Chamber of Commerce
Executive Committee and Board of Directors 2016 Executive Committee Rose Allen, Chair, InterFuze Corporation Joe Newberry, Chair-Elect, Redstone Federal Credit Union Rey Almodóvar, Immediate Past Chair, INTUITIVE Ron Poteat, Chamber Foundation Chair, Regions Bank Kim Lewis, Secretary/Treasurer, PROJECTXYZ, Inc. Gary Bolton, Vice Chair, Economic Development & Industry Relations, ADTRAN, Inc.
Kevin Byrnes, Vice Chair, Government & Public Affairs,
A Message from
Chip Cherry
Raytheon Company
Penny Billings, Vice Chair, Membership, BancorpSouth Greg Brown, Vice Chair, Workforce & Education, Brown Precision, Inc.
Jeff Gronberg, Vice Chair, Small Business & Events, deciBel Research, Inc.
Dear Chamber of Commerce Investors, Community Leaders and Friends:
Danny Windham, Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications,
Our new Chamber Foundation initiative to support the 9th Grade Career Preparation classes in Madison County, and the Cities of Madison and Huntsville is exciting! The Career Prep class provides students with the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the career options available to them and the path to successfully entering their chosen field. By supporting professional development programing for 9th Grade Career Prep educators, the Chamber and its members will help provide the instructors with insight into the various employment opportunities in the region and what is required of students to be successful in various career fields. The Chamber Foundation led interaction between the business community, and the educators will lead to collaborations, which will lead to a fuller and richer educational experience for the students. We believe that collaboration with Career Prep education professionals also will lead to more informed students, and ultimately, better alignment between career choices and job availability. This is win-win for everyone involved.
Tharon Honeycutt, Vice Chair, Member Engagement,
Digium, Inc.
With the holiday season in full swing, I encourage you to reconsider shopping online and instead, shop local. Shopping locally supports local jobs and local companies, and our economy. Your purchases from small business retailers impact our community in more ways than you can imagine. I encourage you to try shopping local this holiday season – you may be surprised what you will find! During this and every holiday season, we reflect on our blessings. I offer thanks to our men and women in uniform and their families. Many of us are able to gather with family and friends to celebrate, but many military families have loved ones who are in harm’s way, so please remember them this holiday season as you gather. I would also like to thank the civil servants that support them and our contractor community who serve in critical roles. Another group we need to keep in our thoughts and prayers are the men and women in law enforcement. They play a critical role in our communities; you are in our thoughts and prayers as well. On behalf of the Chamber and the Business Community of the Huntsville Region, thank all of you for your service and your sacrifice! I wish you and your family a blessed Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!
Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
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initiatives dec 2016-jan 2017
MSB Analytics, Inc.
Mayor Tommy Battle, Chair-Appointed, City of Huntsville Mark Curran, Chair-Appointed, L-3 Communications - HSV Ops Bryan Dodson, Chair-Appointed, PHOENIX Beth Sippel, Chair-Appointed, First Commercial Bank Chairman Dale Strong, Chair-Appointed, Madison County Commission
Mayor Paul Finley, Chair-Appointed, City of Madison Tracy Marion, General Counsel, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C. Chip Cherry, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce
Elected Board Bill Bailey, Radiance Technologies, Inc. Kristina Barbee, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Bob Baron, Baron Services, Inc. Janet Brown, Belk Kevin Campbell, Northrop Grumman Corporation Frank Caprio, Bradley Lynn Collyar, Deloitte LLP Michael Cox, PARSONS Deke Damson, Jerry Damson Honda Acura Dorothy Davidson, Davidson Technologies, Inc. John Eagan, BB&T Joe Fehrenbach, Intergraph Corporation Trip Ferguson, U.S. Space & Rocket Center David Fernandes, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc. Gene Goldman, Leidos Mike Gullion, SCI Technology – a Sanmina company John Gully, SAIC Jan Hess, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. Steve Hill, AEgis Technologies Group Lee Holland, Turner Construction Dr. Pam Hudson, Crestwood Medical Center Dr. Andrew Hugine, Alabama A&M University Hank Isenberg, IronMountain Solutions John Jordan, Wyle CAS Group David King, Dynetics, Inc. Brian Magerkurth, Par Pharmaceutical Janice Migliore, PALCO Telecom Service, Inc. Leigh Pegues, PNC Bank Jim Rogers, Lockheed Martin Corporation Jeff Samz, Huntsville Hospital Dr. Gurmej Sandhu, Sigmatech, Inc. Charlie Sealy, Sealy Management Company E.J. Sinclair, SES - Science and Engineering Services, LLC Cynthia Streams, Domino’s Pizza (Valley Pizza, Inc.) Nilmini Thompson, Systems Products and Solutions, Inc. Tim Thornton, nLogic, Inc. Lynn Troy, Troy 7, Inc. Ken Tucker, The Boeing Company Frank Williams, Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep