Barbara MacKirdy is the owner of Noah's Travels, started in 1990.  She has been a resident of La Verne since 1970 and a chamber member since 1996.  Barbara has been an Ambassador for the chamber for 7 years and Chair of the Ambassadors for 2 years.  She is a member of the Taste of La Verne Committee, Golf Tournament , the Miss La Verne Committee

Gary has lived in La Verne for 25 years.  He attended Cal Poly Pomona and earned a degree in Chemical Engineering.  A couple years later he graduated from Pepperdine University with a MBA degree.  During his career as a sales and marketing executive he has worked for Union Carbide, Praxair, Baikowski International, and Aerospace International Materials.  Gary Howarth & Associates, Inc is a sales and marketing consulting company that specializes in business to business sales.

Gary joined the La Verne Chamber of Commerce in 2003 and became active in chamber events.  He is serving on the Board of Directors as the Chairman Elect. 

Robert G. Charlebois has been with Pension Portfolios since 1997.  He is associated with Pension Portfolios founder Gary T. Charlebois, who has been in the finacial planning/investment industry since 1981.  Pension Portfolios works with individuals and businesses by assisting them in achieving their investment goals and objectives and offers access to a wide variety of investment products and services including: Pension, 401(k), and 403(b) rollovers; 401(k)and 403(b) allocation and implementation; retirement planning (Traditional, ROTH, SIMPLE, and SEP IRA's); and educational planning (Coverdell Education Savings Account and 529 College Savings Plans).

Carolyn Anderson lives in Upland with her husband Jim Anderson. Together they have six children and 9 grandchildren. Mrs. Anderson works for Waste Management as Manager of Public Sector Services. She was recently honored with the Waste Management Community Involvement Award. Carolyn is past-president of the Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario Rotary Clubs and has served as Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5300, Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) committee, and Group Study Exchange (GSE) committee. She is active in several organizations such as: San Bernardino County’s Commission on the Status of Women, appointed by Supervisor Paul Biane - Commissioner; Travelers’ Aid of the Inland Empire - 2003/2005 President; Upland Council Advisory Committee - Chairman; Habitat for Humanity Pomona Valley Chapter - Advisory Board; Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce - Golf Committee Chair-former member of Board of Directors; Corona Chamber of Commerce - former member Board of Directors/Government Relations -Transportation Committee; San Dimas Chamber of Commerce- Board of Directors member, and member of the San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network where she currently serves as Secretary. Carolyn enjoys spending her spare time with her husband Jim, fixing up their home, playing golf, traveling, and having the grandkids for sleepovers.

Jim Nicholas has been a business consultant for over 20 years.  He specializes in business reorganization and in building a stable operational infrastructure and is uniquely qualified in the area of business analysis and problem solving in diverse business environments.

Jim is the founder of the Access Business Group. (Access Business Center, Access Business Development, Access Business Design, and Access Investment Resources)

Jim is heavily involved in the Chamber of Commerce, chairs the Business Development committee and serves on the board of directors.

Dan Neale is a native of California and a resident of Upland. He is a graduate of Lutheran High School, La Verne and University of La Verne. Dan is the owner of the local Nationwide Insurance Agency and has over 17 years experience in the insurance business. In 2006 and 2007, Nationwide Insurance Company awarded the Champion Award to his Nationwide office. The office was also fortunate enough to be awarded New Business of the Year 2007 to 2008, by the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. Other activities for Dan include serving as a board member for Redeemer Lutheran Christian School in Ontario and an active member of the Upland PTA. He is also a member of the Claremont and San Dimas Chamber of Commerce. At the La Verne Chamber he is active on the Business Development Committee and serves as an Ambassador. Dan's wife Michelle, his daughter Madison and son Rawley are his inspiration and joy.

Resident of La Verne for 13 years. Active in the Chamber for 6 years serving as Chairman of the Board last year. I have served as co-chair for the Teachers of the Year Program for 5 years and have been coordinator of the Mission Trip to China for three years. "Working with the Chamber has given me a wonderful opportunity to meet so many people and promote La Verne. I promote use of the newspaper in the classrooms as a supplementary teaching tool for current events, math, English, science and all subject content areas. I give seminars for teachers on how to utilize the newspaper with their students and give in-class workshops to students, and write newspaper activity curriculum which coincide with California teaching standards. I cover the entire San Gabriel Valley area, working with 36 different school districts."

Jody has worked for Hillcrest, the Remarkable Retirement Community in La Verne, for almost four years.  She is the Associate Director of Development & Community Relations.

She lives in Upland with her husband, Randy.  She loves to spend time with their three grown children, both boys no longer live at home, and their daughter attends San Diego State University.  Jody has just recently become a grandma and loves every minute of it.

She graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona; Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, and also received her certificate in mediation from the Claremont Dispute and Resolution Center.

For 17 years Jody has been involved with the New World International Wine Competition.  Although the event is annual, it is a year round part time job.

 Jody is an active member of the La Verne Chamber of Commerce and is just completing her third year as a board member for the Chamber.  She serves on the golf tournament committee and the Taste of La Verne committee.