2014
ANNUAL MEETING
Please enjoy this time to
network
*alternatively, you can just sit quiet and tweet #AM2014
Aaron Nelson
President & CEO,
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber
of Commerce
Welcome, Elected Officials!
North Carolina General Assembly
§ Sen. Valerie Foushee
§ Rep. Verla Insko

Town of Hillsborough
§ Mayor Tom Stevens
Welcome, Elected Officials!
Orange County Board of Commissioners

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Chairman Barry Jacobs
Vice Chair Earl McKee
Commissioner Alice Gordon
Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier
Commissioner Renee Price
Commissioner Penny Rich
Welcome, Elected Officials!
Town of Carrboro
§ Mayor Lydia Lavelle
§ Alderwoman Michelle Johnson
Town of Chapel Hill
§ Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt
§ Mayor Pro Temp Sally Greene
§ Councilman George Cianciolo
§ Councilman Ed Harrison
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
§ Vice Chair Mia Burroughs
§ Member Annetta Streater
Economic Development Partners!
Thank you,
Ambassadors!
Community
Champions
Community Champion
Community Champion
Community Champion
Community Investors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Citizenship & Service
Award Sponsor
Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Micro-Enterprise Category
Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Mid-Size Business Category
Business of the Year Award Sponsor
Non-Profit Category
Lunch Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
Security Sponsor
Greening Sponsor
Table Sponsors
Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau
Duke Medicine
First Citizens Bank
Orange County Economic Development
Piedmont Health
Please enjoy
your lunch.
Tweet!
#AM2014
@CarolinaChamber
Community Champion

Joanne Fiore
2013 Year In Review
2013 Chair, Board of
Directors

PAIGE ZINN
Jennings
Delivering Value
-connecting you-advocating for you-lowering the cost of biz-
A New Membership
Investment Model
“Tiered Dues”
www.carolinachamber.org
88%
Reinvestment
123 West Franklin
Supporting
Innovation
28,000 Sq. Feet
130 Enterprises
Health, and Now Dental
1300
144
79
12
188
3,876/5,553
$874,000 > $869,000
“If you don't know, the
thing to do is not to get
scared, but to learn.”
-Ayn Rand
2013 Year In Review
2013 Chair, Board of
Directors

PAIGE ZINN
Jennings
Chair’s Award
for Leadership in
Public-Private
Partnership
Mark
Chilton
2014 Year in Preview
2014 Chair, Board
of Directors

CHRIS
BARNES
PNC bank
Bob
Saunders

Brooks Pierce
Joel Levy

Joel I Levy CPA
Helen
Antipov

Comfort Keepers
Marc Pons

Chapel Hill Tire
Car Care Center
Tony
Pugliese
AICPA
Chris Derby
UPS Store
Baguettaboutit
Our Mission
Serve and advance the business
interests of our community
and build a sustainable
community where business
thrives.
CONNECT
With People
With Information
With Resources
ADVOCATE
• Retain, Recruit and Grow Employers
• Improve the Regulatory Environment and
Business Climate
• Build and Maintain Infrastructure
• Increase the Participation by and
Influence of the Business Community
My Chamber….
• CONNECTS Me
• ADVOCATES for My Business
Community
• SAVES ME MONEY
Challenges
Opportunities
#1 Place to
Live, Work, Shop
, Play, Learn and
Raise a Family
“You must be the change
you want to see in the
world”
- Gandhi
“The ultimate measure of a man
is what where he stands in
moments of comfort and
convenience, but where he
stands in times of challenge and
controversy.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
2014
2014
Tiered Dues
More Choice
More Value
Stronger Chamber
2014
Intercity-Visit and
Leadership Conference
(Athens, Georgia)
2014
> Taking Care of Business
My Chamber….
• CONNECTS Me
• ADVOCATES for My Business
Community
• SAVES ME MONEY
Reagan
Pruitt

Blue Cross Blue
Shield of NC
Meg McGurk
Chapel Hill
Downtown
Partnership
2013 Chamber
Ambassador of the Year
Ambassador of
the Year

Irene
Briggaman
Community
Volunteer
THE CHAMBER AND
CIRRUS AIRCRAFT PRESENTS…

FLYING 2.0
BUSINESS NETWORKING
2013
Business of the
Year Awards
Security Sponsor
2013 Business of the
Year
Micro-Enterprise
Category
And the Winner is…
2013 Business of the Year
Mid-Size Business Category
2013 Business of the Year
Mid-Size Business Category
Harrington Bank
And the Winner is…
2013 Business of the Year
Large Business Category
And the Winner is…
2013 Business of the Year
Non-Profit
And the Winner is…
Duke Energy
Citizenship and Service Award
Duke Energy
Citizenship and
Service Award

Gordon
Merklein
UNC Chapel Hill
Some Final Comments
… Just a few
THANK YOU
for your membership.

We look forward to continuing to serve
you in 2014.

2014 Annual Meeting

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