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Roadmap to Recovery One of the chamber’s first major initiatives was to create a Roadmap to Recovery, identifying recommendations and markers that helped businesses and the community begin recovering from the impacts of COVID-19. The chamber convened business leaders across all sectors to build a plan that supported industries countywide. The chamber has initiated a Roadmap to Recovery Phase II to be shared in July.
Representing Business to Government: State of the City and State of the County The chamber held a three-part State of the City Series featuring Carpinteria, Goleta and Santa Barbara in 2020 and 2021. They also covered the collective accomplishments and updates when, in 2020, the chamber hosted its first virtual State of the County.
Ryan Parker has been appointed as general manager of The Shay, a Destination by Hyatt hotel the brand s first independent hotel in Los Angeles. Parker, a storied hospitality professional with a flair for creative, will be instrumental to the hotel s Fall 2021 launch in the heart of Culver City s flourishing epicenter of entertainment, Ivy Station.
Parker s 15 years of hospitality experience include serving on the Board of Directors of Visit Santa Barbara and Hospitality Santa Barbara; assuming role of general manager at landmark boutique hotels including Highgate s Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill and Kimpton s Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara; and executing successful partnerships with local charities and businesses including United Way s Thomas Fire Fund and Core Power Yoga Santa Barbara. In his newest role as general manager of The Shay, Parker will oversee daily operations of The Shay s guestrooms and suites, onsite experiences, staff management and guest relations.
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He is an attorney who has worked at organizations dedicated to social justice, digital rights, and free expression. He is a fiction writer, including the award-winning novel, “After the Flare,” and has had work published in Vice, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian.
Olukotun is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford University Law School, and also holds a master s of philosophy from University of Cape Town.
Sprague is an immunologist and passionate advocate for science education. She currently serves as a senior advisory board member of NKMax America, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of unique natural killer cell therapies to treat solid tumors.
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