Economic Development – A Team Effort

• Implement Partnership Gwinnett: A Shared Vision for the Future & 2007 Strategic Leadership Visit
• Team with Cities, County, State and other ED partners to bring jobs to Georgia and retain, leverage existing industry
• Focus on recruiting Headquarters and Regional Offices

Chamber’s Premium Membership Programs

Chairman’s Club

• Assigned Special Service Representatives--Angelia Risher and Jackie Ginn
• Exclusive Directory and access to leadership committees
• Special seating, recognition at events, and exclusive Communiqué Newsletter

Presidential Advisory Council

• Select organization of successful, high-profile members between ages of 30 and 45
• Maintain culture of pro-business, quality growth, and community contributions
• Succession planning for Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Leadership Gwinnett and Committees

Community Leadership Programs

• Leadership Gwinnett
• Student Leadership Gwinnett
• Relay for Life, Great Days of Service, more

Membership Reflective of Region’s Business Composition

• Target the industries identified in Partnership Gwinnett
• Expand membership in the Advanced Communications, Health Care, Information Technology, and Manufacturing markets
• Provide high profile, substantive seminars and business functions – create networking, value and retention
• Participate and engage regional organizations--Technology Association of Georgia, Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Council for Quality Growth

Connecting Communities

• Bring local cultures together – we believe we are more powerful together than we could ever be apart
• Reflect the community where we live, learn, work and play
• Integrate new key leaders onto BOD, Presidential Advisory Council, Chairman’s Club and General Membership Seminars – network full of potential and a gateway to new life experiences
• Participate in organizations to attract new leadership

Local and Regional Collaboration

• ACCE – American Chamber of Commerce Executives
• AeA – American Electronics Association
• ARC – Atlanta Regional Commission
• Asian-American Association
• Atlanta City Chamber of Commerce
• Bioscience Joint Development Authority
• Community Improvement Districts/Tax Allocation Districts
• Council for Quality Growth
• GACCE – GA Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
• German-American Chamber of Commerce
• Georgia Allies
• Georgia Biomedical Partnership-State Wide
• Georgia Chamber of Commerce
• Georgia Economic Development Association
• Georgia EMC
• Georgia Power
• Georgians for Better Transportation
• Gwinnett Municipal Association
• Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
• Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia
• Israeli-American Chamber of Commerce
• Jackson EMC
• Korean Association of Greater Atlanta
• Latin-American Associations
• MEAG
• Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce
• National Association of Chinese Americans
• Northern Crescent Chambers of Commerce – Cobb, Fulton, Cumming-Forsyth, Cherokee
• Technology Corridor: UGA, GA Tech, Emory, Gwinnett Tech and Georgia Gwinnett College
• TAG – Technology Association of Georgia
• TIE – The Indus Entrepreneurs
• Walton EMC