NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce hosted their Annual Installation Ceremony on June 28, 2017, where the new members of the Chamber of Commerce were sworn in. It was held at The New Dawn Foundation’s breathtaking location at “The Oaks” on the Long Island Sound at 590 Davenport Avenue, New Rochelle.
The Chamber of Commerce of New Rochelle for 95 years has aided in fostering the economic growth and prosperity of its members, and connecting them with entrepreneurs, leaders and executives of the board.
The executives of the board are members of the chamber that have helped to promote the members of the chamber’s businesses through referrals and who meet regularly. Both old and new members were in attendance where the Honorable Susan Kettner officiated and Deputy Mayor, Liz Fried represented the City of New Rochelle at the ceremony.
The New Executive Board is as follows:
President of the Board, Rob Hayes, General Manager and part-owner of The Beechmont Tavern; Vice President, John Lanser III, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Agent of Coldwell Banker; Treasurer, Vincent Fasano ,General Manager of Riverside Memorial Chapel; Secretary, Sharon Schaefer, Accounting Consultant and Owner of Creative Bookkeeping Solutions; Vice President of Commerce, Louis Iacopetta, President and Owner of LJI Wealth Management; Vice President of Retail, Alex Grantcharov, Financial Planner at Edward Jones. The Immediate Past President, Frank Miceli, Owner of MinuteMan Press International, Inc will remain on the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors also includes Carol Barrella of the Town Planner, Ciro Chechile of Caly Services & Janitorial Supply, Cooper Colwell of H.E.Colwell & Sons, Andrew Feigenbaum of MassMutual, Bennie Giles, City Clerk of the City of New Rochelle, Alex Grantcharov of Edward Jones, Ibanessa Hogan of Masterpiece Accounting, Bob Marrone, Morning Show Host of Good Morning Westchester on WVOX and former Executive Director of the Chamber, Sean McLean of Renaissance Downtown, Aaron Soury of A Neuman Associates, Phyllis Shelton of iPower Global Solutions and Albert Tarantino, City Councilman of the City of New Rochelle and Owner of Talner Jewelers.
At the ceremony, the Chamber of Commerce expressed gratitude to Frank Miceli for his dedication, guidance,
Jennifer Lanser, Acting Executive Director said “The Chamber is energized to have Rob Hayes as its new president because he brings a great deal of knowledge of the restaurant industry and, with the economic development, we are sure to be coaching and assisting many new restaurants through their start-up phase and helping existing restaurants with the transition.”
The Chamber is pleased to roll out many new initiatives and to partner with the City of New Rochelle on the upcoming Street Fair, Restaurant week, the Thanksgiving Parade and more. To become a member of the Chamber of Commerce visit http://newrochellechamber.org/membership-application/ or call (914) 632-5700.