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2025 Success Strategy

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Ourmi s s i oni s" t ocr eat es uper i orv al uef oral lChamber member s ,l ar ge&s mal l ;t ocul t i v at eeconomi c&per s onal dev el opment ;t opr omot e&pr ot ectacompet i t i v eent er pr i s e s ys t em ofbus i nes s ;&t obeacommuni t yl eaderwhi l e embr aci ngBayCount y' soppor t uni t i es&chal l enges . ”

2 0 2 5 B ui l di ngaB e t t e rB a y

TheBayCount yChamberi sdedi cat edt odr i v i ngi ni t i at i v est hatmeett heneedsof ourbus i nes s esandcommuni t y .Focus edoni nnov at i onandgui dedbymember f eedback,we’ r eaddr es s i ngcr i t i calar easl i kewor kf or cedev el opment ,chi l dcar e, memberengagement ,andr egi onaleconomi cs ecur i t y .Toget her ,we’ r ef os t er i ng gr owt h,bui l di ngas t r ongerBayCount y ,ands hapi ngav i br antf ut ur e.

C hi l dC a r eT a s kF o r c e

TheChamber ' sChi l dCar eTas kFor cei st ackl i ngchal l engesl i keaf f or dabi l i t y , acces s i bi l i t y ,andwor kf or ces hor t agest os t r engt henBayCount y ’ schi l dcar e s y s t em.Bydev el opi ngcol l abor at i v es t r at egi es ,t heTas kFor ces uppor t swor kf or ce s t abi l i t yandens ur esev er ychi l di spr epar edf oreducat i onals ucces s .

Wo r k f o r c eD e v e l o pme n t

As ki l l edwor kf or cei ses s ent i alf orbus i nes ss ucces sandcommuni t ypr os per i t y .By al i gni ngeducat i onandwor kf or cedev el opmentwi t hempl oy erneeds ,t heChamber i sadv anci ngat al ents t r at egyt hats t r engt hensBayCount y ’ swor kf or cepi pel i neand s uppor t seconomi cgr owt h.

E n ha n c i n gMe mbe ra n dC o mmu n i t yI mpa c t

Bas edonf eedbackf r om our2024members ur v ey ,t heChamberi spr i or i t i z i ng i mpact f ulpr ogr ams ,r ei magi ni ngt r adi t i onalof f er i ngs ,andf i ndi ngi nnov at i v eway s t oengageandcel ebr at eBayCount ybus i nes s esi n2025.

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TheChamberi schampi oni ngas t at ewi dei ni t i at i v et os ecur eper manentpr ot ect i on f ort heGul fTr ai ni ngRange,av i t alas s etf ornat i onals ecur i t yandeconomi c s t abi l i t y .Par t ner i ngwi t hkeyor gani z at i ons ,we’ r ewor ki ngt opr es er v et hi sr es our ce andi t sbenef i t sf orourr egi onands t at e.


B u i l d i n gab e t t e rb a y T heP owerofP ar t ner shi ps

S t af f :Ai meeBr i ght ,V PofS t r at egi cP ar t ner s hi ps/Of f i cer :Al l enAr ms t r ong,C hai r manE l ect TheChamber ’ sSt r at egi cPar t ner s hi psadv ocat ef orpol i ci est hatdr i v ebus i nes sgr owt hand communi t ys ucces s .Thr ought heGov er nment alAf f ai r sCommi t t eeandLegi s l at i v ePr i or i t i es ,we addr es scr i t i cali s s ues ,ampl i f ymemberv oi ces ,andcol l abor at ewi t hl eader satal ll ev el st oens ur e BayCount yt hr i v es .

Mi l i t ar yAf f ai r sC ommi t t ee( MAC )

S t af f :Ai meeBr i ght ,V PofS t r at egi cP ar t ner s hi ps/Of f i cer :J oeHol t ,MACC hai r MAC s t r engt henst hebondbet weenBayCount yandourmi l i t ar ycommuni t ybyf os t er i ng col l abor at i onwi t hl ocalbas esandhonor i ngs er v i cemember s ’cont r i but i ons .Fr om adv ocacyt o or gani z i ngt heGul fCoas tSal ut eAi rShow,MAC dr i v eseconomi cs t abi l i t yandcel ebr at est he mi l i t ar y ’ sv i t alr ol ei nBayCount y .

C onnect i ngT hr oughC ommuni cat i ons

S t af f :K at her i neS ant ana,V PofMar ket i ng&C ommuni cat i ons/Of f i cer :J er emyBennet t , V i ceC hai rC ommuni cat i ons TheChamberconnect sbus i nes s esandr es i dent st hr oughpl at f or msl i keBay Bi zMagaz i ne,eBi z news l et t er ,s oci almedi a,andt heChamberwebs i t e.Bys har i ngi mpact f uls t or i esandr es our ces ,we hi ghl i ghtl ocals ucces s es ,pr omot ecol l abor at i on,andkeepBayCount yi nf or medandt hr i v i ng.

E mpower i ngOurMember shi p

S t af f :T amar aBar nes ,V PofMember s hi p/Of f i cer :T r i ci aBer r y ,T r eas ur er Ourmember s hi pi ni t i at i v espr ov i der es our ces ,ev ent s ,andbenef i t st ohel pl ocalbus i nes s es s ucceed.Byf os t er i ngconnect i onsandcr eat i ngt ai l or edoppor t uni t i es ,weempowermember st o t hr i v eandbui l das t r ongerBayCount y .

I nspi r i ngGr owt hT hr oughE v ent s

S t af f :J enni f erWr i ght ,V PofE v ent s&S pons or s hi ps/Of f i cer :Deni s eRowan,V i ceC hai r Chamberev ent sbr i ngbus i nes s es ,l eader s ,andr es i dent st oget herf orconnect i onandgr owt h.Fr om net wor ki ngt os i gnat ur eannualgat her i ngs ,ourev ent si ns pi r euni t y ,f os t erl ear ni ng,ands uppor tBay Count y ’ sbus i nes scommuni t y .

C ul t i v at i ngF ut ur eL eader s

S t af f :L i s aMoor e,Di r ect orofF oundat i on/Of f i cer :Deni s eRowan,V i ceC hai r Thr oughpr ogr amsl i keLeader s hi pBay ,J uni orLeader s hi pBay ,andBayYoungPr of es s i onal s ,t he ChamberFoundat i onempower semer gi ngl eader swi t hs ki l l s ,ment or s hi p,andex per i encest omake al as t i ngi mpactonBayCount y ’ sf ut ur e.


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