2018 May Connections

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Crystal Dupre

Chairman

Vicki Reim

Chair-Elect

David O’Neil

Immediate Past Chairman

Jason Cornelius

Vice Chair of Leadership

Tom Wallis

Vice Chair of Finance & Physical Resources

Melanie Motley

Vice Chair of Business Development

Mary Mike Hatcher

Vice Chair of Communications

Phil Shackelford

Vice Chair of Community Enhancement

Grant Graham

Vice Chair of Membership Enhancement

Brad Beard

Ricardo Diaz

David Doss

Gabriel Garcia

Susan Gipson

Bobby Gutierrez

Tracy Kyle

James Larkin

Tai Lee

Sylvia McMullen

Shane Phelps

Jay Primavera

Kori Rich

Travis Rollis

Claudia Smith

Greg Zweiacker

STAFF

President/CEO

Glen Brewer

Community Liaison

Royce Hickman

Manager of Membership

Carrie Archer

Manager of Finance

Tom Tilton

Acting Manager of Business Programs

Jordan Prihoda

Membership Investment

Representative

Brian Miller

Communications Coordinator

Kaley Crump

Communications & Business

Programs Assistants

Katy Jo Richards

Allison Batte

Executive Assistant

Haley Galloway

Receptionist

Linda Espiriqueta

presidential PERSPECTIVES

Our President & CEO Glen Brewer is busy making final preparations for the Chamber’s annual legislative trip to Washington, D.C. scheduled for May 7 – 10th, so I offered to give him a break by writing this month’s introductory article. This will be the Chamber’s 18th trip to our Nation’s Capital and the legislative committee has been hard at work for more than six months preparing our community’s Federal Legislative Action Plan. The plan, which will be presented to elected officials and their staff, details the issues that have been identified as important to our community by our business, education, city and county leaders. The delegation of 29, led by Crystal Dupre of The Eagle, will visit with every elected official from the State of Texas, and thanks to the outstanding efforts of Congressman Bill Flores and his staff they will also have the opportunity to visit with a number of key congressional leaders from other states as well. We owe Congressman Flores and the members of this delegation a big thank you for committing their time and resources to ensuring the success of this trip.

The first half of the fiscal year for your Chamber has been very busy and it has been very productive as well. This success is noteworthy because it has been achieved even though we have a number of new staff members. I hope you will have an opportunity to meet Haley Galloway, our new Executive Assistant, Kaley Crump, our new Communications Coordinator and Allison Batte, our new Special Projects Coordinator. They are blending well with our experienced staff members to form a Chamber team that will make you proud.

There are plenty of activities scheduled in the months ahead and I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities that are presented for you to increase the exposure of your business. I would like to personally invite you to the next Business After Hours to be held at Easterwood Airport on May 10th from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. You will have an opportunity to see the many improvements that have been made to the terminal to provide a better experience for travelers that arrive and depart from Easterwood.

Bryan/College Station is blessed to have a great business community and the Chamber stands ready to assist each of you in any way possible!

chamber CALENDAR

May 2018

05/07/2018 Annual Federal Delegation To Washington D.C.

05/10/2018 Business After Hours Easterwood Airport

05/31/2018 Business After Hours The Physicians Centre Hospital

June 2018

06/05/2018 Leadership Luncheon Sponsored by LBAA

06/07/2018 11th Annual Community Softball Classic Sponsored by Allen Samuels Chevrolet

06/21/2018 Business After Hours Century Square

06/27/2018 Inside BCS-A Briefing by Community Leaders George H. W. Bush Presidential Library

July 2018

07/12/2018 Founders Night

07/19/2018 Business After Hours Parc at Traditions

2 presidential PERSPECTIVES

4 new MEMBERS

5 business AFTER HOURS

6 volunteer FOCUS

7 community SOFTBALL CLASSIC

8 legislative AFFAIRS

9 chamber PROGRAMS

11 chamber PHOTOS

13 ribbon CUTTINGS

new MEMBERS

Unoton WirelessTMobile College Station

Texas A&M Rural & Community Health Institite, College of Medicine

Texas A&M Physicians

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & SteakburgersTowerpoint

New Inner Circle Members

4400 Hwy 6 College Station, TX 77845 (510) 387-8043 unoton.com

2700 Earl Rudder Fwy College Station, TX 77845 (979)436-0399 whatif.tamhsc.edu

2900 E. 29th St. Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 776-8440 texasamphysicians.com

913 William D Fitch Pkwy College Station, TX 77845 (979) 690-1187 freddysusa.com

Motel/Studio 6 - Bryan

120 S Main St. Bryan, TX 77803 (979) 822-2120 lasalle-hotel.com/downtownelixir

Center for Executive Development, Mays Business School, TAMU

CENTURY 21 BEAL

Wehner Building, Ste. 255 College Station, TX 77843-4114 (979) 845-1216 tamuexec.om

2306 S. College Ave Bryan, TX 77801 (979) 775-5738 century21bcs.com

New Members

CP&Y, Inc.

SpawGlass Construction

RNL Homes

inFRONT Agency

Advanta CS Biotech Center

Foster Learning, Inc.

1733 Briarcrest Dr, Ste. 104 Bryan, TX 77802 (214) 762-5778

4030 State Hwy 6 S, Ste. 300 College Station, TX 77845 (979) 401-3270

1722 Broadmoor, Ste. 214 Bryan, TX 77805 (979) 704-6455

205 5th St, Ste. G2 Santa Rosa, CA 95409 (707) 696-4083

1700 Research Parkway, Ste. 210 College Station, TX 77845 (979) 431-0670

4622 FM 2000 Caldwell,TX 77836 (979) 324-7229

SecurCare Self Storage

Brew Supply Haus

2306 S. College Ave Bryan, TX 77801 (979) 775-5738

2151 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S, Ste. 113 College Station, TX 77840 (979) 721-WINE (9463)

PACT Design Studio

Frontier Title Company

Kinsmen Homes

HoM Realty

Black Wolf Freight Services LLC dba Black Wolf CDL Training Center

1716 Briarcrest Dr, Ste. 860 Bryan, TX 77802 (512) 757-8102

3141 Briarcrest Dr, Ste. 510 Bryan, TX 77802 (512) 568-9345

Essential Media

PPI - John Proctor

105 N Main Street, Ste. 121 Bryan, TX 77803 (979) 704-6894

23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd Katy, TX 77494 (713) 302-4912

8554 Katy Fwy, Ste. 300 Houston, TX 77024 (888) 880-8732

4114 Lake Atlas Dr, Ste. 130 Bryan, TX 77807 (979) 213-6722

1502 Nantucket Dr. College Station, TX 77845 (832) 202-9274

750 William D. Fitch Pkwy Ste. 120, 130 College Station, TX 77845 (254) 383-2349

Connections MAY/JUN 2018

Coterie Boutique

www.bcschamber.org

Ambassador of the Month

Thank you to the BCS Zoigl Brewery and Girls Scouts of Central Texas for choosing me to represent them. Attending Chamber events and meeting the thriving business community has been the highlight of my year. Zoigl is a German style community brewery located at 211 WJ Bryan Ave. Behind Square One, through the iron gates, you will find a quaint family and pet friendly outdoor beer garden that is open Friday and Saturday nights. Drop by and sample the ever changing selection of brews, have a chat with brew meister Steve Guetersloh, learn to brew, order something for your special event, or just drink and socialize under the old oak tree. If you bump into me out and about I am just as likely to want to talk to you about my other love, which is working as a recruiter for Girl Scouts of Central Texas. For over 100 years, Girl Scouts has been building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. We have over 60 local troops and I aim to increase that number. I look forward to meeting you and talking about how your business can mesh with my community of the Chamber, Girl Scouts and Zoigl. Let’s go to the beer garden and talk!

Ginny Ford

Community Softball Classic

11th Annual Community Softball Classic

Sponsored by Allen Samuels Chevrolet

June 7th • Nutrabolt Stadium

The Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce and Title Sponsor Allen Samuels Chevrolet are excited to announce that the 11th Annual Community Softball Classic: A Tribute and Salute to our 1st Responders will be held on June 7th at Nutrabolt (Bombers) Stadium. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. The Community Softball Classic features local police officers versus fire fighters.

This special game gives the B/CS Chamber of Commerce and our community the opportunity to recognize the important role our law enforcement, fire departments and other first responders play in protecting our citizens. The game also financially supports The 100 Club.

Tickets to the game are $9. Corporate sponsorships are available in bundles of 20, 10 or 5 tickets. To purchase tickets, or for more information about the game or available sponsorships, contact Carrie Archer at (979) 2605200 or carrie@bcschamber.org.

Title Sponsor:

2018 Federal Legislative Action Plan

The B/CS Chamber of Commerce will be making its annual trip to Washington, D.C. on May 7-10, to advocate for local businesses in the Bryan/College Station community. A group consisting of 30 Chamber members will visit with every member of the Texas Congressional delegation along with other key Congressional leaders and present the Chamber’s Federal Legislative Action Plan. Since November of last year, the Chamber’s Legislative Affairs Committee has been hard at work to develop the Legislative Action Plan to take to Congress.

The major topics that are included in the 2018 Federal Legislative Action Plan are as follows:

• Economic Development

• Fiscal Responsibility

• Health Care

• Higher Education & Workforce Training

• Transportation

• Regulatory & Tax Burdens on Business

These topics were the product of a survey of all Chamber members to find out the issues that were of highest importance to them. For more information about the Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Affairs Committee and to downloaded the 2018 Federal Legislative Action Plan, visit www.bcschamber.org/ LegislativeAffairs.

Mike Connor

Bryan Texas Utiliies

chamber PROGRAMS

Founder’s Night:

Thursday, July 12th • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Founders Night is a fun, mix and mingle, social evening celebrating the establishment and development of our twin cities. The event provides an opportunity to interact with our past, present, and future leaders. Attendees can meet or reunite with founding families, established and new entrepreneurs, church and civic organization leaders, past/present/future elected officials, budding new local leaders and numerous others.

Founders night is an evening of great food, beverage tastings, games, music, prizes and the event supports the Chamber’s leadership programs. Leadership Brazos, Junior Leadership Brazos and the Leadership Brazos Alumni Association help us build leaders so we can continue our community’s proud tradition of economic success.

For more information, visit bcschamber.org, call (979) 260-5200, or contact jordan@bcschamber.org.

Title Sponsor: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

INSIDE B/CS

a briefing by community leaders

Inside BCS is designed for new residents, key personnel or management level executives who are either new to the community or have recently increased their responsibilities in a local business or organization.

Topics to be discussed by key community leaders include: higher education, local and county government, local economy, education, criminal justice, healthcare, arts and recreation, social services, local history, and transportation.

For more information, visit bcschamber.org, call (979) 2605200, or contact jordan@bcschamber.org.

chamber PROGRAMS

Leadership Luncheon

Wednesday,

Wednesday, June 27th • George Bush Presidential Library

chamber PHOTOS

Attendees enjoy All

LEFT: Amico Nave Ristorante celebrates their “Best Appetizer” award at the 23rd Annual Taste of Aggieland.

RIGHT: Students from College Station High School took home the giant fork at Taste of Aggieland for their win in the cooking competition. The event raises money for Culinary Arts Scholarships.

BELOW: Chamber Board Chair Crystal Dupre with The Eagle, Chair Elect Vicki Reim, with BTU, and Board Member Phil Shackelford with Blinn College, pose with friends at the 20th Annual Crawfish Boil. The event raises money to purchase animals and projects at the Brazos County Youth Livestock Show.

BELOW: Chamber Day 2018 volunteers with HoM Realty and Eric

ABOVE: The Coldwell Banker AG-TOWN Realtors Chamber Day 2018 team (R to L) of Katie Ruffino, Cherry Ruffino and Rachel Carrabba, were joined by Greg Rodgers with the College Station Fire Department.

ABOVE:

You Can Eat Crawfish during the 20th Annual Crawfish Boil at the Brazos County Expo Center.

ABOVE: Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Katerina Hall with Baylor Scott & White Health visits Farmhouse Creamery on Chamber Day 2018.

ABOVE: Chamber Day 2018 volunteers (R to L) Christine Bonifazi with Chrome Salon, Najat Marden with Century 21, and Brooke Mason with Sawed-Off CrossFit, snap a picture during their visit at the South Texas Avenue Whataburger. Whataburger just opened their sixth B/CS location on FM 2818 in C.S.

Dotson with the CSFD pose with art at DeGallery

chamber PHOTOS

RIGHT: Dea Polk with Texas A&M University, Robert Wagner with the District 2 Brazos County Volunteer Fire Department, and Jennifer Davis with Employer Flexible on Chamber Day 2018.

LEFT: Chamber Day volunteers Dr. Dary Dega with DeGallery, Jessica Hinkle with Laser Answering Service and William Matush with CSPD.

ABOVE: 2018 Watercooler 5K participants in a group stretch led by Anita Graziano with Delta Life Fitness before the race.

2018

pose before the

Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Glen Brewer with 2018 Watercooler 5K first place winner Justin Lange with the Texas A&M Foundation.

LEFT: Watercooler 5K participants having fun after the race. Over 350 racers participated in the 5th Annual event.

RIGHT: Watercooler 5K sponsor Elements Massage treats 5K participants to a postrace massage.

ABOVE: A 2018 Watercooler 5K participant has some fun on the course.

BELOW: Watercooler 5K participants from Texas A&M University give a Gig ‘Em after the race. Title Sponsor Texas A&M signed up over 200 runners for the race, including winner Justin Lange (back).

BELOW:

ABOVE:

Watercooler 5K runners

race. The 5th Annual race was sponsored by Texas A&M University.

650 William D Fitch Pkwy College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 704-5110 theangryelephant.com

4114 Lake Atlas Dr, Ste 130 Bryan, Texas 77807 (979) 213-6722 coterieboutique.com

11400 State Hwy 30, Ste 202 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 704-5150 balancedbworks.com

3095 Club Dr Bryan, Texas 77807 (214) 499-8215 parcattraditions.com

Morningstar Storage of College Station

10099 SH 30 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 446-4269 morningstarstorage.com

Brazos Moving & Storage

100990SH 30 College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 776-1800 brazosmovingandstorage.com

Inn at Quarry Ridge

9401 Rust Lane Bryan, Texas 77808 (979) 822-8368 innatquarryridge.com

900 Harvey Rd, Ste 9B College Station, Texas 77840 (979) 704-3064 proactivechirobcs.com

CONNECTIONS

Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 3579

Bryan, TX 77805-3579

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