Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CHAMBER'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AND ADVANCE THE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP BUILD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WHERE BUSINESS THRIVES. THE CHAMBER CONNECTS, ADVOCATES, DRIVES PROGRESS AND BUILDS COMMUNITY.
WE SERVE & ADVANCE THE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY & CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WHERE BUSINESS THRIVES.
THE CHAMBER HAD THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2019: CLIENTS SERVED: 750 BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT MEMBERS, AND A NETWORK OF 2500 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, 1000+ RELOCATORS, AND 1000+ VISITORS- PARTNERED TO SERVE MORE THAN 500 CHAMBER MEMBER EMPLOYEES IN THE SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH PLAN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, LOW COST HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICE- ACHIEVED 90% MEMBER SATISFACTION RATE.-SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED SMALL BUSINESS JOB GROWTH, EXPANSION, DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS.- SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS.- PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT NEW EMPLOYERS TO THE REGION.- EXPANDED EXPORT SUPPORT SERVICES WITH WWW.CHAMBEREXPORT.COM TO PROCESS OVER 100 DOCUMENTS EACH MONTH- SAVED MEMBERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH 10 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND 25 MEMBER TO MEMBER BENEFITS.- RECOGNIZED BEST-IN-CLASS BUSINESSES AT THE 5TH ANNUAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS (BEAS)- DELIVERED MORE THAN 60 NETWORKING AND ROUNDTABLE EVENTS AND 7 MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BRIEFINGS WITH COMBINED ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN 4000- PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE REFERRALS TO MEMBER BUSINESSES.- WELCOMED 90 NEW MEMBERS TO THE CHAMBER.- HOSTED THE 2019 CEO SUMMITS, CONVENING THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF MAJOR EMPLOYERS TO DISCUSS MOVING THE REGION FORWARD.- HOSTED RECEPTIONS AND NETWORKING EVENTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS BRIEFINGS TO GIVE LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECT ACCESS TO THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND INFORMATION ON HOW GOVERNMENT SERVES THEIR NEEDS.- DELIVERED A MONTHLY MEMBER GOVERNMENT BRIEFINGS ON KEY GOVERNMENT ISSUES AND CHANGES AFFECTING THEIR BUSINESSES.- PRESENTED THE 12TH ANNUAL ORANGE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BRIEFINGS UPDATING ATTENDEES ON THE STATUS OF NEW AND ONGOING COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.- EXPANDED THE CHAPEL HILL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK, CHYP, AND STRENGTHENED THE NON-PROFIT ROUNDTABLE - ACHIEVED A MEMBER DUES RETENTION RATE GREATER THAN 90%.- PRODUCED A VISITOR AND RELOCATION MAGAZINE AND COMMUNITY MAP TO CONNECT BUSINESS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.- GREW CENTRAL CAROLINA WOMEN IN BUSINESS TO OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS.- GREW CHAPEL HILL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Aaron Nelson | PRESIDENT/CEO & SECRETARY | 40 | $192,371 |
| Joel Levy | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Ellen Shannon | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Creighton Blackwell | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Paige Zinn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Wiltberger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Connolly Walker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Saunders | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gerald Ramoin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Antoine Puech | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Proctor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Patel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tola Oguntoyinbo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Nash | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Earl Mckee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lydia Mason | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Denny Marcin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Lehman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lydia Lavelle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Kiley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Antwine Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Ingram | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pam Hemminger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Grooms | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Reagan Greene Pruitt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vakesia Graves | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Eller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Ehrenfeld | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karin Demarco | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joel Curran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brett Bushnell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Baldwin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Antipov | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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