10 Local Chambers Receive 2024 President’s Circle Award
(Source / CalChamber)
Recognition for Excellence in Business Advocacy, Helping Members Comply with Labor Laws
The California Chamber of Commerce has named 10 local chambers of commerce as recipients of the 2024 President’s Circle Award.
The award, first presented in 2009, recognises chambers for excellence in business advocacy and helping their members comply with California employment laws.
The award-winning chambers were announced during the CalChamber Capitol Summit on May 8, 2024.
“Our top local chamber partners play leading roles as community problem solvers and the voice of business on public policy,” said Nick Ortiz, CalChamber vice president of local chamber relations. “We commend them for all their hard work over the last year fighting on behalf of California business.”
Three of the chambers have received the President’s Circle Award all 16 years it has been presented.
The 2024 recipients of the President’s Circle Award are as follows. An * marks the chambers that have received the award all 16 years:
- Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce: Janelle Capra, president/CEO;
- Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce: Bret Schanzenbach, president/CEO;
- Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce*: Danielle Borja, president/CEO;
- Corona Chamber of Commerce: Bobby Spiegel, president/CEO;
- Greater High Desert Chamber of Commerce: Mark Creffield, president/CEO;
- Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce: Kim Cousins, president/CEO;
- Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce*: Jeremy Harris, president/CEO;
- Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce*: Nick Adcock, president/CEO;
- Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce: Glenn Morris, president/CEO (award accepted by Molly Schiff, director of advocacy and initiatives);
- Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce: Kathi Van Etten, president/CEO;
- Tulare Chamber of Commerce: Donnette Silva Carter, president/CEO (award accepted by Tiffany Brown, membership engagement coordinator); and
- West Ventura County Business Alliance: Nancy Lindholm, president/CEO (award accepted by Andy Conli, business development manager).
President’s Circle Award recipients published vote records of their state legislators on key business issues, joined coalition efforts to let state elected officials know about community sentiment on issues of interest to members, voiced the local chamber’s position at legislative policy committee hearings, and participated in the CalChamber compliance product resale program at an exemplary level.