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To All Members of the Grapevine Chamber: The Grapevine Chamber is operated by a Board of Directors made up of twenty-three Chamber members. Nine members serve with three-year terms in three member cycles. There are four one-year appointments and seven exofficio members. The Chairmanship rotation is a three-year term, so that the individuals appointed to serve as Chair-Elect, Chair and Immediate Past Chair will be able to fulfill their obligation. The CEO also serves on the Board as the Secretary. Those nominated will be presented at the October meeting of the Grapevine Chamber Board of Directors. These Board members and officers will begin to serve the membership on January 1, 2022, if no other nominations are received. 2022 Board of Directors (To be elected/voted on; Retires December 31, 2024) Darla Denton, Devin Designs Florist John Hood, Suffolk Construction Sue Wykes, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
One Year Appointments – Retires December 31, 2022 Vicki Dale, Nerds to Go Ish Arebalos, Coca-Cola Paul Coury, Hotel Vin Jon Powell, Hop & Sting Brewery Joseph Stanyer. Texas Gun Experience Along with the Director nominations, the Board will be presented with this proposed slate of officers to serve the Chamber: Executive Board of Directors - Officers Chairman- Trudy Cresswell, Grapevine Mills Chair-Elect- Kosse Maykus, Maykus Homes & Neighborhoods Immediate Past Chair- Phil Cunningham, What-A-Shine! Enterprises Treasurer- Kelly Schwartz, LegoLand/ Sea Life Aquarium VC-Business Partnerships- Sue Wykes, Coldwell Banker Residential CEO- RaDonna Hessel, Grapevine Chamber of Commerce Additional names of a candidate for a Director’s position to fill one of the three year terms can be nominated by petition bearing the signature of at least twenty-five active members of the Chamber. Such petition shall be filed with the...
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Nominating Committee within ten days after this notice has been given of the name nominated. The determination of the nominating committee as the legality of the petition(s) shall be final. If no petition is filed within the designated period of ten days, the nominations shall be closed and the candidate shall be declared elected by the Board of Directors at their next regular board meeting. In the selection process, the nominating committee reviewed the various events, activities and committees of the Chamber to find members who were involved in the organization’s goals and activities, either through time, money or talents. They also took into consideration those members who expressed interest in serving on the board and were committed to the time involved in this service to our Chamber and business community. Several names were presented to the nominating committee of members who were interested in serving on the Board as well as officer positions. If you would like to be considered for a future board position, you are encouraged to: 1) Get involved in the Grapevine Chamber’s committees, events or activities, and / or; 2) Let someone know of your interest - either a Board Member, Executive Board Member or Chamber CEO. The mission of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce is to collaborate, communicate, connect, and advocate for business to add value to our community. It takes all of the member businesses working together to develop a stronger organization as well as community. As a member run organization, that involvement is critical to the continued growth and development of the Chamber. All members are appreciated for their support, involvement and dedication. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the Executive Board Members or Chamber staff at (817) 4811522. Presented by and per the By-Laws of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce, RaDonna Hessel, CEO
GRAPEVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE BOARD
CHAIR Phil Cunningham What a Shine! Enterprises
CHAIR - ELECT Trudy Cresswell Grapevine Mills, A Simon Company
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR LeAnn Brown Silver Oak Commercial Realty
TREASURER Klint Guerry Sewell BMW of Grapevine
VICE CHAIR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Kosse Maykus Maykus Homes & Neighborhoods
RaDonna Hessel Grapevine Chamber CEO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Darla Denton Devin Designs Florist
Vicki Dale NerdsToGo
Thomas Egan Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Ana Erwin Community Impact Newspaper
Dana Gibson Holiday Inn Express
John Hood Suffolk Construction
Kelly Schwartz Legoland / Sea Life Rick Stacy Stacy Furniture & Design
Joseph Stanyer Texas Gun Experience
Mike Ward Classic Chevrolet
Sue Wykes Coldwell Banker Residential
EX-OFFICIO Amanda Calongne State Representative Giovanni Capriglione Chief of Staff
Paul W. McCallum Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director
Sharon McCloskey DFW International Airport VP Customer Experience
Bruno Rumbelow City of Grapevine City Manager
Dr. Robin Ryan GCISD Superintendent
Chris York Baylor Scott & White Medical Center President
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FLOOR COVERINGS INTERNATIONAL
BREAD HAUS
COACHING UNLIMITED
Mark Lively
Pamela Greene
www.breadhaus.com Phone: (817) 773-0888 Email: breadhaustx@gmail.com
www.coachingunlimited.com Phone: (972) 674-8208 Email: coachingunlimitedllc@gmail.com
www.southlake.floorcoverings international.com Phone: (817) 898-7284 Email: joe.jordan@floorcoverings international.com
LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN W. FOX, PLLC
MARRIOTT DALLAS/ FT. WORTH - WESTLAKE
MORNINGSTAR STORAGE
Jonathan Fox
Kathryn Waterhout
Sevi Reyes
www.foxlawdfw.com Phone: (469) 322-9238 Email: jfox@foxlawdfw.com
THE RANCH OF LONESOME DOVE
www.marriott.com Phone: (817) 430-5000 Email: kathryn.waterhout@marriott.com
TATE FAMILY DENTISTRY
Joe Jordan
www.morningstarstorage.com Phone: (214) 972-3787 Email: sreyes@morningstarstorage.com
TIERRA A TAZA COFFEE CART
Mike Faulkner
John Tyler Tate
Jennifer Morales
www.theranchoflonesomedove.com Phone: (817) 329-1100 Email: lonesomedoveceo@aol.com
www.tatefamilydentistry.com Phone: (817) 481-6364 Email: tatedds@tatefamilydentistry.com
www.tatcoffeeco.com Phone: (817) 909-8811 Email: info@tatcoffeeco.com
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Governor Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, November 2, 2021 as the special election day for eight proposed constitutional amendments in Texas. The eight proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot are: PROPOSITION 1: The constitutional amendment authorizing the professional sports team charitable foundations of organizations sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association to conduct charitable raffles at rodeo venues.
ALLIED WIRE & CABLE 1051 Mustang Dr., #300 Grapevine, TX 76051 (800) 828-9473
PROPOSITION 2: The constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county. PROPOSITION 3: The constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations. PROPOSITION 4: The constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, and a district judge. PROPOSITION 5: The constitutional amendment providing additional powers to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with respect to candidates for judicial office. PROPOSITION 6: The constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation. PROPOSITION 7: The constitutional amendment to allow the surviving spouse of a person who is disabled to receive a limitation on the school district ad valorem taxes on the spouse’s residence homestead if the spouse is 55 years of age or older at the time of the person’s death. PROPOSITION 8: The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
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HOUSE OF SHINE 334 S. Barton St. Grapevine, TX 76051 (817) 995-0633
Consolidated Insurance Partners Bart Russ (214) 691-5721 #208
Gourmet Apples & More, Inc. Maureen Wolter (817) 251-8000
Daystar Television Network Arnold Torres (817) 571-1229
Grapevine Elks Lodge #2483 Marcus McCrary (817) 666-7832
Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas/Southlake John Croiser (323) 972-5830
Grapevine Historical Society Jan Luers 214-202-8700
Devin Designs Florist Darla Denton (817) 421-2043 Dove Logistics & Transportation, LLC Diane Thomas Edward Jones Financial Advisor / Monica Storm, CFP® Monica Storm (817) 424-5144 Ellery Arbor Memory Care Charlotte Neff (817) 500-5006 Executive Medicine of Texas Judy Gaman 817-552-4300 First United Methodist Church of Grapevine Travis Franklin (817) 481-2559
Grapevine Lions Club Bill Nicholas (817) 481-6249 Grapevine Mills Joseph Szymaszek (972) 538-5901 Greystar Real Estate Partners Lance Hanna (469) 371-3176 Grubbs Family of Dealerships George Grubbs III (817) 359-4000 Hampton Inn & Suites Noel Salinas (972) 471-5000 Heaven on Main Spa Sara Page (951) 719-9988 IASA Group LLC Imtiaz Ahmed (817) 442-0806
Jason Ridley Agency-Nationwide Insurance Jason Ridley (817) 281-4500
Mustang Elite Carwash & Lube Center Eric Warden (817) 329-8777
JDS Contractors, LLC Jerry Seeley (817) 494-8670
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage David Leslie (817) 597-0253
Jim Adler & Associates Texas Injury Lawyers Robert Adler (214) 320-1111
Nerds To Go Vicki Dale (682) 244-2664
Law Office of Mark E. Wewers, P.C. Mark E. Wewers (817) 410-4735 Life Connection Church Royal Farris (817) 788-1414 Link Research US Ana Rodriguez (201) 923-9947 Lipscomb, Davis & Company Gus Linthicum (817) 481-9572
Nomad Kevin Welch (817) 527-6071 Origin Bank John Paul Grafa (214) 252-2525 Praus Construction Scott Peterson (817) 507-6800 Priority Signs & Graphics Janice Horak (817) 260-0700
Rampart Construction Company, LLC Craig Cummings Lucas Family Funeral (817) 310-0053 Homes Grapevine/Keller/ Randolph Brooks Hurst Federal Credit Mark Lucas-Kelly Union (817) 313-8288 Jannae Castanon 1-800-580-3300 Magnolia Realty Justin Mason Red Wing Shoe Store Justin Mason Hillary Cowden (817) 719-0280 (817) 329-1109 Main Street Jewelry Nancy Freid (817) 410-1111 Messina Hof Grapevine Winery Garrett Gomez (817) 442-VINE Monarch Office Furniture Carla Cavallo (972) 314-9333
Remington Laminations, Inc. David Cowart (817) 488-8700 Rexel USA Leslie Irvin (972) 389-5611 Saltgrass Steak House Scott Burkhart (817) 329-1900
Seko Logistics Wes Hinz 469-420-9190 x103 Solstice Senior Living at Grapevine Mark Williams (817) 421-0220 Strait Financial Lester J. Strait (817) 481-7046 Tarrant County College - NE Campus Kenya Ayers (817) 515-6516 The Frank Law Firm, PLLC Wayne Paul Frank (817) 949-2161 The Gatts Group LuAnn Chapman Gatts (817) 410-9977 The Magic Pen & Party Tiffany Branum (817) 424-4207 Minteer Real Estate Team Chris Minteer (817) 796-9172 Title Resources, LLC Lisa Lemke-Rodriguez (817) 992-8488 TLC Realty, Inc. Keylee Adams (817) 358-8600 TNT Tennis Kelly Langdon (817) 233-5793 U.S. Dermatology Partners Heather Sullivan (214) 420-0650 ext. 7535 Winewood Carlos DeLeon (817) 421-0200
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Cindy focuses on wealth management and retirement planning for women, physicians, small business owners as well as designing and implementing corporate retirement plans. Cindy serves as a board member of the Morgan Stanley Women’s Advisor Council. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Cindy spent the better part of her financial services career in the insurance industry working with business professionals to meet their life, disability, and long term care insurance needs. Through her disciplined process and goals based approach Cindy helps to create customized strategies for clients to help meet their financial goals in order to maintain their lifestyle into retirement. Cindy understands that planning goes far beyond just managing investments. Her goal is to help you achieve your financial goals through a long term, side by side relationship built on trust. Outside of her professional life, Cindy enjoys spending time with her husband (and high school sweetheart) George as well as her two adult sons and daughter-in-love. She is passionate about giving back to her church as well as her community. She serves alongside her husband in a co-leadership role at Gateway Church and volunteers for community festivals and events for the City of Grapevine where they reside. Cindy also has a passion for life and celebrating others. She can often be found on the dance floor at weddings. Cindy Martinez- Morgan Stanley cindy.martinez@morganstanley.com (817) 416-4466
GRAPEVINE CHAMBER SPONSOR PARTNERS DIAMOND SPONSORS Bank of the West City of Grapevine Classic Chevrolet/ The Thompson Group Kubota Paycom Southland Holdings
PLATINUM SPONSORS Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Grapevine Frost Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Sewell Cadillac and Sewell BMW of Grapevine
GOLD SPONSORS Bob Moore Construction, Inc. Boeing Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages CornerStone Staffing Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Oncor Electric Delivery Phelps Dunbar LLP Prosperity Bank
SILVER SPONSORS Courtyard/TownePlace Suites by Marriott First Financial Bank, NA Independent Financial Republic Services Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Texas Oncology
BRONZE SPONSORS 121 Community Church Advance Auto Parts Atmos Energy Blagg Tire & Service Brightview Landscaping First Bank of Texas Five Star Subaru of Grapevine Foust & Son Funeral Home Grapevine Mills Grubbs Infiniti Hilton Garden Inn Grapevine at Silver Lake Crossing Lucas Family Funeral Homes Marinas of Lake Grapevine Morningstar Storage OIG/ Office Interiors Group Stacy Furniture & Design Suffolk Construction Trinity Metro Wright Development Co., Inc.
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LOTS GOING ON!
The Women’s Division has been busy this month! Here are a few highlights: Civic Service Award for GrapeFest
Membership Luncheon
GrapeFest Volunteering
Lot's more coming up! Save the dates and join us:
Chamber Golf Tournament Monday, October 4th Grapevine Golf Course
Chili Cookoff and Bingo Tuesday, October 12th Blankenship Business Center 5:30 – 7:30
Great Taste of Grapevine Thursday, October 14th
Hilton DFW Lakes (1800 Highway 26 E, Grapevine)
5:30- 8:30 p.m.
Please contact me at sssmith33@me.com or Susie Howell at susie.howell@frostbank.com for more information. Sharon Smith 2021 WOMEN'S DIVISION CHAIR
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Able Results Virtual Bookkeeping Susan Duarte (817) 200-7650 3225 N Grapevine Mills Blvd., Apt 3112 Grapevine, TX 76051
Engel & Volkers / Nita Uranga Nita Uranga (817) 773-8896 1775 State Hwy 26, Apt 2315 Grapevine, TX 76051
Notary Near Me Grapevine Virginia Guidry (682) 553-6102 1819 Big Bend Dr. Grapevine, TX 76051
Advent Air Conditioning Jared Douglas (214) 738-1014 500 S Kealy Ave Lewisville, TX 75057
First State Bank Brandon Long (469) 922-0515 211 S. Oak St. Roanoke, TX 76262
Opal Esthetics Leslie Cloin (817) 992-9233 4168 Countryside court Grapevine, TX 76051
Allied Wire & Cable Greg Beam (800) 828-9473 1051 Mustang Dr. #300 Grapevine, TX 76051 Anderson Injury Lawyers Anna Casinillo (614) 558-3592 820 W 10th St Austin, TX 78701 BC Counselors at Law, PLLC Spencer Chaffin (972) 584-9668 1701 W. Northwest Hwy, 1st Floor Grapevine, TX 76051 Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty / Brian Edwards Brian Edwards (817) 300-0658 950 E. Highway 114, Ste 105 Southlake, TX 76092 Burgess & Niple, Inc. Dan DeGroot (469) 341-0495 12750 Merit Dr. #425 Dallas, TX 75251 Castaneda Painting Leo (214) 783-8768 324 Compton Ave. Irving, TX 75061 Crush It! Virtual Sports Lounge Michael Speets (925) 998-4333 4212 Spyglass Hill Ln Irving, TX 75038 Dell Adventures Travel Agency Karen Dell (817) 291-7841 1251 William D Tate #3651 Grapevine, TX 76051 DuBose Legal PC Gene DuBose (214) 675-9022 3816 Acapulco Court Irving, TX 75062 Edward Jones / Tracy Morehead Tracy Morehead (817) 416-5340 325 Morrison Park Dr., Ste 120 Southlake, TX 76092
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Endeavor Real Estate Inspections Chris Carathers (817) 726-5333 1410 Nettle Ln Haslet, TX 76052
HomePro Kendall Goshorn (972) 245-5777 1325 Capital Pkwy, Ste 117 Carrollton, TX 75006 Huitt-Zollars John Sosebee (214) 871-3311 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500 DALLAS, TX 75240 IMAGE Studios Grapevine Rick Gilmartin (904) 705-2243 3540 N Grapevine Mills Blvd Grapevine, TX 76051 JBJR Supply Group Tommy Roop (214) 450-6452 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste L673 Southlake, TX 76092 Law Office of Jonathan W. Fox, PLLC Jonathan Fox (469) 322-9238 2451 W. Grapevine Mills Cir., Ste 104 Grapevine, TX 76051 Morningstar Storage Sevi Reyes (214) 972-3787 800 Enterprise Drive Flower Mound, TX 75028 Northern Trust Kelly Edwards (817) 939-1427 301 Commerce St. Fort Worth, TX 76102
Precision Construction & Roofing Mike Hunter (877) 519-8985 7625 Davis Blvd. North Richland Hills, TX 76182 PrimeLending Brandon Head (214) 679-5412 150 W. College St., Ste 300 Grapevine, TX 76051 RevLocal / Kristin Settelmayer Kristin Settelmayer (714) 292-2988 1008 Haverford Ln Argyle, TX 76226 Smart Realty / Megan Vollmer Megan Vollmer (817) 913-6401 6004 Sunderland Dr. Colleyville, TX 76034 Smiles Family Dental Patrick Gonzalez (972) 346-1100 4001 Long Prairie Rd., Suite 110 Flower Mound, TX 75028 Tierra a Taza Coffee Cart Jennifer Morales (817) 909-8811 4621 South Cooper St. Ste 131-481 Arlington, TX 76017 Twelve Marine Ventures, Inc. Brandon Cotter (214) 600-5425 Grapevine, TX 76051 Windows of Texas Mike Vinez (817) 223-8011 312 W. Northwest Hwy. Grapevine, TX 76051
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Senior Services Alliance Blankenship Business Center
Membership Luncheon Grapevine Convention Center
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5:00 pm Business After Hours Mixer Hilton Garden Inn Grapevine at Silver Lake Crossing
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