Business Matters December 2017 | Page 2

CLEO RODRIGUEZ, JR. JOE J. GUZMAN President & CEO [email protected] Director, South Texas Military Facilities Task Force [email protected] DR. GILDA E. RAMÍREZ MADELINE S. SKROBARCZYK VP, Small Business & Education [email protected] hamber itedCCC .com/Un facebook r hamber cchambe usChristiC @unitedc itedCorp .com/Un youtube GINNY CROSS Communications [email protected] SILVIA A. MARTINEZ VP, Government & Community Relations ginny@unitedcorpuschristichamber. com Executive Assistant [email protected] EFRAIN FRANCO, JR. YVETTE LARA Membership Engagement Director [email protected] Executive Director, Chamber Foundation [email protected] GARGI BHOWAL CECILIA DUPREE Director of Events & Special Projects [email protected] Public Affairs Intern [email protected] United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce • P: 361 881 1800 602 facebook.com/UnitedCCChamber N. Staples, Ste. 150, Corpus Christi, TX 78401 • unitedcorpuschristichamber.com facebook.com/UnitedCCChamber @unitedccchamber @unitedccchamber facebook.com/UnitedCCChamber youtube.com/UnitedCorpusChristiChamber youtube.com/UnitedCorpusChristiChamber @unitedccchamber youtube.com/UnitedCorpusChristiChamber Contents 3 FROM THE CHAMBER CEO 4 MEMBER MARKETPLACE 5 MEMBER NEWS CHAMBER THINK ARTICLES 5 Optometrists Dr. Cris Radaneata and Dr. Cheryl Chick 6 Want to Start a Small Business? Certification Programs at Del Mar College may be the First Step 8 ANNUAL REPORT AND 2018 CALENDAR Pick up a printed copy of the Annual Report and 2018 Calendar at the United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Office!