2018 Business Awards, Silent Auction & Installation Dinner: June 26
Title Sponsors: Desert Care Network, La Entrada & Rabobank
Presenting Sponsor: West Coast Cannabis Club & Digital Party Sound
The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (GCVCC) is planning their 3rd Annual Business Awards and Installation Dinner. The annual celebration brings together business and community leaders from across the valley to recognize outstanding contributions by our business leaders. This year’s event will be held Tuesday, June 26th, beginning at 5:30 PM with a champagne welcome reception, cocktails and silent auction. The Awards Show and Dinner begin at 6:30 PM. The event will be held at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, also the sponsor of the champagne welcome!
The first part of the ceremony will be dedicated to our new slate of Directors, including the GCVCC, Cathedral City, Coachella, Indio and La Quinta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Each will be introduced to the Membership. “It’s always exciting to see the new board members join the team,” says Incoming GCVCC Chair Ernesto Rosales. “There is a lot of energy and dedication on all our boards, it is going to be a great year.”
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GCVCC Executive Board:
Ernesto Rosales -Chairman of the Board , FitzHenry-Wiefels
Toni Merrihew, Chair-Elect , Chandi Group USA
Jill Tremblay, Immediate Past Chairman, Best Best & Krieger LLP
Jeff Levine, Vice Chairman, Lamar Outdoor Advertising Palm Springs
Jay Chesterton, Treasurer, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino – Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Cary Boisvert, Secretary, Forest Lawn Mortuary
GCVCC Directors at Large
Jason Schneider, Osborne Rincon, CPAs
Rob Ballew, Family YMCA of the Desert
Mickey Jumapao, Envoy Mortgage & VAREP
Carmen Contreras, Carmen Contreras State Farm
Ezekiel Bonillas, Spotlight 29/Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians
Deirdre Callanan, North American Title
Lesa Bodnar, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
Austin Beneteau, Modern Woodmen of America
David Nola, Alpha Media
Rich Ramhoff, Desert Regional Medical Center, part of Desert Care Network
Debbie Wales, JFK Memorial Hospital, part of Desert Care Network
Mike Williams, Capitis Real Estate
Julio Figueroa, AT&T
Victoria Llort , American Outreach Foundation
Julie Frazier, Frazier Pest Control
Cindy Burreson, Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa
Herman Sebastian Garcia, Rabobank
Mike Ethridge, Western Water Works Supply Co.
Lindsay Grant, The Desert Sun
2018/2019 Indio Chamber Board
Ramiro Jimenez, Chair, First Bank
Sandy Hardin, Treasurer , Lock Shop
Rodney Chalmers, Secretary, Seecon Management
Jerry Tack, Gallery Homes
Jerardo Blue, GAPS Signs
Daniel Sherman, Lamar
Diana Soto, Alpha Media
2018/2019 Coachella Chamber Board
Russell Sedlaczek, Chair, Lamar
Aurora Saldivar, Treasurer, Assemblyman Garcia
Mirna Flores, Secretary, Forest Lawn
Randy Hopkins, Santa Rosa Del Valle
2018/2019 La Quinta Chamber Board
Jeff Fishbein, Chair, Coldwell Banker
Steve Weiner, Treasurer, National Cinema
Ray Dominguez, Secretary, Lamar
Doug Motz, Motz-Rusin Insurance Agency
Gerri Lynch, Embassy Suites
Mike Chappa, Fairway Mortgage
Karen Lambrose, Envoy Mortgage
Annette Said, Leap Creative
Alex Negron, Webbix Media
2018/2019 Cathedral City Chamber Board
David Bermudez, Chair, La Michoacana Ice Cream
David Rohr, Treasurer, David Rohr Flower Studio
Haddon Libby, Secretary, Windsor Drake Investment Services
Andrew Bond, First Call Security
Michael Sousa, RPM Mortgage
Joe Frazier, Frazier Pest Control
Scott Robinson, Cathedral City Boys & Girls Club
Christian Sesma, iRecover Addiction Treatment Centers
The second part of the show is the Business Awards. Last year Alexander Haagen III and the late Supervisor John Benoit were among those recognized for outstanding leadership. The GCVCC will again be recognizing leaders from across the valley in 2018. This year’s show is presented by West Coast Cannabis Club.
“We have 430 guests already registered to attend and welcome our greater business community to come out in support of true trailblazers and game changers. This community is dedicated to their regional chamber and vice-versa. What we are celebrating is a vibrant local economy and a collective effort for its ongoing improvement and success.” Katie Stice, Chief of Staff
Congratulations to the 2018 Honorees:
• Small Business of the Year – West: Frazier Pest Control
• Small Business of the Year – Mid Valley: Motz Rusin Insurance Agency (formerly Doug Motz Insurance)
• Small Business of the Year – East: Osborne Rincon CPA’s
• Mid-Size or Corporate Branch of the Year: Western Water Works
• Large Business of the Year: Chandi Group USA
• Non-profit of the Year: Coachella Valley History Museum
• Ambassador of the Year: Mickey Jumapao, Envoy Mortgage, VAREP & Unforgettables Foundation
• President’s Award: Rotary International
• Leadership Award: Scott White, Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Chairman John A. James, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Congratulations to the Honorees. We look forward to celebrating you. Thank you to emcee: Patrick Evans is the CBS Local 2 Chief Meteorologist!
Special thanks to the additional Event Sponsors: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, City of Indio, City of La Quinta, The Desert Sun, East Valley Coalition, Office of Supervisor Manuel V Perez, Gulf Broadcasting, Forest Lawn, Best Best & Krieger, Quick Quack Car Wash, CV History Museum, Indio Rotary, So Cal Gas. Pueblo Viejo Grill, COD Foundation, Mercy Air, Wiefels -Fitz Henry, Chandi Group USA, Proper Solutions, Desert Urgent Care, California Bank & Trust, Digital Party Sound, DVBA, Eisenhower Medical Center, Motz Rusin Insurance, Frazier Pest Control and more. For ticket prices and information click here