Committees

Make a difference – Join a Chamber committee

The Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce depends on dedicated volunteers to help make decisions and coordinate events. It’s your chance to get involved, to join committees, to meet other local businesspeople, to put your expertise to good use, and to help share the decisions that affect the residents and businesses of Oakland. The following is a list of current Chamber committees:

Economic Development

Economic Development Committee
Staff:Eleanor Hollander
Chair: Charissa Frank (Swinerton Management & Consulting)

Oakland Restaurant Association
Co-Chairs: Mark Everton (Waterfront Hotel & Miss Pearl’s Jam House), Michael LeBlanc (Pican)

Oakland Retail Advisory Committee
Chair: Solomon Ets-Hokin (Colliers International)

• Task Forces have been engaged around the following issues: Coliseum Commerce, Housing, Land Use & Transportation, Small Business, Transportation and Zoning

• Community Benefit & Business Improvement Districts

Events

Ambassador Committee
Staff: Amanda Medina
Co-Chairs: Angela Caulboy (Albert Brown Mortuary), Ron White(LegalSheild)

East Bay Women in Business Roundtable
Co-Chairs: Kim Arnone (Buchalter Nemer), Allyson Fattore (Sunwest Bank)

Golf Committee
Chair: Eric Kisshauer (Pankow Builders)

Holiday Parade Committee
Chair: Ray Pulver (Upbeat Parade Productions)

Annual Meeting Committee
Chair: John Nelson (murakami/Nelson Architectural Corp.)

Membership

Nonprofit Roundtable Committee
Chair: Ana-Marie Jones (Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters)
Co-Chair: Jerry Metzker (Biotech Partners)

Toastmasters
Chair: Cynthia Dorsey (AC Transit)

Leadership Oakland

Leadership Oakland Committee
Staff: Catherine Brewer
Chair: Zack Wasserman (Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP)

Public Policy

Inside Oakland
Staff: Paul Junge
Chair: Bielle Moore(RichmondSanitary/Republic Services)

OakPAC
Chair: John Gooding (Quadric Group)

Public Policy Council
Chair: Dan Cohen (Full Court Press)