The Chamber of Commerce has named its executive committee and board of governors for 2002. The list is headed by incoming president M. Lynn Pappas.
The executive committee and board:
Executive Committee
Edward Burr, Walter Bussells, Kevin Delaney, Ronnie Ferguson, Steve Halverson, Bob Helms, Mac Holley, Michael Huyghue, Leerie Jenkins Jr., Carlton Jones, Mia Jones, Walter Lee, Jim McCollum, Joseph Mitrick, Lee Nutter, Janet Owen, M. Lynn Pappas, Madeline Scales-Taylor, Jake Schickel, John Schmitt, Michael Shalley, Carol Thompson, Steve Wallace, Winston Wilkinson.
Three Year Terms
Class of 2002
Steve Busey, Frank Cobbin, Michael Gehlen, Lynn Grafel, Michael Jennings, Elaine Johnson, David Robertson, Andy Turner, Deborah Walters.
Class of 2003
Richard Bowers, Kelvin Buncum, Fred Franklin, Anne Hopkins, Thomas Lee III, LaVale Paulin, Michael Shalz, Tom Solano, Cindy Stover.
Class of 2004
Barry Allred, Bud Bergren, Kathleen Burns, Dr. Jimmy Jenkins, Ken Meeks, Jack Smith, Joe Thompson, Cheryle Touchton, Robert White.
Special Appointments
One-Year Terms
Bruce Barcelo, Victor Blackshear, Kim Blankenship, Karen Bowman, Michael Boylan, Bennett Brown, Carl Carver, A.B. Coleman, Jan Gaudio, David Harlow, Michael Hightower, Jimmie Johnson, Stephen Kaufman, Peter Lafser, Nancy Massengill, Marc Mayo, Oday Mickel, Orrin Mitchell, Dick Morales, Jack Myers, Thomas A. Peters, Fred Pozin, Jan Roberson, Judy Smith.
Area Council presidents
David Bailey, Philip Green, Yvonna Hopper, Diane Koch, Larry Marscheck, Tim Rose, Melissa Terbrueggen.
Ex-Officio
Mayor John Delaney, City Council President Matt Carlucci.
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The Chamber College Recruiter and WorkSource business consultants are scheduled to attend eight college career fairs in the spring.
There will be a booth with brochures and information about the Jacksonville area and the consultants will direct potential applicants toward businesses in the Chamber’s online membership directory and to other booths at the fairs.
For information, contact Cindy Dobelstein at (904) 366-6619.
The dates:
January 16
University of North Florida.
January 23-24
University of Florida
January 25
Florida State University
February 8
The Colleges of Central Florida
February 15
Florida MBA Graduate Business Consortium
February 19
Jacksonville University ($100)
February 28
Georgia Southern University
Last week in March
Edward Waters College
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The Chamber’s International division has two upcoming trips and one seminar:
• Both Central and South America are locations for trade missions in the first quarter of 2002. There will be a trade show in Veracruz, Mexico, on January 28-31 and on March 19-21 there will be a trade mission to Brazil.
• A seminar on “Doing Business in China” will be offered at the Chinese Business Education Center on Jan. 10. The newly established center is a joint effort by FCCJ and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.