September members of Am- the participants en-
Photo: Tourism and Real Estate Committee
Tourism Chair: Nancy Hanna, 18 at AmCham. Cham Board of Di- joyed a wonderful
Real Estate Chair: José Montenegro. Trade & Investment rectors and Chairs of meal while discuss-
Committee, 7:30 AM, its different commit- ing the extension of
Saturday, August 22, tees organized a tour tees were guests of the Panama Canal
the Tourism and the of Casco Viejo led by Wednesday, Septem- the Autoridad del and the benefits that
ber 23 at AmCham. Canal de Panama at it will bring of the
Real Estate Commit- K.C. Harding.
a Lunch at the Ad- Panamanian econ-
ministration Building omy.
The American Embassy Panama will be AMCHAM of the ACP.
offering the FOREIGN SERVICE OFFI- PERSONALITY
CERS TEST (FSOT) in October 2009. For
detailed information we invite you to
visit the following link:
http://careers.state.gov
Billingual Employee Candidates:
AmCham member Mi bilingual and
Oportunidad is a available for
subcontractor for a interviews at no cost
Photo: Juan Carlos Arias, Glenn Tjon, Luis Laguerre, C.E.
U . S . S t a t e t o A m C h a m Maurice Belanger, Eduardo Spiegel, José Gabriel Miralles,
D e p a r t m e n t - members. Their Brenda McCullough, Nancy Hanna, Sandra Miró, Fidel Reyes,
approved cultural résumés are available
program that sends a t Brenda McCullough is Thomas Kenna, Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Robert Baker, Annet-
te Cárdenas, José Barrios NG, Donald Elder, Alejandro Félix de
young Panamanians amcham@panamcha member of the Am- Souza y María Florencia Suárez.
to the US for up to m.com. Cham Board of Direc-
two years to work All of the candidates tors.
and study while living are looking for McCullough is the As- Member Discount Program
with an American permanent, full-time sistant General Man-
family. The following daytime positions. There have been count Program.
ager for Corporate several new addi- Check out the offers
c a nd i d a t e s have Those currently Commercial Banking
s u c c e s s f u l l y taking university tions and a few up- at
completed their USA courses in Panama of The Bank of Nova dates (with in- www.panamcham.co
work-study programs City are in evening Scotia (Scotiabank) in creased discounts) m / m e m b e r s /
and have returned to programs that will Panama. to the Members Dis- discount.asp
Panama. They are not affect a day job. She has a Degree in
Business Administra-
Rafaela Sánchez Mendieta: B.A. in tion and Finance from LinkedIn Advises.
Journalism, University of Panama. the University of Kan-
Ana Luzcando: B.A. in Nutrition and What is LinkedIn? contacts and helps
Dietetics, University of Panama. sas City, Missouri, LinkedIn is the you exchange
Nitzia Pena: B.A. in Tourism Administration, USA. world’s largest knowledge, ideas,
University of Panama. She started her bank- professional network and opportunities
Grethel Matute Sánchez: Sixth quarter in ing career at the with over 40 million with a broader
Hotel and Tourism Administration, Chase Manhattan Bank
Universidad Interamericana. members-and n e t w o r k o f
Selibeth Domínguez Ramírez: Third year of as a Credit Analyst in growing rapidly! professionals.
Accounting at Universidad de Panamá and 1980 and then trans- LinkedIn connects
first quarter of Tourism Administration at ferred to The Bank of you to your trusted
Universidad del Istmo.
Yahila Cárdenas Rodriguez: B.S. in Law and Boston in Panama in
Political Science, Universidad Santa Maria La 1981, where she held HUMOR TIME
Antigua. the Assistant Vice I want to buy a golf manufacturers and
Sunny Cerceño Beitia: B.A. in Business President, Marketing ball determines that sure
Administration(Banking and Finance) from
the Universidad de Panama. Manager and Senior A blond golfer goes enough, there are no
Lending Officer posi- into the pro shop and green golf balls.
tion from 1991 until looks around As the blonde golfer
Please make checks out to 1998. She joined Sco- frowning. walks out the door in
“American Chamber of Commerce.” tiabank in 1998.
Finally the pro asked disgust, the pro asks
her what she wants. her, "Before you go,
Most banks, inclu- “PANAMCHAM,” McCullough and Sco- I can't find any green could you tell me why
ding ours, are now “AmCham,” or tiabank have been golf balls," the blonde you want green golf
rejecting acronyms “AmCham Panama.” actively involved with golfer complains. balls?"
on checks. Conse- Please let you ac- AmCham supporting The pro looks all over "Well o b vi o u s l y ,
quently, they are not counting office make and sponsoring the the shop, and because they would
accepting checks checks out to: association major through all the be so much easier to
made out to events over the past catalogs, and finally find in the sand
“American Chamber of Commerce.” years. c a l l s t h e traps!"
Phone: 301-3881 Fax: 301-3882
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