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I have 3 terrific sons, enjoy dancing, exercise, practice the principles of Feng Shui and love spending time with my family and friends.

I am a business professional with a bachelors degree in Business Administration, Management from California State University Northridge. After graduating I began working as a staff accountant for Gaspar Insurance Services, Inc. a retail insurance agency where my primary duty was to oversee the agency's trust account. Along with becoming a licensed P&C insurance agent, during my time here I learned a lot about the inter workings of a rapidly growing small business and the importance of having strong leadership and well defined processes. After over a year and a half with Gaspar I decided that insurance and accounting was not something I was passionate about and decided to pursue a career in Construction. Building things has always been something I've enjoyed. Whether it be with legos or infuriating Ikea furniture; the planning, process and completion of projects is extremely fulfilling to me. This is why I figured what better career to pursue than Construction Management and enrolled in UCLA's CM extension program to get the theoretical knowledge needed to assist me in my new career path.

I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as the Director of Business Development for the Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce. Connecting people gives me great enthusiasm and I am truly grateful that this natural gift will help you maximize your membership. Coming from a family of small business owners, I truly understand the power of promoting, supporting, educating, and networking to help attain business success. I am passionate about getting to know the members of our community, connecting them and seeing their business grow.

Helping you reach your goals is important to me. If there is someone you would like to do business with, feel free to contact me and I would be delighted to connect you. Please remember that our Ambassadors also do a wonderful job of connecting you and are always happy to help. I look forward to meeting you all and watching your businesses along with this Chamber grow.

Susan Hamersky understands the stress and struggle businesswomen face when "trying to do it all." You're always worried that something's falling through the cracks, and there's constant guilt that you're not spending enough time with your family...let alone, having time for yourself.

That's why she and her husband founded California Concierge in 1999, to provide executive businesswomen and other professionals with a convenient and confidential solution that completely takes care of their personal and household to-do list so they can focus at work, relax when they get home, & have time for themselves & their families.

"Your Work is Your Signature"

I started out as a laborer for Amnord Masonry in 1978. At that time I was introduced to Mark Thun by my friend Fred Ewert. I worked with Mark, learning the masonry trade, until 1981. Soon after, my brother and I started a masonry business. When John left to pursue his career in the aerospace industry I continued on my own eventually aquiring my contractors liciense in 1997 and starting my own company, Richard J. Reid Stonecraft, which I have today.

During my apprenticeship with Mark I learned a great deal about the importance of layout and quality workmanship. Today I am well versed in the construction of a variety of residential masonry work. I find it especially challenging and stimulating to design and build some special project a customer has envisioned.

Working with Mark and Fred taught me the importance of customer relations, which means showing up on time every day and completing the job in a timely manner. To ensure the job is done properly and promptly, I never take on too much work at one time. Consequently, I never spred mtself too thin with the result that my customers never feel like I'm neglecting them.

Customer satisfaction ranks high on my list of priorities.
To make sure my customers are happy, I spend a lot of time talking with them. Sometimes what they want is simple and straight forward which makes it easy to fulfill their wishes. At other times they have only a vague idea of what they want. In those cases I ask if they have a picture of what they might like or if there is a house that has a feature that is similar to what they have in mind. In some cases, the customer will pick the material they want and give me carte blanche to do whatever I think will look right.

Sometimes a customer will ask me to design somethimg special or unique. In such cases I will work with the customer to develope a design or it may just evolve. In all these cases I keep my customer well informed. I sometimes caution them that masonry can be like a tattoo. Once you get one it's hard to stop.

I have many customers of long standing who have employed me repeatedly. I consider this fact as proof that my customer satisfaction rating is high. Sometimes these old customers seem more like friends than clients but I am always careful to keep business matters on a professional level. Recently I completed a job in La Canada. It was a big remodel and several contractors - plumbers, electricians, carpenters, tile setters - were used. When the customer gave me the final payment he said, "Rick, I wish they were all like you." That wasn't the first time a customer expressed that feeling to me.

Fred Ewert taught me a valuable lesson when I was starting out. He said to me, "Rick,YOUR WORK IS YOUR SIGNATURE." Those words always remind me to remember that after the job is finished and the invoice is paid, my work stands as a symbol of my reputation. To that end I make sure that the work is the highest quality possible so that it will reflect on my company in the best possible way.

I have also worked in the public sector with North East Trees, a non profit organization, on a project called The River Walk. The River Walk is a series of mini parks situated along the Los Angles River designed for people who ride bicycles and walk along the river. These parks include stone seating walls, drinking fountians, steps, and stone based signs that have information about indigenous plants and animals. The park on Oros St. and the river has a small amphitheater made of a mixture of river rock and recycled concrete. I was responsible for the construction of all the stone work done on these projects. Lynn Dwyer was the landscape architect who designed the entire project. We worked together in the field to complete the project.

One park is located on Los Feliz Bl. east of the 5 freeway, two more are on Riverside Dr. from Oros St. to the 110 and 5 interchange, and the others are situated on the river between Los Feliz Bl. and the 110 and 5 interchange.


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"My husband, David, and I reside in Woodland Hills with our 2 wonderful canine boys. As homeowners, we are passionate about the community and are enthusiastic about watching it prosper. It's exciting to know that your membership with the Chamber will increase your visibility and contribute to your success. The success of the business owners and residents directly impacts the progress of our community. I am looking forward to my involvement in growing the membership with our Ambassadors as well as working with the Board to increase recognition of the West Valley-Warner Center Chamber of Commerce.

Our Agency was established in August of 1991. We offer free consultation and quotes and are located in Canoga Park. We have a new agency producer Dawn James formerly of New York Life as well as the agent/owner Steve Brevidoro.

Robert Satnick is a seasoned veteran of the mortgage banking industry with over 20 years experience. Prior to establishing Prime Financial Services, Mr. Satnick was a member of the executive management team at SBMC Mortgage in Van Nuys, CA. Througout his career, Mr. Satnick has worked for such recognizable companies as California Federal Bank, Coast Federal Bank and Home Savings Mortgage. Robert Satnick is actively involved in the mortgage banking industry and is the current Chairman of the Board of the California Mortgage Bankers Association. He has taught courses on mortgage banking and capital markets to a variety of audiences, including the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FreddieMac). Mr. Satnick received his bachelor

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Roger is Executive Vice President and Principal Partner. He brings over 20 years experience in sales and marketing from both a buying and selling standpoint. After 12 years in the clinical trials and Pharmaceutical industry, Roger's focus over the past several years has been in broadcast media and Interactive advertising. LA Web Reps is an Internet rep firm representing online advertising for CBS2.com/KCAL9.com, LANG Media (Daily News, etc.), MSN.com, LA 36 along with developing and selling several digital properties through CBS Radio.

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I have lived in the San Fernando Valley practically my whole life. I have taught over 10,000 elementary school students to play chess through a non-profit organization. I also previously worked at a private school teaching rock wall climbing. My wife Sheryl and I are proud to help business owners increase their bottom line with our revolutionary products. AGMS specializes in raising your awareness, and not your rates! We now have a thorough training program in place, and we are looking for people interested in earning a compounding residual income!

Jim Brammer is an award-winning photographic artist and owner of State of the Art Images, a fine art, portraiture and commercial photography studio located in Los Angeles. Honored as 2009 �Small Business of the Year� by the United Chambers of Commerce, winner in the �Photographer� category of the LA Daily News Readers Choice Awards for the last five years, and among three finalists for Volunteer of the Year in the LA Business Journal�s 2011 Corporate Citizenship Awards, Jim is also past President of Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County (PPLAC) and a member of numerous professional photography organizations.

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Kathy Rappaport loves making people Feel Fabulous when capturing Forever moments and milestones in life.

Kathy Rappaport of FLASH FROZEN PHOTOGRAPHY was voted BEST PHOTOGRAPHER in 2013-2014-2015-2016 Daily News Reader's Choice Awards!

We were voted by LA Fox as one of the TOP FIVE Children's & Pet Photographers in Los Angeles
And for 2011 & 2012 she was voted as FAVORITE Photographer by the LA Daily News Reader's Choice Awards. Favorite is a GREAT F Word.

CBS Television Reporter Lisa Sigall interviewed Kathy Rappaport and did a feature story aired on CBS-2 and K-Cal 9 television for her vision and creating a Fine Art Photography book to benefit the Susan G. Komen Los Angeles Affiliate raising thousands of dollars toward a research and awareness for Breast Cancer. Recently she was among the top fundraisers for the Woodland Hills Relay for Life and served on the event Committee for several years.

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