DEI in the Workplace Join us for DEI in the Workplace to discuss the barriers and best practices in creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive work environments. Pasadena Chamber is Hiring Your Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking applicants for our Office Coordinator position CHAMBERGRAM August 2023 Taste of the Town Join us for our annual Taste of the Town to experience over 30 restaurants/beverage distributors, live auction, shopping and more! Pasadena Chamber of Commerce The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Presents: DEI in the Workplace: It’s Smart Business!
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Pasadena Chamber of Commerce 4334 Fairmont Pkwy. Pasadena, TX 77504 Executive Board Dr. Allatia Harris - Chairman, San Jacinto College Kicker Cardenas, Kicker Insures Me Agency Josh Campos, Frost Bank Nick Caveness, Community Transformation Church Pasadena Fred Floyd, Jr, Bob’s Truck Care Olivia Rivers, The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Everett Smith, Kaneka North America Ryan Taylor, T & T Construction Board of Directors LeAnne Bolton, Texas Roadhouse Whitney Davis, Empower Financial Group Stacy Gillaspey, Communities In Schools Dr. Tommy Hysler, Health & Safety Council Terry Kenney, Turner Industries Heather Lambert, ClearHope Counseling Josh Pressly, Savannah Cafe & Bakery LaTonya Ross, Meador Staffing Services Danny Schnautz, Clark Freight Lines Jennifer Silva, Chevron Pasadena Refinery Lindsay Swanagan, HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Linda Wischnewsky, Bayway Auto Group Andy Woods, Chevron Phillips Chemical Ex-Officio Directors Nelson Espitia, Harris Co. Precinct 2 Natasha Ainsworth, Port Houston Dr. Sandra Hughes, Texas Chiropractic College Troy McCarley, PISD Rick Guerrero, Pasadena EDC Dr. Natalie Pecknold, UHCL Advisory Directors Steve Cote, Brady, Chapman, Holland Alix Fox, Qualified Properties Welcome New Members! NOT A MEMBER YET? Become a chamber member today! As a member you’ll have access to our marketing benefits, exciting events & more! Join the Pasadena Chamber Diamond Member: Frontier Waste Solutions Terry Woodson (936) 662-3813 FrontierWaste.com Waldron & Schneider, PLLC Pressley Franclemont (281) 488-4438 ws-law.com Namaste Med Spa & Laser Lydia Zepeda (346) 374-8253 Namastemspa.com AO1 Roofing and Construction Mark McGuire (281) 770-3501 AO1Roofing.com Silver Member: Baker Hughes Pedro Borbon (281) 884-1019 BakerHughes.com Non-Profit Members: Believing in Footprints Foundation Inc. Latasha Solomon (281) 967-0539 Believinginfootprints.org Bronze Members: Daniel’s Meat Market & Executive Catering John McKee (713) 903-0242 Exec-Catering.com New York Life Seve Ramirez (832) 863-8314 LinkedIn profile 4 Chambergram
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Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40 Chambergram 7 Your Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is so excited to congratulate the following two members who were both honorees, chosen by the Houston Business Journal for the 2023 40 Under 40! Emmanuel Guerrero Pasadena City Council Member District C Olivia Rivers The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Executive Director
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Chambergram 9 71 years Ethyl Corporation 21 - 25 years Agape Christian Preschool & Childcare Leroy Stanley Monument Inn State Farm Insurance - Tom Clay Stockstill & Associates 5 - 10 years Awards by Gulf Coast Trophies Chick-fil-A Spencer Hwy Clearhope Counseling and Wellness Center Communities In Schools, Southeast Harris County Freddy’s Frozen Custard Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office Kicker Insures Me Agency Pasadena Neighborhood Donor Center Peter Piper Pizza Salata Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., Injury & Accident Lawyers The Serrano Insurance Agency Thank you to the following businesses for renewing their membership and continuing their investment in Pasadena! The businesses below have been members with the Pasadena Chamber from 10 to 71 years! Let’s support these businesses as much as possible! 26 - 50 years APM Brotherton Properties Haldor Topsoe Inc L.E. Myers Co LBC Houston Mac Haik Ford Pasadena Mosher, Seifert & Co CPA’s OxyChem Qualified Properties Inc Spencer Animal Hospital Inc State Farm Insurance - Scott Loomis Sunset United Methodist Church Waste Management 11 - 20 years Advanced Compressor Technology Associated Credit Union (Inside H.E.B.) Coastal Eye Associates PLLC Doctors United Surgery Center John’s Granite & Cabinets LLC Kitchen Gallery Kiwanis Club - Pasadena & Texas Bay Area Mi Tierra Auto Sales Inc Michael P. Jackson Page Pasadena Health Center Texas First Bank - Spencer Windshire Apartments
10 Chambergram getting Connected Everyone wants to make valuable connections, and the Pasadena Chamber offers you a variety of opportunities to meet with other like-minded business professionals in our community. Networking in business is one of the best resources for career development and professional success. A good network can provide job leads, possibilities for advancement and opportunities for personal improvement. We are excited to offer you a variety of opportunities in 2023 to make the connections you want to make! Thank you to those of you where were able to attend some of our recent ribbon cuttings, committee meetings, Constituent Connection, State of the Precinct, and more! We know some great new connections were made! Check out some of the pictures below from these events and head over to our Facebook Page for all of our pictures and posts.
Chambergram 11 The Pasadena Chamber Brings Back the Deep in the Heart of Texas Theme for the 2023 Taste of the Town Grab your boots and cowboy hats and make plans to attend the annual Taste of the Town on Thursday, November 3rd at the Pasadena Convention Center. For the 34th year in a row, your Pasadena Chamber will delight your palettes with food and beverage samplings from over 30 of our nearby favorite restaurants. As always, you can enjoy our famous live auction, which will feature 30 stellar packages for you to bid on. We will also have a Pasadena Loves Local Vendor and Shopping Market right outside the front doors of the convention center. Sponsorship opportunities and ticket packages are now available. We invite you to CLICK HERE to view the different opportunities that are ready for you to secure before they sell out. When your business makes the decision to partner with the Pasaena Chamber of Commerce as a sponsor, you are helping us fulfill our mission to promote economic development and community growth to ensure the prosperity of Pasadena’s businesses and citizens. We are #PasadenaProud and we want you to join us at this year’s Taste of the Town: Deep in the Heart of Texas. CLICK HERE to learn more, and get your tickets or sponsorship
Chambergram 12 As a member of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, we want you to know that your voice matters! In late 2022, we held a breakfast meeting called CEO Circle, where we met with CEO’s, business owners and executive staff from our Diamond, Platinum and Gold membership. During this meeting, there was a common theme that kept getting brought up...workforce issues. Across all industries of business, our members are having a hard time attracting and retaining quality staff, and wanted to know what we could do to help. After this event, we decided to launch a Workforce Development committee to address this ongoing issue for our members. After only four meetings this year, our new committee has launched a webpage on our Pasadena Chamber website called “Workforce Center.” This webpage hosts a user friendly job board, resources for both job seekers and employers, and a lot more. We invite you to check out that webpage and share it across your networks so we can help Put Pasadena to Work! CLICK HERE to view the webpage.
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Member Celebrations Palace Social Pasadena Grand Opening Savannah Cafe & Bakery 15 year Anniversary Sierra Smiles Celebration Lamont Brands Ribbon Cutting 14 Chambergram
15 Chambergram The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Network Committee is SO excited to launch the Non-Profit Network Tool, available through our website! This tool is designed to serve our community through connecting our city’s non-profit needs with available local resources. Vision: Our vision is to make this tool assessable to Pasadena’s businesses and non-profits to help bridge any existing resource gaps with a platform purposed to provide a voice for those needs here in Pasadena. CLICK HERE to access the Non-Profit Network Tool Now CLICK HERE to Subscribe I Am A Non-Profit Organization With A Need: If you currently have an organizational need, feel free to utilize this tool to help spread awareness and network among your neighboring Pasadena organizations. Here, you can post a need through your member portal, partner with other organizations to meet a need, and browse the listed community resources and organizations that are at your disposal. The Non-Profit Network is great for making a difference and getting connected in your community! I Want To Fill A Need: If you desire to fulfill the needs of one, or more, of our non-profit organizations, make sure to subscribe to this tool to ensure you receive the latest updates on recent postings so you never miss an opportunity for local engagement! Should you have any questions, or need help accessing this tool, please reach out to Kyndra Ashcraft at 281-487-7871 or [email protected]
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17 Chambergram Workforce Development Our Workforce Development Committee had the pleasure of touring Haygor Instrument & Co, Inc., which is a 50 year established business that recently moved their headquarters to Pasadena! The Chief Operations Officer, Everett Posey, was so gracious to lead us on our tour and tell us how their business operates, from start to finish! If you are interested in joining our Workforce Development Committee, please reach out to [email protected]
Industry Spotlight The Pasadena Chamber Celebrates Its Members While Supporting Local Businesses! As a part of the ongoing efforts to support local businesses, the Pasadena Loves Local committee is going to be “lovin on our locals” each month in the Chambergram! This month, we are showing some love to our local Insurance Agencies! Next time the need arises, we ask you to consider one of these local businesses first. Insurance Agencies DIAMOND MEMBERS: Phelps Insurance 281-998-5000 KenPhelps.net The Serrano Insurance Agency 281-937-4388 SerranoInsuranceAgency.com AFLAC - Herman Weber 281-793-2155 Brady, Chapman, Holland & Assoc. 713-688-1500 bch-insurance.com Empower Financial Group 281-224-9434 empowerfingroup.com GBS Insurance Agency 713-666-3601 gbsinsurance.com Highpoint Insurance Group 281-204-8770 hpigrp.com JMG Insurance Agency 361-633-9337 jmginsuranceagency.com Kicker Insures Me Agency 281-487-9686 kickerinsuresme.com State Farm Insurance - Liz Olivarez 713-473-5559 lizolivarez.com State Farm Insurance - Scott Loomis 713-477-1151 scottloomis.net State Farm Insurance -Tom Clay 713-941-5777 tomclay.net Stockstill & Associates 281-476-9063 stockstillandassociates.com Thrivent Financial 281-461-6200 thrivent.com VBA Insurance & Associates 346-227-9374 valbuena-brokers.com 18 Chambergram
19 Chambergram Fill the Bus for PISD The 2023 Fill the Bus School Supply Drive was a HUGE Success This Year! The City of Pasadena, the Pasadena Chamber, and Pasadena ISD partner together each year to collect school supplies and monetary donations for the PISD school district. This year, thankful to everyone who donated, we were able to collect over 10 pallets of donated school supplies and over $36,000 in monetary donations! CLICK HERE to watch the promo video, produced by the Pasadena Channel
Volunteer for the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo The Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo is currently seeking volunteers! Please CLICK HERE to review the different shifts and sign up for the ones that fit your schedule! Let’s help them make this the best one ever! *The Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo encourages volunteers to consider scheduling for the entire evening, which will require you to select both time slots for that evening. Please plan to arrive at your location 15 minutes early so you can be prepared to start your shift on time. Membership Directory & Resource Guide Dear Chamber Member, The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce has once again partnered with Town Square Publications to produce our Membership Directory & Resource Guide. This publication will help you market your business directly to area business owners, neighborhood residents and visitors. The Membership Directory & Resource Guide is a remarkable advertising tool, highly visible and is a publication that businesses and residents keep on hand for easy reference. We are producing this year’s edition in both print and a newly enhanced digital/video format. Utilizing the latest technologies, it will have an Interactive Table of Contents allowing you to jump to any page with a click, “Tap to Read” articles which eliminates the need for zooming in and out, a Searchable Member Directory with links, and all ads will be linked directly to the advertisers’ websites. All of these things will bring more exposure for our members and our community. Don’t miss the opportunity to promote your business to residents and business owners! Our representative from Town Square Publications is Tom O’Sullivan. You may reach him by completing the information below and faxing it to Tom at (800) 621-0256, call him at (859) 963-1430 or email [email protected] to review the details. Get your business noticed and keep it successful. Purchase your advertising space with one of the most effective publications in the Pasadena community. Bringing you tools for success, Cristina Womack President/CEO YES! I am interested in advertising in the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory & Resource Guide! For more information, please fax this sheet to Tom O’Sullivan at (800) 621-0256, call Tom at (859) 963-1430 or email him at [email protected] Pasadena Chamber of Commerce | 4334 Fairmont Pkwy. | Pasadena, TX 77504 | (281) 487-7871 Business Name Contact Name Address City, State Zip Phone Email New! Save the Date: Pasadena Food Drive The annual Pasadena Food Drive will take place on Wednesday, November 15th, from 8am - 5pm at the Pasadena Convention Center. If you are interested in learning more, or finding out how you or your business can get involved, please email Lorrie Jowell with Volunteer Pasadena at Ljowell@ pasadenatx.gov If you want to find other ways you can help out with Volunteer Pasadena, CLICK HERE to view their webpage. Anchor Point’s Annual Celebrating Hope Gala You do not want to miss out on Anchor Point’s event of the year on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 from 6pm-9pm! This year’s theme is to celebrate Hope Havana Style and will be a night to remember! Gala guests will enjoy an elegant dining experience, a stroll through the Cubanstyle Market, a Wine-Pull and Live Auction all to benefit the children and families of our community that Anchor Point serves. CLICK HERE to learn more Chambergram 20
Membership Directory & Resource Guide Dear Chamber Member, The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce has once again partnered with Town Square Publications to produce our Membership Directory & Resource Guide. This publication will help you market your business directly to area business owners, neighborhood residents and visitors. The Membership Directory & Resource Guide is a remarkable advertising tool, highly visible and is a publication that businesses and residents keep on hand for easy reference. We are producing this year’s edition in both print and a newly enhanced digital/video format. Utilizing the latest technologies, it will have an Interactive Table of Contents allowing you to jump to any page with a click, “Tap to Read” articles which eliminates the need for zooming in and out, a Searchable Member Directory with links, and all ads will be linked directly to the advertisers’ websites. All of these things will bring more exposure for our members and our community. Don’t miss the opportunity to promote your business to residents and business owners! Our representative from Town Square Publications is Tom O’Sullivan. You may reach him by completing the information below and faxing it to Tom at (800) 621-0256, call him at (859) 963-1430 or email [email protected] to review the details. Get your business noticed and keep it successful. Purchase your advertising space with one of the most effective publications in the Pasadena community. Bringing you tools for success, Cristina Womack President/CEO YES! I am interested in advertising in the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory & Resource Guide! For more information, please fax this sheet to Tom O’Sullivan at (800) 621-0256, call Tom at (859) 963-1430 or email him at [email protected] Pasadena Chamber of Commerce | 4334 Fairmont Pkwy. | Pasadena, TX 77504 | (281) 487-7871 Business Name Contact Name Address City, State Zip Phone Email New! Chambergram 21
2023 IMPACT Pasadena Your monthly IMPACT Pasadena check In. Check out what this amazing group of leaders got to do this week! Our 2023 IMPACT Cohort spent the day at Pasadena’s beautiful Armand Bayou Nature Center, where they learned about the local ecosystem and the importance of preserving the bayou. They also spent the day reflecting on their experience so far in the program and preforming a SWOT Analysis of Pasadena to help prepare for their IMPACT Collective project. Collective Impact is a framework used to bring community teams together to solve complex issues and design initiatives that move communities forward. We are excited to see what IMPACT this amazing group of leaders will make this this community. Thank you to our IMPACT Pasadena Sponsors: 22 Chambergram
Members and Friends, The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is seeking your input! The Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chamber sets the tone, policy and direction of the organization and, to a major extent, many directions for the community. Directors should value the mission: To promote economic development and community growth to ensure the prosperity of Pasadena’s businesses and citizens and purpose of the chamber to advocate and connect our community through serving and educating our members. Each year, new members are elected to the Board of Directors to serve for three year terms. The primary role as a Board member is (1) to contribute to the defining of the organization mission and vision, (2) governing the fulfillment of that mission and compliance with organizations bylaws, (3) providing oversight in policy and position statement development, and (4) maintaining fiduciary responsibility and awareness of the resources of the organization. The only eligibility requirements in the By-Laws for directors seeking a three-year term are that the person be a member in good standing (dues current) and not currently running for an elected office. Perhaps the most important unwritten criteria are leadership, good judgment, and a willingness to serve the membership through quality time and effort. Requirements that should be known and agreed upon by prospective candidates for the board are 1) commitment to attend the day-long retreat session each year; 2) mandatory service on at least one standing or event committee; 3) attend monthly meetings at 3:30pm on the 3rd Monday of each month (meetings normally last between 1½ to two hours in length, with a few going longer due to a heavy agenda). The By-Laws read that any director may be removed from the Board following three consecutive absences or fails to attend at least fifty percent of the regularly called meeting each year, but we urge directors to make every meeting possible. Perhaps the most important meeting of the year is the oneday retreat for the existing and incoming board and committee chairs. It is an excellent time to learn about the nuts and bolts of Chamber policies and activities, as well as to get to know other new and continuing directors on the Board. For a full description of Board responsibilities and code of conduct CLICK HERE. If you would like to nominate someone or yourself to serve in this capacity please complete the online application HERE no later than August 25, 2023. Following the deadline for applications, the Nominating Committee will meet to review and recommend the slate of directors for the current Board of Directors to approve in a subsequent board meeting. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Cristina directly at [email protected] or 281-487-7871 Thank you for your continued investment in the Pasadena Chamber and support in finding the next candidates to serve on the board. Chambergram 23
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Chambergram 26 The Purpose of the Pasadena Chamber is to ADVOCATE & CONNECT our community through SERVING & EDUCATING our members Contact YOUR Chamber Staff Cristina Womack President/ CEO Erin Webb Vice President Christian Rocha Membership Coordinator Follow The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce on Social Media! Follow us on FB, Twitter, IG, LinkedIn, & YouTube Like, share, comment, repost! Our social media pages help us spread the word about all things happening in our community! Are YOU following? #PasadenaChamber #ConnectingYourCommunity 4334 Fairmont Parkway Pasadena, TX 77504 (Main) 281.487.7871 (Fax) 281.487.5530 PasadenaChamber.org [email protected] Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Kyndra Ashcraft Administrative Coordinator Alyssa Ramirez Events & Programs Coordinator