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, Raytheon Company
Penny Billings, Vice Chair, Membership, BancorpSouth Greg Brown, Vice Chair, Workforce & Education,
A Message from
Chip Cherry
Brown Precision, Inc.
Jeff Gronberg, Vice Chair, Small Business & Events, deciBel Research, Inc.
Danny Windham, Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications, Digium, Inc.
Tharon Honeycutt, Vice Chair, Member Engagement,
Dear Chamber of Commerce Investors, Community Leaders and Friends: Congratulations to the 2016 Small Business Award winners and contenders! The businesses and individuals highlighted in this issue are examples of excellence in their respective areas. They will tell you that they are successful because of the excellent teams they work with, the mentors who have helped them, and the families that encourage them. Our region is fortunate to have a vibrant small business sector which is a key driver of our economic success! As we enter the holiday shopping season, I encourage you to consider the impact that shopping has on our local economy. Local retailers hire your neighbors and provide many of our young people with their first work experience; they support local charities, and hire local firms to support their operations. Your purchase will flow through the local economy creating additional positive impacts on the region’s economy. An added benefit is that you will be able to see the product, learn more about it, and be able to work with a real person if you have a problem. The Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 26), our nation will celebrate Small Business Saturday, so get out and shop local – I bet you’ll like it! I am allocating the balance of my letter to thanking the educators in our community. Teachers entertain a very special place in our society – we trust them to instill knowledge, stimulate creativity, prompt students to question why we do what we do, and provide counsel as they face the many challenges of growing up. We don’t celebrate their value to our society nearly enough, nor do we thank them for the role they play helping our children develop. Thank you to all of our educators and those who support them! I look forward to seeing you at a Chamber event soon.
Chip Cherry, CCE President & CEO Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County
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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 Troy Trulock, 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