Plymouth Community
Chamber of Commerce
Committees
Education Committee
Chair Jeanne Knopf DeRoche, The Knopf Company
The Education Committee implements a scholarship program for the
Chamber and local service clubs to reward four deserving local students.
The committee also recognizes the efforts of the School Board with a
special presentation each spring called the “Bridge Builders.” This
committee also addresses issues such as student workforce preparedness and
other educational issues affecting the Plymouth Canton Community School
District. The committee also interacts with the Youth Leadership program.
Governmental Affairs Committee
Chair
Cindy Ash, GLA Surveyors and Engineers, Inc.
The
Committee monitors public policy at a state and local level that effects
the business community. They disseminate information to members on these
issues and recommend policy positions for the Board of Directors to adopt.
Additionally they host the State of the Community Breakfast each year that
brings together our local and county leaders to discuss issues prevalent
in the community. The Committee also will host forums during elections
with candidates running for office.
Industrial Advisory Committee
Chair Julie Bernard, Ilmor Engineering
The committee provides a forum for industrial companies in
Plymouth to interact with each other and local government officials.
The group meets two to three times a year to address the common interests
and concerns.
Retail Committee
Chair
Sandy Marulis, Michigan Made & More
The retail
committee is a forum for retailers in the downtown or near vicinity to
coordinate local sales and promotional campaigns. The committee also
distributes information to these retailers and provide a forum for
collective discussion and action on issues affecting their businesses.
Small Business Committee
Co-Chair Maria Barone, Barone Law Offices
Co-Chair Mark
Evenson, Community Financial
Oversee the Business Showcase and Taste of Plymouth, which is a business
expo and restaurant sampling that takes place in May. The event attracts
80-95 exhibitors and 600-700 attendees.
Ann Arbor Road
Committee
Chair Donna Anderson, Bank of America
The Ann Arbor Road Team plans the Ann Arbor Road Day Sales in July.
It also provides a forum for Ann Arbor Road business to interact with each
other and public officials to disucess improving Ann Arbor Road.
Ambassadors Committee
Chair Lori Morrison, Ribar Floral
Works on new membership recruitment and retention of existing
members. The group attends Chamber events, ribbon cuttings, contacts new
members on a regular basis and hosts new member orientations.
The
Golf Outing Committee
Chair Greg Blackwood, Fraza Forklifts
The
Annual Meeting/Auction Committee
Co-chairs: Greg Blackwood, Fraza Forklifts; Jeann Knopf DeRoche, The Knopf
Company; Nancy Finley, Harper, Finley & Associates; Scott McGlone,
Cincinnati Time Systems; Bill Pratt, Management & Tax Services; David and
Linda Siegrist, Siegrist & Siegrist; Jim and Nancy Vermeulen, Vermeulen
Funeral Home
These two
committees involve the entire business community to make the Chamber's two
major fundraisers a continued success and a source of pride.
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