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North
Chamber Gala
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Kick
off Social Event at County Line
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Leadership
Lab Retreat
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Family
Night at the Rampage Hockey Game
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Job
Promotions
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Babies
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Lions, Tigers and Bears
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Networking
Tip of the Day:
Business cards. You need them, yet you run out every once in a
while. Well:there just isn't an excuse for this. You never know when that
card really needs to be in someone's hand!
Take the box of cards sitting in your drawer home with you
today. Take about 10-12 cards, place them in the glove box of your car;
your spouses' car glove box; place some in your jacket pockets; briefcase;
guys, put some in every inside coat pocket of your blazers; ladies, place
some in every purse. Put them everywhere you might think would be useful to
you. I have some in my camera bag, portfolio I carry to meetings, and my
business card case (don't forget to fill that one either).
I was recently at a house party of a friend (one where you're
100% sure nobody will need your card) and I didn't have any cards on my
person when someone asked if they could have one to continue a work related
conversation:I franticly looked in every pocket I had, but no luck. Being
told this tip a couple years ago, I happened to check my car's glove box.
Of course I had some there; but unfortunately, my car wipes had leaked all
over them. Alas, my camera bag was in the trunk. I was saved due to my
diligence of placing cards wherever I can. Believe me:this tip came in
handy!
Enjoy,
Alan
Harmon
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Membership Benefits
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MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS ADVANTAGES!
YOUR Leadership Lab Alumni Board has
been working hard scheduling several events for this year! In 2010 we plan
to offer the most events EVER! Thank you for your support and for paying
your dues. Because of the success in collecting dues early for 2010, we can
plan events early (and often) for this year!
The Board held 2
phone-a-thons (one in February and one in March). This is the second year
we've held a phone-a-thon. We wanted to personally thank all of you who
have paid your dues, and to remind those of you who have not had the
opportunity to pay. The phone-a-thons were a great success, and the Board
members who participated really enjoyed having an opportunity to speak to
many of you, get your ideas for events, and just to THANK YOU for
supporting YOUR Leadership Lab Alumni Association.
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Education
Events to Come!
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We have
an exciting year planned for providing education sessions for YOU. We
plan to have four 2-3 hours sessions covering various hot topics.
Our 1st
session will include a fascinating topic we are hearing so much about these
days, "Social Media in Business." We have two wonderful speakers from media
related businesses that will share how we can use social media like Facebook,
Twitter and more to help grow our business and provide better services to our
clients. So join us for breakfast and to learn more on Tuesday, April 27th
from 8am - 10am at Morningside Ministries Auditorium on Babcock/St.
Cloud. This is a free event to Lab Alumni.
Our 2nd
session is already in the works and will be held Tuesday, June 8th
from 8am - 11am at the CPS Energy - Energy & Management Training
Center. We will have
speakers from CPS Energy, SAWS and a LEED AP from Sustainable Perspectives
Group to help us "go green in our businesses and our homes."
Our 3rd
session will be "How To's of Networking" held Thursday, September 23rd,
followed by a chance to practice at the Business After Five happy hour mixer.
Our last
session of the year is scheduled for the month of October and will cover
"Mentoring and Leadership."
Stay
tuned to your emails for more information on all of these exciting education
sessions. We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely
Cari Takao
Class of
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 I originally applied to participate in Leadership Lab to
help broaden my leadership skills, build relationships for future
employment opportunities, and begin giving back to my community. Little did
I know that it would become a life altering experience, as I now enter my 3rd
year with the North Chamber and the Leadership Lab Program.
For me, taking part in Leadership Lab was just the beginning.
As I learned more about myself, I also got to know my fellow classmates.
Many of them I consider to be my friends, some have become business
clients, and all are valuable resources for information and guidance. Those
opportunities have continued and expanded as our class became part of the
400+ members in the Leadership Lab Alumni Association.
This ongoing experience played a defining role in starting my
own business earlier this year. It expanded my self-awareness and knowledge
of the business world, strengthened my confidence as a leader, and provided
continued networking opportunities to meet new people who have at least one
thing in common:Leadership Lab. As I've gotten to know the members of the
Alumni Association better, there is so much more that we share than our Lab
experience.
With this in mind, the Alumni Association Board of Directors
has an exciting year planned for everyone to help further your personal and
professional development goals in 2010. We will be hosting 4 networking
events, 2 family events, 4 educational events, and 2 community service
projects throughout the year. In addition to redesigning the quarterly
newsletter, we will also offer other networking resources to help you stay
connected outside of our events.
Our goal is to offer events and technological tools that are
relevant and useful to you, and we welcome your feedback. By now, each of
you has been contacted by your Alumni Ambassador or another representative
of the Alumni Board of Directors. If there is anything that we can do to
make your continued involvement in the Alumni Association more rewarding,
please feel free to contact me, your Alumni Ambassador or any member of the
Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Thank you in advance for your continued participation in the
Leadership Lab Alumni Association. I wish you great success in your
endeavors this year!
Brian Lopez-Rosa, President
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A look ahead
A
few words from our Leadership Lab Chair
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 As we start our 12th North Chamber Leadership Lab I would
like to thank all those that developed, designed and paved the way for such
a successful and state-of-the-art program.
The Lab continues to be a success and allows for new experiences
thanks to our generous financial sponsors, site sponsors and speakers. They are true visionaries and understand
that development of our leaders only strengthens our community.
I have to thank Jamie Suriano,
Program Manager at H-E-B, who agreed to be the Co-Chair for the Lab this
year. Jamie is my fellow lab rat
from the 2007 Lab and has great passion and commitment to the Lab. Jamie has been instrumental in preparing
for another year of new experiences and opportunities of growth for the
2010 Lab. THANK YOU JAMIE!
We kick started the year with 72
lab participants from 58 companies in our community and some great new
sponsors. Retreat began with a focus
on understanding behavior profiles and improving self awareness through the
DiSC assessment, facilitated by Cindy Stynchula, Stynchula and Associates
and began a journey through personal values identification and goal
setting, facilitated by Diane Simpson, Home At Last. Trust became immediately important as the
2010 Lab experienced our Ropes Course working as a team to get through a
massive spider web. Teamwork was
essential to completion of the task. When all is said and done Cowboy
Olympics ended with a bang as we handed out our medals to the winners as
they claimed their victory. Go Red.
We would again like to give
thanks to our retreat speakers, volunteers, North Chamber staff and a
special thank you to Security Service Federal Credit Union for their
sponsorship that made the experience extra special.
As we reflect on retreat, it is
a reminder that this is just the beginning of a great year to come. Already, the participants challenged
themselves to meet new people, trust someone they just met, trust
themselves, try new experiences from falling from a ladder to riding a
horse and even singing out loud in front of new friends.
Jamie and I are excited about
getting to know each of you. Retreat
gave us a hint of the development and growth that will occur and we cannot
wait to share the next 8 months with you.
We are committed to keeping you engaged, taking you out of your
comfort zone, and making the 2010 Lab the "BEST LAB EVER."
Heather
Felty,
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The 2010 Alumni Board
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Lab Alumni Board Officers
Brian
Lopez-Rosa Leadership Lab Alumnus
President
Monica
Gutierrez H-E-B
Vice President
Larry
Lapaglia Accenture
Secretary
Lab Alumni Board Members
Joseph
Baumgartner SWBC
Membership & Awareness, Co-Chair
Spencer Brown Leadership Lab Alumnus
Communications & Public
Relations, Co-Chair
Aaron
Coleman Leadership
Lab Alumnus
Leadership, Development & Training, Co-Chair
Heather
Felty Rackspace
Hosting
2010 Leadership Lab Chair
Rachelle
Gonzalez Accutronics,
Inc./ACCU-Badge Systems
Social & Community Events, Social Chair
Alan Harmon Marmon Mok
Communications & Public Relations, Chair
Mason Hester Leadership Lab Alumnus
Social & Community Events, Chair
Mark
Jones Structure
Tone Southwest
Social & Community Events, Sponsorship Co-Chair
Kathy
Pope UTSA
- College of Business
Membership & Awareness, Chair
Leon
Saunders Accenture
Social & Community Events, Social Co Chair
Jamie
Suriano H-E-B
Leadership Lab Chair-Elect
Cari
Takao Fisher,
Herbst & Kemble, P.C.
Leadership, Development & Training, Chair
Melodye
Tomsu Cleary
Zimmermann Engineers
Social & Community Events, Sponsorship Chair
Melissa
Unsell Legal
XtraNet, Inc.
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The
2010 Leadership Lab Roster
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Angeles Aboites
COSA-Economic
Development Dept
Trey Acock
Alpha Building
Corporation
Jesse Aguilar
Raba-Kistner
Consultants, Inc.
Ed Aleman
Chase Card Services
Chance Allen
Martin Marietta
Materials SW Division
Sarah Bass
North Central Baptist
Hospital
Craig Bourqin
SWBC
Jim Caldwell
Southwest Research
Institute
SaWanna Cannon
Training Solutions
& Associates
Jami Champagne
The Westin La
Cantera Resort
Ann Marie Chappell
Security Service
Federal Credit Union
Craig Clark
Martin Marietta
Materials
Jana Clarke
Alpha Building
Corporation
Darryl Cook
Preferred Landscape
and Lighting
Mickey Corona
SWBC
Shirley Crandall
Crandall &
Associates, Inc.
Brad Dawson
Beyer Mechanical
Marty Del Bosque
Broadway Bank
Andrea Devers
Rackspace Hosting
Cassaundra Edwards
Greene and
Associates, Inc.
Sean Farrell
Haynes and Boone,
LLP
Ron Flores
At Your
Service-Prestigious In Home Care
Amanda Gallegos
Security Service
Federal Credit Union
Patty Gamboa
Security Service
Federal Credit Union
Lauren Guido
Guido Brothers
Construction Company, Inc.
David Harris
North Central Baptist
Hospital
Ashley Heck
Accenture
Karim Helmi
Jaster-Quintanilla San Antonio, LLP
Brandi Howard
Fisher, Herbst &
Kemble, P.C.
Diane Johnson
H-E-B
Stephanie Killinger Stephens
DAHILL
Will Kothmann
Padgett, Stratemann
& Co., LLP
Mike Lauinger
Chase Card Services
Tiffany Long
Marmon Mok
Architects
Blaine Lopez
KFW Engineers &
Surveying
Marisa Martinez
San
Antonio Water System
Wade Mayfield
Joeris General
Contractors
James McElwee
ATKG, LLP
Malcolm McGee
CMIT Solutions
Brad Meley
Firstmark Credit
Union
Jennifer Millar
MDN Architects
Larry Mitchell
Rackspace Hosting
Kevin Moore
I*financial
Mark Murphy
Cleary Zimmermann
Engineers
Kerry Niester
TBG Partners
Daniel Otto
Goetting &
Associates, Inc.
Rachel Pearce
COSA-Dept of
Community Initiatives
Vickie Reece
Workforce Solutions Alamo
Susan Romo
Morningside
Ministries at the Chandler
Estates
Derek Rosson
FROST
Karen Sanchez
Accenture
Jonathan Schlueter
Cox Smith Matthews
Incorporated
Stephanie Schrieber
Chase Card Services
Chris Scott
JM Waller
Associates, Inc.
Ron Smith
Fulbright &
Jaworski, L.L.P.
Stacy Smolka
Capital Group
Companies/American Funds
Lori Spahn
The Spahn Law Firm,
PLLC
Debbie Stallings
Bartlett Cocke General
Contractors
Elizabeth Stamper
Success For All
Foundation
Daryl Steinbeck
Whiting-Turner
Contracting Company
Chip Sugg
Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison and Tate, Inc.
Shelly Talamantez
Prime Time
Newspapers, LLC
Chris Tiemann
Architectural
Division 8
Michelle Totten
SWBC Mortgage
Christie Villanueva
Morningside
Ministries
Kristy Walston
Family Service
Association of San Antonio, Inc.
Mark Warren
BAE Systems
Don Watson
Alterman, Inc.
Ray Weldon
Joeris General
Contractors, LTD
Heath Wenrich
Rehler, Vaughn &
Koone
Zach Wiebe
Carneiro, Chumney
& Co., L.C.
Ann Williams
BAE Systems
Aaron Wood
FROST
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Sponsorship Opportunity
The North
Chamber Leadership Lab Alumni Association is offering a wonderful
opportunity to sponsor our networking, educational, community service and
family events planned for 2010. By sponsoring, your company will receive
the following benefits based on sponsorship level: print recognition on
marketing materials, verbal recognition the day of events, speaking time at
events, and complimentary tickets to attend events.
The Alumni
Association will host 12 events this year, with 50-100 alumni and guests
from various professional backgrounds attending each event. Additionally,
promotional marketing will reach all 400 members of the Alumni Association.
Don't miss out on this great opportunity!
Diamond Sponsor - $1,500.00
All Alumni
Association Events (12)
2 tickets for ALL Alumni Association
events with priority seating at Sponsor table
Speaking time during remarks given at
each event
Verbal recognition of sponsorship at
all networking & family events
Prominent recognition of sponsorship
in marketing materials for all networking & family events
Printed recognition including a full
page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association Newsletters
Platinum Sponsor
- $1,000.00
Networking &
Family Events (6)
2 tickets for each networking &
family event with priority seating at Sponsor table
Verbal recognition of sponsorship at
all networking & family events
Printed recognition of sponsorship in
marketing materials for all networking & family events
Printed recognition including a full
page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association Newsletters
Gold Sponsor -
$750.00
Educational
Events (4)
2 tickets for each educational event
with priority seating at Sponsor table
Verbal recognition of sponsorship at
all educational events
Printed recognition of sponsorship in
marketing materials for all educational events
Printed recognition including a full
page ad in the quarterly Alumni Association Newsletters
Silver Sponsor $500.00
Community
Service Events (2)
Verbal recognition of sponsorship at
all community events
Printed recognition of sponsorship in
marketing materials for all community service events
Printed recognition including a
business card ad in the quarterly Alumni Association Newsletters
Individual Event Sponsor - $250.00
One Event Of
Your Choice
Verbal recognition of sponsorship at event
Printed recognition in marketing
materials for the event
Alumni
Association events planned for 2010:
4 Networking
Events (Quarterly)
4
Educational Events (Quarterly)
2 Community
Service Events (Semi-Annually)
2 Family
Events (Semi-Annually)
For more information, please contact Melodye Tomsu at (210)
447-6100 or MelodyeT@clearyzimmermann.com
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Calendar of Events
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1Q
Networking Event (County
Line Rodeo Night)
1H
Family Event (Rampage Suite' Night)
1Q
Leadership Education Event
State of the City Address
Athena Young Professional Award Luncheon
3Q
Service Project
State of the County Address
3Q
Leadership Education Event
3Q Networking Event (Business After
5)
2011 Membership Drive
4Q
Networking Event (Holiday Party)
2011 North Chamber Gala
2Q
Networking Event
2Q
Leadership Education Event
4Q
Service Project
2H
Family Event
4Q
Leadership Education Event
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February
11, 2010
April 8,
2010
April
27, 2010
May 11, 2010
June 22, 2010
August 21, 2010
September 9, 2010
September
23, 2010
September 23, 2010
October
13, 2010
December
January 29, 2011
Late
July
June 8,
2010
TBD
TBD
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Job
Promotions
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2002 - Letha
Harrelson was
promoted to Business Development Manager at Security Service Federal Credit
Union
2007 - D'Layne
Rhynsburger has
been promoted to Executive Vice President, Loan Portfolio & Services
Manager for Broadway Bank
2008 - Kimberly
Griffith was
promoted to Special Projects Manager with the City of San Antonio, Department of Community
Initiatives
2008 - Lisa Pinto was promoted to F.I. Marketing Manager/Public and Media Relations Manager with SWBC
2009 - John McFall was promoted to Vice President
of Network Services at Security Service Federal Credit Union
2009 - Meagan N.
Upshaw was
promoted to Assistant Vice President at Frost
2009 - Yvonne L.
Trachta was
promoted to Executive Director of Operations at Spahn Law Firm
2009 - Jacob Ness was promoted to Associate at
Jaster Quintanilla
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Babies
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2002 - Judy Allan is pleased to announce the
introduction of her grandchild Zoe Nevaeh Skinner who was born on March
15th at 5 lbs 14 oz
2004 - Jennifer Storm and husband David Nuckles are
the proud parents of Dawson Landon Nuckels, born
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 2:19am weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces and measuring
19 inches long
2008 - Shaun Shoaf and wife Lesley are proud
parents of Cole Michael Shoaf born 03/01 2:08am 7.2 lbs 19"
2009 - Derick
Gerloff and
wife Chris are proud parents of Devin Lee Gerloff was born at 9:17 PM on
March the 8th. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz and was 19 3/4 inches long
2009 - John Saba and wife Marie are proud
parents of John "Jack" David Saba, III on January 20, 2010
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Lions, Tigers and
Bears
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2000 - David L. Doggett was recently elected director
to the Texas Association of Business Brokers - San Antonio Chapter.
2004 - Spencer Brown has joined the staff of Accountable Aging Care
Management as Care Manager
2005 - Maria
Barrett has joined Padgett Stratemann as Director of
Marketing for PS&Co
2008 - Brian
Lopez-Rosa is
now Owner of Suburban Spaces, offering best in class' residential real
estate services including buyer/seller representation, leasing, relocation,
and property management
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