GROVE CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE To create a positive environment for the development and success of business
BUSINESS MONTHLY January 2012
Progress Through People
Issue 8
Chamber welcomes newest board members The Grove City Chamber of Commerce’s newest board members are Tricia Zelenak of Monterey Care Center and Christopher Love of Southwest Chiropractic. Tricia Zelenak is the community relations director for Monterey Care Center located at 3929 Hoover Road in Grove City. She is responsible for creating and implementing strategic marketing action plans, building and maintaining business and community relationships, and sponsoring events both in the center and the community with the goal of maintaining a quality reputation with the community and sharing Monterey’s services and high quality care measures. Zelenak accepted her position in September of 2006 and shortly after moved to Grove City because she states she fell in love with the people of Grove City and appreciated working for a community that unconventionally cares about the work home life balance of its employees. This is important because she is married and has two beautiful daughters ages 6 and 3 that are now students at Buckeye Woods Elementary School.
Tricia Zelenak
She became involved in the Chamber through John Dunn, COO of The Macintosh Company, which is Monterey’s parent company headquartered in Hilliard. Dunn lives in Grove City and is a recent past president of The Grove City Chamber of Commerce. Zelenak says, “John’s passion for the Chamber and sincere interest in giving back to the community that we serve is contagious. I started my involvement with the Chamber by sponsoring events such as Arts in the Alley and the Grove City Business Expo.” Zelenak says, “As a board member, I
hope to engage and interact with other business leaders in the community to promote the mission of the Grove City Chamber of Commerce. I just started a Master’s in marketing and communications at Franklin University. I hope to use this knowledge and marketing best practices to better serve both Monterey and the Chamber of Commerce’s mission to serve the community that we are both integrally involved.” When asked what would she like to see the Chamber do to improve the quality of Business in Grove City, Zelenak said, “Promote local buying power! We live in such a close-knit community that we should be serving each other’s business interests before looking outside of our immediate community. While technology allows us the ability to buy a product from another community, state or country it is important to look first in our own community to see if that product or service is available at possibly a competitive price and/or higher quality.” Christopher Love owns and operates Southwest Chiropractic located at 3009 Columbus Street in Grove City. Love has one associate, Dr. Monica Seimer, D.C.
Visitors, convention bureau names new board members Rick Louder, general manager at O’Charley’s in Grove City, has been re-elected president of the Grove City Area Visitors and Convention Bureau. Louder also serves as a member of the Chamber’s Executive Committee. Karen Dover has assumed the
position of Visitors Bureau vice president, Mike Uhrin is the new secretary and John Johnston was re-elected treasurer. New trustees for 2012 include Chris Fulton and Warren Gard. Fulton replaces Steve Bowshier, who was term limited after serving nine consecutive years; Gard
replaces Dave Bright, who also served as a trustee for nine consecutive years. Both Bowshier and Bright served as president of the organization. Both Gard and Fulton are no newcomers to the Visitors Bureau; See VISITORS, page 2
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Christopher Love
His office specializes in gentle techniques and treats patients from pediatric to geriatric, including expectant mothers and newborns. He has extensively trained in all phases of chiropractic, from education to technique to case management. Love attended Ohio University and graduated with honors from the Palmer College of Chiropractic, located in Iowa, where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Love says, “My concern for your health is priority number one, by providing gentle techniques to help your body func-
tion at maximum potential.” Love is dedicated to sharing the philosophy of chiropractic care as a way of life for you and your family. Love grew up in Pickaway County, and has practiced in Grove City since 2006. He became involved in the Chamber through business networking and other civil service clubs. Love said he joined the Chamber was because he wanted to be involved with other Grove City business and continue the growth of small business in Grove City. When asked, “What would you like to see the Chamber do to improve the quality of business in Grove City?” Love responded by saying, “To initiate a small business ‘Quick-Start’ program, which would include a step-by-step plan for the new business owner to follow. It would be geared to help them avoid common pitfalls and keep them from trying to reinvent the wheel.” Love also said, “I have learned the more you know, the more you see. By increasing my knowledge of businesses in Grove City, I hope to open my own business to more people because life is great … chiropractic care makes it better!”
Inside this issue • Ribbon cuttings — Quality Market • Focus on business — Dannette’s Floral
— Sunny Street Café — The Human Touch Salon & Day Spa • Upcoming Chamber events • … And much more
Save the Date! • Grove City Family Dentistry open house — Jan. 20 • Pinnacle Dental open house — Jan. 24
January 2012 | Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce Business Monthly
• City BBQ grand opening — 11 a.m.1 p.m. Feb. 15 • O’Charley’s networking event — 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 20
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