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Moraga Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors |
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Edy Schwartz
President
Edy Schwartz was elected President of the Moraga Chamber of Commerce in January of 2008. She helped with the revitalization of the Chamber and was instrumental in creating the Shop Moraga First Campaign. Edy gained business experience when she and her husband bought Sam Clar Office Furniture in 1973. She was involved in the decision making and management of the company until it was sold in 1996.
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Larry Tessler
Vice President
Business Background: Nearly 20 years with a local department store chain serving ultimately as a senior executive in the merchandising, stores, and advertising/sales promotion divisions. 8 years with a national chain of promotional department stores with similar responsibilities. Two years with a local chain of video rental and music sales stores expanding their presence and reorganizing their buying processes. Five years founding and operating my own small business. Eleven years with SCORE, a volunteer organization, offering free face-to-face and email counseling on business startup and operating issues.
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Wendy Scheck
Treasurer
Wendy Scheck is an entrepreneur by nature and experience. Within a few years after graduating from UC Berkeley, she started her first company with a partner in San Jose, California. The business grew to $20 million in sales revenue before she left to join another Electronics firm as VP sales and Marketing. After meeting and marrying Andy Scheck, the two of them started the local paper Lamorinda Weekly in 2007. They live in Moraga and have one daughter at Campolindo. Wendy has been on the Moraga Chamber Board since 2008.
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Mike Lawrence
Secretary
Mike Lawrence
born 1960
Born and raised in Oakland. Currently lives in Discovery Bay
Married for 26 years to Colette Daughter Kristin 24.
Have been in retail since 1978
Started with Lucky Stores, Albertsons, Long's Drugs and now CVS. Became store manager In 1989.
Currently store manager at CVS Rheem Center and Moraga Center.
Enjoy camping Traveling, Motorcycling (Dirt and Street)
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Walter Nelson
Membership
As a fifth generation Californian, I have spent almost the totality of my life in the East Bay. I was born in Jamestown, California and spent six years in various parts of the US, serving as a Sonar Oceanographer for the Navy. I have lived in Moraga for the past eleven years, but spent a significant amount of time here prior to our move, as my In-Laws had lived here since 1971.
Having spent forty years in the Food Service Industry as both a Broker and Manufacturer, I traveled the country serving Hotels, Universities and white table cloth Restaurants. In 2004 after gaining my Real Estate license I went to work first for Prudential Real Estate as a residential agent and am currently with Coldwell Banker in Orinda.
I am a graduate of the University of San Francisco and have been married for 27 years, I have two daughters and three grandchildren. My spare time is spent with my passion for real estate and my community. My mantra is to be involved in the community in which you live and my commitment is evidenced as I am a Board Member of the Moraga |Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Moraga Educational Fund, Board Member of Lamorinda Rotary, Lafayette American Legion, Board Member of Saint Monica’s Men’s Club as well as various other groups within the church and the Real Estate community.
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Yelena Mucovich
Membership
Yelena grew up in Michigan in a large Serbian-Polish family. After working for the State of Michigan Public Health Department, she joined a national health care consulting company headquartered in Chicago. She established and managed its branch offices in Houston and Louisville. After working in the Chicago office for several years, she relocated to California. Yelena has lived in Moraga with husband, Ron, for 25 years. Their children, John and Gina, graduated from Campolindo High School. John is graduating this year from Michigan State University and Gina from USC. While the children were growing up, Yelena worked part-time managing the Chamber office when it was located in the Rheem Shopping Center and managed the Holy Trinity Cultural Center. For the last three years, she has been the office manager at Global Security Systems in Moraga.
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Ellen Beans
Faire Coordinator
Ellen became interested in Moraga’s business community, and the retail sector specifically, in 2005 and 2006 as she distributed posters to most of the shops in order to publicize town meetings. As she got to know the storeowners, she heard their stories and concerns about doing business in Moraga. When a committee of shop owners came up with the idea to hold a faire to showcase Moraga businesses, Ellen found herself making it happen. The first Art, Wine, and Merchants Faire was held at the Rheem Center in 2006, which morphed into the Moraga Community Faire in the following years, an event organized by the Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Town of Moraga.
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Frank Melon,
Director
Frank is a Certified Club Manager and a Certified Community Association Manager with 30 years of experience in the homeowner and the hospitality- country club field. He is past President of the Club Managers Association of America Roadrunner Chapter. Frank has hosted the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Golf tournament at Bermuda Dunes Country Club and performed successful transitions from the developer to the membership for two premier communities in Rancho Santa Fe, The Fairbanks Ranch Association and Santaluz. Frank has served as GM / COO for Moraga Country Club for the last
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Grant Stubblefield
Shop Moraga First
Grant has lived in Moraga since he was born. He went to grade schools in Moraga, continued on to Campolindo High School and completed his studies at St. Mary's with a degree in Business Administration. While at St. Mary's, Grant began a small business, based on his dedication to community ideals and basic marketing techniques, Community Marketing Group. Over the next few years, Grant continued to spend his time in Moraga, focusing on local campaigns, like Shop Moraga First, and local business websites, business consulting and serving on the Chamber Board. This year, Grant began a new venture with his purchase of Neighborhood Computers, formerly owned by Paul Ghysels, a business that has been in Moraga for over a decade; with less than a second's pause, Grant threw himself into reinventing the small shop and looks forward to being Lamorinda's destination for custom computer purchases and repair.
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Tim Farley
Director
Tim Farley is the Director of Community and Government Relations for Saint Mary’s College of California. In this capacity he is responsible for monitoring all federal and state legislation as it pertains to higher education. Additionally Mr. Farley handles concerns with the Town of Moraga and surrounding communities. Prior to his work with Saint Mary’s, Farley was district director to State Assemblymember Joe Caniciamilla and senior staff to State Assemblymember Robert Campbell.
In 1990, Farley was elected to the Martinez City Council. At age 30 Farley was one of the youngest elected officials in Contra Costa County. During his eight years on the city council Farley represented Martinez on several regional boards and commissions. In 1996, Congressman George Miller appointed Farley to the U.S. Presidential Electoral College, where he cast a constitutionally required vote for president of the United States.
In subsequent years, Farley was a financial advisor specializing in socially responsible investing. He’s also written a public affairs column for the Martinez Record, part of the Bay Area News Group. Tim Farley is a founding member of the Luncheon Society, a public affairs round table.
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Moraga Chamber of Commerce Mailing Address:
1480 Moraga Road, Suite I # 254
Moraga, CA 94556
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