I am honored and blessed to have had the opportunity to contribute as a Carlsbad Chamber member and to have been recognized for those contributions with two awards this week. I should point out that so many members give so much - how they choose these awards- it must be challenging as there are many worthy members!
Here’s the Chamber Press Release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Names Volunteers of the Year
Carlsbad, December 11, 2020 – Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce honored its top volunteers of the year at virtual event on Wednesday December 9, 2020. Volunteers were honored for eight of the chamber’s ten committees, as well as for Rookie of the Year, Go Giver and Chamber Champion.
“The Carlsbad Chamber is blessed with many passionate volunteers who help us to thrive as an organization,” said Bret Schanzenbach, President and CEO of the Carlsbad Chamber. “We could never have the impact that we have in the business community as well as in the community at large without these amazing people.”
The volunteers honored were as follows:
Ambassador of the Year: Susan Madden, E.P.I.C. North County Conscious Living Magazine
Business Resource Committee Member of the Year: Naila Sfeir, Calder Eames Design
Green Business Committee Member of the Year: Simon Freedman, Electric Vehicle Association of San Diego
Government Affairs Committee Member of the Year: Wade Aschbrenner, Audeo Charter School II
Membership Committee Member of the Year: John O'Reilly, O'Reilly Wealth Advisors
Carlsbad Young Professionals of the Year: Kevin Clemons and Vianca Hernandez, Au Technology Solutions
Technology Advisory Committee Member of the Year: John Sanders JohnSanders.com
Ready Carlsbad Business Alliance Member of the Year: Bob Welty, InfraGard San Diego
Committee Chair of the Year: Teresa Acosta, Acosta & Partners for Government Affairs
Committee of the Year: Government Affairs
Rookie of the Year: Morgan Cohn, GoBeRewarded Marketing Agency
Rookie of the Year: Juan Velasco, Scale My Profits
Go Giver of the Year: John O'Reilly, O'Reilly Wealth Advisors
Go Giver of the Year: Jani Jackson, Develop Your Team
Chamber Champion: John Biethan, Heard Not Seen Media
A video of the virtual celebration can be seen here: https://youtu.be/MJxSFj1TbFs
About Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber in north San Diego County with over 1,100 members. The Carlsbad Chamber acts as a regional economic catalyst, leadership convener and community champion. The Mission of the Carlsbad Chamber is to promote business through member services, economic and community development, and public policy that balances economic prosperity with quality of life.
Media Contact
Carolina Alban-Stoughton, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Carolina@carlsbad.org
760-931-8400
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