MARLENE CARNEY
California Chamber of Commerce
Director of External Affairs/Local Chamber Services – Southern California
Southern California Association of Chamber Executives
Management Liaison
P.O. Box 8230
La Verne, CA 91750
P: (909) 593-0449 / F: (909) 593-0498
Email:
Facilitated (planning/board training) for the following chambers:
California: Alhambra, Azusa, Atascadero, Irwindale, San Juan Capistrano, Oxnard, Vernon, Simi Valley, Ceres, Davis, Dixon, Los Gatos, Monterey Park, Mt. Shasta, Oxnard, Pleasant Hill, Riverpark, Roseville, Santa Cruz, South Lake Tahoe, Vallejo, Woodland Hills, Yucca Valley
Fee:
$750 per day; expense reimbursement
Barbara Glennie, ACE
Torrance Chamber
President/CEO
3400 Torrance Blvd. #100
Torrance, CA 90503
P: (310) 540-5858 / F: (310) 540-7662
Email:
Fee:
$600-$800 depending on chamber size/budget, expense reimbursement
Jim Goodwin, ACE
Chico Chamber
Chief Executive Officer
300 Salem Street
Chico, CA 95928
P: (530) 891-5556 / F: (530) 891-3613
Email:
Facilitated for the following projects and organizations:
California: Butte County Five-Year Economic Development Plan, Carmel Valley, El Centro, Fairfield-Suisun, Lake Tahoe South Chore, Lodi, Job Training Center of Tehama County, Tri-County Economic Development Corporation, Mendocino Coast, Orland Area, Tulare, Yuba Sutter.
Colorado: Grand Junction
Fee:
$800 per day; expense reimbursement
Randy Gordon, ACE
Long Beach Area Chamber
President/CEO
One World Trade Center, Ste. 206
Long Beach, CA 90831
P: (562) 436-1251 / F: (562) 436-7099
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers:
Arizona: Flagstaff
California: Alhambra, Alliso,Viejo. Antioch, Apple Valley, Arcadia, Camarillo, Cerritos, Chino Valley, Claremont, Dana Point, Diamond Bar, El Centro, El Segundo, Fresno, Glendale, Goleta, Indio, Laguna Niguel, Lake Arrowhead, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lakewood, Manhattan Beach, Mid Valley, Mission Viejo, Montebello, Monterey, Norwalk, Ojai, Orange, Palos Verdes, Pico Rivera, Pismo Beach, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Rosemead, Salinas Valley,San Gabriel Valley, San Diego East County, San Pedro, Simi Valley, Tehachapi, Tulare County, Vernon, Visalia, Vista
Nevada: Reno
Fee:
$595 per day depending on size of chamber; expense reimbursement
Wayne Griffin, ACE
Catalina Island Chamber & Visitors Bureau
President/CEO
P.O. Box 217
Avalon, CA 90704
P: (310) 510-1520 / F: (310) 510-7606
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers and organizations:
Arizona: Carefree/Cave Creek
California: Apple Valley, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Big Bear, California Travel Industry Association, Calistoga, Carmel, City of Avalon, Corona, Culver City, Estrella Associates, Garden Grove, Half Moon Bay Coastside, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Mendocino Coast, Mid-Valley, Oceanside, Ojai, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Redondo Beach, Salinas Valley, San Marcos, Santa Monica, San Pedro, Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Twentynine Palms
Colorado: Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Mesa State College Board of Trustees
New Mexico: Santa Fe
Fee:
$795 per day plus expense reimbursement
Nancy Hoffman Vanyek, ACE
Greater San FernandoValley Chamber
Chief Executive Officer
7120 Hayvenhurst Avenue #114
Van Nuys, CA 91406
P: (818) 989-0300 / F: (818) 989-3836
Email:
Fee:
$500-1,000 per day; expense reimbursement
Dave Kilby
California Chamber of Commerce
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Western Association Of Chamber Executives
President/CEO
1215 K Street, Suite 1400
Sacramento, CA 95812
P: (916) 930-1201 / F: (916) 444-6685
Email:
Fee:
$1,000 per day; plus expense reimbursement
Notes: Facilitates only a limited number of retreats per year.
Leigh Nixon
Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce
President/CEO
40 W. Cochran #100
Simi Valley, CA 93065
P: (805) 526-3900 / F: (805) 526-6234
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers:
Encino, United Chambers of San Fernando Valley, Moorpark (2), Chatsworth (2), San Gabriel Valley, Santa Paula. Board training programs for: Temecula, Borrego Springs, Palmdale, Murrieta, Oxnard
Fee:
$500 - $1000 per day; expense reimbursement
Scott Raty, ACE
Plesanton Chamber of Commerce
President/CEO
777 Peters Avenue
Pleasanton CA 94566
P: (925) 846-5858 / F: (925) 846-9697
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers in 2005:
California: Alameda, Antioch, Carmel, Concord, Cupertino, Danville, Fairfield-Suisun, Gilroy, Los Altos, Napa, Orange, Pleasanton, San Carlos, San Rafael, Truckee
Fee:
$750 per day; expense reimbursement
Notes: “As facilitator my primary role is to help your team get where it wants to go. At day’s end I go home exhausted; you go home with action steps and a clear idea about the coming year.” -- Scott Raty, ACE
Steve Snyder
California Chamber of Commerce
Vice President, Local Chamber Relations
Western Association Of Chamber Executives
Vice President
1215 K Street, Suite 1400
Sacramento, CA 95812
P: (916) 930-1241 / F: (916) 444-6685
Email:
Facilitated for over 200 planning retreats including the following partial list of past clients:
Arizona: Apache Junction, Benson-San Pedro, Buckeye, Casa Grande, Florence, Gilbert, Glendale, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, North Phoenix, North Pima, Payson, Prescott, Springerville, Tempe, Tri-City West, Wickenburg, Williams-Grand Canyon
California: American Canyon, Brea, Carson, Chico, Cloverdale, Coronado, Cupertino, Eastern Madera County, El Centro, Elk Grove, Encinitas, Fairfield-Suisun, Fullerton, Grass Valley, Hesperia, High Desert Hispanic, Hollywood, Lakewood, Lemoore, Lincoln, Manhattan Beach, Merced, Monterey Peninsula, Napa, Oakdale, Oceanside, Oxnard, Palos, Verdes, Pleasanton, Rancho Cucamonga, Redondo Beach, Rocklin, Rohnert Park, Roseville, Sacramento Hispanic, San Benito County, San Leandro, San Pedro, Simi Valley, South Orange County, St. Helena, Tracy, Truckee, Turlock, Ukiah, Vacaville, Ventura, Visalia, Woodland Hills
Colorado: Grand Junction
Connecticut: Ridgefield
Illinois: Elgin
Missouri: Raytown
Nevada: Carson City, Boulder City
New Mexico: Sante Fe
Oregon: Medford/Jackson County
Texas: Gainesville
Washington: West Seattle, Federal Way, Queen Anne, Fremont
Wyoming: Casper, Cheyenne
Fee:
$800-1,000 per day; travel expense reimbursement
Notes: Visit website at www.steve-snyder.com.
Please note: Unless indicated, facilitators will travel throughout the West. Expense reimbursement refers to travel, housing and meal expenses. The W.A.C.E. office keeps an individual file on each of the facilitators listed. Some of the facilitators are willing to do presentations on various chamber related subjects. Anyone wishing additional information should call (916) 444-6670, ext. 201.
David Aaker, IOM
Aaker & Associates
Owner/Principal
P.O. Box 509
Palm Springs, CA 92263
P: (760) 323-4600 / F: (760) 346-3976
Email:
David has served Organization Management for Chambers of Commerce since 1981. He served as CEO for the Palmdale and Palm Springs Chamber until July 1, 2004. He now devotes full time to his National Public Speaking and Customer Service Training Company, Aaker & Associates. Facilitated over 230 Chamber and Association Board Planning Sessions. Keynote Speaker for Annual Installation Banquets. Customer Service workshops available as fundraisers to Chambers.
Fee:
$3,000 per day, expense reimbursement
Notes:
Additional chamber planning information is available on David’s webpage at www.davidkaaker.com. Half or full day planning conferences available. Faculty member for US Chamber Institute. Teaches classes on Leadership, Customer Service and Board Development.
Bruce Ackerman, CCE
Economic Alliance of SF Valley
President/CEO
5121 Van Nuys Blvd. #200
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
P: (818) 379-7000 / F: (818) 379-7077
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers and organizations:
California: Camarillo, Calabasas, Canyon Country, Chatsworth, Encino, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hermosa Beach, Indio, La Verne, Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce of Ventura County, Ojai Valley, Oxnard, Pacific Palisades, Palmdale, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rosemead, Salinas, San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Simi Valley, Van Nuys Area, Westchester/LAX
Washington: Kennewick
Other organizations: Brignole Health Fitness Corporation, Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, ONE Generation, El Centro de Amistad, Painting & Decorating Contractors of California, California Lodging Industry Association, California Psychiatric Management Services, Castaic Lake Water Agency, Escondido Visitors and Convention Bureau, Mission Community Hospitals, Polo Travel & Tours.
Fee:
$1,000-1,500 per day, expense reimbursement
Bob Linscheid
The Linscheid Company, Inc.
President
555 Main Street, Suite 200
Chico, CA 95928
P: (530) 343-3317 / F: (530) 892-8197
Email:
Facilitated for the following chamber organizations:
California: Automotive Service Councils of California (ASC), California Broadcasters Association, California Council for Interior Design Certification, California Health Professionals Inc., California Health Professionals Inc., California State University – Chico: University Outreach Programs, Chico, Chico Economic Planning Corporation, City of Chico Economic Development Program, Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning Alumni Association, Lumber Association of California and Nevada, Moorpark, Northern CA Society of Association Executives (NCSAE), Palo Alto, San Jose Unified
School District, The Hoffmann Company, The Telecommunications & Technology Association, University of California – Los Angeles, W.A.C.E.
Fee: $1500 per day, expense reimbursement
Jan Sobel, ACE
Chamber of Commerce Consultants
5177 Alhama Dr.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
P: (818) 719-8680 / F: (818) 377-2271
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers:
California: Alameda, Antioch, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Burbank, Calabasas, Camarillo, Del Mar, Escondido, Goleta Valley, Lakewood, Lancaster, Los Alamitos, Manhattan Beach, Napa, Orange, Oxnard, Palm Springs, Palmdale, Palo Verdes, Pico Rivera, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Cordova, Pleasanton, Sherman Oaks, Stockton, Ventura, Visalia, Vista, W.A.C.E. Planning Conference, West Hollywood, Woodland Hills/Tarzana, Yuba-Sutter
Washington: Bellingham-Whatcom
Other Non-profits: National Association of Professional Organizers, Westside Economic Alliance
Fee:
$750 – 1,000 per day (negotiable), expense reimbursement
Jerry Vorpahl
Chamber Achievement
President
617 East Ranch Rd
Sacramento, CA 95825
P: (916) 949-0555
Email:
Facilitated/Consulted with over 400 chambers including:
Arizona: Phoenix, Tucson
California: Burbank, Escondido, Fresno, Foster City, Indio, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Modesto, Monterey, Mountain View, Oakland, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Turlock, W.A.C.E.
Colorado: Denver
Idaho: Boise, Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, Twin Falls
Nevada: Las Vegas, Reno
Oregon: Medford
Other: State Chambers of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas Nevada; plus numerous corporations and associations including, ASAE, the NRA and The American Management Association.
Fee:
Call for fees / Deep discount for W.A.C.E. members only
Notes:
As Western Director of the U.S. Chamber, Jerry conducted over 200 planning retreats and accreditation overviews. He taught Strategic Planning for the California Society of Association Executives.
Lee Weimer
The Weimer Collaborative
President
1364 Crestwood Drive
San Jose, CA 95118
P: (408) 723-7902 / F: (408) 723-7902
Email:
Facilitated for the following chambers and organizations:
California: Alameda, Atwater, Bishop, Carlsbad, City of Danville, Council of Green Builders, Danville, Foster City, Fresno State, Hanford, Lemoore, Mammoth, Mountain View, Mountain View Leadership Program, Simi Valley, Torrance, Tulare, Windsor
Fee:
Negotiable based on size of organization (range $750-1,000 per day), expense reimbursement
Notes:
Lee Weimer has facilitated for chambers in 27 states and eight foreign countries. Particular knowledge in tech industry, sustainable development and future-oriented community planning. Certified Trainer, Center for International Private Enterprise Instructor, Advisor for Communities of the Future, US Chamber Academy graduate and past Institute for Organization Management instructor.