Congressman Honda represents the Silicon Valley. After the conclusion of the formal meetings of the NCAI Winter Session, Tribal Consultations were conducted by several agencies including the US Small Business Administration; who asked for comments on proposed revisions to the 8 a program.
This NCAI session provides a venue for discussion of the legislative efforts in Indian Country including economic, infrastructure and workforce development. This project is indicative of the capacity and strength of our Chamber business members — and the commitment of our partners at SCE to use American Indian owned businesses. Matthew has been a longtime member of the Chamber and an active supporter of our Scholarship Fund.
The Northrop Grumman awards luncheon celebrates the great small business procurement results that Northrop Grumman achieves annually.
Sophia graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Business. She finished her degree in three and one-half years and will be pursuing an advanced degree in the near future. Great Going Sophia! Victoria Morris above left for hosting the membership and our Advisory Council retreat meeting. Our program featured an end of year review and a group planning discussion focused on strategies for a great for our work to build Native American businesses. Our Advisory Council members who attended added to the discussion and we all had time to learn, discuss and enjoy the meeting.
We are proud of our partnership with the Dry Creek Tribe. Our longtime friend Reg Elgin also attended — introducing the Chamber once again to Tieraney, now a tribal leader.
Great to see you Reg and thank you Tieraney!! Highlights of the event included a presentation by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior Sally Jewel. We met with several tribal leaders and their staffers in attendance form California and our additional service territory of our PTAC of Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
Chamber president Tracy Stanhoff also attended and joined in the dialog during the Economic Development and Employment Committee meetings. We also supported for consideration a funding resolution providing for job training program focused on developing Native Americans for the energy industry workforce.
Another really great partner who presented and attended this meeting was Douglas Phason of the California Public Utilities Commission Supplier Diversity department. Douglas had completed much homework on the Native American spend within GO and provided us with great ideas of how our businesses can achieve more of the opportunities. Thanks also to all of the Chamber members who attended!
The photo above shows the Chamber group listening to Cece discuss water-wise plantings to help out during our drought. After showing the Chamber members the latest and greatest in energy efficiency for home and business, Cece returned control of the meeting back to Jaymee Lomax.
Lunch, networking and Chamber updates were next on the agenda. The meeting wrapped up with future meeting dates and other announcements. Thanks to all who attended and learned of the special codes to put in your email subject line to garner expedited attention from Jaymee.
Remember when you attend these Chapter meetings, you receive extra special tips and access to those who can help your business grow quicker!
For the first time, our lack of numbers in procurement from many of the GO regulated companies was addressed in the annual report from the CPUC. We remain ever vigilant and hopeful that our low procurement numbers will keep increasing as many of our businesses are obtaining contracts through the hard work of everyone involved in the Chamber.
We have great partners within the GO regulated companies and at the CPUC and we will all continue to work to make contracts a reality. We will bid a sad farewell to outgoing President Peevey who is coming to the end of his second term as CPUC President and will retire from the post at the end of this term. Pictured center above Dennis has taken over the reigns of our good partners at the Gas Company and is a stalwart advocate for diversity.
Welcome Dennis! Venessa informed attendees of the some of the latest options for marketing and finding opportunities for our businesses while providing an overview of the fiscal year FY opportunities being announced on several websites.
Vice President. Special thank you to Chris for selecting our Chamber for this event! And many, many thanks to all of our sponsors and opportunity drawing donors who provided the resources and vital funding for the EXPO and our scholarship fund. Also, the Tuesday morning General Plenary Session also provided unbelievably great information for our businesses and tribal enterprises. Sandoval provided high level keynote presentations to our adult and Jr.
American Indian Chamber attendees. Chamber businesses have an excellent opportunity to personally shine in front of many major corporations, utilities and government agencies seeking to do business with Indian Country.
If you missed it, plan on joining us in Great seats available at good rates to allow you to take the whole family and a ton of your best friends. Contact Romela Kurdoglanyan at Who Should Attend? Presented By Eagle Sponsors. Thank you Maurice, American Indian community members and Southern California Indian Center staffers for assisting us with this luncheon.
Thanks to all who donated prizes and purchased tickets for our Scholarship fundraising opportunity drawing. This three and one-half day event was held this week in Anchorage, Alaska and featured discussions and presentations affecting Tribes and Indian Country from healthcare, education, legislation, governance, economic development and more.
There will be a more formal report of this event out soon and we have many folks to thanks and recognize for helping put this program together.
However, first and foremost thanks to California Public Utilities Commissioner Catherine Sandoval for inspiring this great gathering. Above, Chamber board member Cheri Myron left and Chamber President Tracy Stanhoff right , honor Commissioner Sandoval center with a shawl to formally end the roundtable.
We had tribal leaders attend from tribes statewide including Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians Chairman Bo Mazzetti who spoke elegantly on the water needs of many tribes in San Diego County. Congrats again to Teehee! Event photo will be shown in a follow up edition to the Chamber e-News. We are saddened to announce the passing of long time Chamber member and Accountant Francis Billedeaux.
Francis passed a couple of weeks back after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Francis operated his business with zest and integrity and the Chamber thanks him for his many years of tax assistance. He will be missed.
We are lining up the opportunities and contacts for tribes, tribal enterprises and Indian owned businesses to GROW! There is a limited number of seats and you can only attend one day or the other, so sign up fast by selecting the link below:. Small Business Administration is honoring Arizona entrepreneurs and small business champions for their contributions to the economy.
For small companies unfamiliar with steps, the challenges can seem overwhelming. A helping hand from one who knows the way can make all the difference. Event information is available from ASBA at or www. May 20 will start with an afternoon tribal leader consultation and listening session roundtable followed by a dinner reception.
May 21 will feature a morning of plenary sessions on energy, telco and water development followed by a luncheon then an afternoon of connection meetings for tribes and one on one match-making for American Indian businesses and the utilities.
Contact Sophia at events aicccal. What an evening — great presentations, fellowship and a salute to those who made Star Wars in a Navajo language version combined for a wonderful event to honor Natives making strides in the entertainment media. Special kudos to event Producers - Native comedian Jim Ruel and David Morgan who also ended the evening by wrapping up and thanking the audience.
Special thanks goes to the event producers shown above, Jim Ruel, David Morgan and Kathy Peltier not pictured whose vision for developing this event is to honor those Natives in entertainment by providing substance in a discussion of the status of the industry for Natives and sharing stories of success from our people.
Thank you to our fellow American Indian Chambers and Chamber members, Corporate and Government Partners for making this annual get together another great success. After enjoying a delicious three course meal, state Chamber presidents provided an annual update of their state activities. Then a discussion of our next National Chamber event which will be held this September in Washington, D.
This event will be a combination roundtable strategic planning discussion, supplier diversity procurement event and national legislative day. All will be welcome — stay tuned for the details.
Attendees heard from White House staffers, numbers of members of Congress, government agency leads and tribal leaders on the latest legislative issues affecting Indian Country.
The Chamber has received many inquiries regarding the tragedy that unfolded last week at the Cedarville Rancheria reservation. The good folks at the Cedarville Rancheria are not Chamber Tribal members. The enrollment form is located below: Enrollment Form — English.
Tutoring services are available throughout the school year. Culture classes are scheduled throughout the year, including a special summer program. Contact the Native American Program Educator for the schedule. Students participate in the Native American Education program for a variety of reasons: for assistance with school work, particularly reading and math; for culturally related enrichment; for support and encouragement in the achievement of challenging standards; for assistance in working toward entering institutions of higher education.
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