Board of Directors
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Treasurer Steven is a graduate of Concordia College (Minnesota). He joined MMGC in 2002 and became Partner in 2006. Prior to joining the firm, he was an audit specialist with Deloitte & Touche in Minneapolis, MN. He also spent three years with Northwest Airlines as a manager of corporate accounting and reporting. He has significant experience assisting business clients with all aspects of their financial operations, specifically tax and business planning as well as audit and accounting services. Steve currently serves as a director and treasurer with the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce and as a director of Angel View Crippled Children's Foundation. He is also a member of the Palm Springs Hospitality Association; served on the board of Greater Palm Springs Pride from 2002-2003 and is a graduate of Leadership Coachella Valley, Class of 2003-2004. |
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Vice President Tim came to Palm Springs in 1992 as the GM of the Rivera Hotel, which he ran for 5 years. He bought Tuscany Manor and started a small hotel management company for 4 years. Tim is currently the GM of the Palm Mountain Resort. He has been there 7 years. He is currently Vice President of the Palm Springs Hospitality Association and Past Chair. He is Chairman of the Palm Springs Desert Resorts CVA. Tim has served on the Palm Springs Chamber Board of Directors since 2005. |
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Vice President Kathi received her B.A from Michigan State University in 1973. She and her husband Larry, a local CPA, moved to Palm Springs in 1975 where she started her banking career with Security Pacific National Bank. She is currently the branch manager for the Rabobank office in Palm Springs. Kathi has been actively involved in various organizations within the Coachella Valley. She is currently on the board of directors for the Palm Springs Sunup Rotary, the Mizell Senior Center and the Palm Springs Economic Development Corporation as well as a member of the Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley. |
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Vice President Casey's background includes more than 25 years in restaurants, private clubs, travel agencies, and hotels as well as freight forwarding, administration for the American Institute of Wine & Food, and a published contributor to magazines. He is currently a Consultant & Event Planner for ARBONNE International, and operates TimeOut Services, a business and consumer service entity encompassing Sales and Marketing Resources, Executive Administration, Consumer Services, and a consumer information blog. Casey has served on the boards of the Palm Springs Hospitality Association, the Desert Gay Tourism Guild, the Desert Business Association, the Palm Springs Marriage Committee, as well as the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce Board since 2001. Casey lives by these quotes: "Say what you mean and mean what you say,” "Don't be afraid to do something just because it's impossible," and “If you’re not moving forward you’re moving backward.”
Fax: 760-459-3362
Casey Jones
Founding Partner, TimeOut Services
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Vice President Becky is a Corporate Account Manager with OfficeMax ImPress. She graduated with a BS from Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. She is a Leadership Coachella Valley graduate, and a member of California Inland Counties American Marketing Association, American Society Training and Development (ASTD), United Professional Sales Association, and Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella Valley. As a former member of Dover Delaware Business and Professional Women, she served as President and was selected as Woman of the Year. This is Becky's second term on the board. |
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Director Mr. Daniels currently serves as Associate Administrator, Planning & Development at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, where he is responsible for strategic planning, clinical product line development, physician recruitment, decision support & analytics, marketing, public relations, and outreach activities. He is currently a member of various Boards of Directors, including the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP), and Mizell Senior Center, and served as Event Chair for the 2009 American Heart Association Gala in the Coachella Valley. |
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Director Liz is a new member of the community after relocating from a Los Angeles suburb and joining the Chamber 4 years ago. As Vice President of Sales for Best Promotions Inc., headquartered in Sherman Oaks, Liz has created an Inland Empire division of Best Promotions which services all business to business, and business to consumer promotional product needs. She brings 20+ years of advertising, marketing, merchandising and promotional expertise to the board. Liz is also a member of the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority, as well as a member of Desert Hot Springs Chamber. Liz is also one of our Chambers Ambassadors. |
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Director Born & educated in Canada, Clancy graduated from the University of Manitoba, Brandon, with a BA in Theater/Film. He is married to one of The Paris Sisters (who garnered multiple Gold records), has one son and has resided in the US for 30 years while holding a Canadian passport. |
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Director A native of Illinois, Paul discovered his passion for cooking and fine cuisine at the age of seven. Enthralled with all the culinary possibilities, creating and cooking has been an integral part of his life ever since. He received training early on, from various restaurant experiences and catering venues. He loves the challenges of new food cultures and believes in the resurgence of fine dining and entertaining. |
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Director Don owns two home-based businesses. He is a Referring Travel Agent with YourTravelBiz. All travel and many other related services can be booked or purchased on his site. He works also as a Wellness/Nutrition Consultant, offering health and nutrition evaluations as well as a wide choice of high quality supplements through Unicity International. In addition, Don works as a Museum Interpreter for the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, located in the Village Green in downtown Palm Springs. He is a retired history professor/college administrator with four academic degrees, lastly an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from UCLA. He moved to Palm Springs five years ago. He has been a Chamber member for four years, joining the Ambassadors shortly thereafter. Don is serving currently in his second term as Ambassador Chair. He received the "Ambassador of the Year" award in 2005-2006. |
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Director Tammy Perezchica is the co-owner of Canyon Commercial Services, Inc. which specializes in effectively managing and marketing a broad array of specialty and community retail projects. Canyon Commercial's competitive edge is customizing strategies for each client while leveraging cost efficiencies through their professional alliances. Tammy is a 35 year resident of the Palm Springs area who graduated from Palm Springs High School. With over 20 years history in the valley's retail management and development arenas, Tammy's most important service to the PSCC Board of Directors is through her work with the City of Palm Springs as consultant for the Administration of Downtown PS. |
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Director Kyle Radke is the general manager and senior vice president of The Jones Agency, a marketing and public relations company in Palm Springs. Before taking on The Jones Agency, she honed her advertising and management skills through a number of high-profile agency and corporate jobs in Chicago. Melding her creative and managerial experience with further training at IIT/Kent and College of the Desert, she has pioneered new ways of developing traditional business models — that is, when she’s not shopping at the Palm Springs VillageFest or El Paseo! |
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Director Jeff Shotwell is Co-founder and President of Imagine It! Media, Inc located in Downtown Palm Springs and Downtown Los Angeles. |
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Director Andrew Starke has been the sole owner and President of the Palm Springs POWER since it's creation in the fall of 2003. The POWER organization run sporting events at Palm Springs Stadium such as tournaments and clinics along with operating our two Palm Springs baseball franchises, the winter CHILL franchise and the summer POWER franchise. Andrew started the company from the ground up, he has seen the company grow at a rapid pace to current employment of over fifty full and part-time staff. Currently, he serves as a board member for the Parks and Recreation Commission for the City of Palm Springs and accepted the 2007 Palm Springs Small Business of the Year award presented in June by the Chamber of Commerce and City of Palm Springs. Prior to owning the POWER, Mr. Starke worked for such sports organizations as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Orlando Magic, University of Central Florida and the Long Beach Strikers. On the field, he was a four-year scholarship baseball player graduating from Mercer University in Macon, Ga. where he earned his degree in Business Administration. Throughout college, he not only earned All-Conference honors on the field, but also was a member of the Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Team. Mr. Starke is a full time resident here in Palm Springs and looks forward to keeping baseball here at Palm Springs Stadium for many years to come. This is Andrew's first elected term to the Board after a one year appointment. |
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Director Dori received her B.S. from the University of Nebraska in 1981. She had worked in community banks in Nebraska before moving to the desert. In 1998, she went to work for Canyon National Bank as one of its founding employees. She is currently the Chief Administrative Officer in charge of deposit operations, compliance and electronic banking. Dori's community involvement includes Go Red For Women Executive Board and Women's Leadership Forum. |
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