Chris Shaver, Vice- President of Shaver Automotive Group and the 2018 Board Chair for the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2019 Board of Directors for the Chamber.
“This Board is stronger than ever and will build on the work of the current and past Boards of our Chamber. The Chamber is turning 80 next year and has never been more vibrant, innovative and fiscally healthy than it is today. I thank all my fellow Board members, past, present and future, for the support, commitment and talent they bring in guiding and inspiring our 10-person professional staff. Our business community deserves no less. I welcome our newest Board members and hope they have as fun and productive a time on the Board as I have. To anyone in the community who may have not met them yet, I can tell you they are awesome!” said Shaver.
The Executive Committee of the Board is:
Chair Don Phillipson, WSI e-Pro Marketing
Chair Elect Tom Cohen, Cohen Begun & Deck, LLP
Chair Emeritus Chris Shaver, Shaver Automotive Group
Treasurer Jill Haney, Montecito Bank & Trust
Secretary Matthew Midura, Pepperdine
Member-at-large Kristen Davis, Amgen
Member-at-large Rick Lemmo, Caruso
Member-at-large Lisa Safaeinili, Westminster Free Clinic
Member-at-large Natalie Yanez, Ventura County Credit Union
President/CEO Jill Lederer, Greater Conejo Valley Chamber
The full Board includes all those above and:
Adam Antoniskis, The Oaks Shopping Center
David Barnett, Hyatt Westlake Regency
Phil Bough, PGA Tour
Patrick Cassidy, 5-Star Theatricals
Lydia Derian, Your Luxury Brand Consultant
Ed Essa, Kaiser Permanente
Johnathan Franklin, Los Angeles Rams
Dana Graham, SAGE Publishing
Dr. Hannah Grossman, Los Robles Health System
Scott Harris, Mustang Marketing
David Josker, CBRE
Aaron Kitzman, Villa Esperanza Services
Bill Koehler, Law Office of William D. Koehler
Javier LaFianza, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY)
Vijay Lala, Bank of America
Mark LaValle, Hatch Café & Market
Michelle Menzel, GreatWay Roofing Company
Douglas Messner, Ameriprise Financial
Owen Nostrant, Roadside Lumber & Hardware
Elaine Salewske, Shire
Candice Shehorn, Key Pointe Asset Management
Ash Sobhe, R6S
Kimberly Tharpe, Community West Bank
Ryan Van Ommeren, California Lutheran University
Felix Wang, Best Western Plus Thousand Oaks Inn
Joe Weber, Chatsworth Products
Sepideh Yeoh, Un1teee
Terming off the Board after completing their terms are:
Dr. Chris Kimball, California Lutheran University
Alex Lopez, Chatsworth Products
Angel Robertson, Los Robles Health System
Keith Sinclair, Sinclair Company
The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce is the official Chamber for the cities of Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. It is one of the largest chambers in the western United States, is ranked #1 by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal and is one of only 6 chambers in California to hold the elite 5-star accreditation ranking from the Accreditation Arm of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is ranked in the top 1% of the approximately 7,000 chambers nationwide. The Chamber also operates the Greater Conejo Valley Community Foundation and the Conejo Valley Tourism Improvement District. Your Chamber team can be reached at Conejochamber.org, by calling 805-370-0035 or by dropping by the Chamber office at 600 Hampshire Rd. #200 Westlake Village. All are welcome!