Anne is very active in the Chamber Industry and has been instrumental is building partnerships with other Chambers in Arizona. The Chamber is a 501(c) 6 non-profit and is totally membership funded. There are currently about 650 members that represent over 70,000 employees. The Chamber is governed by a Board of Directors and has several councils who provide input. Anne has been working hard to help local small businesses connect to sources of funding: there is a desperate need for cash to stay afloat. To help them the Chamber is conducting webinars on how to apply for loans both from the Federal Government and the City of Tempe. The Chamber works closely with the city of Tempe to relax standards - such as signage - to assist small businesses. Members are encouraged to use their website to stay current on the Chamber's activities.

 

 

Andrea is the Assistant Chief for Community Risk Reduction with the Tempe Fire-Medical-Rescue organization. She told us how her division has established an Emergency Operations Center that has been operating in a virtual mode for the last 56 days.This group has a daily operations update to identify the incident plan for each day. They also review a situation report for the previous day. Andrea is constantly in contact with various organizations within the city and county to make sure the city resources are well coordinated. She told us of the many challenges that her organization has faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, they are developing a Recovery Plan for the city which is designed to build resiliency for future disasters.  There was a lengthy question and answer period and club members praised Andrea for her work and her success in her role as Assistant Chief.  Many kudos to you Andrea.