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SUMMARY:12 PM | Working Lunch with Mariam Shah
DESCRIPTION:Grab lunch from your favorite local restaurant (or your kitchen) and join us on Fridays from 12 – 12:30 PM on Facebook LIVE for a stimulating conversation with former Grover Beach City Councilmember\, Mariam Shah and SLO Chamber President/CEO\, Jim Dantona. \nAbout this week’s guest: Mariam Shah was born in Cleveland\, Ohio and participated in her first political march at the age of 3. After graduating from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington\, DC\, Mariam kicked off her career working as a corporate litigator at law firms in New York\, Cleveland and Akron\, OH. In 2008\, she and her husband drove up HWY 1 and immediately decided the Central Coast was a great place to raise a family. She ran for Grover Beach City Council in 2014 (unopposed) and was re-elected for her second term in 2018. During her time on the council\, Mariam served on the executive committees of the Homeless Services Oversight Committee\, the Air Pollution Control District and the CA League of Cities. She also sits on the board of the Grover Beach Library\, and has been part of the Grover Heights PTA for seven years\, serving 3 years as president. \nRecently\, Mariam moved to Arroyo Grande after finding a home that would accommodate her aging parents along with her family. Since leaving office in Grover Beach\, she joined the board of the Five Cities Homeless Coalition and hopes to continue to be an advocate for affordable housing and homelessness solutions.
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/working-lunch-with-mariam-shah/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:12 PM | Working Lunch with President Jeffrey D. Armstrong
DESCRIPTION:Grab lunch from your favorite local restaurant and join us Friday from 12 – 12:30 PM on Facebook LIVE for a stimulating conversation with Cal Poly President\, Jeffrey D. Armstrong and SLO Chamber President/CEO\, Jim Dantona. \nAbout this week’s guest: Jeffrey D. Armstrong began his tenure as Cal Poly’s ninth permanent president in 2011. Since then\, he has focused on ways to improve graduation rates\, further bolster student success\, and has sought to expand university-industry partnerships to attract more applied research to the campus\, thus increasing professional development experiences for faculty in order to enrich classroom instruction. \nBefore joining Cal Poly\, Dr. Armstrong served as dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and professor of Animal Science at Michigan State University\, beginning in 2001. He was head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University from 1997 to 2001 and served in various positions at North Carolina State University from 1986 through 1997. \nOver his career\, he has served as chairman of the United Egg Producers Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and advised McDonald’s Corp. on animal welfare and broader issues related to corporate social responsibility. He served as chairman of the Michigan Board of Agriculture Assembly Farm Bill Committee and in 2009\, contributed to significant changes in Congress’ farm legislation. Dr. Armstrong also served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research\, Extension\, Education and Economics Advisory Committee and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Seventh District Advisory Council. Armstrong attended Murray State University\, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 1981. He earned both a master’s and doctorate in physiology from North Carolina State University. \nContinue reading about President Jeffrey D. Armstrong at president.calpoly.edu/. 
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/working-lunch-president-jeffrey-d-armstrong/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210416T120000
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SUMMARY:12 PM | Working Lunch with Joe Tarica and Ray Riordan
DESCRIPTION:Grab lunch from your favorite local restaurant (or your kitchen) and join us on Friday from 12 – 12:30 PM on Facebook LIVE for a stimulating conversation with SLO Chamber President/CEO\, Jim Dantona and SLO Tribune Senior Editor\, Joe Tarica and Director of Sales\, Ray Riordan. \nAbout this week’s guests: \n\n \n\n\nJoe Tarica began his career at The Tribune in 1991 as an intern while he was a student at Cal Poly. After graduating with a double major in journalism and English\, Tarica was hired full-time as a copy editor in 1993. In his 25 years with The Tribune\, he has won numerous awards ranging from Scripps Howard’s company wide annual award for best headline writing\, three California News Publishers Association awards for column writing and more than twenty-five Society for News Design awards as the presentation editor overseeing the production of the newspaper. He’s worked in various newsroom roles\, including as copy editor\, designer and writer of the Joetopia column. A 30-year resident of San Luis Obispo County\, Tarica currently lives in Atascadero with his wife\, Stephanie\, and their two teenage children. \n\n\n\n\n\nRay Riordan found his calling in the sales industry soon after college when rising to becoming General Manager of a Miller Brewing Company distributorship. A few years later\, opportunity knocked and Ray joined his brother Dennis and his twin sister Diane\, the Dean of Student Affairs at the UCLA School of Nursing\, to develop and launch a magazine specifically for the registered nursing profession.  NurseWeek magazine and its companion website\, Nurse.com\, grew to be the largest nursing publication in the US\, with Ray as the Publisher.  In 2015\, Ray was hired by the Tribune as their Key Account  Manager and most recently was promoted to the Tribune’s Director of Sales. Outside of work\, Ray is an ambassador for both the San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay Chambers of Commerce\, a graduate of Leadership SLO Class 28\, and is a former board member and communications director for 40Prado.
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/working-lunch-joe-tarica-ray-riordan/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T173000
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SUMMARY:5:30 PM | Virtual Membership Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, April 21 for this month’s Virtual Membership Mixer! Grab a bite to eat and your favorite beverage (from this month’s featured members below) and connect with local business and community leaders. Additionally\, you will hear the latest from the SLO Chamber as well as from this month’s mixer host: Rod & Hammer’s SLO Stills. \nAnd as a bonus\, all Chamber members are welcome to a complimentary tasting and 10% off SLO Stills’ bottles now through the end of April! \nRaffle prize:\nRegister now for your chance to win a prize from Rod & Hammer’s SLO Stills! \nFood and Beverage featured members: \nRod & Hammer’s SLO Stills\nComplimentary tasting and 10% off bottle purchases\nfor attendees now through Friday\, April 30!\nOpen Tuesday – Sunday from noon – 8 p.m.\n855 Aerovista Place\n(805) 543-1843 \nSLO Brew Rock\nHappy Hour Tuesday – Friday from 2 – 5 p.m.\nOpen Tuesday – Sunday from noon – 8 p.m.\n855 Aerovista Place\n(805) 543-1843 \n*Please place your order ahead of time to ensure availability
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/virtual-membership-mixer-april-2021/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T073000
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SUMMARY:7:30 AM | Virtual Good Morning SLO - April 2021
DESCRIPTION:View this month’s GMSLO flyers HERE \nGrab breakfast and coffee and join us for this month’s Good Morning SLO program. To preserve some community connection in this time of being apart\, you’ll have the chance to interact with speakers by asking your most pressing questions. Zoom invite will be sent upon registration. \nThank you to this month’s featured sponsor: \n \n\nApril topics include:\nTHE JUDGEMENT IS IN\nFlushing toilets and animated cat head filters have been some of the virtual court system’s highlights this past year. But courtrooms are beginning to reopen in person — so while we’ll miss those viral moments — we wanted to hear from SLO County Civil Court Judge Tana Coates on what getting back to judicial business looks like. \n\nSOWING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE\nFrom the pandemic based boom in backyard gardening to the challenges of farming in a changing climate\, local innovators in AgTech lead the charge to support growers worldwide. Mark Overduin will share more about breeding seeds for more than 30 years at Bejo Seeds\, a local leader essential to that effort. \n\nLESSONS LEARNED IN HEALTHCARE\nCertain healthcare practices that might have been considered luxuries pre-pandemic are now being thought of as necessary for medical service in the future. French Hospital’s Jessi Norris who has been in the trenches this past year\, will share key insights from the field and what the future of healthcare might look like. \n\nNEXT INTENT GOES TO MARS AGAIN\nWhen NASA set out to explore the past habitability of Mars with the 2020 Perseverance Rover\, they again turned to the locally based Next Intent for specialty parts. President and CEO\, Rodney Babcock\, will give us an inside look at the role they played in this mission and what they’re excited to work on next. \n\nWHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (TO SEE PEOPLE IN-PERSON)\nAs more people are immunized and restrictions for gatherings ease\, many of us are ready to say goodbye to social distancing and hello to our social lives. Transitions-Mental Health Association Clinical Director\, Meghan Boaz Alvarez\, will share suggestions for a smooth reentry as we navigate resumption of pre-lockdown activities. \n\nINTRODUCING SLO’S NEW CHIEF OF POLICE\nRick Scott will be joining the City of SLO as its new police chief next month\, making the move from North Richland Hills\, Texas to the Central Coast. Before he gets to town\, Rick will join us to share a little bit about himself\, some goals for his new role\, and how two decades in law enforcement have brought him to where he is today. \n\nThank you to our 2021 Good Morning SLO Annual Sponsors:​
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/virtual-good-morning-slo-april-2021/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Community Events
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SUMMARY:12 PM | Working Lunch with Alan Iftiniuk
DESCRIPTION:Grab lunch from your favorite local restaurant (or your kitchen) and join us on Friday from 12 – 12:30 PM on Facebook LIVE for a stimulating conversation with SLO Chamber President/CEO\, Jim Dantona and French Hospital Medical Center President and CEO\, Alan Iftiniuk. \nAbout this week’s guest: For the last 18 years\, Alan Iftiniuk has held the position of President and CEO of French Hospital Medical Center. Under his leadership\, the hospital has experienced many significant milestones in the areas of patient volume\, financial performance\, patient satisfaction\, program enhancements and facility improvements. Prior to joining French Hospital\, Alan held senior leadership positions at Catholic Healthcare West in San Francisco\, and was COO of Advocate Health Home Care and later served as President and CEO Advocate Health Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington\, Illinois. As a highly active and engaged community leader\, Alan has served on private equity boards and local volunteer boards including the City of San Luis Obispo Economic Advisory Council\, American Heart Association Central Coast Executive Committee\, SLO Chamber of Commerce\, SLO County Economic Vitality Corporation\, UCSB Economic Forecast Project\, and Cencal Health. Today\, Alan is a member of the SLO City Police Chief’s Roundtable\, the Sheriff’s Advisory Board\, Cal Poly Athletic Director’s Advisory Board\, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District Education Foundation Board\, and is an advisor to the Central Coast Regional Economic Action Coalition.
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/working-lunch-alan-iftiniuk/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T093000
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SUMMARY:SLO Chamber New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 29th for our Virtual New Member Orientation! \nAt this casual and virtual get-together where we have a chance to get to know you better\, you will get an overview of SLO Chamber of Commerce and staff roles\, as well as have a chance to talk about your business and to meet the other new members of the SLO Chamber. Also\, several of our staff members will be tuned-in to meet you and let you know how you can get the most from your Chamber membership. \n\nThank you to our 2021 New Member Sponsor:
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/slo-chamber-new-member-orientation-april-2021/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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SUMMARY:12 PM | Working Lunch with Heidi McPherson
DESCRIPTION:Grab lunch from your favorite local restaurant (or your kitchen) and join us on Friday from 12 – 12:30 PM on Facebook LIVE for a stimulating conversation with SLO Chamber President/CEO\, Jim Dantona and The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County’s CEO\, Heidi McPherson. \nAbout this week’s guest: Heidi McPherson has served as the CEO of The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County since March 2014\, bringing over 25 years of experience in the philanthropic community to the role. Under her leadership the Foundation’s grants program has positively impacted the lives of thousands and the charitable assets have grown more than twenty percent. A highly recognized community leader\, Heidi has received awards form the American Association of University Women\, March of Dimes Woman of Achievement\, the State of Pennsylvania Senate\, and has been honored as one of the top 50 Women In Business on the Central Coast by the Pacific Coast Business Times four times. Heidi currently serves on the board of the League of California Community Foundations and the Public Policy Committee. She has also served on the on the SLO Chamber Business Council and as a Senior Advisor for the Women’s Funding Network.
URL:https://slochamber.org/event/working-lunch-heidi-mcpherson/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events,Community Events
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