New Initiatives: Members discuss positives
At September’s luncheon meeting at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, the featured speakers were members of the Chamber who have been instrumental in the formation and implementation of the new membership initiative that kicked off in 2015.
The six members took turns offering their insight on various programs unveiled this year with an open invitation to all members to increase their involvement in Chamber activities and, in the process, strengthen their own businesses.
President Larry Malone kicked off the 40-minute presentation with a simple message to all members. “If you need help from the Chamber, just ask,” Malone told the group. “We have the resources here to make a difference.” Other members who spoke candidly of their own positive experiences with the Greater Millville Chamber of Commerce and the various programs now under way included Jerry Covella, Angela Speakman, Gary Moellers, Gail Marino and Marianne Lods.
At Inspira: Turnure Honored
The guest speaker at October's chamber luncheon was Christina M. Renna, Vice President, Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey.
She provided a brief legislative update on two critical policy issues that could impact our members – a statewide mandated earned sick leave policy for businesses of all sizes and an update on several pieces of UEZ legislation getting attention in the New Jersey Legislature.
Renna currently serves as Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey. In this role, she is the Chamber’s primary representative on all issues related to public policy, including providing verbal and written testimony before the New Jersey Legislature.
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Larry Malone
Jerry Covella
Gary Moellers
Angela Speakman
Marianne Lods
Gail Marino
WELCOME NEW
CHAMBER MEMBERS
• Scott Fransko
Max Communications
411 N. High St.,
Millville NJ 08332
856-825-6000 scott@maxcommusa.com
•Wanda Cleveland
Fast Track Mobile LLC
1101 Wheaton Ave.,
Millville, NJ 08332
856-221-7771 info@fasttrackllc.com
• Meridith Winner
Mer-Made Photography 1035 Carmel Rd.,
Millville, NJ 08332
856-265-5388
mer-madephotography
@comcast.net
• Jerry Covella
GNC Venture Group
1639 Percy Lane,
Vineland, NJ 08361
1-800-844-8631 gncventuregroup@aol.com
• Derick Glenn
Celebrating Our Veterans 1011 Buck St.,
Millville, NJ 08332
856-327-4142 http://www.celebratingourveterans.com/
Chamber Leadership: Candidates Named
At the September meeting of the Chamber’s Board of Directors meeting, the Nomination Committee made the following recommendations and nominations to be members of the Board of Directors effective following their confirmation at the November meeting. In accordance with the By Laws, Section (4), the following are recommended to the Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term, beginning 1/1/16 and expiring 12/31/18.
Gary Moellers
Don Fauerbach
Marianne Lods
Debbie Yeutter
Jerry Covella
The following are recommended for a one-year term to serve as officers of the Chamber of Commerce for a term commencing 1/1/16 and expiring 12/31/16.
President: Larry Malone
Vice President: Don Daigle
2nd Vice President: Gary Moellers
Treasurer: Sue Hoffman
Each candidate had agreed to accept the responsibility of directorship and has been determined to be an active member in good standing. (If there is someone else you would like to be nominated, you must do so in writing, accompanied by a petition of 25 fellow members, within 10 days of receiving this notice).
Emily Turnure, M.S.N., R.N., administrative director of Education and Accreditation at Inspira Health Network, has been selected by Nurse.com as one of six national winners to receive a 2015 Nursing Excellence GEM Award. Turnure, who was named in the category of Education and Mentorship, was presented the award at Inspira Medical Center Vineland.
Each year, Nurse.com conducts a nationwide search for the best of the best in nursing, generating hundreds of nominations highlighting stories of excellence in leadership, management, education, volunteerism and clinical practice. In the spring of 2015, Turnure was named a regional finalist receiving the Philadelphia Tri-State Nursing Excellence GEM Award. Nurse.com then selected six national award recipients out of 54 regional winners.
As a nurse and leader at Inspira for more than 27 years, Turnure has led the organization through various accreditation processes including becoming the first health care system in New Jersey to receive ISO 9001:2008 certification from DNV healthcare for achieving quality objectives based on international standards.