2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Natalie Barranco - Prime Business Advisory Solutions, LLC Kyle Beerbohm - Aubert Insurance Agency Jeff Brown - CommTech Chris Cole - Kelly Services Marigny deMauriac - Edward Jones Investments Joseph DiTommaso - Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company Jacob Evans - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Li Evans - GetCityDealz.com Keefer Font - ADP Automatic Data Processing Terri Baptiste-Franklin - Regions Bank Ryan Gaubert - BOH BROS CONSTRUCTION CO. Jonathan Gibson- New Orleans Pelicans/Saints Zachary Gorres - MetLife Premier Client Group of Louisiana Becky Gustafson - Northwestern Mutual - Louisiana Justin King - FindLaw, a part of Thomson Reuters Matt Lundy - REI Promos

Stanton McNeely III - Delgado Community College Tina Meilleur CPA - Design Your Success, LLC Christian D. Moises - Phelps Dunbar LLP Rebecca Montgomery - Wells Fargo Advisors Chris Naquin - AXA Advisors, LLC Chris Nuebel - American Red Cross - Southeast Louisiana Chapter Jason Rawls - The Monk Group at Morgan Stanley Misean Reed - Society of Louisiana CPAs Carla Robertson - Living Wild and Precious Coaching Kya R. Robottom, M.D. - Ideal Health New Orleans Chandler Scheuermann - The Boeing Company Tommy Vadell 3 - Lamar Advertising Margarete Wabnig - Keller Williams Realty New OrleansLauren Ybos - Lamar Advertising Jamie Ziglar - 2nd Line Marketing

2016 AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR FERNANDA PREVIGLIANO Hyatt Regency New Orleans

2016 AMBASSADOR CHAIRMAN RON MARLOW

Cogent Communications

2016 CHAMBER AMBASSADORS

DEAR CHAMBER MEMBERS & COMMUNITY LEADERS...Thank you for your support throughout 2016. With your help, the New Orleans Chamber

was able to provide new resources for our 1,200 member businesses and more opportunities for the New Orleans community as a whole.

This Annual Report serves as a snapshot of our activity and accomplishments throughout this past year. We are proud to serve this vibrant city and look forward to

reaching new heights in years to come!

1.

2016 AMBASSADOR CHAIRMAN: Ron Marlow, Cogent Communications

Our Chamber Ambassadors play a major role in assisting Chamber members and their businesses. The purpose of

the committee is to act as an extension of the Chamber

staff by connecting our members and assisting them with making the most of their

membership. Thank you to our 2016 Ambassadors!

G. BEN JOHNSON2016 PRESIDENT & CEO

STEPHEN S. CAPUTO 2016 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

2016 OFFICERS

STEPHEN S. CAPUTO, HAIRMAN OF THE BOARDHOTEL MONTELEONE

MELISSA GIBBS VICE-CHAIRMAN

GIBBS CONSTRUCTION, LLC

G. BEN JOHNSONPRESIDENT & CEO

NEW ORLEANS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

E. PAIGE SENSENBRENNER, TreasurerAdams and Reese LLP

DEANNA CAUSEY, Secretary Sankofa Record Retrieval, LLC

JUSTIN T. AUGUSTINE III, Immediate Past Chairman Transdev Services

MICHAEL BEARDEN - Folgers Coffee CompanyTREY BERNING - Velocity Agency

STEPHEN DICKEY - Gulf Coast Bank & Trust CompanyDEBRA GOULD - Debra Gould & Associates, Inc.

CHARLOTTE PARENT - LCMC Health STEPHEN PERRY- New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

DEWAYNE WILLIAMS - Aaron & Gianna, PLC

NEW CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS

THE CHAMBER THANKS THE FOLLOWING OUTGOING MEMBERS FOR THEIR

LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARDLUCY CHUN - Lucy Chun Realtor

JOHN LITTLE - International-Matex Tank TerminalsRAJENDER PANNU - Pannu Enterprises, Inc

PAOLO ZAMBITO - LCMC Health

THE NEW ORLEANS CHAMBER WELCOMES ITS 2017 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

STEPHEN S. CAPUTO, Chairman of the BoardHotel Monteleone

MELISSA GIBBS, Vice ChairmanGibbs Construction, LLC

G. BEN JOHNSON, President & CEO New Orleans Chamber of Commerce

Rhonda Bagby; Arnold Baker; Timothy Bennett; *Lisa Blossman; Leah Brown; William Burnell; Lucy Chun; Kevin Conway; Brandon Davis; Russell Deaver; Steven Dugal;

Elizabeth Ellison-Frost; Michelle Gobert; Eric Iglesias; Joseph Kimbrell; Robert Landry; John Little; Calvin Mackie; Ron Marlow; Leo Marsh; Todd Matherne; Alton McRee; Istvan Molnar;

Macon Moore; Patricia Muller; Kenneth Nelson; Cyndi Nguyen; Angela O’Byrne; Rajender Pannu; Jeffrey Pilet; Christoher Reade; Dorothy Reese; Paul Richard, Sr.; Andre Rubenstein; Rufino Saavedra;

Steve Sawyer; Michael Smith; M. Gordon Stevens; Dorothy Tarver; Roderic Teamer, Sr.; Roland Tink; Tommy Vadell 3; Cindy Villemarette; Joel Vilmenay; Robert A. Vosbein, Jr.; Clayton White;

Jonathan Wilson; Jimmie Woods; Paolo Zambito*Denotes Past Chairman

NEW ORLEANS CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MELISSA GIBBS, Chairman of the BoardGibbs Construction, LLC

E. PAIGE SENSENBRENNER, Vice ChairmanAdams and Reese LLP

G. BEN JOHNSON, President & CEO New Orleans Chamber of Commerce

DEANNA CAUSEY, Treasurer Sankofa Record Retrieval, LLC

BRANDON DAVIS, SecretaryPhelps Dunbar LLP

STEPHEN S. CAPUTO, Immediate Past Chairman Hotel Monteleone

2.

IN 2016 THE CHAMBER HOSTED OVER 110 EVENTS

WITH NEARLY 12,000 ATTENDEES!

2016 CHAMBER EVENTS

CHAMBER EVENTS: CHAMBER AFTER 5

WOMEN’S BUSINESS ALLIANCEWBA SEMINAR & HAPPY HOUR

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR POWER BREAKFAST

POWER LUNCHQUARTERLY LUNCHEON

REGIONAL CHAMBER NIGHTYOUNG PROFESSIONAL EVENT

INTRODUCING: POP UPS

3.

THE CHAMBER HAS OVER 1,200 MEMBER BUSINESSES AND

48,000 MEMBER EMPLOYEES.

Mission: To provide the opportunities and resources that will enable businesses to prosper

88% OF CHAMBER MEMBERS ARE SMALL BUSINESSES FROM

VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.

CHAMBER BY THE NUMBERS

1 - 5 Employees

6 - 10 Employees

11 - 25 Employees

26 - 50 Employees

51 + Employees

MEMBER INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN 2016 CHAMBER EXPENSES

2016 CHAMBER REVENUEMEMBERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS

4.

TOTAL EXPENSES: $1,099,410

TOTAL REVENUE: $1,103,807

2016 CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL

www.neworleanschamber.org | (504) 799-4260 | membership@neworleanschamber.org

The New Orleans Chamber’s Chairman’s Council members provide a vital source of operational and developmental support to advance the business, social and economic advocacy work of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.

We thank the 2016 Chairman’s Council for their support throughout the year.

WELCOMING OUR NEW CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL MEMBERS IN 2017!