Take advantage of a wonderful opportunity for Charles County Chamber members.  Members are able to participate in the many special interest committees sponsored by the Chamber.  In addition to being wonderful networking opportunities, the Chamber Committees are specific industry or service based forums where companies can share best practices, focus on legislative and regulatory advocacy for their industry, organize and acquire training and gain access to leading edge speakers not easily available to individual companies, learn industry trends and new technologies and techniques specific to your business.  Whatever your special interest, the Chamber has a committee to serve your specific needs!

YEAR-ROUND COMMITTEES

Education Committee
Chaired by Carlos Montague, Port Tobacco Consulting, LLC
The Education Committee of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to facilitating the ongoing relationship between the business and education communities.  No issue is more all-encompassing or demanding than the issue of workforce development.  Therefore, through this forum, we are working to build relationships between the Charles County Board of Education, College of Southern Maryland and local businesses to tackle these types of issues.  

Legislative & Governmental Affairs Committee
Co-Chaired by Steve Scott, Chapman, Bowling & Scott, PA and
Phil McDonagh, Sun Trust Mortgage Inc.
This committee was established to inform Membership of proposed state and local legislation, and of issues affecting local businesses.  This committee reviews and takes positions on State Legislation as it pertains to the business viewpoint.  Monitors and communicates with the membership proposed local legislation by the charter government process that could affect business.
 
Membership Growth & Retention Committee
Chaired by David Briggs, ECS Limited
Within the Charles County Camber of Commerce, the Membership Committee is moving forward with another exciting year guided by clear and focused objectives and goals.   The mission of the Membership Committee is to build the foundation of the chamber through the retention and attraction of member investors.  To this end, the Membership Committee has established three goals to pursue.  These include a focus on retention through positive interaction with existing members and the assistance new members in networking at Chamber mixers and other events.  The Ambassador program established within the Membership Committee will play a significant role in this regard. 

The second goal of the Membership Committee is to utilize the new and very much improved chamber web site to attract new members and to provide additional opportunity for existing members to network with other chamber businesses.  Finally, the Membership Committee will be reviewing memberships status to assure consistency throughout the Chamber and that the Chamber has the support of federal and local government organizations represented within the Chamber. 

Transportation Committee
Chaired by Ken Weikel, Chick-fil-A, Waldorf
To monitor, prioritize and respond to issues concerning mobility projects in coordination with statewide groups.  Focus on improvement and enhancement of all modes of transportation that will create a vibrant business environment in Charles County.

SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEES

Presidential Ball Committee
This annual event is celebratory dinner welcoming the newly elected Chamber President and Board of Directors.  Included in the celebration, is the presentation of the Reed W. McDonagh Memorial Business of the Year Award, which is a prestigious memorial declaration of business and community spirit, and the Robert A Heier Memorial Award, which recognizes exemplary service to the Chamber.

Working Woman’s Day Committee
The Charles County Chamber of Commerce is proud to host the annual "Working
 Woman's Appreciation Day," a unique opportunity to focus on the challenges, changes and achievements of contemporary working women.

The program offers Charles County's working women a well-earned day of relaxation, entertainment, and most importantly, an opportunity to learn how to deal with the changes they have experienced on the job and in their personal lives. Business exhibits, mini-seminars and a fashion show will make this a professional training experience as well as an opportunity for reassessment as we observe the progress made by contemporary working women.

In order to reward our unsung heroines, one attendee is chosen to be the "Working Woman of the Year." Each employer is asked to tell us about those special employees that they feel deserve to be “Working Woman of the Year”.  The Chamber's Working Woman's Appreciation Day Committee will judge each nominee individually and make a selection.