Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce

2009 Officers & Board of Directors
Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce

Front [left to right]
Past-President & Installing Officer G. Jane Drace; Robert Boyd, board member; Fred Glime, board
member; Bunky Griffith, board member; Lou Ann Parson, Vice President; and Ed Heath, board member

Not shown are: Tom Brown, President; Steve Tull, Secretary; and John Watson, Treasurer

President Tom Brown with Sherman the Shorebird
Rise 'n' Shine Breakfast

President, Tom Brown

Nanticoke Health Services

Vice President, Lou Ann Parson

BP Environmental

Secretary, Steve Tull

Tull Ramey Ltd.

Treasurer, John Watson

Seaford Federal Credit Union

Past President, Sally Stewart

consultant

Robert S. Boyd

Regional Builders, Inc.

Randall Cash

Automated Copy Sustems

Pat Correll

Town of Bridgeville Commissioner

Lawrence Dernulc

Bank of Delmarva

G. Jane Drace

Drace Insurance & Investments

Fred P. Glime. C.P.M.

Penco Corp.

Bunky Griffith

Trinity Transport, Inc.

Ed Heath

SCORE

John Hollis

Nemours Health & Prevention Svcs

Dr. Russell Knorr

Seaford School District

Bryant Richardson

Seaford & Laurel Star

Dolores Slatcher

City of Seaford

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Committees

Member Services: Ed Heath, Chair	.. SCORE
Spuck Bennett	Harley Davidson of Seaford
Larry Dernulc	Bank of Delmarva
Dan Messick	Messick, Ruff & Company
Doug Lambert	American Powerclean LLC
Linda Gunson	County Bank
Jenny Keim	Leader & State Register
Allison Cherry	Avery Hall Insurance Group
Jessica Shropshire	Halpern Eye Associates
Member Services Committee Program of Work 2009 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS LUNCHEON - Sponsor and coordinate the annual Administrative Professionals luncheon to be held in April. - GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DINNERS - Coordinate the Fall General Membership dinner meetings. Decide on menu, speakers and/or entertainment. - NEWSLETTER –Every other month publication of “Take Five” with information on members, area happenings, Chamber benefits and Committee reports. Provide advertising opportunities for members. Committee chair to write article for each edition - AFTER BUSINESS HOURS MIXERS – In 2009, networking mixers will continue to be scheduled once or twice a month to showcase a member’s place of business and provide exposure for the member host and new business contacts for those attending. - CHRISTMAS SOCIAL – Coordinate with a member business to host a holiday social for members and prospective members to bring together area businesses in an informal and relaxed setting in December. Consult on refreshments and entertainment. - WORK TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION with members for events and meetings via a wide variety of delivery methods, such as blast faxes, eBlasts, and US Postal Service mailings. - LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST - Host during the year to give members an opportunity to explore issues with elected officials on the city, county and state level. - GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST – In 2009, “Rise ’n’ Shine” breakfasts will be scheduled every one to two months (7 – 8 a.m.) to give members a chance to make valuable business contacts while listening to speakers offering timely and informative topics. - POWER LUNCHES – Set up and advertise speakers of interest for lunches for Chamber members. [separate from board meetings]

Legislation:
Tom Brown	Nanticoke Health Services
Dorrie Moore	Chesapeake Utilities
Legislative Committee Program of Work 2009 The mission of the Chamber’s Legislative Committee is to review and report to members on legislation pending at the City, County, State and Federal levels that may have an impact on businesses or economic development in the greater Seaford area. The committee’s members believe that in order to continue to be an effective Chamber and promote economic development that Chamber members must be informed of legislation that may affect their businesses so that their opinions may be heard by various governing entities. It is not the intent of this committee to formulate opinion on legislation or to present an opinion as being the Chamber as a whole. - The committee’s objectives for 2009 are as follows: 1. Continue our attempt to establish a working group of members what have interest and/or expertise in legislative areas and meet on a monthly basis. 2. Maintain a working relationship with City, County and State legislators. 3. Begin reviewing legislative agendas and attending legislative meetings as warranted. 4. Continue our “Legislative and Economic Updates” via email and other communications to Chamber members.

Community Involvement: Carreen Kouts, Chair	Trinity Transport, Inc.
Carol Rohrbaugh	Genesis Eldercare
Linda Johnston	Money Mailer of Delmarva
John RIttenhouse	Edward Jones Investments
Megan Miller	Delmarva Document Solutions
Community Involvement Committee Program of Work 2009 - JOHN A., JR. & HELEN MOORE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - Continue to solicit nominations from previous winners and from the community and assist the Moore family representative in the award presentation at the Fall Dinner and Awards Ceremony. - CHRISTMAS PARADE – We will continue support the parade financially; send a representative to Downtown Seaford Association meetings; sponsor and select the “Chamber’s Choice” float. - BUSINESS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS: - The committee plans to provide a Dale Carnegie workshop in 2009. The committee will also continue to encourage business and community participation in workshops, seminars, and educational programs on various topics to benefit our members. - EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARDS – The purpose of this award is to recognize those individuals and businesses that provide exceptional customer service in the Western Sussex County area, and to encourage other businesses to increase their standards of customer service. A monthly award will be presented by the committee from submissions from the community. The annual award will be selected by ballot in the community from the monthly winners. The award will be presented by the committee chairperson at the Fall Dinner and Awards Ceremony.
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Tourism: Paula Gunson	Executive Director
Tourism Committee Plan of Work 2009 - SEAFORD HERITAGE WEEKEND –Terry Ayers is chairing the event again in 2009. We are partnering with the Seaford Historical Society and the event will be held at the Governor Ross Plantation on Memorial Day Weekend. Committee chair Mark Reeve will assist the Chamber in fundraising efforts for the event. Our plans are to continue to grow this event to showcase the heritage of the Seaford area, from the earliest inhabitants to the present day. - NANTICOKE RIVERFEST – This will be the 15thyear for this event - and it is firmly established as a premier destination for summertime visitors. The City of Seaford hosts the event. The Chamber will continue to assist the City in any way possible in the planning and carrying out of the event. - SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM - The Chairperson or a member of this Committee will attend Southern Delaware Tourism meetings as a voting member, along with the Chamber’s Executive Director. Assist in completing the year-end funding reports required by Southern Delaware Tourism in order to receive Chamber’s share of accommodation taxes. - CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP – Continue to develop the multi-level marketing plan for seeking major corporate sponsorship for visitor-related events in our service area. - AREA PROMOTION – Provide assistance to the municipalities and organizations in our service area to help promote festivals and events that draw visitors to the western Sussex County area. - MARKETING THE LOCAL AREA – General public relations effort and article placement to promote the area’s economic viability and tourism. The committee chairperson will work closely with the executive director to develop additional regional media contacts to place articles on area attractions and strengths. - COMMITTEE MEETINGS – Continue to develop an active committee and hold regular working sessions to develop both short term and long term goals for tourism in the greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce service area.
Business & Economic Development: Randall Cash, Chair	Automated Copy Systems, Inc.

Core Committee
NAME	AREA OF EXPERTISE
Randall Cash, Chair
Trisha Booth	City of Seaford
Sue Bramhall	Real estate
Tom Brown	Health services
Paula Campbell	Credit Unions
Pat Correll	Town of Bridgeville
Tom Darby	Nanticoke River
Jane Drace	Insurance
Dr. Russ Knorr	Seaford schools
Bill Matsinger	Town of Blades
Bryant Richardson	News media
All Chamber members are welcome to attend the meetings

Business & Economic Development Committee Plan of Work 2009 - T he committee will continue in 2009 along the same lines as in 2007 and 2008 because what we have been doing has been successful. Our focus will continue to be on our monthly meetings and on our two annual events, the Job Fair and the Businesspersons of the Year Recognition Awards. - Monthly meetings: These will continue to be held on the second Thursday of each month at Noon at the Pizza King. The Committee will continue to encourage the general membership to attend. The agenda of these meetings will reflect the needs and the interests of our business community, and the expectation is that much can be accomplished if many are at the table. - Job Fair: This will be held at the Seaford Senior High School in April, and, building on the excellent work that Paula has done over the past two years, , we are expecting it to be better than ever. Indeed, with the turmoil in the economy, it is quite possible that hosting this event and helping people find jobs may be the most important thing our committee does. - Businesspersons of the Year Recognition Awards: A sub-committee, open to any member of the economic-development committee, will initiate the selection of the recipients. - New Initiatives: At each monthly meeting we have a period for open discussion, and the hope is that we will find a “mission” above and beyond our current goals that will help make our service area a better place to live and work.
Ambassadors March 2009 New Member Breakfast L to R: James Diehl, Hook PR Group; Andrew Jackson, Poor Irishman Internet Mktg., Randall Cash, Automated Copy Systems & Board membertop
Ambassadors Collins Batchelor, Chair	East Coast Property Management
Barbara Tucker Rick Stewart Brenda Rambo James Diehl	Delaware Hospice Callaway, Farnell & Moore Century 21 Tull Ramey Real Estate Hook PR Group
Ambassadors Committee Program of Work 2009 Mission Statement: To promote inclusiveness and member retention within the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce through outreach to new and existing members by supporting the needs of Chamber members. - MEMBERSHIP RETENTION: Ambassadors will contact as many new members as possible. The goal is to help more Chambers members to become involved with and active in their Chamber. Address any concerns members might have and report to Executive Director. - GREETERS: The Ambassadors will take turns attending Chamber activities (mixers, breakfasts, membership dinners, speed networking). The goal is to have two Ambassadors assist with each event. The Ambassadors will circulate and assist with introductions of members to each other, focusing on making each member feel at ease. - 50/50 RAFFLE: The Ambassadors will conduct the sale of 50/50 tickets at each Chamber event. The proceeds used to fund Ambassador sponsored events, such as the New Member Breakfasts. - MONTHLY MEETINGS: Ambassadors will make every effort to attend all monthly meetings. At each meeting, past activities will be reviewed and upcoming events will be discussed. Committee members will review new the member list and volunteer to make personal contact with at least two new members before the following committee meeting. Ambassadors will present any new ideas they have for networking opportunities. Ambassadors will be on the lookout for additional members for the committee. When an Ambassador finds a likely candidate, that person will be invited to attend a meeting. - NON-MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: Ambassadors will assist the Chamber Executive Director in February or March each year with follow-up telephone calls to members who have not yet renewed their membership. - NEWSLETTER: The Ambassadors will provide an article for the bi-monthly “Take Five” Chamber newsletter. An Ambassador will be spotlighted in each issue.
Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce 304A High Street, Post Office Box 26 Seaford, Delaware, 19973 302-629-9690 or 800-416-GSCC Top admin@seafordchamber.com	to the top

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