North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce names 2014 Chair-Elect, new Executive Committee member

North Chamber logo 4c stackedThe North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Annie Turner as the 2014 Chair-elect of the board of directors. Turner is Vice President and Business Banking Manager at Wells Fargo Bank, for whom she has worked for more than 32 years. After receiving her degree from Baylor University, she began her banking career in Laredo, Texas and later moved with her family to San Antonio over 14 years ago.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAnnie is married and has one 15-year-old daughter. Annie previously served on the Board and Executive Committee of the Hispanic Chamber. She also previously served as Secretary of the Executive Committee for the South Texas Business Fund and as Advisory Director of Business Careers High School’s Academy of Finance. Annie currently serves as Financial Coordinator on the Advisory Council of the Boys and Girls Club of Boerne. She is actively involved with NAWBO. She is an alumna of the Leadership Texas Class of 2000.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe North SA Chamber also announces that Phyllis Gallay has been named the Leadership & Professonal Development Council Chair and a member of the Executive Committee of the board of directors. Gallay is Site Director, North American Shared Service Center for BD.

The North SA Chamber is keeping member businesses and Bexar County strong by advocating on behalf of member businesses large and small; delivering exceptional, business-to-business networking opportunities; honoring leaders at every age and career stage; and cultivating the workforce through leadership and professional development training. Through Lead SA, our 501 (c) (3) entity, we assist member small businesses and non-profit organizations with access to career development and advance higher education through scholarship gifts to area colleges and universities. northsachamber.com • leadsa.org

North SA Chamber offices closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day

American-FlagIn observance of Memorial Day, the North SA Chamber offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013.

In honor of all the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation – we salute you.

On behalf of the North SA Chamber board of directors, staff and membership, have a safe and happy holiday week-end.

NorthSAChamber to compete in #SocialMadness, asking for your vote to name benefiting member charity

North Chamber logo 4c stackedThe North SA Chamber will enter into the Business Journal’s Social Madness competition, a one-of-a-kind competition that measures a company’s social media engagement. The competition pits companies with similarly sized social media followings against one another in week-long match-ups. The local competition begins June 3 and local winners will be announced July 9.

social madnessAccording to the San Antonio Business Journal, the goal of #SocialMadness is to improve customer engagement, which is measured by a contest algorithm. Local winners move on to the national round, and final winners are decided on August 20th.

A $10,000 charitable donation will be made on behalf of the three national winners. In the event the North SA Chamber makes it to the national competition, we’re asking our members to help select a benefiting member charity.

Please see the list of non-profit members below, and email ccook@northsachamber.com with your vote by 5 p.m. Friday, May 10.

Accion Texas
Alamo City Christian Fellowship   Church
Alzheimer’s Association
American Diabetes Association
American Lung Association – San Antonio
American Red Cross
Bible Study Fellowship
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas
Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas
Cibolo Creek Community Church   Inc.
Downtown Alliance
Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
Goodwill Industries of San Antonio
Guide Dogs of Texas, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Inc.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
International Brangus Breeders Assn
Kids In Motion
Medical Center Alliance
Mission Verde Alliance
Morgan’s Wonderland
NKBA Texas South Plains Chapter
National MS Society
Pay It Forward Ministries
Respite Care of San Antonio
SAMMinistries
San Antonio Airport Rotary Club
San Antonio Humane Society
San Antonio Medical Foundation
San Antonio Sports Foundation
Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
Temple Beth-El
The San Antonio Clubhouse
Winston School San Antonio
Greater San Antonio Healthcare Foundation

Digital Membership Plaque – Brand your Website or E-mail Signature

Member Plaque (gray) Chairman's Council Plaque (gold)The North SA Chamber values your membership and appreciates all you do to keep San Antonio and Bexar County strong. Show your pride in membership and display this plaque on your member company website along with a link to www.northsachamber.com. The images below are optimized for web use. You may also download a vector file (PDF) of the plaques to resize for your website.

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Be Found! Enhance Your Company Listing: Add Company Logo, Offer a Coupon & Feature Social Media Profiles

SearchThe North SA Chamber online membership directory – FIND A MEMBER – now has more features to help your business be found by other members searching for your products or services. Valued members and Chairman’s Council members can now add a color logo, include links to company social media profiles and add a coupon or special offer through your company listing in the online membership directory.

Add a color logo:

  • Valued Members (1 to 300 employees and annual dues between $300 and $900) and Bronze Chairman’s Council Members (annual dues at $1,000) may add a logo to their listing for $50/year.
  • Special offer: Get 20% off annual rate – that’s a $10 savings – when paid by Thursday, February 14, 2013. Prorated pricing not available. Company Logo spec sheet.
  • Silver, Gold and Diamond Chairman’s Council Members (Elective participation or based on 501+ employees and annual dues at $1,500+) receive a color logo included in their membership benefit package. To provide a logo for inclusion in your directory listing, please see the Company Logo spec sheet.
  • Once a logo request is submitted, staff processing may take up to 2 business days before the logo is live.

Include social media links, edit business description (member login required):

  • All members are invited to include a business description in company listings. When members do a keyword search, your description of specific information about the products and services you provide is scanned for matches. New! Members can now add to a business listing links to company social media profiles for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and You Tube.
  • To add/edit your business description and add links to company social media profiles, please see the Company Business Description spec sheet.

Add a company coupon, special offer (member login required):

  • All members are invited to add a coupon or special offer in company listings. New! When members do a search, they now have the option to query by members who are offering a coupon. Set-up a coupon or special offer to chamber members and be sure to include details of the offer, percentage off, exclusions and/or expiration date.
  • To add a company coupon, please see the Company Coupon spec sheet.
  • Once a coupon request is submitted, staff processing may take up to 2 business days before the coupon is live.

Member Login:

  • A Username and Password are required to Login and access the business listing to add/edit business description, add social media links and coupons.
  • To login, go to Member Login
  • To obtain login, email Debby Zucker

Welcome! Leadership Lab Class of 2013

Ll_Logo_2012Rob Adams
Comerica Bank

Tony Alarcon
ENTRUST Technology Consulting Services

Freddy Apolinar
Ancira Nissan, Inc.

DePaul Armijo
SWBC

Patti Baker
Beyer Plumbing Company

Becky Banko McLane
Deacon Recruiting, Inc.

Sean Bates
Quality Fence & Welding

Amanda Behrens
Structure Tone Southwest

Tim Bernas
Security Service Federal Credit Union

Steve Bridges
Preferred Landscape and Lighting

David Brown
Ernst & Young, LLP

Hillary Cadra
SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.

Georgia Cantu
Texas Wilson Office Furniture & Services, Inc.

Letty Castillo
San Antonio Water System

Kali Chatham
Baptist Health System

Michael Cline
North Central Baptist Hospital

Mike Connor
Connor Creative Company

Cyndi Crist
Dahill

Cyrena Davis
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Debbie Dickson
Beyer Mechanical & Beyer Plumbing Co

Stephen Ethridge
Frost

Rodney Flint
Alterman

Scott Gillette
Accenture

Mario Gomez
Security Service Federal Credit Union

Jessica Gonzales
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.

John Grothues
Cleary Zimmermann Engineers

Melodee Gruber
Jackson Walker LLP

Dr. Debbie Hamilton
Northeast Lakeview College

Katie Hille
SWBC

Carlos Ibarra
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

Jennifer Krause
eEmployers Solutions, Inc.

Jeffrey Kruse
CPS Energy

Cory Kuchinsky
CPS Energy

David Kuncho
Capital Group – The American Funds

Ann-Marie Laird
Walton Signage

Peter Licalzi
Joeris General Contractors, LTD

Lisa Lopez
Crosspoint, Inc

Conrad Martinez
RVK Architects, Inc.

Joe Martinez
HFS Company

Wes May
The Rosenblatt Law Firm

Erin Mayes
H-E-B Grocery

Julio Medrano
Broadway Bank

James Mendiola
DeWied International

Jen Mesiano
Walton Signage

Cassie Meuth
ATKG, LLP

Billy Nelson
Joeris General Contractors, LTD

Todd Newton
SWBC

Brett Niccum
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Connor Ortiz
Morningside Ministries

Michelle Parker
Accenture

Lauren Parsons
Rackspace Hosting

Robby Paysinger
CPS Energy

Kyle Pippin
Denim Group, Ltd

Tom Piszczatoski
Baptist Health System

Anna Polanco-Ramos
San Antonio Water System

Amber Potts
Padgett, Stratemann & Co., LLP

Vidya Rangachar
CPS Energy

Donovan Rhone
Dahill

Kelly Rice
Broadway Bank

Brian Rodriguez
Ancira Nissan, Inc.

Juan Rodriguez
San Antonio Water System

Matt Russell
River City Federal Credit Union

Taryn Saavedra
Robot Creative

Michael Saenz
Lone Star National Bank

Arturo Salinas
Alterman

Laura Sanchez
Bestica, Inc.

Paul Santoyo
Cox Smith

Matt Sawtelle
Structure Tone Southwest

Mark Schnur
San Antonio Water System

Shannon Schumacher
eEmployers Solutions, Inc.

Will Smith
The Lynd Company

Mandy Smith
SWBC

Debra Sommers
Dahill

Sharon Surra
San Antonio Water System

Ajay Tejwani
San Antonio Technology Center

Saul Tellez
Walton Signage

Jay Tkachuk
Security Service Federal Credit Union

Javier Trevino
Service Federal Credit Union

John Tyler
Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.

Anastasia Valdes
San Antonio Water System

Dan Velasquez
San Antonio Water System

Bryan Verette
GTECH

Joseph Vigil
San Antonio Water System

Jason Welch
Walton Signage

Digital Membership Plaque – Brand your Website or E-mail Signature

Member Plaque (gray)Chairman's Council Plaque (gold)The North SA Chamber values your membership and appreciates all you do to keep San Antonio and Bexar County strong. Show your pride in membership and display this plaque on your member company website along with a link to www.northsachamber.com. The images below are optimized for web use. You may also download a vector file (PDF) of the plaques to resize for your website.

See Legal/Links to this Website

Learn more about Digital Membership Plaque

NEW! Find A Member Features Now Available: Offer a Coupon & Feature Social Media Profiles

SearchThe North SA Chamber online membership directory – FIND A MEMBER – now has more features to help your business be found by other members searching for your products or services. Valued members and Chairman’s Council members can now add a color logo, include links to company social media profiles and add a coupon or special offer through your company listing in the online membership directory.

Add a color logo:

  • Valued Members (1 to 300 employees and annual dues between $300 and $900) and Bronze Chairman’s Council Members (annual dues at $1,000) may add a logo to their listing for $50/year.
  • Special offer: Get 20% off annual rate – that’s a $10 savings – when paid by Thursday, February 14, 2013. Prorated pricing not available. Company Logo spec sheet.
  • Silver, Gold and Diamond Chairman’s Council Members (Elective participation or based on 501+ employees and annual dues at $1,500+) receive a color logo included in their membership benefit package. To provide a logo for inclusion in your directory listing, please see the Company Logo spec sheet.
  • Once a logo request is submitted, staff processing may take up to 2 business days before the logo is live.

Include social media links, edit business description (member login required):

  • All members are invited to include a business description in company listings. When members do a keyword search, your description of specific information about the products and services you provide is scanned for matches. New! Members can now add to a business listing links to company social media profiles for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and You Tube.
  • To add/edit your business description and add links to company social media profiles, please see the Company Business Description spec sheet.

Add a company coupon, special offer (member login required):

  • All members are invited to add a coupon or special offer in company listings. New! When members do a search, they now have the option to query by members who are offering a coupon. Set-up a coupon or special offer to chamber members and be sure to include details of the offer, percentage off, exclusions and/or expiration date.
  • To add a company coupon, please see the Company Coupon spec sheet.
  • Once a coupon request is submitted, staff processing may take up to 2 business days before the coupon is live.

Member Login:

  • A Username and Password are required to Login and access the business listing to add/edit business description, add social media links and coupons.
  • To login, go to Member Login
  • To obtain login, email Debby Zucker