May 2013 - North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce

North Channel Area Chamber of Commerce
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Vol. XXXIII No. 4
www.northchannelarea.com
MAY 2013
Chamber Honors Local High School Seniors
By Dr. Charles Grant, President & CEO
T
he North Channel
Area Chamber of
Commerce is unique in
that there are three public
school districts in this
Chamber's boundaries.
Many chambers usually
have just have one ISD or
perhaps parts of one or
two because chambers and
school district boundaries
often overlap.
Our
chamber has a long tradition of supporting education. We take pride in our
public schools, private
schools, as well as our
institutions of higher
education.
On Thursday, May 9th.,
Inside this issue:
Board of Directors
2
New Members
2
Renewals
3
Port of Houston
3
Ribbon Cutting
4
Calendar of Events
4
the top five percent of the
2013 graduating class from
C. E. King High School,
Channelview High School,
Galena Park High School,
and North Shore Senior
High School were recognized and honored with a
luncheon in the Monument
Room at San Jacinto
College North. The Keynote Speaker was Amber
Williams, Principal of
Kashmere High School.
Ms. Williams graduated
number one in the class of
2000 from C. E. King High
School. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in English and a
Master Degree in Business
Administration from the
University of Houston. She
has also earned several
educational certifications
and plans to pursue a Ph.D.
in the near future. Ms.
Williams is the founder and
executive director of a
nonprofit organization and
is also the owner of Dardon Books, a publishing
company.
It takes a lot of planning
and coordination to have a
successful Senior Honors
Luncheon. The Chamber
staff would like to thank
members of the Education
Committee, Mark Kramer
with Channelview ISD,
Ashley Shibley with Sheldon
ISD, and Jonathan Frey with
Galena Park ISD for all
their efforts to make this
year's luncheon a huge
success! In addition, our
local school superintendents are great supporters
of the Chamber and they
deserve a much deserved
"thank you” as well. Pictured below (left to right)
are
Dr.
Vickey
Giles, Superintendent of
Sheldon ISD, Mr. Greg
Ollis, Superintendent of
Amber Williams
Channelview ISD, and Dr.
Angi Williams, Superintedent
of Galena Park ISD.
Last of all, this celebration would not have been
possible without the many
chamber
members
(individuals and companies)
who sponsored lunch for
one or more of the honor
students. To see a complete
list of the luncheon sponsors, please see page 4.
Thank you for your financial
support for our future
business and community
leaders.
T HE NA V I G A T O R
PAGE 2
2013 Board of Directors
Wilfred Broussard Jr.– Chairman
Broussard’s Real Estate Investments, Inc.
Greg Ollis— Chairman Elect
Channelview ISD
Kimberly Gonzalez—1st Vice Chairman
Platinum Copier Solutions
Lucia Bates– Secretary,
LB Marketing Solutions
Bill Palko —Treasurer,
Amegy Bank
Dr. Vicky Giles – Immediate Past Chair,
Sheldon ISD
Alice Adams, East Houston Reg. Med. Center
Bob Bartel, North Channel News
Don Bobo, CenterPoint Energy
Marlene Clowers, Congressman Gene Green
Janet Allen, Shell Federal Credit Union
Shalonda Dawkins, United Community Credit
Union
Pedro Garcia, Port of Houston Authority
Ramon Garza, Farmers Insurance
Dr. Allatia Harris, San Jacinto College N.
Dawn Harris, Harris County Precinct 2
June Harris, Halo Branded Solutions
David Hopkins, Life Member
Dale Jones, Sterling Wood Church
Adam Lund, Woodforest National Bank
Kim Marak, Arkema, Inc.
Edward Miller, Edward Miller Appraisal Svs.
John Moore, Galena Park ISD
Larry Pfeifer, Individual
Jim Wadzinski, Community Toyota/Kia/Honda
Mike Williams, Edward Jones
Staff
Dr. Charles Grant, President & CEO
cgrant@ncachamber.com
Margie Buentello, Membership Assistant
margielb@flash.net
Blanca Lerma, Administrative Assistant
ncachamber@gmail.com
North Channel Area Chamber of
Commerce, 13301 I-10 East Freeway,
Suite 100, Houston, TX 77015 (713) 450-3600
V O L. X X X I I I NO . 4
APRIL NEW MEMBERS
Bridgecrest Rehabilitation
Suites
14100 Karissa Court
Houston, TX 77049
(713) 702-9254
Melanie Henry
Dianne Lanning
Nursing & Rehab Center
(281) 450-2040
Gwen Auzenne, Jude Auzenne
Gifts
Equipment Sourcing
Group, LLC
908 Town & Country Blvd.,
Suite 120
Houston, TX 77024
Cory Redding Founda(713) 984-7535
tion/Hearts Outreach, Inc. Chris Culifer, Terry Foster
1330 Post Oak Blvd, Ste. 2550 Heavy Equipment - Buy, Sell, &
Houston, TX 77056
Rent
(512) 638-2728
Charlotte Jackson, Laura Mon- G & F Welding
tez, Cory Redding
9713 Kerr
Houston, TX 77029
Danem Oilfield & Energy, (713) 671-2331
Inc.
James R. Green
13301 E. Freeway, Suite 306 Welding
Houston, TX 77049
(281) 857-6320
N&K Beauty Supply
Joe Daniel, P. Daniel Mathew 437 Uvalde Rd.
Engineering
Houston, TX 77015
(713) 330-4316
Constable Chris Diaz
Lola Julius
101 So. Richey
Pasadena, TX 77506
Northeast Houston Amer(713) 477-2766
ican Fed. of Teachers
Chris Diaz
14705 Woodforest, Ste. 105B
Houston, TX 77015
Edible Arrangements
(832) 418-6561
5310 E Sam Houston Pkwy
Pamela Barnes
Houston, TX 77015
Teacher Organization
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS hosted
by Bates Collision Centers
V O L. X X X I I I NO . 4
T HE NA V I G A T O R
PAGE 3
Still caring...by renewing their membership
A special thank you to the following members who have shown their dedicated support of the Chamber and the
community by renewing their membership investment.
1-5 Years
11--32 Years
B.J. Sargent
Drs. Kemp & Peterson
33 years
32 years
Pineforest Jewelry, Inc.
Albright & Lumpkin, P.C.
Don’s Auto Service
Delton Hayes Custom Jeweler
Wells Fargo Bank
Brooks & Sparks, Inc.
Larry Helgesen
Dr. Angi Williams
Flex Oil Services
27 years
27 years
26 years
22 years
18 years
17 years
17 years
16 years
11 years
6-10 Years
Murff’s Turf Farm
Senator Sylvia Garcia
Jacinto City Healthcare
Beltway Plaza
Harris County FWSD #6
Agri American Stevedores
Holy Trinity Episcopal School
10 years
10 years
9 years
8 years
6 years
6 years
6 years
Thompson/Horton LLP
Uribe Steel
Ibrahim Abou-awdi
Everitt Industrial Supply
Randy Taylor
Boatman Carpet One & Floors
Prozign Architects
OCTG Tubular Finishing
S.T.E.P.S Counseling/TPOM
State Farm Insurance– T. Joacim
Comcast
Steven Dennis
LJA Engineering, Inc.
Women’s Care Center
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Auth.
Ashley Shibley
4 years
4 years
4 years
4 years
4 years
4 years
3 years
3 years
2 years
2 years
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
PORT BRIEFS
‘Houston Retains Top Spot in Container Trade with Brazil’
F
rom 2010 to 2012, the
Port of Houston
Authority (PHA) handled a total
of 311,314 twenty-foot equivalent
units of trade with Brazil. In 2012,
PHA’s market share was 17
percent of the total trade with
Brazil, according to statistics
compiled from the Journal of
Commerce’s PIERS data.
Brazil is South America’s largest
economy and has shown potential
for further growth. Houston’s
trade with Brazil has increased
due to U.S. manufactured goods,
such as synthetic resins, being
exported out of Houston. Further
trade growth could be expected,
based on planned expansion
projects in Houston that will
increase eethylene production for
export.
Machine parts, motor cars,
plastic resins, coffee and granite are
among Brazil’s main imports and
exports with the Port of Houston
Authority.
In addition, Brazil is Texas’
fourth-largest export market. The
Port of Houston's economic
activity helps keep Texas the
nation's top exporting state. For
the past 11 years, Texas has
outpaced the rest of the nation in
exports. In 2012, Texas exports
totaled $265 billion, up by 5.4
percent from 2011, according to
annual trade data from the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
(Taken from May 2013,
Business News on the
Port of Houston website).
T HE NA V I G A T O R
PAGE 4
NORTH CHANNEL AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
V O L. X X X I I I NO . 4
CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING
P.O. Box 9759
Houston, TX 77213
13301 I-10 East, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77015
Phone: 713-450-3600
Fax: 713-450-0700
www.northchannelarea.com
Upcoming Events
Thursday, May 23
Chamber Golf Tournament
8 am @ Tour 18
Thursday, May 30
Ribbon Cutting
4 pm @ Storage West
Thursday, May 30
Open House, 5-7 pm @ Storage
West
Pictured ABOVE is the ribbon cutting for Physicians ER. They are
located at 6191 E. Sam Houston Pkwy., Ste. B, 77049.
Pictured LEFT are Ambassadors enjoying their meeting
at Osaka Steak House. Ambassadors are the PR group
of the Chamber. If you are
interested in joining this fun
group, call the Chamber office.
Friday, June 7
Ribbon Cutting, 10 am @
Dr. Maria Mejia
Friday, June 7
Monthly Luncheon
11:30am @ SJCN, Monument
Room
Tuesday, June 11
Ambassadors Meeting
11 am @ TBD
THANK YOU SENIOR HONOR SPONSORS!!!!!!
Tuesday, June 18
Chamber Board
11:30 am @ SJCN
Wednesday, June 19
Constant Contact Seminar
9—11 am @ SJCN Chablis
Restaurant, Cost $20, RSVP to
Chamber office
CHAMBER
OFFICE
SUMMER
HOURS—
June & July
Mon.—Thurs.: 8:30 am—5:30 pm
Closed on Fridays
Bill & Debbie Palko
C.E. King High School
Capital Bank
Carla Voelkel
Carter Funeral Home
CenterPoint Energy
Channelview High
School
Congressman Gene
Green
Crystal Murray
Cunningham Middle
School
Dr. Charles Grant
Dr. Joan Bowman
Dr. Vickey Giles
E. Miller Appraisals
El Palacio Real Reception Hall
Galena Park ISD
Judge Mike Parrott
June Harris, Halo
Branded Solutions
LB Marketing Solutions
Lyondell/Basell
Mark Kramer
Northeast Houston
American Federation of
Teachers
Robert Bartel
Sterling Wood Church
Timothy Project
Woodforest National
Bank
Jim Twardowski
Linda Yantis
Suzanne Soto
Dusty Melton
George Carinhas
Dr. Jessica Johnson
Kelly Sebastian
Abraham George
Jan Crenshaw