Chamber Announces New President
The Middle Country Chamber of Commerce
is happy to announce Mike Anderson as its new President. Mike is
the President of American Professional Services, Inc., a
computer network design, security and training company and has
been a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors since the
Chamber’s inception in 2002. Mike has worked with technology for
more than 20 years and holds many of the highest certifications
in the industry. He is currently a member of the Middle Country
Central School District’s Board of Education and Chairs the
Middle Country Coalition for Smart Growth. “I think it is
important to share in the responsibility of our community,” said
Mike. “Anything we can do to help the youth, the families, and
the businesses in our community is a step in the right
direction.”
Mike, his wife Joanne and their two
children Billy and Kristyn have been Centereach residents for 14
years.
A Parting Letter from Our Former
President Kevin McCormack
About five years ago, I attended a
meeting in place of a colleague who was unable to be present at
a Centereach Civic meeting to discuss the formation of a new
Chamber of Commerce. The rest, they say, is history…
In the weeks following that meeting, a
dedicated group of local business leaders decided to establish
the Centereach Chamber of Commerce. I was elected the first
president soon after – I think because I was the one who
scheduled all the meetings!
We started out small --an initial group
of about 10-15 members with a vision. Because of their
leadership abilities, it was clear though, that a few of that
original group would form the first Board of Directors. Many of
them are still on the board today: Sandy Feinberg, Connie Lynch,
Dean Mercado, Jim McCann and Mike Anderson. They deserve much of
the credit for the success of the chamber.
Over the next few years we began to
outgrow our various meeting places such as banks, bars and
restaurants. Yes, we used to have “Breakfast Meetings” at a bar!
We eventually found our permanent home at the Middle Country
Public Library, where the majority of our Luncheon Meetings are
held today. We also began attracting businesses from Selden and
Lake Grove, which meant we also, outgrew our name. The
Centereach Chamber of Commerce became the Greater Middle Country
Chamber of Commerce -- today with members not only from
Centereach, Selden and Lake Grove, but 22 other surrounding
communities. Good thing we added “Greater” to our name.
Looking back over the last, almost five
years, I have nothing but fond, happy and proud memories. My
decision to step down as president to accept the position of
Executive Director of the Middle Country Coalition for Smart
Growth was not an easy one – but I knew it was the right one.
When Mike Anderson stepped up to accept the presidency, it made
my decision easier, as I know he will be able to take the
chamber to the next level.
To all of you that have been part of
the chamber, I say thanks for making it easy. Without you, there
would really be no chamber. I’ll still be at every meeting
(almost every meeting), so I will still get to eat lunch with my
friends and colleagues. Actually, I rarely got to eat lunch with
my friends and colleagues, so this is looking pretty good.
Seriously, though, I wish Mike and the
Board the best of luck in the future, and I thank them for all
they have done for me. I wish all of you the best of luck and
success in your businesses.
Thanks for everything,
Kevin
Small Business Networking Night
The Brookhaven Coalition of Chambers is
sponsoring a Small Business Networking Night on March 20th from
6:00 to 9:00 pm at Town Hall. See the details below:
Small Business Networking
Night
March 20, 2007, 6-9:00
pm
Town of Brookhaven
Offices, One Independence Hill, Farmingville
Keynote Speaker: Felix
Grucci of Fireworks by Grucci
Table Cost: Chamber
Members-$75; Non-Chamber Members-$100
Call: 631-474-5019 to
Reserve
Refreshments; Open to
the Public; Walk-ins Welcome
Job Fair
Presented by Suffolk County Department
of Labor's One-Stop Employment Center and Middle Country Public
Library's Miller Business Resource Center
Date: Friday, April 13th
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Place: Middle Country Public
Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd, Centereach, 11720
Over 20 companies representing various
industries will be on-hand to discuss job opportunities and
employment information with job seekers. A complete list
of participating companies will be available at:
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/labor prior to the event.
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