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COMMERCE WE FOCUS ON BUSINESS.

INSIDE Welcome New Members!

Benefits of Membership
Member Spotlight: Influence Internet
Labor Law: Pay Employees Promptly
2010 Mixer at Firefighters Museum Deadline for Ads in City Guide, 9/15!
and more...
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Markstein Beverage Company
Redwood Credit Union
Silverado Resort
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Exertec Health & Fitness
Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Charter Oak Bank
Hawthorn Inn and Suites
Golden State Warriors
Napa Recycling & Waste Services
Mark Coleman, State Farm
Travis Credit Union
Kathryn Fitzgerald, CFP®
Umpqua Bank
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This important business event is host to over two
hundred local business leaders who want to be “in the
know” about the current state of our country, our state
and our community. This year, as an added bonus, par- economics
ticipants will leave the event with tangible tools to help education
improve the efficiency and success of their businesses. expectations
This year you will see a more direct approach to clear,
concise and usable information in a form that can be
used in the critical business decision-making tasks for the upcoming year.
Small Business expert Hector V. Barreto will kick off the morning by providing enlighten-
ing advice on making it as an entrepreneur, small business and the global economy. Barreto
served five years as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Earlier this
year he was appointed to serve on the California Commission for Economic Development. Bar-
reto also serves as
the Chairman of The
Latino Coalition and
Chairman of Busi-
ness Matchmaking,
the nation’s leading
non-profit small
business procure-
ment program.
Next up on
the don’t-miss-a-
minute agenda will Hector V. Barreto Marc Johnstone Alan Deutschman
be Marc Johnstone.
As a results-oriented Business Coach at Shirlaws, Marc helps businesses to grow - from sole
operators to corporate enterprises. Working with leaders in the areas of revenue, productivity
and strategy he focuses not only the commercial aspects of doing business, but on the cultural
factors that affect human interaction. See E3 Conference on page 4…
• Representing Business to Government
The Chamber In Action For Our Members
In July, the Chamber was asked by tract to a company in Texas. The Legislative
Chamber member, Piner’s Ambulance Ser- Action Committee (LAC) heard from Dr.
vice, to consider helping petition the County Karen Smith, from the County Health Dept.
to consider their protest over the possible in defense of the RFP process. We then
awarding of a new Ambulance Service con- heard from Piners. During the discussion
See Chamber in action on page 3…

NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • CONNECTING COMMERCE TO COMMUNITY

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 epresenting Business to
Government
LABOR LAW ISSUE:
LABOR LAW WORKSHOP
Don’t Wait! Pay Employees What’s on the Horizon for 2011
Promptly When They Leave Don’t miss this valuable workshop on what has happened
Employees must almost always receive final pay the day their in Employment Law so far this year and what is projected
employment ends. Most employers know this, providing a final for next year that will impact your business. A tough
paycheck on an employee’s last day of work. Some do not, however, economy and changing times all signal significant changes
while others fall into one or more “traps” created by California’s in employment law and its enforcement. This workshop will
unique final-pay requirements. focus on 2010 changes and likely developments in 2011 laws
California requires that all employees terminated by an affecting all employers, large and small.
employer – in other words, laid off or fired – receive all unpaid
wages on their last day of work. Employees who voluntarily When? Thursday, September 9, 2010
terminate must receive all unpaid wages within 72 hours after giving 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
notice or on their last day of work, whichever is later. Employers
often confuse this “72-hour rule,” believing they have three days Where? Napa Chamber Board Room
after termination to provide final pay. That is never true when 1556 First Street, Napa
the employer terminates an employee, and it does not apply if an
employee gives at least three days’ notice prior to resignation. In $50 Chamber members
Cost? $65 non-members
either case, the employee must be paid on the last day of work.
California levies a significant penalty for failure to pay all
wages due upon termination. Labor Code Section 203 adds a full RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
day of wages for each day an employee’s final pay is late – for up to RSVP by September 8, 2010
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a day at $12 an hour would receive a $96 penalty for thirty days –
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law, almost all failures are willful. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Employers run into waiting-time penalties by making almost
any mistake when calculating final pay. Some of the most common
issues include:
• Failure to pay all accrued but unused vacation pay, SPACE RESERVATION
including any “personal” days off;
• Deducting amounts due from an employee, such as wage DEADLINE: SEPT 15!
advances, without a written agreement for the actual
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• Sending final pay by mail to an employee’s home without and encourage the use
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These common mistakes often result in waiting-time thousands of books
penalties, as do more basic issues such as failure to pay overtime,
establishing unauthorized “alternative” workweeks, and misclassifying will be distributed
employees as “exempt” or “independent contractors.” Penalties are throughout the County.
increasingly enforced by the Labor Commissioner and in class-action The entire publication
lawsuits, sometimes turning a one- or two-hour overtime claim into a is available online AND
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Employers should carefully calculate all wages due on an new this year, a VP
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| P.C., a management-side labor and employment law firm with
clients ranging from the Fortune 500 to local retail, manufacturing,
Email: mediamix51@hotmail.com
healthcare and hospitality businesses. www.rybickiassociates.com ■

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Chairman’s Focus
By Randy Martinsen,
President & CEO
of Accelerated
Marketing Group
2010 Napa Chamber of
Commerce Chairman of
the Board
The Chamber In Action
For Our Members
continued from page 1...
we felt we didn’t have enough information
to make a good decision. LAC Chair, Debra
Dommen, asked two LAC members, Kent
Kuhlmann and Paul Hicks, to conduct more
interviews to understand the RFP process
and the outcome. During this process, and
before we could interview the County Health
Department - Director, Randy Snowden,
made a public announcement to recommend
to the Board Of Supervisors (BOS) to reject
all RFP candidates. The Chamber Executive
Committee met the afternoon before the BOS
meeting to discuss the findings of the inter-
views, and form an opinion to present to the
BOS the following morning. The decision
was to read the following letter:
“The Napa Chamber of Commerce is
the largest representative of businesses in
Napa County, representing over a thou-
sand businesses that employ over 27,000
people. We support the recommendation
of Health & Human Services Director,
Randy Snowden, to set aside the results of
the County’s prior Ambulance RFP and
start the process anew. We encourage the
Board of Supervisors to adopt this recom-
mendation and suggest that it incorporate
the following concepts within the new
procedure:
• First, The Napa Chamber has collabo-
rated with the County and supported
the creation of a Local Preference Or-
dinance. The Napa Chamber strongly
supports promoting local businesses
for the benefit of our community.
The Napa Chamber
supports the
recommendation
of Health & Human
Services Director,
Randy Snowden, to
set aside the results
of the County’s prior
Ambulance RFP and
start the process anew.
Oftentimes local businesses have
knowledge of the area that is needed
to complete a service to satisfaction.
We believe businesses that support
our community deserve support from
local governments when they remain
competitive and qualified to do the job
within the guidelines requested.
• Second, we believe the new RFP
process should compare the businesses
based on their track records and
how they will serve the community,
not their financial promises that may
become part of the final contract. It is
easy for non-local entities to use their
economies of scale to make short-term
promises without guaranteeing long-
term community investment.
• Finally, we ask that infrastructure
improvements not be part of the
RFP process. If the County desires
that bidding companies must agree
to support infrastructure improve-
ment (such as, dispatch services, new
equipment or training) negotiations
to fund such improvements should be
separate from the core RFP selection
process.
We understand that this is not just an
issue of choosing an out of state business
over a local business. This is an issue about
the health and welfare of our community
and receiving the best possible care. We
believe that adding the above concepts will
help to create a transparent process that
everyone in the community can support.”
We are happy the BOS voted to ac-
cept Director Snowden’s recommendation,
and will be watching the new RFP process
closely.
I want to thank Paul, Kent, Debra, Lisa
and the Chamber Executive Committee for
all of the extra work in making a good and
timely recommendation. I am proud to be a
member of an organization that effectively
advocates for its members. ■

CEO’s Focus make sure we have the address correctly

By Lisa Batto ACE,
President/CEO
Benefits of
Membership –
How, Why and What!
September 23 is our next All Mem-
ber Briefing held at the Chamber in our
Boardroom. Our Business Builders com-
mittee launched this briefing last year and
it has been gaining momentum ever since.
New members are definitely encouraged
to attend, however, we think this is a great
benefit for you seasoned members out there.
It has probably been a while for some of
you since you’ve heard all the new benefits
of your membership - see we’ve never taken
listed. These items will help us keep your
benefits away from you we’ve only continued Chamber Front Door open to your business!
to improve and add them to your membership! ChamberCast keeps you updated with
Some of the things we have been work- current events, issues and programs of the
ing to improve your business opportunities: Chamber. Check out our latest Podcast –
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with Napa Web Consultants to improve our Business Advocacy section of the website
visibility when you and click on Chamber
type in Doing Business How you can take Podcast or follow this link
in Napa, Napa or Visit http://www.napachamber.
Napa – staying on top advantage of this com/podcast.html Why
of this SEO process is benefit? Why should should you take ad-
something that we are you take advantage vantage of this benefit?
committed to providing of this benefit? What Missing opportunities by
our members! This isn’t not being informed could
a process that we com- does this benefit mean that the opportunities
plete just once – it’s an mean to you? missed may never come
ongoing effort to keep your way again. An in-
on top of this technology! How you can formed person can pick their opportunities.
take advantage of this benefit? Check your Office Depot Savings – The special dis-
Business Directory listing on our website to counts you receive through the course of the
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E3 conference continued from page 1...
Marc’s background includes five years at PwC Sydney, three years in London with UBS and Credit Suisse
and then Deutsche Bank Australia where he managed the origination and sales of equity derivative products. He
co-founded his first company at 29 in the financial services industry and upon partial sale left to join Shirlaws
in 1999 - its foundation year. During the economic recovery, Marc is passionate about helping companies
navigate the right choices to thrive in the short term and long term.
E3’s valued event sponsors present the closing motivational speaker, Alan Deutschman, one of America’s
most provocative thinkers about leadership and change. He is the author of Walk the Walk: The #1 Rule for
Real Leaders, which was named one of the best business books of 2009 by Strategy + Business. His path
breaking earlier book, Change or Die, began as one of Fast Company’s most talked-about cover stories.
In a 22-year career as a journalist, Deutschman has been Fortune’s Silicon Valley correspondent, GQ’s
“Profit Motive” columnist, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and New York Magazine. Most recently,
he was a senior writer for Fast Company.
This conference will provide you with relevant information to help you weather through what is hap-
pening now and guide you into the future. Registration of $85 per person including lunch is available online
at napachamber.com through September 17th. After the 17th the price will increase to $95 per person. Both Members and
Prospective Members are welcome to attend. ■

E3: Additional featured

speakers include:
Assembly Member Tom Torlakson,
District 11, will speak on local leadership
transforming education; David Crane,
Special Advisor to the Governor for Jobs and
Economic Growth with current information
on topical issues from the State level
including pension reform; and two sought
after speakers with extensive experience
in economic development, labor market
research, and strategic planning: Jim
Cassio, Vice President of PathBuilder,
Inc. and a workforce development analyst
for the Napa County Workforce Investment
Board; and Gary Craft, Principal of
Craft Consulting Group.
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 Welcome New Members!
Beauty Salons - Services & Retail
Yasmin Jacka at Headfeathers
Yasmin Jacka, (707) 364-0653
1330 Third St, Napa
Bicycle Tours & Rentals
Hub Tours and Ped-Cab Service
Keith Kimbrough, (707) 253-2453
2500 Jefferson St, Napa
Email: hubtours@gmail.com
Business Consultants
Selwa Hamati -
Life & Business Coach
Selwa Hamati, (707) 315-5320
PO Box 10139, American Canyon
Email: selwahamati@gmail.com
Website: www.dreamplanachieve.com
Employment Services
OfficeTeam/Accountemps
Brenda Jaye, (707) 422-0726
5030 Business Center Dr Ste 250, Fairfield
Email: fairfield@officeteam.com
Website: www.officeteam.com
Event Services
Upstage Productions
Tony Morales, (877) 824-3131
PO Box 6207, Napa
Email: contactus@upstageinfo.com
Website: www.upstageinfo.com
Individual Members
Judith Magnuson
Judith Magnuson, (707) 253-8472
Email: j.k.magnuson@att.net
MaryAnn Formosa
Mimi Formosa, (707) 226-2736
Email: mimosanapa@aol.com
Jewelry
Manikri Jewelry
Margarita Hernandez, (707) 320-9188
2680 Jefferson St Ste 12-B, Napa
Website: www.manikri.com
Marketing Consultants
ATTRACTA
Michael Gordon, (707) 320-2049
625 Imperial Way Ste 6, Napa
Website: www.attracta.com
Leading Edge Marketing Solutions
Tom Fancher, (707) 294-2666
Email: info@LEMS-LLC.com
Website: LeadingEdgeMarketingSolutions.com
Three Rock Wine Co.
Andrew Healy, (707) 227-4273
PO Box 10257, Napa
Email: threerockwine@gmail.com
Website: www.threerockwine.com
Photo Finishing & Supplies
Dacor Imaging
Dave Courtney, (707) 226-5100
2407 California Blvd Ste 1, Napa
Email: DacorImaging@gmail.com
Website: www.dacorimaging.com
Public Relations
CB Public Relations
Catherine Boire, (707) 255-5997
Email: cboirepr@aol.com
Website: www.cbpublicrelations.com
Restaurants
Dim Sum Charlie’s
Andrew Siegel, (707) 252-7607
728 First St, Napa
Email: info@dimsumcharlies.com
Website: www.dimsumcharlies.com
Trucking
C-Line Express
Todd Walker, (707) 553-6041
75 Mezzetta Ct, American Canyon
Website: www.C-Linexp.com
Wine Tasting Rooms
Antica Napa Valley
Kim Wiss, (707) 257-8700
3700 Soda Canyon Rd, Napa
Email: kim.wiss@anticanapavalley.com
Website: www.anticanapavalley.com

Mortgage Services Wineries

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Chamber members, updated daily, go to
napachamber.com
California Mortgage Advisors Turnbull Wine Cellars
Cheryl Woods, (707) 226-9984 Laura Brasfield, (707) 963-5839
1740 Elm St, Napa 8210 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville
Website: www.cherylwoods.net Email: info@turnbullwines.com
Website: www.turnbullwines.com
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• PROVIDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
After-Hours MIXER at Napa Firefighters Museum
Nearly 200 people attended the August After-Hours MIXER at
the Napa Firefighters Museum. Business leaders and their staff from
all over the county networked and socialized with new members,
Chamber Ambassadors, staff and Board Directors. The Napa
Firefighters cooked up a fantastic feast of spice-rub tri-tip steak, salads
and a crazy good chocolate, caramel popcorn! Wines were sponsored
by Robert Mondavi Winery and JV Wine and Spirits and beer sponsor,
President’s Circle member Markstein Beverage Co. Special perks from
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company with the custom NFD coffee
blend, and eco-friendly tableware was donated by NapaStyle. ■
s The guys from The Hub
Tours and Pedi-Cab Service
were on-hand to assist with
parking shuttles!
s
A big THANKS to Napa
Firefighter Steve Becker
(middle) and Fire Explorers
Austin Simpson and
Madeleine Sexton!
L-R: Cathi Sloane
s
Wastal of Napa Valley
Life Magazine and
Tom Fancher from
Leading Edge
Marketing Solutions.
Chamber Foundation Beneficiaries Receive Checks!
On behalf of the Napa Chamber Foundation, Napa Chamber
Board Chairman, Randy Martinsen presents $1,000 checks to
each of the four beneficiaries of this year’s very successful 14th
Annual Benefit Golf Tournament held at Silverado Resort in July.
Congratulations!
s R- Craig Underhill from
Junior Achievement
s R- Lori Pesavento of Family
Service of the Napa Valley
September 2010 | COMMERCE
PLAN AHEAD: Don’t miss this
month’s Chamber After-Hours MIXER
on September 16th at the
Napa Historic Mill (Napa River Inn)!
The large group enjoyed
a warm August evening
of networking and
socializing.
s
L-R: Rita Burris of the
NV Film Festival; Holly
Krassner, Marketing
Consultant; Rebecca from
the NV Film Festival; Lisa
Adams Walter from Adams
Walter Communications;
and Stacey McCall from
Clinic Ole.
s
L-R: Bryan Reiff and Leigh
s
Krieger of Minuteman Press.
Visit our FB page
for more photo
albums of fun!
R- Kathleen Dreessen of Napa
Valley Community Housing
s
s
R- Maureen Eckert and
Rhonda Slota from Napa
Valley Adult Education
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bership! It really is no effort at all belonging
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saves you time and money!
These are only three things that are
available through your Napa Chamber
Membership – imagine all the other benefits
that you should to learn about that can im-
prove your business – so consider coming to
the All Member Briefing on September 23rd
at 8:00am at the Napa Chamber. I’ll serve
you a cup of coffee or tea and have a few
tasty treats on hand! ■

We Focus On Business
Chamber Member Spotlight:

Influence Internet is a web develop-
ment and marketing company with a
broad spectrum of tools to both design,
build and customize websites and market-
ing canpaigns for their clients. Influence
set up shop in 2003 with principle, Chris
Templeton, at the helm. With the simple
goal of creating an environment in which
their team thrives, the expectation ensued
that their product would speak for itself,
both in their client’s newfound presence
on the Web and in the power of satisfied
customer’s word of mouth referrals. The
plan has worked well.
Templeton brings over 20 years of
sales and marketing, computer program-
ming and web development to the table
and is distinguished by a creative “can-do”
approach to solving his client’s needs.
In these sluggish economic times he has
turned his team to developing affordable
tools for local businesses, such as Influ-
ence Spotlights. Templeton elaborates;
“Our Influence Spotlights product is a take
on bridging the gap between a podcast and
live action video. We recently did a piece
for The Playful Garden that we believe
had a significant impact in their recent
‘Best Gift Shop’ award from SFGate’s
Best of the Bay. This product is also one
of the offers used in the Napa Chamber of
Commerce’s Member Spotlight program.
It is very exciting to offer a low-cost, more
effective means of delivering a message
for our clients.”
When Templeton decided to start his
own web development business he was
lucky to bring a large client with him
from his previous position, which helped
Influence get off to a running start. Com-
munity involvement is a big part of the
Influence business plan and a key strategy
to their business development. Templeton
shares: “Immediately I joined the Cham-
ber. I started on what is now the First
Influence Internet
Friday Business Lunch program and got my from the show two years ago Templeton
introduction to the business community. It now hosts the show twice a month. Tem-
was an outstanding gateway to the mixers, pleton explains: “The radio show is Today
which I was initially uncomfortable with in the Wine Country - Napa Chamber
but then after FFBL, I was far more com- Edition. We have one primary goal which
fortable. I was also awarded a scholarship is to highlight chamber member businesses
by the Chamber Connection to Leadership on the show. My secondary focus lies
Napa Valley Class 19, another fabulous way around what a fabulous environment we
to get to know the business community. I’m have of collaboration among businesses in
still involved with LNV and serve on the Napa. There is tremendous desire among
committee that is developing the Masters businesses to help each other out, especial-
Program.” LNV is a leadership training ly in this economic environment and I love
program started by the Napa Chamber of taking that message into the community to
Commerce in 1987. It is recognized as one reaffirm that it is actually happening!”
of the best leadership training experiences If you would like to explore Influ-
in the country. More than 600 people have ence Internet’s services visit them online
graduated from the program and have gone at www.influencei.com, or contact Chris
forward with a deeper commitment to mak- Templeton via email, ctempleton@influen-
ing Napa Valley a better place to live, work cei.com, or phone, 707-204-9660 x701. ■
and grow.
Templeton sees
the biggest advantage
business-wise is the
number of people he
has met and continues
to work with from his
community involve-
ment activities. As
a result of all these
efforts Templeton is
now an integral part
of the Napa commu- Influence Internet ad here
nity, which brings his
business, Influence
Internet, a significant
amount of exposure.
For example, as a
result of working with
LNV, Templeton was
brought in as a guest
and later as co-host
with Bill Lockhart for
the Chamber’s weekly
radio show. With
Lockhart’s retirement

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 Upcoming Events... maximize your networking!
September 23, 2010 October 1, 2010 October 21, 2010
All Member First Friday Business Joint Mixer with
Development Lunch American Canyon
Briefing (Networking/Development) Chamber!
Napa Chamber
Boardroom Compadres Rio Grill Holiday Inn Express
For more information call 505 Lincoln Ave, Napa & Suites
1556 First Street, Napa
707.226.7455 or visit our
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. $30 Chamber members 5001 Main Street,
website and register $35 Prospective members American Canyon
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Monday,
t education
expectations
Friday
January 21, 2011
October 18, 2010
Financial Success 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
for the Napa Chamber’s Occurs When Silverado Resort
ANNUAL DINNER Change Is Involved Lunch included
The Meritage Resort & Spa
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$95 per person thereafter.
Annual General Membership Meeting Members and Prospective Members Welcome
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Napa Chamber 2010 OFFICERS

M I SS I ON
As the membership organization for
business, we promote our community’s
economic vitality and quality of life
through leadership development,
advocacy, facilitation and education.
BENEFIT from being a
member of the Napa
Chamber of Commerce
• Creating a Strong Local Economy
• Promoting the Community
• Providing Networking Opportunities Compass; Shawn Milburn, Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa; Dennis Pedisich, Napa
• Supporting a Sustainable Future
• Representing Business to Government Valley Register; Patrick Sweeney, Napa Valley Unified School District; Kevin Teague,
• Engaging in Political Action
For membership information call
Sherrell Harper at 707.257.4598
or Rebecca Johnson at 707.254.1142
Randy Martinsen, Chairman of the Board..................... Accelerated Marketing Group
Ryan Gregory, Chair-elect...................................... Riechers & Spence Associates, Inc.
Debra Dommen, Vice-Chair Advocacy...........................Winegrowers of Napa County
Kent Kuhlmann, Vice-Chair Resources......................... Kuhlmann Associates Financial
Richard Rybicki, Vice Chair Membership ................................ Rybicki & Associates
Cherie Knox, Treasurer............................................................... Redwood Credit Union
Mike Silvas, Immediate Past-Chair.....................................Wine Country Fine Properties
NAPA CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dean Bowen, Net-Flow Corporation; John Cardinale, State Farm Insurance; Linda
Champagne, Artesa Winery; Sandra Elles, Napa County Farm Bureau; Ken Frank,
La Toque; Pamela Gleeson, Santen Inc.; Clay Gregory, The Napa Valley Destination
Council; Cathy D’Angelo Holmes, Coldwell Banker Commercial; Stanton Lawson, Sequoia
Senior Solutions; Bill Lockhart, Edward Jones; Kara Long, Tugboat, Inc.; Barry Martin,
City of Napa; Kevin Massie, Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury; Sherry McKillop, Follow Your
Community Bank; Jaime Penaherrera, Queen of the Valley Hospital Foundation; Richard
Rybicki, Rybicki & Associates; Don Shindle, Westin Verasa Napa; Brenda Speth, Napa
Holme Teague Roche Anglin LLP; Toni Renee Vierra, Vierra Environmental Consulting;
Jay Williamson, Williamson and Company.
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