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| EAST LONGMEADOW The Division of Business Excellence, (DOBE) of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc. (ACCGS) will host a half-day seminar on business process improvement, on May 25, from 8 -11:30 a.m. at Maybury Material Handling, 90 Denslow Road, East Longmeadow. Facilitated by Jeffrey Glaze of Decorated Products, the seminar will cover topics such as: Lean Enterprise, Quality Systems, Top Management Programs and People Development. Reservations for the seminar must be made in writing and in advance. The cost is $75 per person. Reservations may be made by faxing, mailing, or emailing Debra Boronski, senior vice president, ACCGS, 1441 Main Street, Suite 136, Springfield, MA 01103-1449, e-mail: boronski@myonlinechamber.com; fax: 413-731-8530. In other EL Chamber news: At its recent annual meeting, the membership of the East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber of Commerce elected its officers and board of directors. "Members of the Chamber's Board of Directors play a vital role in the strategic plan and direction of the Chamber and the business community as a whole," said outgoing Chamber President Kenneth C. Spafford. Elected as Officers for the East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber Board of Directors are President, Dawn W. Starks, Acres Power Equipment, Co., Inc.; Vice President, Steven Graziano, Veritech Corporation; Treasurer, David Leslie, Glenmeadow Retirement Community; Clerk, Edward Zemba, Robert Charles Photography, and Past President, Kenneth C. Spafford, Spafford Leasing Associates, Inc. Elected to the East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber Board of Directors are Matthew Audette, Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc.; Tammy Bordeaux, Berkshire Bank; David Brown, First Baptist Church; Christopher M. Buendo, Reminder Publications, Inc.; Thomas Crogan, T.F. Crogan, PC; Ainsley McGill-Gaboury, McGill Hose & Coupling, Inc.; Greg Pytka, Hasbro Games; Susan Roule, Hampden Bank; Theron Simpson, Bentley-Simpson Consulting, LLC; Barry Stephens, IRM Insurance Agency, Inc.; Nicole Stuart, PeoplesBank; Jessica Szczepanek, East Village Place; Debra Taylor, Debra Taylor, Realtor; Thomas J. Tubman, Carlin Combustion Technology, Inc. Elected in an advisory capacity to the Board are Nick Breault, Town of East Longmeadow; Dr. Edward Costa, East Longmeadow Public Schools; Joseph F. Dilk, Sr., Connecticut Valley Artesian Well Company, Inc.; Gerri Gagnon, Gerri Gagnon; John F. Maybury, Maybury Material Handling; Foy Miller, Foy Miller & Associates; Lavada Munoz, The Republican; and Kristi Reale, Meyers Brothers, Kalicka, PC. The East Longmeadow/Longmeadow Chamber of Commerce is one of seven independent Chambers of Commerce and a Women's Partnership affiliated with the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, Inc., (ACCGS) a business association serving nine cities and towns and nearly 2,000 businesses of all sizes, industry and profession. |