October 2015 GMM Newsletter - Saipan Chamber of Commerce
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October 2015 GMM Newsletter - Saipan Chamber of Commerce
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS Newsletter of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce OCTOBER 2015 Board of Directors President: Alex A. Sablan General Membership Meeting Seaside Hall – Kanoa Resort October 7, 2015 (Wednesday) Vice President: Natalie Mable Ayuyu Treasurer: Michael Johnson Secretary: Velma Palacios Directors: Ron Smith Chris Concepcion Clarence “Bud” White Wayne Gillespie Nida Palconit Executive Director Jill Arenovski Administrator/ Coordinators: April J. Sablan Giselle A. Butalid AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Member’s guests III. Welcoming Remarks IV. Introduction of New Members: 1. MIR Corporation V. Guest Speakers: 1. Weston Deleon Guerrero - Acting Building Code Official CNMI Department of Public Works 2. Susan Langhoff - Assistant External Affairs Officer, Private Sector Division Federal Emergency Management Agency 3. John Synnott - Hazard Mitigation Branch Director Federal Emergency Management Agency 4. Glenn Hunter - Member Community Outreach Recovery Effort VI. Announcements VII. Adjournment Like our page on Facebook Commerce Saipan Chamber of Commerce Saipan Chamber of https://www.facebook.com/saipanchamber Thank you to the 2015 SCC Business Recovery Fair participants: AON Insurance Department of Public Works Bank of Hawaii (BOH) (DPW) Bridge Capital First Hawaiian bank (FHB) CNMI Department of Labor N15 Architecture (DOL) Pacifica Insurance CNMI Small Business U.S. Department of Development Center (SBDC) Agriculture (USDA) CNMI Zoning Office U.S. Federal Emergency Commonwealth Management Agency Development Authority (FEMA) (CDA) U.S. Homeland Security Commonwealth Utilities U.S. Small Business Corporation (CUC) Administration (SBA) CTSI Thank you to our September GMM Speakers: Congressman Kilili Sablan (top left); Stephen DeBlasio of FEMA (top right); William Koontz of U.S. SBA (bottom left); and John Hirsh of American Red Cross (bottom right) 2015 SCC BUSINESS RECOVERY FAIR SCC Committee Reports Armed Forces Committee (Judge David Wiseman & Brian Clayton): Next committee meeting will be October 28, 2015 (Wednesday). Education Committee (Velma Palacios): Next committee meeting will be October 14, 2015 (Wednesday) Environmental Committee (Ron Smith): Next committee meeting will be October 16, 2015 (Friday) Events Committee (Nida Palconit): This year’s golf tournament has been cancelled. Government Relations & Economic Development Committee (Ron Smith & John Gourley): Next meeting will be October 15, 2015. Membership Committee: Chamber welcomes Mir Panna of MIR Corporation. Small Business Committee (Perry Inos Jr. & Oscar Camacho): Upcoming business seminars will be geared towards recovery efforts. Saipan Young Professionals Meeting (Mable Ayuyu): SYP assisted in typhoon relief efforts by volunteering at the Empty Vessel Ministry Foundation and collaborating in some of the Community Outreach Recovery Efforts (C.O.R.E.) events. Thank you Vicky Benavente of Pacific Islands Club for being the SYP September Inspiration Speaker. The theme for October will be “Emergency Management.” Current events and other relevant information are available in the following Facebook page: www.facebook.com/syp96950. Committee meetings are tentatively scheduled each month, but are subject to change based upon chairpersons’ scheduling requirements. The Chamber Office will notify all Committee members of the exact scheduling dates and times before each meeting. SYP would like to give a huge thanks to Vicky Benavente (top photo) of Pacific Islands Club and SYP members, Ty Pauling and Zenn Tomokane (bottom photo), of Hyatt Regency Saipan for facilitating last month’s SYP events Island Training Solutions Staff Development and Compliance Training Customer Service Excellence - Team Building – Effective Time Management –Problem Solving – Motivation - Sales and Customer Relations – Suggestive Selling - Communications Customized to meet your needs, for the results you want! For more information contact Jim Arenovski www.its-arenovski.com deltamgt@pticom.com 670-287-7037 AMERCIAN HOTEL AND LODGING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE HOSPITALTIY CLASSES FOR PSS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ENROLLING NOW Latte Training Academy offers American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute’s START classes to be held on campus at MHS, KHS, and SSHS after school hours. Only 25 spaces are available at each high school. Classes will follow the fall school calendar. Students must commit to an additional 9 hours of classroom time per week for the entire semester and to accomplishing additional take home reading. Please pass along this information if you know of a student who may benefit from this program. To register or for more information, visit our website: www.lattetrainingacademy.com or call Jim Arenovski @ 287-7037. The Saipan Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1976, is the largest private business organization in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Chamber works to promote and protect the business, economic, and civic interest, and general health and welfare, of our islands. Visit the Chamber’s website at www.saipanchamber.com