The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the results of the 2015 Board of Director election. Four seats were open and below are bios for the four newly elected directors.
Soledad Escobedo, VP Senior Branch Relationship Officer, Pacific Western Bank Soledad has been a Temecula resident for 20 years with her husband Elidio and their four children. Soledad has 18 years of banking experience during which she has served as Assistant Branch Manager, Financial Services Manager and Business Development Officer.
Kimberly Freize Uhler, Owner Clear Blue Promotions (Incumbent) – Kimberly Freize Uhler is the owner of Clear Blue Promotions, a promotional products and corporate apparel company. For the past twenty years, Kimberly has been an active member of the TVCC and the surrounding business community. She was instrumental in the formation of the TVCC Women in Business event, the creation of the Valley Young Professionals (VYP), Chamber affinity programs, and more.
Kim Kelliher, Owner and President, Grapeline Wine Country Shuttle (Incumbent) – A 17-year resident of Temecula and the city’s 2009 Citizen of the Year, Kim Kelliher is the co-owner and President of The Grapeline – a wine tour company that opened its shuttle doors in the Temecula Valley in 2002. The company has since opened Grapeline branches in Paso Robles and Santa Barbara wine country, as well as launched a sister company in Temecula, Stryder Transportation, that focuses on corporate, wedding and group transport.
Lori D Marruffo, HR Consultant and founder of Virtual Outsourcing Solutions (Incumbent) – Lori D Marruffo, CEO of Virtual Outsourcing Solutions, Inc. currently serves on the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) Executive Board of Directors as the 2nd Vice Chair. This is her second consecutive year serving in this role.
The 2015 Board of Directors:
Jeff Kurtz, Promenade Temecula
Jerry Konchar, Pechanga Development Corporation
Lori Marruffo, Virtual Outsourcing Solutions
Leslie Doherty, Leslie Doherty, CPA, APC
Janet Beck, iMortgage
Tony Berardino, Cornerstone E & S Insurance Services
Brian Connors, Southwest Healthcare System
Tom Demott, Temecula Creek Inn
Soledad Escobedo, Pacific Western Bank
LouEllen Ficke, Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley
Kimberly Freize-Uhler, Clear Blue Promotions
Jann Gentry, Gentry Studios
Jeremy Goldman, Southern California Edison
Kim Kelliher, TheGrapeline Wine Country Shuttle
Suzanne Lingold, California State University San Marcos
Crystal Magon, South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
Tammy Marine, Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley
Paul Nolta, Inland Empire Small Business Development Resource Center
Jeff Powell, Abbott Vascular
Rick Rawson, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Murrieta
Janese M. Reyes, Community Little Book
Robert Rosenstein, The Law Offices of Rosenstein & Hitzeman, AAPLC
Al Rubio, DCH Auto Group
Jackie Steed, Sunset One Excrow
A meeting will be held on Thursday, December 18, to elect the executive directors for the board.
Under the leadership of the 2015 Board of Directors, the TVCC will continue to strive to fulfill its potential as the leading chamber in the 21st century and present nearly 200 quality programs and events that will contribute to the success of our members and the business community.
For more information, please contact Alice Sullivan at the Chamber at (951) 676-5090 or email asullivan@temecula.org