I am truly excited about serving as Chamber President for 2010! This is a new year, a new Board of Directors, a new Executive Director and a new attitude! At the Installation Dinner on Thursday, we were sworn in by Dr. Sue Brown, whose upbeat positive attitude made you want to be just like her. I would love to see this same kind of energy flowing in the Chamber this year! Thank you, Dr. Brown for being a good example to follow. I’ve lived in Calimesa for several years and never knew we had such a wealth of comedians. Captain Ross Koepp of the Sheriff’s department and Battalion Chief Andrew Bennett were both very funny at Thursday’s dinner.

My focus for 2010 will be to increase our membership and to talk to business owners in Calimesa to find out how we can best help them. I would like to see more mixers and Networking events. Remember we can all help support local business by shopping here in Calimesa and by attending Chamber events.

We welcome any suggestions or ideas that you want to share with us. Call the Chamber at (909) 795-7612.