Members of the Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce celebrated a year of progress in 2009 and learned of great things to come for 2010 during their annual Installation Dinner recently held at the Blue Dolphin restaurant.

Members of the 2010 GCCC Board were sworn in to duty by Clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County Bob Duckworth. This year’s Board of Directors are: 

President Bob Carr, TLC Irrigation and Lighting;
Vice President Tom Locke, Thombas B. Locke & Associates;
Secretary Don Risher, Belair Engineering; and
Treasurer Dominic Scine, Scine Accounting.
Thomas Callahan, Callahan & Callahan;
Bill Creighton, Daniels Printing;
Mark Cunningham, Cunningham Contracting;
Chris Engler, Engler Information Technologies;
Glorious Heath, Essex Bank;
John Hollywood, Rosenzweig, Hollywood & McDowell;
Robert Johnston, AA Co. Assn. of Realtors; and
Laura Tayman, Suburban Scene.

Mr. Carr provided a slideshow during the event showcasing the many achievements of the 2009 year, including over 50 new members, numerous grand openings and mixers, the establishment of the new Women in Business and Education committees, the success of the shrimp feast and charity golf tournament, as well as the new community guide.

Plans for 2010 were also unveiled including a new Lunch and Learn program focused on the use of technology in growing a business, a new state of the art website, and a new Support Local Business campaign.

Four awards were handed out, including:

*Business Education Partner of the Year: Ledo Pizza at Eddie's Place for their outstanding partnerships with local schools; and

*the President's Appreciation Award:
 Joe Bowen of Bowen Painting and Remodeling for his leadership with the Chesapeake Homeowners Network;
 Robert Duckworth, Clerk of the Circuit Court of AA Co. for his support of chamber events; and
 Laura Tayman of Suburban Scene for her active participation with Board activities for 2009.

All photos by Laura Tayman and Erika Cornett for Suburban Scene. Click on the thumbnail to view the photo.

Captions 

Row 1:
a)  Alicia Popham of the Popham State Farm Agency provides guests with information on the chamber's new Women in Business group of which she is chair.
b)  Lewis Burroughs and Dan Chang of BB&T enjoy the pre-dinner festivities.
c)  Brian McCann of Blue Dolphin welcomes guests to his new banquet facility.
d)  GCCC President Bob Carr offers a "visual" for Julie Peterson of the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department, the organization that will be the beneficiary of the charity golf tournament this May.

Row 2:
a)  Scott Taggart, owner of Ledo Pizza at Eddie's Place, is named Business Education Partner of the Year by GCCC President Bob Carr.
b)  Mr. Carr provided a presentation to display the many acheivements of the chamber this year.
c)  Joe Bowen invites members to sign up for the Home Show 2010, to be held at the Arundel Volunteer Fire Department station on March 20th, and sponsored by his Chespeake Homeowners Network and Suburban Scene.
d)  Bill Creighton of Daniels Printing enjoys a visit with Jim Moran of Increte of MD.

Row 3:
a)  Tom Griffin of Sight & Sound Entertainment provides the music during dinner.
b)  State Senator Ed Reilly discusses the upcoming legislative session.
c)  Paul Michaud of Essex Bank visits with Erika Cornett of Suburban Scene.
d)  John Hollywood visits with Kim Grounds of Providing Time and Martha Brown of Long & Foster.

Row 4:
a)  Executive Director Judy Wilson welcomes guests with President Bob Carr.
b)  Crofton's Printing & Copy Centre's Lynda Kroh discusses her new appointment as leader of the chamber's new Support Local Business efforts.
c)  Board members Tom Locke and Tom Callahan welcomed guests at the registration table.
d)  President Bob Carr presents the President's Appreciation Award to Laura Tayman of Suburban Scene.

Row 5:
a)  President Carr also presents his award to Joe Bowen of Bowen Painting & Remodeling.
b)  Brad Porter of New Designs Websites, Scott Steers of A New Edge Advertising, and Chris Engler of Engler Information Technologies discuss upcoming lunch and learns focused on technology.