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MARCH 2ND7:00amMonthly Chamber Networking Breakfast@ the Crestview Community CenterMARCH 9TH5:00pm-6:30pmBusiness After Hours hosted by The SisterCity Program @ NWFSC Crestview BobSikes Education CenterMARCH 25TH10:00am-6:00pm13th Triple B Festival @ the Old SpanishTrail Park (add triple b logo, attached)

PAGE 2Ensuring your Legacy’s Success With UsC R ES TV IEW A R EA C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E C R E S T VI E W C H A M B E R .C O MOFFICERSDawn Mann (Legacy Insurance)Chairman of the BoardFROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDby Dawn MannChristie Cadenhead (Community Bank)Chairman-ElectMarian McBrydePast Chairman of the Board“Tom Moody (Old Warrior Ranch)Chairman EmeritusCraig Shaw (Shaw Moving and Storage)TreasurerRyan Mabry (Pearl Mabry School of Music)Vice Chair MembershipAlicia Booker (North Okaloosa Medical Center)Vice Chair Strategic DevelopmentDino Sinopoli (Re/Max Agency One)Vice Chair EventsYvonne Shanklin (Edward Jones)Vice Chair CommunityBOARD OF DIRECTORSCLASS OF 2019Robyn Helt (Elite Real Estate Services of NWFL, LLC)Laurin Wheelock (Trustmark National Bank)Mark Clark (Okaloosa Gas)Anne Shaffield (CareerSource Okaloosa Walton)Destin Cobb (Carr, Riggs & Ingram)BOARD OF DIRECTORSCLASS OF 2018Ashley McCallum (Embry Riddle University)Thank You!”In our togetherness (as a team), castles are built.– Irish ProverbMarch .the perfect time of the yearfor BBQ! Are you ready for great food,family fun and lots of great music? I am!Before the smell of BBQ hits the air andthe first of many BBQ plates are placedin the hands of the people of CrestviewDawn MannI would like to take a moment to sayTHANK YOU. A huge THANK YOU goes out to the TripleB Committee for making the 1st Kansas City Sanctioned eventpossible. Along with the Chamber staff, they have worked foralmost a year getting things perfect for our event. I wouldlike to thank the City of Crestview Public Works and GrowthManagement Departments, along with Gulf Power and AceHardware in Crestview for helping get our site and stage readyfor the upcoming event. To all of our sponsors THANK YOU!This event could not have happened without your continuedsupport of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce. I hopeto see each of you on March 25th at the Old Spanish Trail Parkenjoying some great BBQ.Don’t forget that our website and facebook page are full ofall the events and photos that are going on. Have you visitedthe Chamber facebook page lately? Go ahead like us .andthen give us a review. We would love to hear from you, themember.In closing, remember if your phone isn’t ringing. are younetworking enough?Dawn Mann, AIAMLegacy Insurance 682-2519Chairman of the BoardDavid Gaillard (Air Care A/C & Heating Services, Inc.)Betsy Roy (City of Crestview)FROM THE CHAIRMAN ELECTAmy Herf (Rodan and Fields Consultant)Ashley Rogers (Chesser & Barr, PA)by Christie CadenheadAlison Broxson (Shoal Creek Rehabilitation Center)BOARD OF DIRECTORSCLASS OF 2017Rita Smith (CareerSource Okaloosa Walton)The Future of Chamber LeadershipDale Henderson (Lee Buick GMC)Dale Rice (First NBC)April Meier (Pawsitively Scrumptious Bark Bakery & Boutique)Mike Roy (Bryan Pest Control)Sherrell Compton (New Life International Worship Center)STAFFValerie Lott - President & CEOJennifer Pierson - Executive AssistantSandra Wilson - Membership & Events CoordinatorPUBLISHING INFORMATIONFOCUS is a publication of the Crestview Area Chamberof Commerce, 1447 Commerce Drive, Crestview, FL32539, (850) 682 3212 Fax (850) 682 7413Published and printed by The Northwest Florida DailyNews. Submit articles to the Chamber at the numberslisted above or by email at info@crestviewchamber.com.This publication is designed &paginated by Red8 Creative.www.red8creative.comC 0 M 0 Y 0 K 60C 0 M 0 Y 0 K 30C 10 M 100 Y 100 K 0C 0 M 75 Y 70 K 0Christie CadenheadHave you heard of PILOT? Do you knowwhat it is? PILOT stands for ProfessionalInspired Leaders Of Tomorrow. It’s acommittee dedicated to encouraging andenhancing professional development inyoung leaders in our community. Thetypical age of a PILOT committee memberis between 21 and 40. PILOT was the firstcommittee I became involved in when Ijoined the Chamber around 7 years ago.The Chair of this year’s PILOT committee is Jamil Harris.He’s an agent with CornerStone Financial and he’s got somegreat ideas!Christie: How long have you been a member of Chamber?Active in PILOT?Jamil: I have been a member of the Crestview Chamber for 3Continued on page 3IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUEFrom the Chairman of the Board . . . . . . Page 2After Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9From the Chairman Elect . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2A Journey into Noirmoutier's Heritage . . Page 10Business Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3Foy Shaw Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11New and Renewed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42017-2018 Proposed Slate of Candidates . . Page 11March 2017 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5A Word from our Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . Page 1213th Annual Triple B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13Ribbon Cuttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8Shelter House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15IF YOUR BUSINESS IS INTERESTED INSPONSORING THE FOCUS, PLEASE CONTACTTHE CHAMBER STAFF (850) 682-3212.THANKS TO OUR 2017CORPORATE SPONSORS

Ensuring your Legacy’s Success With UsC R ES T VI E W A R E A C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E C R E S T VI E W C H AMBE R.C OMThe Future of Chamber LeadershipPAGE 3continued from page 2years and have been active in the PILOT Committee for 2 years.Christie: Can you tell me a little bit about the program you started with the leadershipclasses at the schools?Jamil: I felt that the PILOT Committee should be more involved in our local community. Because we are the younger professionals in the chamber, I thought it would makesense to work with our high school students who are the next generation of professionals and leaders. So I reached out to the Crestview High School administration and thenmet with the teachers of the Leadership and Bulldog classes to develop a guest speakerprogram. It is going very well so far, but we can definitely use more volunteers to speakabout their experiences and offer some knowledge that a student might not normallyhear about in high school. If you are a young professional Crestview Chamber memberwho would like to get involved, email me at Jamil@MyFinancialLeaders.com. There areless than 4 months remaining in the school year, so we need to get our guest speakersscheduled as soon as possible.Christie: Is there anything else you want our Chamber members to know aboutPILOT?Jamil: Besides networking and having leaders of our community speak to us, thePILOT Committee is a great place to meet new friends. We also have a few social mixers or parties each year. I will also clarify for any new chamber members that PILOTis an acronym for Professional and Inspired Leaders of Tomorrow. Just to be sure thatwe are not mistaken for the Airport Committee, which is another one of our fantasticchamber committees.As you can see this is a great group and a great opportunity for a lot of our newand younger members! For more information about PILOT, you can reach out toJamil, any of the Chamber staff, or myself. You can also check them out at their nextluncheon on the third Thursday of every month. Be sure to check your Chamberemails to find out where the next one will be located. Hope to see you soon!Christie CadenheadCommunity BankAssistant Vice President, Loan OfficerNMLS # 1413107(850) SS SPOTLIGHT:North Okaloosa Medical CenterAbout UsNorth Okaloosa Medical Center is your community healthcare provider; a 110-bedfacility with complete inpatient and outpatient care. We believe in the power of peopleto create great care. We’re more than 600 healthcare professionals strong. We work hardevery day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families inthe community we call home.Heart and Vascular Care at NOMCAs an accredited Chest Pain Center, North Okaloosa Medical Center has demonstrated its expertise and commitment to quality patient care by meeting or exceedinga wide set of stringent criteria and undergoing an onsite review by a team of Societyfor Cardiovascular Patient Care accreditation review specialists. For patients who arrivethrough the ER, physicians and registered nurses certified in Advanced Cardiac LifeSupport are prepared to treat your symptoms, 24/7. For inpatients, both the IntensiveCare Unit and the Progressive Care Unit are equipped to handle cardiac events, with acentral monitoring system that provides constant watch over your heart rhythm.Dedication to Patient Safety & Quality CareLast year North Okaloosa Medical Center pharmacists performed 1059 clinical interventions. What are interventions you ask? Interventions are the pharmacist’s way of “getting involved” in the care of our patients. Pharmacists work as partners with physicians,nursing, and other clinical staff to augment patient care by doing things like: Recommending drug therapy changes based on the patient’s condition & metabolic function. Optimizing antibiotic therapy thru pharmacokinetic dosing strategies andensuring that patients are on the “right” antibiotic.Alerting prescribers when a potential allergy or drug interaction may occur.Needless to say, we are very proud of our pharmacy staff and there are many otherthings that they do but they represent only a small portion of the many “behind thescenes” people whose efforts ensure that our patients have the best experience possible.Addition of New Health Care ProfessionalsOur hospital has an outstanding collection of professionals as members of the medical staff and this group continues to grow as our community population and respectiveneeds expand. We have recently added three new physicians; orthopedic surgeon Dr.David Lalli, pulmonologist Dr. Asser El-Atfy, urologist Dr. Andrew Horowitz andcoming soon family practice physician Michelle VandenBosch.For more information about our expanding hospital services and what’s happeningat NOMC, visit www.northokaloosa.com or call us at (850) 689-8100.North Okaloosa Medical Center is directly or indirectly owned by a partnership thatproudly includes physician owners, including certain members of our medical staff.