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NETWORKING 1 Durham Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Geoff Durham.
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2 Former Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow and Durham County Commissioner Nimasheena Burns. 3 Duke Energy Director of the East Region Indira Everett with 2022’s Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award recipient Lori Jones Gibbs.
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4 N.C. Sen. Mike Woodard and N.C. Sen. Natalie S. Murdock. 5 Zweli Williams of Zweli’s Kitchen & Restaurant, LeChase Construction Services’ Southeast Regional Diversity Manager Denise Barnes, Durham County Commissioners Vice Chair Wendy Jacobs, Poof Event & Training Center founder Destiny Alexander and Durham City Council member Monique HolseyHyman. 6 Durham County Manager Kimberly J. Sowell.
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By Cailey Cetani | Photography by HuthPhoto The Durham Chamber of Commerce held its annual Leadership Forum and Holiday Reception on Dec. 15, 2022. The event invited industry leaders, city and county staff, and elected officials to the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club for drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres and networking, and included a drive to collect canned goods and other nonperishable food items to donate to community members in need. Capitol Broadcasting Company Real Estate’s Durham Real Estate Director and Durham Chamber Board Chair Adam Klein welcomed guests before Duke Energy’s Indira Everett presented the 2022 Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award to Lori Jones Gibbs for her outstanding contributions to the city of Durham. The forum wrapped with remarks by Durham County Manager Kimberly J. Sowell, Durham Chamber President & CEO Geoff Durham and Durham Chamber Vice President of Community Investment Angelique Stallings. 5
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7 Sensus Application Engineer Jackson Brink, DPAC Corporate Partnerships Manager Abigaile Bates and North Carolina Museum of Life and Science’s Director of Development Disha Dewan. f e b r ua ry/ m a r c h 2 0 2 3
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