The Chamber Legislative Action Committee (LAC)

Purpose

The business environment is critical to the well-being of our community and can be heavily influenced by non-business voices. The Chamber of Commerce serves the business community by reviewing and weighing in on business related legislation and ballot measures to ensure that we maintain the right balance conducive to a business friendly climate.

Structure

The Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee is a non-partisan group consisting of approximately 30 members from a broad array of our community. During the Legislative Session, the LAC meets on a bi-weekly bases with the Chamber’s lobbyists to discuss bills and make recommendations to the Chamber Board. The Chamber Board takes official positions on behalf of the chamber membership at their monthly meeting.

Steering Committee- Committee members meet on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month from 7:30-9:00am at the chamber during the legislative session (Jan-May).

View Current Chamber Positions

Current Chamber Positions as of 5/14/2010

Committee Chair: Bill Myers, United Healthcare
Chamber Lobbyist: Boyle, Silver & Weist Policy Strategists, Inc.
Chamber Coordinator: Bart Sayyah

LAC Committee Members:

401(K) Squared - Rich Behr
ACC Landscape Services -Todd Williams
Aloah Kincaid, CPA - Aloah K. Kincaid
Alperstein & Covell PC - Neil Ayervais
Arapahoe Community College - Dr. Joanne Maypole
Arapahoe Library District - Eloise May
August-Gram Consulting - Carol Carlson
Bellco Credit Union - Laura Higgins
City of Centennial - Councilman Ron Weidman
City of Greenwood Village - Councilman Dave Kerber
City of Littleton - Councilman Phil Cernanec
Clifton Gunderson - Denise Denslow
Colorado Lending Source - Laurel Walk
Colorado School Finance Project - Tracie Rainey
Computer Skills Group - Jeff Burns
Corporex - John Greenman
CSU Global Campus - Chelsie Fisher
Gates Corporation - Joel Edwards
Hornbrook Real Estate - Lynn Hornbrook
Inman, Flynn, Biesterfeld & Brentlinger P.C. –Mike Sutherland
Littleton Adventist Hospital - Geoff Lawton
Littleton Public School Board - Renee Howell
Minor & Brown - Kara Craig
PROformance Apparel - Jeff Wasden
RE/Max Professionals - Bill Bradish
South Suburban Parks & Rec - John Ostermiller
Swedish Medical Center- Trent Lind
UGL Equis - Mark Grillo
University of Phoenix - Doug Gilbert
Wells Fargo - Sam Inman
Wirth Business Credit - Tyler McCarty
W.J. Shepard - Bill Shepard
Xcel Energy/Public Service - Thomas Ashburn

For additional information on the chamber’s legislative efforts please contact Bart Sayyah bsayyah@bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.


	South Metro Chamber Legislative Action Committee The Chamber Legislative Action Committee (LAC) Purpose The business environment is critical to the well-being of our community and can be heavily influenced by non-business voices. The Chamber of Commerce serves the business community by reviewing and weighing in on business related legislation and ballot measures to ensure that we maintain the right balance conducive to a business friendly climate. Structure The Chamber’s Legislative Action Committee is a non-partisan group consisting of approximately 30 members from a broad array of our community. During the Legislative Session, the LAC meets on a bi-weekly bases with the Chamber’s lobbyists to discuss bills and make recommendations to the Chamber Board. The Chamber Board takes official positions on behalf of the chamber membership at their monthly meeting. Steering Committee- Committee members meet on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month from 7:30-9:00am at the chamber during the legislative session (Jan-May). View Current Chamber Positions Current Chamber Positions as of 5/14/2010 Committee Chair: Bill Myers, United Healthcare Chamber Lobbyist: Boyle, Silver & Weist Policy Strategists, Inc. Chamber Coordinator: Bart Sayyah LAC Committee Members: 401(K) Squared - Rich Behr ACC Landscape Services -Todd Williams Aloah Kincaid, CPA - Aloah K. Kincaid Alperstein & Covell PC - Neil Ayervais Arapahoe Community College - Dr. Joanne Maypole Arapahoe Library District - Eloise May August-Gram Consulting - Carol Carlson Bellco Credit Union - Laura Higgins City of Centennial - Councilman Ron Weidman City of Greenwood Village - Councilman Dave Kerber City of Littleton - Councilman Phil Cernanec Clifton Gunderson - Denise Denslow Colorado Lending Source - Laurel Walk Colorado School Finance Project - Tracie Rainey Computer Skills Group - Jeff Burns Corporex - John Greenman CSU Global Campus - Chelsie Fisher Gates Corporation - Joel Edwards Hornbrook Real Estate - Lynn Hornbrook Inman, Flynn, Biesterfeld & Brentlinger P.C. –Mike Sutherland Littleton Adventist Hospital - Geoff Lawton Littleton Public School Board - Renee Howell Minor & Brown - Kara Craig PROformance Apparel - Jeff Wasden RE/Max Professionals - Bill Bradish South Suburban Parks & Rec - John Ostermiller Swedish Medical Center- Trent Lind UGL Equis - Mark Grillo University of Phoenix - Doug Gilbert Wells Fargo - Sam Inman Wirth Business Credit - Tyler McCarty W.J. Shepard - Bill Shepard Xcel Energy/Public Service - Thomas Ashburn For additional information on the chamber’s legislative efforts please contact Bart Sayyah bsayyah@bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.