2023-2024 Prince William Chamber Annual Report

AMESSAGEFROM GARY JONES II

2023-2024 CHAIR OF THE BOARD

As I look back at the last year, the growth and strength of the Chamber is something we should all be very proud of. We have achieved so much and I am honored to have taken this journey along with our members.

This year, as a Chamber we have launched several new initiatives aimed at improving the business environment in Prince William County We have strengthened our voice in Richmond, endorsing more bills than ever before, and we continue to advocate for your legislative needs as a business community right here in Prince William County. We kicked off new major events like the Calibrate: Small Business Summit and our first annual Women's Empowerment Conference The Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and the Greater Prince William Region are positioned as vibrant places to do business and will continue to thrive and grow.

We are fortunate to have a great team at the Chamber who works hard every day for the needs of the business community

I encourage everyone to get involved and stay involved in the work of the Chamber from today and beyond.

Thank you for your support over the last year,

Gary L Jones II

GARY L JONES II

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B O B S W E E N E Y

PRESIDENT & CEO, PRINCE WILLIAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The 2023-2024 year has been a time of expansion and strength at the Chamber I am proud to say we have had a year of true progress, with membership continuing to grow, strengthening community relationships and focus on developing our community

To highlight some of our major accomplishments:

We launched the Prince William Chamber Foundation and raised almost $250,000 for upcoming workforce development programs

Our Government Relations Council was successful in supporting many bills, to include the Cocktails-To-Go bill

The Chamber created many new events and opportunities to do business including the Women’s Empowerment Conference and Calibrate, our small business conference produced in partnership with SBDC and PWC Economic Development

We launched out Legacy Leadership Council made up of over 25 former Chair’s of the Chamber spanning back to 1992

Our membership is stronger than ever, growing by over 233 this year alone. We are the largest Chamber in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with over 1,400 members! We are committed to delivering exceptional value to our membership and the business community as a whole, and even created a lower cost Health Care Plan for Chamber members leveraging our strength in numbers

Thank you for continuing on this journey! Together, we are shaping a prosperous future for our community, and I look forward to what we will accomplish in our new year

Bob Sweeney

ROBERT SWEENEY PRESIDENT & CEO

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S 2023-2024

CHAIR

Gary L Jones II Summit Community

PAST CHAIR V Rick Nishanian Vanderpool, Fros

VICE CHAIR

SECOND VICE CHAIR

TREASURER

SECRETARY

GENERAL COUNSEL

Martin (Marty) Nohe Appliance Connection

Jinnae Monroe Professionals By Design

Troy Hill Iron Mountain Data Centers

Ross Snare UVA Health

Andrea Morisi Farrell & Croft PC

Amanda Allen Transurban North America

Will Archer Potomac Valley Church

Radhika Bajaj Bookworm Central

Lautice Colbert Tru by Hilton

Jacqueline (Jacque) Connor George Mason University Science & Technology Campus

Steve Danziger BAE Systems

Joe Diaz Melwood

Jim Elliott FVC Bank

Christy Grabus Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Paul Gravley Didlake, Inc

Yolanda Green Dominion Energy Services

Jonathon Guepe Apple Federal Credit Union

Matt Guilfoyle Prince William County Schools

Angie Hall Able Moving & Storage Inc.

Eric Hepburn Hepburn and Sons LLC

Lisa Hooker NOVEC - Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative

Michael Houston Houston Consulting Group & Associates, LLC

Michael Kalish Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P C

William (Bill) Karlson KO Distilling

Kevin Lee Pineapple Payments

Ian Lovejoy Reliant Hiring Solutions

Dr Molly Lynch Northern Virginia Community

College- Manassas

Brad Marshall Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian P.C.

Dexter Montgomery Prince William County IDA

Holly Morello OmniRide

Dr Bahram Nasehi Dulles Glass

Miguel Pires Zandra’s Taqueria

Sean Porter Loveless Porter Architects, LLC

Patrick Small City of Manassas

Nancy Smith I-66 Express Mobility Partners

Jen Snitselaar Potomac Mills

Colin Thornell Micron Technology Inc.

Tom Warner Lockheed Martin- Rotary & Missions Systems

Pam Wingfield Employment Enterprises, Inc

Christina Winn Prince William County Economic Development

Truett Young Stanley Martin Companies

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A D V O C A C Y

ADVOCATING FOR BUSINESS SUPPORTIVE POLICIES IN 2024

During the 2024 General Assembly Session, Access Point Public Affairs represented the Chamber in Richmond

Highlights from our priorities during the 2024 General Assembly Session included: B U S I N E S

Economic Growth and Development, to include the support of SB 260: Virginia Procurement Act with Virginia preference in bidding for any contract for goods, services, or construction

Data Centers, to include the opposition of HB 116 (continued to 2025)

Housing, support of SC 597, affordable housing dwelling unit programs, comprehensive plan.

Cocktails To-Go, support of HB688, which approved the sale & delivery of mixed beverages for off-premises consumption

Recycling, support of HB 1227, Recycling Infrastructure Improvement Fund supporting local programs

Gaming, monitored SB 675, Casino gaming localities eligible to host casino gambling

Labor and Employment, monitored the minimum wage increase proposed in HB1.

Business Regulations, opposed HB 418, which set out procedures for civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons

Education & Workforce, included the support of HB 419, which addressed affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education services

Transportation, opposition of HB 135, addressing highoccupancy on I95 for veteran license plates.

Healthcare, opposition of SB 260, which would have made health care professionals a new category of employee with whom no employer must enter into non competes

COUNCILS& COMMITTEES

2023-2024 FEATURED MEETINGS & HIGHLIGHTS

VETERANS COUNCIL

Rose Duval - American Gold Star; What is a Gold Star Mom?

Dr. Serena Bermudez - Veterans Employment Services (NOVA Grants & jobs for Veterans)

Chairs: Michael Whitlock, Dial Burum, Brady Marsten

Sponsor: The Wellington at Lake Manassas

DATA CENTERS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY COUNCIL

Dr. Paula Ford - NVCC: Information, Engineering and Technologies, Dean of Computer Science, Pathway Dean

Ronnie Dasgupta - IET Assistant Professor (Information about IET grants & the programs NVCC as a result)

Chair: Troy Hill

Sponsor: Iron Mountain Data Centers

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING COUNCIL

Dennis Furr - CEO RMA Consultants, Inc (Federal contracting via Cybersecurity & input to a federal contract (Encore II)

Chair: Dr Givonna Baker

Sponsor: Entero Solutions

HEALTH & WELLNESS/NOT-FOR-PROFIT COUNCIL

Elijah Johnson - Deputy County Executive: Health, Wellness, Environmental and Sustainability

Chairs: Michelle Eckhardt, Olga O'Brien, Rozlyn Giddens (Health & Wellness); Jinnae Monroe (Not-for-Profit)

Sponsor: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Health and Wellness), and HireGround, Inc. (Not-For-Profit)

HISPANIC COUNCIL

Diana Paguaga - DeSeguros, LLC (The Significance of Networking)

Jose Acuna - Patriot Pro Solutions (Commitment to Customer Service)

Chairs: Alfredo Athie, Alicio Castaneda

Sponsor: OmniRide

EDUCATION & WORKFORCE COMMITTEE

Panel Discussion with Chairs of the Committee (Workforce Learning Panel/Get Connected w/ the Schools)

Chairs: Dr Sarah Martin, Zuzana Steen, Christine Taylor, Lisa Wolf

Sponsor: OmniRide

CHAMBERBYNUMBERS

CHAMBERMEMBERSHIP

1,403 Member Organizations

233 New Members

68% of membership is standard businesses memberships

11% of membership is not-for profit organizations

7% of membership is associate memberships

CHAMBEREVENTS

227 Chamber Events

52 Paid Events (to attend)

175 Free Events (to attend)

Number of Registrants

1,298 Paid Events

5,824 Free Events

13,106+

Followers Across Social Media Platforms

250,000+

Yearly Impressions On Social Media Platforms Increasefrom116,000in2022-2023FiscalYear

115%

Percentage Increase On Social Media Reach

45%

Email Open Rate Asof6/19/24

WHOWEARE

VISION

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the business community in the City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park and Prince William County region. Our goal is to create a thriving business community for all local businesses to grow and strengthen together, solidifying the economic strength of our region.

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The Prince William Chamber is a portal of opportunity through which its members access unique information, educational guidance, collaborative partnerships, business connections, and access to high profile individuals and organizations Access

Advocacy

The Chamber is the collective voice if its members and their employees We have a leadership role in establishing public policy in our communities.

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Infrastructure

The Chamber has the financial, technology and leadership infrastructure to support daily operations, strategic goals and anticipated transitions