You don't want to miss our monthly luncheon in June. On Thursday, June 16th, County Judge B. Glen Whitley will join us to discuss the current state of Tarrant County. Judge Glen Whitley has served as the Tarrant County Judge since 2007, having previously served as a Tarrant County Commissioner since 1997. In his role, Judge Whitley presides over the Tarrant County Commissioners Court and provides leadership on issues related to policy and county services for the 15th largest county in the United States. He is a leader on a wide range of issues including transportation, efficient government, sustainable communities, higher education, youth and children’s issues, and support for veterans and military families. Judge Whitley also serves as the head of emergency management for the County, a role that proved critical over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Whitley has been lauded for his collaborative approach to crisis management, as he has worked closely with regional partners including cities, school districts, hospitals, service providers, non-profit organizations, and many others throughout the pandemic response. He is proud to be a past president of the National Association of Counties and of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, organizations that help local governments develop policy, recognize regional opportunities, and make collaborative decisions. Additionally, he is a past chairman of the Regional Transportation Council and the Texas Conference of Urban Counties. Judge Whitley currently serves as the President of the West Texas County Judge and Commissioners Association of Texas and as a board member of the National Association of Counties and the Texas Association of Counties. He also serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee where he advises the Commission on critical telecommunication issues. In 2010, Judge Whitley was nationally recognized by American City and County magazine as “County Leader of the Year.” Judge Whitley earned an accounting degree from the University of Texas at Arlington and has served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Prior to serving in County leadership, Judge Whitley was a business owner and co-founder of the accounting firm Whitley Penn. He and his wife, Brenda, live in Hurst, where they are longtime members of First United Methodist Church Hurst. They have three children and nine grandchildren. The cost to attend the luncheon is $25 with a reservation by 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 14th, or $40 after that date. Reservations can be made by visiting the Chamber website, by calling (817) 481-1522, or by email at info@grapevinechamber.org.
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GRAPEVINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIR Trudy Cresswell Grapevine Mills, A Simon Company
Birthdays and anniversaries that end in a 0 or a 5 are the monumental ones – the ones that mark growth and transition into the next great experience. So, it goes without saying that the 70th anniversary of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce is one to celebrate. Since 1952, the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce has been actively supporting the local business community through networking, connecting businesses to other businesses as well as consumers to member businesses and equally important is the advocacy the Chamber does in Austin and DC on behalf of our business community. This advocacy provides a critical connection between the Grapevine business community and our legislative bodies – an essential connection that helps our community thrive. And what makes the Grapevine Chamber successful is the businesses who are members, who are active and engaged and who join the chamber to benefit others. You are what makes this an organization that gets things done, helps each other, and creates a positive business environment. You are what makes this 70 year old organization still young and fun! So please join me in celebrating the 70th anniversary of YOUR Grapevine Chamber of Commerce.
-Trudy
2022 Grapevine Chamber Chair
CHAIR - ELECT Kosse Maykus Maykus Homes & Neighborhoods IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Phil Cunningham What a Shine! Enterprises TREASURER Kelly Schwartz VICE CHAIR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Sue Wykes The Wykes Group/ Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage RaDonna Hessel Grapevine Chamber CEO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ish Arebalos Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Paul Coury Coury Hospitality Vicki Dale NerdsToGo Darla Denton Devin Designs Florist Thomas Egan Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Ana Erwin Community Impact Newspaper John Hood Suffolk Construction Jon Powell Hop & Sting Brewery Jared Richardson Sewell BMW Joseph Stanyer Texas Gun Experience Mike Ward Classic Chevrolet 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
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Melissa Winter Baylor Scott & White Grapevine Interim President
GRAPEVINE CHAMBER SPONSOR PARTNERS DIAMOND SPONSORS Bank of the West City of Grapevine Classic Chevrolet 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 Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Methodist Southlake Medical Center Oncor Electric Delivery Phelps Dunbar LLP Prosperity Bank
SILVER SPONSORS Community Impact Newspaper 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 Caliber Home Loans First Bank of Texas Five Star Subaru of Grapevine Foust & Son Funeral Home Grapevine Mills Grubbs Infiniti Hilton Garden Inn Grapevine at Silverlake Crossing Junkluggers of Grapevine, Irving & Denton 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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A Great Idea Patricia Thornton (817) 228-3886 pat@agreatidea.biz
RENEWING
Members
A.I. Sprinklers Israel Solis (817) 888-2876 aisprinklers@yahoo.com
Cowboys Golf Club Jeff Levine (817) 481-7277 jlevine@arcisgolf.com
House of Shine, Inc. Colleen Monroe (817) 995-0633 colleen@houseofshine.com
Runyon's Fine Furniture Bo Runyon (817) 490-0082
Aries Worldwide Logistics Gary Gilbert (817) 424-3558 gary.gilbert@ariesww.com
Enclave At Grapevine Ann Marie Price (972) 355-5500 aprice@enclaveatgrapevine.com
Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine Sylvia Mier (972) 691-1199
Scott Electric Mike Scott (817) 490-9207 mscott@scottelectricdfw.com
Bingham Family Vineyards Betty Bingham (806) 585-6616 Betty@Bingham.wine
Ferrari's Italian Villa & Chop House Jane Secchi (817) 251-2525 janeferraris@aol.com
Block Advisors: partnering with Kristine A. Munaretto, CPA Kristine Amador-Munaretto (817) 329-0106 kristine@amadorcpa.com
Financial & Estate Planning Services, LLC Tena J. Burrell, IAR (817) 424-5721 tenaburrell2@outlook.com
Boxed and Contained, LLC Lisa Pacioni (682) 758-2913 Lpacioni@gmail.com
First Mid Bank & Trust Oscar Temblador (817) 305-0432 otemblador@firstmid.com
Chicago Title - Reid PLLC Rusty Reid (972) 462-1800 rreid@cttdfw.com
Foust & Son Funeral Home Miranda Walker (817) 481-2525
Chocolate Moonshine Company Jennifer Dean (817) 527-6499
Glacier Commercial Realty, LP Steve Shrum (214) 819-4502 shrum@glaciercommercial.com
Jennifer@chocolatehangover.com
Christie Deaton - Berkshire Hathaway HS - PenFed Realty Texas Christie Deaton (817) 522-2104 christie@christiecohomes.com Concourse Automotive Service Center, Inc. Jan Bowers (817) 488-5116 jpjbowers@hotmail.com Corky's Gaming Bistro Charla Brown (817) 532-5000
Charla@corkysgamingbistro.com
Courtyard/TownePlace Suites by Marriott Mallory Wall (817) 251-9095 mallory.wall@aimhosp.com
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Grapevine Drug RX Shelly Moss (817) 481-5780 grapevinedrugrx@gmail.com Grapevine Mills Joseph Szymaszek (972) 538-5901 jszymaszek@simon.com Heard It Through The Grapevine Audiology, PC Dr. Tara Wheeler Au.D. (817) 488-1637 tara.wheeler@outlook.com
Hyatt Regency DFW Brian Booth (972) 615-6715 brian.booth@hyatt.com Jonte Freed, Inc. Darlene Freed (817) 480-6434 jfreed1@hotmail.com KLM Roofing Rose Palacios (214) 476-2720 rose@klmroofing.com
Southside Bank Fenil Punnoose (817) 367-5817 fenil.punnoose@southside.com Spectrum Business Shay Frye (817) 875-9636 shay.frye@charter.com
Stacy Furniture & Design Dorian Sims (817) 424-8800 Lauren & Tim Stone State Farm dorian@stacyfurniture.com Insurance Agency The Carlyle @ Stonebridge Lauren D. Stone Park (817) 421-6760 Kevin Flurry lauren@laurenstoneagency.com (214) 954-4114 Law Office of Christopher P. Hamm, PLLC The Grapevine Escape Christopher Hamm Russell Sebastian (817) 494-0391 (817) 601-5663 chrishammlaw@gmail.com russell@thegrapevineescape.com Lifetime Benefits Insurance Bob Mundlin CLU (817) 481-7133 bob@lbitx.com
Traci Hutton/Lawyers Title, Attorney Traci D. Hutton (817) 442-9352 Traci@TraciHutton.com
New York Life/Pedro Gonzalez Pedro Gonzalez US Health Advisors/Steven (817) 938-3431 Koehn pagonzalez01@ft.nyl.com Steven Koehn (817) 228-1212 NJ Graphic Design, Inc. Steven.Koehn@ushadvisors.com Jake Garcia (817) 329-9911 garcia@njgdinc.com
OIG/Office Interiors Group Megan Smith (972) 388-7848
Highland Landscaping LLC Patrick Cooper (817) 488-2718
Providential Realty Partners Kevin Archer (817) 488-9188 karcher@providentialrp.com
Hilton Garden Inn DFW North/Grapevine Adrian Perez (817) 421-1172 adrian.perez3@hilton.com
Restoration Management Company Denise Jackson (682) 666-8878 DJackson@rmc.com
sales@highlandlandscapingllc.com
runyonsfinefurniture@yahoo.com
Ware Brothers Remodeling Phil Ware (817) 296-4022 philware11@yahoo.com Ware Painting Contractors Vic Ware (817) 421-3481 warepainting1963@hotmail.com Westwood Group Development Amy Hill (817) 442-0000 Amy@westwoodland.com
Bell Partners, Inc. Kimberly Flores (720) 809-9650 kflores@bellpartnersinc.com
Growth Mindset Sales, LLC Tiffany Koettel (214) 562-9328 tiffany.koettel@sandler.com
Pat White State Farm Andrea Riddle (817) 919-3620 andrea@dfwinsured.com
Brightway, The Ricci Agency Maggie Parnell (972) 908-0310 maggie.parnell@brightway.com
Headshot Professional Brent Tinsley johnbrenttinsley@gmail.com
Songs & Smiles Eric Kolb (817) 631-0569 eric@songsandsmiles.com
Dogtopia of Southlake Bailee French (817) 252-4086 pprm.southlake@dogtopia.com
Jane. Angela Aldridge (817) 424-5263 angela@meetatjane.com
DR's Choice Billing Solutions, LLC Linda Davis (817) 803-2190 lindadavis@4drschoice.com
Kilwins Grapevine/Lizzybell Sweets, LLC Elizabeth Bartlett (304) 224-8106 jujuscorner@gmail.com
Evergreen Law PLLC Timothy Azevedo (214) 449-1770 tim@evergreenfirm.com
MAP Esports Network Inc. Jacob Miles (214) 763-1134 jmiles@mapesports.net
EYM Group / Denny's Jill Antoniou (214) 819-3000 jill.antoniou@eymgroup.com
MerLux Pools & Exteriors LLC Jared Hall (972) 737-3040 jared@merluxpools.com
First United Bank & Trust Lori Moreland (972) 880-8008 lori.moreland@firstunitedbank.com
MillenniumVR Taylor Cherry (817) 912-1115 taylor.cherry@millenniumVR.com
StarCrest Roofing & Construction Kyle Mears (817) 304-7361 kmears@starcrestroofing.com The Assaad Group :: Compass Kim Assaad (817) 368-2111 Kim@KimAssaad.com
New MEMBERS
Cass is a long-time resident of Grapevine, TX. She offers years of experience in business development, client relations and leadership. She has a servant’s heart and enjoys volunteering in the community. In her spare time, she loves to travel, watch sports, visit breweries and wineries, and especially spend invaluable time with her friends and family.
Cass Clements
Decision Financial Services cass@decisionfinancial.com 817-268-9352
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WOMEN'S DIVISION NEWS The Women’s Division is 110 members strong and we are looking for ways to continue to grow and SERVE together. In April, we hosted the 26th annual Great Taste of Grapevine and in May we participated in Main Street Fest, all working together to raise money to help those less fortunate. Very soon, we will be forming a committee to start planning Elves on the Run, a family friendly 5K generally held the first weekend of December. Look for more information on this event in the upcoming months. In the past 10 years, the Women’s Division has given out more than $440,000 to those less fortunate. Last year alone, we provided 1,501 GCISD students with school supplies at the start of the school year so they would be prepared to learn. At Christmas, we partnered with GRACE to assist almost 90 seniors with gifts and other items to insure they enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. Our mission is to continue to SERVE the community. Please consider joining our Women’s Division. It is a great way to meet other Chamber members interested in serving others. Our next luncheon will be June 14th at the Blankenship Business Center where our program will be provided by Decision Financial. You may register online by visiting the Chamber's events page or scanning the QR here with your phone. Until next time, stay safe and healthy.
Susie Howell 2022 WOMEN'S DIVISION CHAIR
MONTHLY LUNCHEON NEW MEMBER
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RTown Studio + Showroom Rachel Townsend 682-404-8806 rachel@artfromrtown.com
Lone Star Executive Suites Monica Townsend 817-912-5333
Essential Cinema, LLC Benjamin Anderson 682-712-6166 benjamin@esscinema.com
MillenniumVR Taylor Cherry 817-912-1115 info@millenniumvr.com
monica@lonestarexecutivesuites.com
INTRODUCTIONS
Ribbon CUTTINGS Paul Russo 2451 W. Grapevine Mills Cir. (inside Venture X) www.iputtbetter.com 972-849-7958
AJ Griffin 3489 State Highway 121 Grapevine, TX 76051 www.paycomonline.com 800-580-4505
Ron Janowczyk 2012 Thames Trl. Colleyville, TX 67034 www.specialstrong.com 817-898-8381
Dr. Doeun Lee 1202 S. White Chapel Blvd., Ste 200 www.southlakeendocrinology.com 817-769-6912
Dr. Taaka Cash 1230 North Kimble Ave., Ste 140-A Southlake, TX 76092 www.psychconnectonline.com 409-998-9508
Christine Gutowski 321 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste 180 Southlake, TX 76092 www.hopkinsdermatology.com 682-271-0988
Loren Payne 3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy., Ste 127 www.macysbackstage.com 469-794-3230
Taylor Cherry 2360 E. State Hwy 114 Southlake, TX 76092 www.millenniumVR.com 817-912-1115
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JOHN ADKINS
TRAVIS BENSON
DANIEL BERNAL
TYLER BLAKEY
Republic Services
Prosperity Bank
First Mid Bank & Trust
TIFFANY CUNNINGHAM
ASHLEY DANIELS
KRISTINA DAVIS
AMLI Residential
GRACE
EDWARD EVANS
CHUCK FORESHAW
JOHN PAUL GRAFA
SEA LIFE
Bank of the West
Origin Bank
RONNIE GUTIERREZ
STEVEN JONES
ANNE LAPKIN
MIKE LEVEY
Grapevine Police Department
City of Grapevine Economic Development
The Information Effect
Sewell BMW of Grapevine
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
ZACHARY BRUMLEY LEGOLAND
GCISD
GLENN DENHAM Bob Moore Construction, Inc.
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MARCUS MIRANDA
ANDREW OLSAN
ROSE PALACIOS
GRACE
Phelps Dunbar
KLM Roofing Valedictorian
TEREN PERRYMAN
APRIL ROGERS
KATIE SAUCEDA
JAMEY SHIPLER
Hilton DFW Lakes
City of Grapevine Parks & Rec
Independent Financial
Grapevine Fire Department
MARK STEELE
CHRIS TERRELL
RENEE TOWNSEND
MEGAN VOLLMER
Above & Beyond Business Coaching
Boeing
Insurance Solutions
Smart Realty
KATY PEGRAM Frost
Applications for the 2022-2023 Class open soon!
Email John@grapevinechamber.org to receive your application. LAMON WALKER
NICK WALKER
GRACE
Rogers Healey & Associates
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