P a r a m o u n t
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July 2017
Serving the Community Since 1990
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Paramount Chamber of Commerce
Elects New President More than 120 people attended the Paramount Chamber of Commerce Annual Installation & Awards luncheon. During the event new officers and directors were installed including new Chamber President, Brenda Olmos. Brenda has been a Paramount resident for more than 46 years. She and her husband David of 25 years, have two children Alexa 20, and Noah 16. For the last ten years Brenda has worked for AppleCare Medical Management, and is the current Director of Network and Business Development. AppleCare Medical Management located in La Palma is a full service Medical Group that contracts with more than 800 Primary Care Physicians and Specialists in Los Angeles and Orange County. Brenda has been a member of the Paramount Chamber Board of Directors since 2005, she has served as a Director, Vice President, Senior Vice President, and President. In addition to the Chamber Board she is a Public Safety Commissioner for the City of Paramount, Past President for Pathways Volunteer Hospice, and a member of the Paramount Rotary Club. Her dedication to service was recently recognized by Downey Mayor Fernando Vasquez when he presented her with the Mayors Healthy Heart Award. In their leisure time Brenda and David love spending
time with family, watching football, and a lot of Dodger baseball. Brenda looks forward to a successful year for the Chamber; her goals are to increase membership, and awareness about the importance of community involvement for business. In addition to Brenda the following chamber members were installed and will serve on the Executive Committee; Senior Vice President, Jon Tanklage (Marukan Vinegar USA), Vice President, Ben Berg (Transcom Telecommunications), Treasurer,
Paramount Chamber of Commerce
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Dr. Max Martinez, and Past President, Gary Johnson (ACE Clearwater). The event included award presentations to the following; the “President’s Award” went to Brenda Olmos for her dedication to the community and her long list of service to non-profit organizations and commitment to her profession. The “Mayor’s Award” went to Mike Ferrero with Cinta Azul Homes. Mike was given the award for building quality single family homes in Paramount, as well as a seniors
only complex. According to Mayor Lemons, “Mike has demonstrated unique creativity when it comes to building single family homes in a land locked community.” Tony Manos owner of Domino’s in Paramount received the “Award of Excellence” for his generosity to the community, contributions to sports teams, and other non-profits. Erika Estudillo De Ponce and employee with Wavefront Technology was named “Ambassador of the Year” Erika received the award for earning the most points as an
Ambassador, Erika worked at fund-raisers, visited new members, and promoted Chamber membership. During the luncheon Outgoing President Gary Johnson was recognized for his accomplishments during his term as President including; co-sponsorship of 26 events such as ribbon cuttings, educational workshops, and networking breakfasts. The Chamber also hosted a Poker Tournament, State of the City Address, Job & Community Resources Fair, Golf Classic, and Installation & Awards Luncheon. More than 200 business owners received one-on-one business counseling at the Chamber Business Resource Center, and 200 residents and businesses received City of Paramount Welcome Packets, 28 new members joined the Chamber, and 240,000 copies of the Pulse Beat were distributed. During her closing President Olmos said, “My goals for the coming year are to grow the membership and promote an open dialogue between the business community, the residents, and the City. Our membership is diverse consisting of 25% retail, 21% professionals, 17% service, 14% associations, 12% manufacturing, 4% contractors, 3% education, and 4% miscellaneous. Our job is to promote Paramount and its economy so that we insure the financial future of our City. I look forward to working with all of you, I am here to listen and to serve.
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