I am honored to serve as your Chairman of the Board for the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce in 2024.  

For more than a century, this Chamber has been supporting you, the businesses and business owners of Kern County, to provide the synergy of a collective voice in advocating for your interests, and 2024 will be no different. As we move into 2024, I invite you to take full advantage of the Chamber’s many programs, events and services:

• Our Governmental Review Council hears from community leaders on state and local issues, policy proposals and innovations which affect you. GRC also debates issues and is the starting point for many chamber positions.  
• Our Labor Law & HR Forums provide valuable information to small businesses about new laws and regulations which affect you and your business.  The Chamber also offers an employee-retirement plan for small businesses.
• Our Ambassadors plan ways to support business-to-business interaction and other valuable member activities.  
• Bakersfield Young Professionals, Reports from the Capitol and our mixers all relaunched late in 2023 after an extended time off following the pandemic, and will continue in 2024.  
• Popular and successful events and programs such as the Beautiful Bakersfield Awards, State of the City, Leadership Bakersfield and Shop Local Shop Now are all part of the Chamber’s work to help you and our community thrive.  

This is your chamber.  I encourage you to be involved in any way you can be to realize the full benefits of your membership.