- April 29, 2024
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2018 Chamber Chairman Mark Meador and 2017 Chamber Chairman Mike Doll
Chamber Member of the Year Sandra Rios and Norm Mallard Ambassador of the Year Debbie Shaffer
St. Armands Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan and Mary Czernyk
Michael Drake and Georgina Clamage
Newbie award winner Scott Kuykendall and 2017 Chamber Chairman Mike Doll
Previous Chamber Chairman Jeff Mayers, Ellen Walther of Gettel, and previous Chamber Chairmen and women David Miller, Tim Field, Andrew Vac, Michele Knuese and Tammy Halstead
David Pilston, Amy Anthofer, Sandra Rios and Jeff Mayers
Debbie Shaffer and Kevin Henault
About 80 members attended the annual luncheon on March 13.
Cindy Steiner and Michele Knuese
Julia Mercado, 2018 Chamber Chairman Mark and Donna Meador
The previous chairmen and women pass the gavel to new chairman Mike Meador.
Good as Gold award recipients Vince LaPorta, Nancy Taussig, Andrew Vac, Mark Meador and Dick O’Dowd.
In May, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce will turn 60.
But before that, it had to honor some of the members who helped the Chamber grow to what it is today.
On March 13, about 80 chamber members gathered at Zota Beach Resort for the annual awards luncheon. After lunch, Chamber President Gail Loefgren gave out multiple awards, including newbie of the year, ambassador of the year and member of the year.
2017 Chairman Mike Doll also passed the gavel to the 2018 Chairman Mike Meador of Casa del Mar Beach Resort.
Doll said during his tenure, he built on projects his predecessors started, such as bringing back Small Business Week and launching a new chamber website.
Going forward, Meador said he hopes to continue this same progress. He noted that he wants the chamber to continue its mission of supporting members and serving as a voice for local businesses on issues that affect the area. He also took a minute to thank the award winners for their work.
“The power of the chamber is in the volunteers,” he said to the crowd.
