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Mark your calendar! On Thursday, October 30, 2104, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM join as we recognize our chamber directors and committee chairmen who truly care about our community and prove it through involvement and outstanding service. Past Board Chairman Placido J. Garcia of PlaGar Engineering, will officially pass the leadership gavel to Humphrey G. Thomas, AAMS of HG Thomas Wealth Management. Additionally, D. Marty Bogart, D. Marty Bogart, CPA, CVA; Dutch Fisher, Dutch Fisher Real Estate; Sergio Hernandez, Tipotex Chevrolet; Ankjaer Jensen, A.L. Loran Interna-tional, LLC; Bea Lopez, HEB; and Elayne Sloane, Newtek Business Services will be rec-ognized for their leadership as outgoing chamber directors. Moreover, the following committee chairmen for fiscal year 13-14 will be recognized for outstanding service to the Chamber and its members:

Membership Services Division Olga Gonzalez, Rio Bank and Humphrey Thomas, HG Thomas Wealth

Management; Membership Development Committee Elayne Sloane, Newtek Business Services & Sergio Hernandez, Tipotex Chevrolet;

Bienvenidos Committee Bea Lopez, HEB; Marketing & Communications Task Force

Economic Development Division Nancy Reed, Express Employment Professionals & Claudia Cantu-Grimaldo, Wells

Fargo; Small Business Development Committee Tony Rodriguez, Brownsville Navigation District (Port of Brownsville);

International Trade & Logistics Committee Community Affairs Division

Joseph Menard, Brownsville Independent School District Education (Workforce Development) Committee

Felipe Saenz; Royston, Rayzor, Vickery, Williams, LLP; Brownsville Crime Stoppers Governmental Affairs Division

Ankjaer Jensen, A.L. Loran International, LLC & Dutch Fisher, Dutch Fisher Real Estate; Governmental Advocacy for Business

Eddy Hernandez, Brownsville Public Utilities Board; Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

Celebrate Chamber Leadership! Join us to hear about the Workforce Development Opportunities for

our Community and Recognize our outstanding Leadership

Fax Registration Form—956-504-3348

EVENT PARTNER DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014

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Chairman’s Circle Partner — 1 Table of 8 = $650.00

Board Member Partner — 4 Seats = $350.00

American Express Single Seats—$45.00 #

Committee Partner — 2 Seats = $150.00

Thursday, October 30, 2014 Registration 11:00 AM

Program 11:30 AM—1:00 PM 1 Events Center Drive, Brownsville, TX 78526

For more information contact Jan Sparks at 956-542-4341, fax 956-504-3348 or email [email protected]

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Steve H. Murdock is the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor of Sociology at Rice University. He previously served as Director of the U.S. Bureau of Census having been nominated for the position by President Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2007, and serving until the change in administration in January of 2009. Prior to his appointment at Rice, he was the Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Demography and Or-ganization Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the Director of the Institute for Demo-graphic and Socioeconomic Research. Before UTSA, Murdock was a Regents Professor and Head of the De-partment of Rural Sociology at Texas A&M University. He was also the official State Demographer of Texas. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rick Perry and was the first person to occupy this position. Dr. Mur-dock earned his Ph.D. in Demography and Sociology from the University of Kentucky and is the author and editor of 14 books and more than 150 articles and technical reports on the implications of current and future demo-

graphic and socioeconomic changes. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. These include the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from Texas A&M University, the Excellence in Research Award and the Outstanding Rural Sociolo-gist Award from the Rural Sociological Society, The Distinguished Alumni Award from North Dakota State University and the Distin-guished Alumni Award from the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Epsilon national honor societies.

SPECIAL PRESENTING EVENT PARTNERS AVAILABLE—Contact Maria C. Hall

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE PARTNER-$650.00 1 Table (8 seats)

Priority publicity as a “Chairman’s Circle Event Partner” in all advertisement, articles, sponsorship signs, all social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and the chamber website.

Chairman’s Circle Partner Banner Advertising on Chamber Website for three months (November 2014 - January 2015) Recognition at the podium the afternoon of the event

Centerpiece/table tent with sponsor’s name on your table Premium seating at the banquet

A free highlighted Internet Business Listing valued at $75.00 (valid for one year after the Annual Banquet)

Your company logo next to your listing on the Chamber’s website valued at $100.00 (valid for one year after the Annual Banquet)

BOARD MEMBER PARTNER-$350.00

1/2 Table (4 seats) Publicity as a “Board Member Sponsor” in all advertisement, articles, sponsorship signs, and the Chamber website

Recognition at the podium the afternoon of the event Centerpiece/table tent with sponsor’s name on your table

Priority seating at the banquet A free highlighted Internet Business Listing valued at $75.00

(valid for one year after the Annual Banquet)

COMMITTEE PARTNER-$150.00 (2 seats)

Publicity as a “Committee Sponsor” in all advertisement, articles, and sponsorship signs Recognition at the podium the afternoon of the event

Centerpiece/table tent with sponsor’s name on your table Preferred seating at the event.

Don’t miss this opportunity to support those chamber leaders who supported your business.

Make your reservation by Wednesday October 22, 2014. Seating is limited and tables will go fast.

Call Jan Sparks at 956.542.4341 for more information.

Steve H. Murdock, Ph.D. Founding Director of the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas

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Celebrate Chamber Leadership! Join us to hear about the Workforce Development Opportunities for

our Community and Recognize our outstanding Leadership