Davis Chamber of Commerce

Location

604 Third Street (corner 3rd & E Street)

Hours

Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM

Phone

(530) 756-5160

Executive Director

Kemble K. Pope

Website

http://www.davischamber.com/

The Davis Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization whose mission is to "promote, support, and advocate the general economic vitality of its membership and the quality of life for the community."

The Chamber has a membership of over 500 local businesses. Some are in the downtown area, and others are located in the greater Davis area and beyond. The Chamber is a vibrant business organization which reflects the vitality, education, community involvement, and quality of life characteristics of our locale.

The core purposes of the Chamber are:

• To help create a strong local economy
  

• To promote the community
  

• To provide networking opportunities
  

• To represent the interests of business with government

The Chamber puts on an annual event Celebrate Davis on the 3rd Thursday in May at Community Park from 4:30 to 9:30 pm, with food and information booths from local businesses and non-profits, ending with a fireworks show. It also hosts Chamber Day on the Quad, an event held early in the school year on the UC Davis campus in conjunction with the Student Activities Fair. Chamber of Commerce member businesses offer freebies, games, prizes, and information as a way to introduce themselves to students new to the city.

2012 Board of Directors
Executive Committee

• Rose Cholewinski — Chair — SwimAmerica Davis
  

• Gregg Harrington — Vice Chair — Yackzan Group
  

• Don Palm — Secretary — Sacramento City College Davis Center
  

• Kristen Hill — Treasurer — Ink Monkey Graphics
  

• Cary Arnold — Immediate Past Chair — Doug Arnold Real Estate, Inc./Davis Life Magazine
  

Members at Large

• Bill Alger — Woodland Healthcare Davis
  

• Cara Mengali — The Mortgage Resource Team at Comstock Mortgage
  

• Jeremy Brooks — Brooks Painting
  

• Nancy Hannell — The Davis Enterprise
  

• Diane Archer — Tandem Properties
  

• Doby Fleeman — Davis ACE Hardware
  

• Rebecca Brandt — PG&E
  

• Mabel Salon — UC Davis Community Relations
  

• Antony Johnson — Premier West Bank
  

• Jennifer LaPlante — Carbahal & Company

Previous Board Members

• Christina Blackman — Yolo Federal Credit Union
  

• Marty O'Hara — Owen-Dunn Insurance Services
  

• Charlie Swanson — The Davis Graduate
  

• Raul Zamora — Creme de la Creme

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• 2007-09-09 00:50:17   DDBA is entirely separate from the Chamber. DDBA membership is mandatory, with fees from property and business owners who are in the business improvement district (BID). Chamber membership is city-wide and is voluntary. — DonShor
  

2005-05-18 15:18:24   It is interesting to note that the Government Relations Committee was the only community organization in the entire county that opposed Yolo County moving from PG&E over to SMUD. This was in opposition to every city and county government body in Yolo County that voted on this proposal. This now make sense with you see that a PG&E employee is on the Board of Directors and serves on the Government Relations Committee. Nevertheless, the Chamber of Commerce is a decent group of business leaders who do a lot for the community. — SharlaDaly

2009-08-07 18:09:35   DonShor, you are correct. Although we have regional members as well. For more information, please visit our website: www.davischamber.com. —ChristiSkibbins