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Members of the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce learned about how the organization has weathered the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic during its annual general meeting, held virtually on Tuesday.
“So much has happened not only to the chamber but all of us,” said executive director Greg Pietersma, who started on the job in early in 2020, just prior to the pandemic.
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Since taking over the helms of the chamber, Pietersma has steered the organization into a successful direction. This included having the chamber part ways with its long-time 113 Second St. E. location, as well as introducing a slew of member-focused programs. According to him, the changes, some more drastic than others, were needed in order to bring the chamber into the 21st century.
Chamber focuses on value for members at AGM April 27, 2021 at 14 h 37 min Reading time: 2 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce logo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – In their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Tuesday, April 27, the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce explained their shift towards a more value based approach to its membership.
Greg Pietersma, who became the new Executive Director for the Chamber at the start of 2020 explained that he undertook a review of Chamber operations when he began his new job, which included interviews with 40 community stakeholders.
“There was a consistent feeling of a lack of value for the membership and that was repeated often. This was not unique to this chamber,” he said. “Every now and then you need to stop, look at the way you operate, and see if you still support your current members and reflect the current times.”
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By Charlotte Huff Feb. 25, 2021Reprints Staff chaplain Rev. Moneka Thompson outside the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.
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Infection fears have never slowed down Rev. Moneka Thompson. For more than 10 years, she’s visited patients hospitalized at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with tuberculosis, chickenpox, and any myriad of other contagious diseases.
Last March she began to pull on a mask and other personal protective equipment before meeting her first patient diagnosed with a then novel virus. But a nurse barred her from going inside.
“I had never been in a situation where I could not go into a room. Never,” recalled Thompson, a staff chaplain at UAB Hospital, laughing at her own astonishment. “I was like, ‘What? I’m the chaplain. I go everywhere. That’s my superpower.’”