Award winners, new officers honored at January Chamber luncheon

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce 2014 Board passed the leadership torch to the 2015 members. In addition to the officer installation, immediate past Chamber Chair Linda Parker of Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, along with Past Chair Scott Perry and Chamber President Karen Odle, honored the nine recipients of the 2014 Chamber Awards:

Ambassador of the Year – Amy Kabase, Charter Media

Ambassador of the Quarter – Paige Gilliland, Newk’s Eatery

Member of the Year – Deloye Burrell, photographer

Volunteer of the Year – Lee Higginbotham, Advanced Mower

Dr. Charles A. “Scotty” McCallum Leadership Award – John Henley, State Farm Insurance and City Councilman

Business of the Year (Retail) – Newk’s Eatery

Business of the Year (Service) – Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church

President’s Choice Award – Scott Perry

Following the recognition of award winners, outgoing chair Linda Parker acknowledged the contributions of the 2014 board, with incoming chair Angie McEwen then announcing the slate of 2015 officers and the 2015 board of directors:

Chair – Angie McEwen, Butler Snow LLP

Chair-Elect – James Robinson, Alagasco

Vice-Chair, Business Development – Doug Dean, Children’s of Alabama

Vice-Chair, Community Affairs – Brian Burns, Cahaba Fitness

Vice-Chair, Membership Development – Amy Kabase, Charter Media

Vice-Chair, Programming – Roger Steur, Principal Mortgage, LLC

Vice-Chair, Public Education – Kristin Tunnell, Community Volunteer

Treasurer – Ben Chambliss, Jackson Howard & Whatley, CPAs

Secretary/Legal Counsel – Mark Macoy, Mark. W. Macoy, LLC

Immediate Past Chair – Linda Parker, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Past Chair – Scott Perry, Contri Bros. Gift Basket & The Arrangement

The newly installed officers and board will convene for the next Chamber Luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. with keynote speaker Gary Warner, Director of Research in Computer Forensics at UAB.