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COMMERCEMARCH 2010 VOL. 21 NO. 3 WE FOCUS ON BUSINESS.

NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONNECTING COMMERCE TO COMMUNITY

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Napa Countys WorkorceInvestment Bureau (WIB) isin the midst o reocusing theireorts to support a healthydemand driven workorce thatwill drive local competitivenessacross multiple industries. Our

workorce needs to be readyto tackle emerging elds andmeet strategic hiring needs inorder to both sustain and strengthen our localeconomy, says WIB Executive DirectorBruce Wilson. Wilson, who has directedthe Napa WIB since 2007, has taken on aretooling o WIB services, expanding outsidethe ederally mandated requirements, theNapa WIB is enhancing strategic initiatives,reaching into the local economy, studyinghard data and bringing orth suggestions tothe business community that will allow or ademand ready workorce poised to get ahead

o the curve in a recovering economy.Wilson has taken the rst steps instudying Napas economy by gathering dataand convening industry specic businessleaders to poll their needs. Looking at suchareas as job growth rates, numbers o jobs inindustry sectors, percentage change in year

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over year employment numberannual payroll and other actorthe team at WIB is able toconstruct a blueprint o our locemployment landscape and canproject hiring and training needor emerging business trends.

The resulting data wasstudied by WIB Board membesome 28 strong comprising

industry, labor, government, education andsocial service partners, who voted on six keyindustry sectors on which to initially ocustheir eorts. These are:

Construction and renovation Food and beverage manufacturing Durable goods manufacturing Transportation and warehousing Health and wellness Business to business services

WIB will reach urther into thesesectors utilizing surveys and other means todetermine workorce development strategiesand opportunities. The resulting blueprintswill provide these sectors with valuableinormation with which to build competitive

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Napa Chamber of CommerceSupports the 2010 Census

Napa Chamber o Commerce inpartnership with the U.S. Census Bureauand the Caliornia Complete CountCommittee to help achieve a complete andaccurate count o Caliornias population aspart o the 2010 Census. Conducted every10 years, the census denes who we are asa state. It guides critical decisions on thenational, state and local levels and providesinsight into population, state, local and tribalgovernment unding and more. SeeCENSUS next page

PROMOTING THE COMMUNITY

TOP 5 Easy Ways Your EmployeesCan Participate in Census 2010:1. Write letters to the editor.2. Encourage employees to put articles

in newsletters o clubs or proessionalassociations.

3. Encourage employees to tell theirriends, amily and neighbors that theCensus is Sae and Condential, easy, andImportant!

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versatility employing a trained workorceready to attract market driven revenues.Industry leaders will need to work in closepartnership with WIB to maximize thepotential o this work. WIB can operate as theincubator or these initiatives and can workwith local educators to provide resources oridentied skill building and training methods,

but without industry leaders ready to workwith the program these eorts could proveutile. The Napa Chamber o Commerce haspartnered with WIB to bolster these eorts inthe orm o their new Economic Vitality andSustainability Committee, which is compilingparallel industry clusters ready to take theWIB sector blueprints to hand. The goal isto provide career track training or existingemployees and then back-ll entry levelpositions rom matching training programs inplace at WIB.

An example o this system at work is theHome Energy Rater training that WIB has

unded at Napa Valley College. In an eortto bolster preparedness or an expected waveo green collar job skills WIB has providedequipment and unding or a specializedprogram which trains techniques or structuralenergy audit skills. New governmentalmandates or energy conservation andsustainability goals will require bothresidential and commercial buildings to meetcertain conservation guidelines, requiringtrained auditors to compile test results. As anexample o industry leaders stepping up topartner with the WIB program, Sustainable

Napa County has taken on a new role inpartnership with PGE. SNC has been awardeda two year contract rom PGE to roll outthe Napa County Energy Watch Program.This contract has clearly measurable goalso reducing kilowatt use within the two yeartime rame, and SNC is going to need auditorsready to go to measure benchmarks andachieved results.

The central mandate o the WorkorceInvestment Board is to administer the

distribution o ederal Workorce InvestmentAct unds that are allocated through the Stateo Caliornia to Napa County. These ederalunds help to support the One-Stop Businessand Career Center (WorkorceNapa) and otherlocal programs and services that benet adultand youth job seekers, dislocated workers andbusinesses. Under Wilsons leadership theNapa WIB is taking on not simply reactiveservices or the un- and under employed,but also a more strategic outreach to localindustries in order to meet new economyskills across multiple industries. Wilson seesve key areas that encompass Napa WIBs

community role: Convener of industry leaders Facilitator of needed discourse Broker of strategic partnerships withinthe community Overseer of governmental funds toenhance workorce readiness Analysis of critical data for strategicworkorce readiness planning

The rst steps o identiying the six keyindustry sectors indicate clearly the convener/acilitator role which will only expand as

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4. Encourage employees to talk aboutthe Census at their clubs and proessionalassociations.

5. Encourage employees to ollow Census2010 on Facebook and Twitter

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Census-2010-Caliornia-Complete-Count/187213074133?v=wall&re=ts

Twitter http://twitter.com/CaCensus2010For sample letters, articles, messages,

tips and inormation to help you and youremployees participate in the Census 2010, visitnapachamber.com/census2010.

Census data aect us all, which means

achieving a complete and accurate countis essential. Every year, the ederalgovernment allocates more than $400billion to state, local and tribal governmentsbased on census data. These data also helpdetermine state representation and guidelocal decision-makers on where to buildnew roads, hospitals, childcare and seniorcitizen centers, schools and more.

As a Census partner, NapaChamber o Commerce is committedto helping achieve a complete and

accurate count o our growing andchanging population in 2010. Watch oradditional details in the coming months orcaliorniacompletecount.org tolearn more.

In the coming months, theNapa Chamber of Commercewill continue to shareinformation with you aboutupcoming census events,including those in ourcommunity. Well also shareinformation about key datesfor the 2010 Census,including:

April July 2009: Address listconrmation conducted.

October 2009 April 2010: Jobrecruitment underway or censusworkers.

Critical outreach period:

March 2010: 2010 Census ormsdelivered or mailed.

March July 2010: Complete CountCommittee activities take place.

April 1, 2010: Census Day. Responsesto the census orm should includeeveryone living at that address.

May July 2010: Census workers visihouseholds that did not mail back ormto take a count in person.

Dec. 31, 2010: Census Bureau presentsthe 2010 apportionment counts to thepresident o the United States.

the program gets underway. The recentpartnership with the Chamber is reachinginto the broker aspect o WIBs ocus. Withinvolvement rom key industry leaders Wilshopes to get to the overseer aspect and undtraining or the skills identied by the proce

For more information on the NapaCounty WIB visit them online at www.napaworkorce.org.

Born out o the Workorce InvestmentAct o 1998, the Napa County Workorce

Investment Board is responsible or strategicworkorce planning leading to the alignmeno economic, educational and workorceresources in the community. In addition,the Board makes policy or and overseesthe publicly unded job training dollars thatfow to Napa County through both ormulaallocation and competitive grant sources.

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By Lisa Batto ACE,President/CEO

CEOs FOCus

Chairmans FOCusBy Randy Martinsen,President & CEOof AcceleratedMarketing Group

2010 Napa Chamber ofCommerce Chairman ofthe Board

Beginning this month we will be bringingour Candidate Endorsement Committee backinto action. The Chamber completed the FiveYear Vision and began endorsing candidates

in 2002. We are the voice o Napa business,advocating the business communitysconcerns and stressing changes in laws andpolicies that aect our members businesses.Our elected ocials respect our concernsand listen to our needs. Our successes overthe past eight years demonstrate how wehave strengthened our relationships with ourelected ocials. We can continue to builda City Council, County Board and statelegislative delegation that will take the time tocall us beore making a policy decision, and

GEARING

UP TO TAKE

ACTION

act as consensus builders when we need aneective and intelligent voice within the wallso government.

Our Candidate Endorsement Committee(CEC) is made up of 9 people. Four must beboard members, three must be members oLegislative Action Committee and two are atlarge members. Each member is appointed tovolunteer service by the Board o Directors.The Chamber President/CEO may participatein discussion by has no voting right. I youwould like to read about the entire process justvisit the Advocacy portion o our website at

www.napachamber.com/candidate.htmlOur CEC has been appointed and will

begin the tough job o determining thequestions to be asked o the candidates. Everycandidate that appears on the certied list willbe invited to interview with our committee.We will be looking or the best candidatethat will meet the needs o the businesscommunity. This year we will ask you, ourmembers, to weigh in to our committee. Wedlike to give you the opportunity to help inormour committee about each o the candidates,avorable or not.

I have recently heard rom some ChamberMembers, that some o the Chamberscommittees seem redundant or mysterious. Inan eort to clariy what our committees do Ihope to bring light to each o them in comingarticles. This month I want to explain thepurpose o ITT.

The Infrastructure and TransportationTask Force Committee (ITT) is a sub-committee o the Napa Chamber o

Commerces Legislative Action Committee.Its mission is to educate business memberso the inrastructure and trac issues orimprovement and integration in communitylie. It is possibly the only group that bringstogether transportation experts on a regularbasis to meet with business leaders, andis chaired by one o the Chambers pastChairman, Ed Shenk.

Meeting bi-monthly with city and countytransportation planners, the group discusses

COMMITTEE FOCUSCLARITY

I have recently heard fromsome Chamer Memers,

that some of the Chamberscommittees seem

redundant or mysterious.

specic trac issues and how they relate tobusinesses and their employees.

For example, in our February 2010meeting, Barry Martin and Mark Tomko gavean update on the Napa Railroad RelocationProject affecting trafc on First, Third andSoscol streets. A ew months ago the originalclosures were scheduled

to occur simultaneouslyand cause extremehardship to commutersand businesses. Becauseo recommendationsmade by this committee,the Chamber urged theCity and developers toconsider them. The result was the closures willbe much shorter and allow or trac to fowmore easily through the closures. For detailsyou can go to the ollowing websites:www.napafoodcontrol.com &www.napafooddistrict.org.

Je Doran, a past chairman o the NapaChamber, gave an update on the 17 studiescompleted by the City in past years to returnFirst, Second and Third streets back into two-way streets. The studies have shown how thisaction can bring more trac into downtown,which will increase business. The estimatedcost to make this change is around $5 million.When compared to more than $500 millionspent to revitalize downtown in the last ewyears it seems a small price to capture much o

the business that is passing by Napa City. Thcommittee recommended the Chamber takea position to urge the City to take immediateaction on this issue and make the changesthe studies show will help our downtownbusinesses.

Another notable item on the agenda wasdrat letter to the Napa County Transportatioand Planning Agency (NCTPA) in support othe Vine Trail. The committee recommended

the Chamber send th

letter, which supportthe Napa Valley VinTrails Case Statemeto build a network ointerconnected non-motorized trails to spthe Napa Valley. Weeel this is an import

part o making Napa more accessible to locaresidents via alternative transportation and amore desirable destination or visitors as wel

There were 25 other projects discussedin this meeting by City, County and Caltransocials, all o which touch businesses and

employees in Napa. We eel keeping youinormed o these projects and their progressan important part o our mission and goals.

I you would like to participate in thiscommittee, you may contact the Chamber anrequest to be notied o the next meeting datYou can also request minutes o the meeting be e-mailed to you when they are published -go to our website to read them at:www.napachamber.com/ittorce.html.

The year is shaping up to be an interestione or local government elections. Two critseats are open in our Supervisory and CityCouncil elections.

Our job is to select the best candidate thwill be mindul our concerns, so you can maan inormed decision at the ballot box.


WHOS RACING FOR A SEAT IN TH

JUNE 2010 ELECTION

DISTRICT 1

Brad WagenknechtDan Monez

STATE ASSEMbLY DISTRICT 7 - PRIMARY

Michael Allen (D)Michael Wilson(D)Lee Pierce (D)Bill Jose Uriarte (D)Doris Gentry (R)Kathryn Moore (L)

TIMELINE OF PROCESS

April 1 ofcial list o candidates is releasedApril 5 16 Interview candidates/make recommendaApril 19 Special Board Meeting to hear recommendaApril 20 Announce EndoresmentMay 10 Ballots mailed to residentsJune 8 Statewide Primary Election Day

DISTRICT 3

Diane DillonMichael HaleyJeff Parady

STATE SENATE

Noreen Evans (D)Joanne Bouldt SandeDavid Rosas (D)
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PROVIDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

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Nearly 200 people attended the February After-Hours MIXER atUmpqua Bank. Business ownders and employees mingled with newmembers, ambassadors and Chamber Sta and Board Members. Wonderulwines were provided by Andretti WInery and Pine Ridge Vineyards.

PLAN AHEAD: Dont miss this months Chamber After-HoursMIXER on March 26th at the Napa Valley Business EXPO at theMeritage Resort & Spa.


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L-R Jeanine Gomes, SusanLyons, and Alan Chinberg fromHeritage Sothebys; and KathiMetro from Umpqua Bank.

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L-R Tom LeMasters from Bankof Napa and Rick Voight fromChardnnay Golf Club.

L-R Traci Taylor, DominiqueRudd, and Scott Taylor ofUmpqua Bank.

Forefront: Pat, Jarrett and Steve fromthe Napa City Figherghters.Background: Frank Marinda fromAndretti Winery.

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L-R Beth Barrellfrom Massage to Go

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L-R Jim Fehring of Napa Community Bank,Rich Poliak from Solution Elements, andDoug Haigh from Napa Community Bank.
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Advertising Agencies, Specialties& Direct MailPatricia McKowen ConsultingPatricia McKowen, (650) 796-4600PO Box 10849, Napahelp@patriciamckowenconsulting.comwww.patriciamckowenconsulting.com

Business ConsultantsSolution ElementsRich Poliak, (707) 287-1972PO Box 11064, [email protected]

Campgrounds - Recreation ParksCalistoga CampgroundCarlene Moore, (707) 942-51111435 N Oak St, Calistogawww.calistogacampground.org

Clubs, Organizations & AssociationsConnolly Ranch Education

CenterBob Pallas, (707) 224-18943141 Brownsvalley Rd, Napawww.connollyranch.org

CompostWorm Endings UnlimitedDebbie Stevens, (707) 287-08911091 Thompson Ave, [email protected]

Computers NetworksThe ARM GroupJohn Higgins, (707) 838-1240

7650 Bell Road, [email protected]

WElCOmE nEW mEmbErs!Delivery ServicesSame Day DeliveryWilliam Elliott, (707) [email protected]

Entertainment & PerormanceCalistoga Speedway Home oLouie VermeilCarlene Moore, (707) 942-51111435 N Oak St, [email protected]

Fairs, Expositions & EventsNapa County Fair AssociationCarlene Moore, (707) 942-51111435 N Oak St, Calistogawww.napacountyair.org

GlassR & S Glazing SpecialtiesShannon Johnson, (707) 257-7111

520 Caliornia Blvd Ste 1, [email protected]

Home Health ServicesHome Helpers o Napa ValleyJanet Wagner, (707) 254-03001436 Second St Ste 333, [email protected]/napavalley58458

InsuranceWill Hand Farmers InsuranceWill Hand, (707) 260-00273083 Solano Ave, Napa

[email protected]

ManuacturersG.L. Mezzetta IncJerey Mezzetta, (707) 648-1050105 Mezzetta Ct., American [email protected]

For a complete listing ofNapaChambermembers, updated daily, go to

napachamber.com

mEmbEr bEnEFit bullEtin

To learn more benefts o membership, visit napachamber.com or phone us at 707.226.7455

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Marketing ConsultantsHolly KrassnerHolly Krassner, (707) [email protected]

Non Proft Organizations

Hands Across the ValleyGeorge Altamura, (707) 226-6136PO Box 5404, [email protected]

OpticiansSite For Sore EyesNick Saab, (707) 224-74831333 Napa Town Center, [email protected]

OpticiansSterling Vision Care

Gareth Valles, (707) 224-74831333 Napa Town Center, Napa

Photographers CommercialCM Photo & DesignConrad Jacobson, (707) [email protected]


ObJECTIVES FOR THE bRIEFING:

To assist members in connecting withother membersTo invite members to participate on

committeesTo introduce members to:

Chamber leadership/Staff Ambassadors Committee chairs Business assistance organizations,and make use of them as businessbuilding resources.

ALL MEMbER bRIEFING ON APRIL 20

YOUR KEY TO THE CHAMbER...The purpose o this event is to make it easy or new and existing

members to take action to get to know the chamber. The idea is thatwhen new members get actively connected to the chamber they will beable to grow their businesses more eectively to the benet o the wholecommunity.

Meeting is facilitated by Sherry McKillop, Follow Your Compass.

Questions should be addressed to Sherry McKillop

707.227.7070 or [email protected]
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WE FOCus On businEss

Napa Valley Marketplace owner-publishers Connie Anderson and DeborahStevens started their rst magazine inContra Costa ourteen years ago. Twoyears later the Napa magazine ollowed.Starting rom the ground up, these hardworking ladies covered everything romeditorials and sales to graphics andbookkeeping, not to mention keepingtheir windows clean. They understand thecommitment it takes to be an entrepreneurin a startup business and this is probablywhat is at the heart o their success.Their magazines, now totaling threewith the addition o the Solano CountyMarketplace this year, oer readers andadvertisers a central clearing ground oinormation at a reasonable cost.

The magazine is supported byadvertising ees and mailed gratis tohouseholds across the tri-county area.Anderson says o their distribution anddemographics; Here in Napa County,we direct mail to over 41,000 homes andbusinesses each and every month coveringAmerican Canyon through St. Helena. Its

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saturation. In Contra Costa we mail toover 45,000 and in Solano, over 30,000.That is over 300,000 readers every month.We eel that is really our competitiveedge.

Anderson moved to Napa twentyyears ago seeking a great community inwhich to raise her amily. I believe itwas a great decision. My kids are well,grown, thriving and living here in Napa.My daughter, Kelly Hurst, works at theMarketplace also, she says. She is sel-taught, having taken myriad CommunityCollege classes to bolster her naturalbusiness instincts. The springboard thatgot her into journalism was an assignmentrom KVON-KVYN to do the very rstBest o Napa Valley report and shesbeen going steadily ever since.

Stevens and Anderson keep theiradvertising costs aordable by running atight ship o ve ull time employees andour part time people. With the availabilityo the web placing an ad has become apainless online task and the magazineitsel is now ully downloadable.


Your Napa Chambers COMMERCEnewsletter is a vital 8-page electronicnewsletter currently reaching a subscriber baseo over 1,850 Napa Chamber o Commercemember emails each month and has asuccessul average open rate o 34%. Thistimely publication keeps our members up-to-date with legislativeissues, member benets, networking and event opportunities, and otherbusiness concerns in the Napa County area and State o Caliornia.

Other Chamber advertising opportunities are: audio and video links on member business directory pages enewsletter hot sheets

e-sheets radio interviews M2M savings program event sponsorships

SeeSPOTLIGHTnext page.

Napa Valley Marketplace is knownin the community or their philanthropiceorts and or the culture o philanthropythat they engender in their workplace.This is an area I am most proud o,says Anderson, contributing to thecommunity is both a priority and goal. Weare supporters and sponsors o countlessnon-prot organizations, the perormingarts, Downtown Napa, services clubs,the Queen of the Valley Foundation, theChambers o Commerce, Grad Night, andso much more, by donating space in themagazine every month. We have put threeemployees through the Leadership NapaValley program and give over 100 hours opaid employee time to do charitable work.We also have an education program oremployees urther advancement. It is thisocus on giving back to the community, anthe quality o the layout and content thatmakes the Marketplace magazines such asuccess with their readers.

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Upcoming Events... maximize your networking!

March 26, 2010Napa Valley Business

EXPOand MIXERMeritage Resort & Spa

875 Bordeaux Way, Napa4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Bring plenty of

business cards!

NAPA CHAMbER 2010 OFFICERSRandy Martinsen, Chairman of the Board .................... Accelerated Marketing GroupRyan Gregory, Chair-elect..................................... Riechers & Spence Associates, Inc.Debra Dommen, Vice-Chair Advocacy ..........................Winegrowers o Napa County

Cathy Poliak, Vice-Chair Membership ......................................CBPoliak HR SolutionsKent Kuhlmann, Vice-Chair Resources ........................... Retirement Capital StrategiesCherie Knox, Treasurer..............................................................Redwood Credit UnionMike Silvas, Immediate Past-Chair....................................Wine Country Fine Properties

M I S S I O NAs the membership organization forbusiness, we promote our communityseconomic vitality and quality of lifethrough leadership development,advocacy, facilitation and education.

bENEFIT from eing amember of the NapaChamber of Commerce

For membership information call

Sherrell Harper at 707.257.4598

or Rebecca Johnson at 707.254.1142

Creating a Strong Local Economy

Promoting the Community

Providing Networking Opportunities

Supporting a Sustainable Future

Representing Business to Government

Engaging in Political Action

NAPA CHAMbER STAFFLisa Batto, ACE, President/CEO, 707.226.7455, [email protected]

Katherine Zimmer, VP Marketing & Communications, 707.254.1147, [email protected]

Sherrell Harper, Membership, 707.257.4598, [email protected]

Rebecca Johnson, Membership, 707.254.1142, [email protected]

Jayson Johnson, Creative Manager, 707.254.1144, [email protected]

Paula Wick, Customer Service, 707.226.7455, [email protected]

Lynn Page, Sr. Administrator / Event Specialist, 707.254.1145, [email protected]

Christine Sullivan,Administrative Assistant, 707.254.1143, [email protected]

Caryl Chakerian, Communications, 707.738.6053, [email protected]

COMMERCEeditorial is exclusively produced bythe Napa Chamber o Commerce,

1556 First Street, Napa, CA 94559. 707.226.7455

EDITOR: Katherine ZimmerPlease email submissions [email protected]

April 2, 2010

First FridayBusiness

Development LuncCompadres Rio Grill

505 Lincoln Ave. Napa$30 Members;

$35 Prospective Members11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by

Umpqua Bank

For more information call707.226.7455 and

registerfor events online atnapachamber.com

March 17, 2010

Wake Up Your

BusinessWednesday

Napa Chamber Boardroom7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Best Practices in

Email Marketing


SPOTLIGHTcontinued from previous page... A great advertising

opportunity for your usiness

Ads are now availale

in the Napa ChambersCOMMERCE newsletter!

Contact Katherine Zimmer for

more information at

707.254.1147 or

[email protected]

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when it hits their mailbox every month,it keeps locals in touch with locals andeatures locals every month in theirCommunity Snapshots pages. Whenasked what she loves about her businessConnie says, Oh so many things. I lovebeing able to share the heart o the peoplewho live here, work here and make it allhappen. I love sharing the excitemento our communitys accomplishmentsand celebrating our neighbors workingand playing. Just look at the CommunitySnapshots. This is who we are. We are alsopleased to be a resource or local businessinormation. Our goal is to help localbusinesses grow through advertising in the

Marketplace Magazine. That is somethingeveryone can relate to in this recoveringeconomy.

For more information aboutNapa Valley Marketplace go to www.napavalleymarketplace.com, or oradvertising rates call Mary Beth at707.718.3654.

2010 DATES TO SAVE...

April 15th July 16th

NAPA CHAMbER bOARD OF DIRECTORSDean Bowen, Net-Flow Corporation; John Cardinale, State Farm Insurance; LindaChampagne, Artesa Winery; Sandra Elles, Napa County Farm Bureau; Ken Frank, La ToqueJohn Glaser, Napa Valley Unifed School District; Pamela Gleeson, Santen Inc.; SpencerGraham, Elizabeth Spencer Wines; Clay Gregory, The Napa Valley Destination Council;Cathy DAngelo Holmes, Coldwell Banker Commercial; Stanton Lawson, Sequoia SeniorSolutions; Bill Lockhart, Edward Jones; Kara Long, Tugboat, Inc.; Barry Martin, City oNapa; Kevin Massie, Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury; Sherry McKillop, Follow Your CompassShawn Milburn, Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa; Dennis Pedisich, Napa Community Bank;Jaime Penaherrera, Queen o the Valley Hospital Foundation; Richard Rybicki, Rybick

& Associates; Don Shindle, Westin Verasa Napa; Brenda Speth, Napa Valley RegisterJay Williamson, Williamson and Company.HONORARY DIRECTOR: Julian Weidler, Retired.
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