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The Santa Cruz Area Chamber is proud each year to award the Santa Cruz Woman of the Year, Santa Cruz Man of the Year, Santa Cruz Business of the Year, and Santa Cruz Organization of the Year and our Legacy Award honorees to outstanding members of the Santa Cruz County community. We welcome you to be part of this premier Santa Cruz County event. Register for the 2018 Gala Award Recognition Celebration today! The 60th Annual Banquet Dinner was held on February 8, 1978 at the Holiday Inn on Ocean Street. That year the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce continued a tradition to recognize the 1977 Woman and Man of the Year. Take a peek at this vintage Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Chamber’s 60th event. “The awards were first instigated in 1958 by Chamber President Ernest Dillon where appropriate plaques are presented at the annual banquet,” the Sentinel reported in its full page story about the Chamber. Fast forward to this coming October 25, where we will celebrate the 100th Annual Gala celebration. Over the years Santa Cruz has changed from a small beach town on the central coast to a destination tourist, agricultural, surf capitol, and growing tech community with a world renowned University. Yet, the same tradition for over 100 years continues with the glee and celebration that makes Santa Cruz such a special place. It is with great pleasure that the Chamber Board of Directors announces the selection of the 2018 honorees: Woman of the Year: Carrie Birkhofer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bay Federal Credit Union Man of the Year: Duf Fischer, Ex-Officio, Ambassador Chair, Chamber Consultant and Past President Business of the Year: Santa Cruz County Bank Organization of the Year: Downtown Streets Team Legacy Award Honorees: Dan Haifley, Executive Director, O’Neill Sea Odyssey and Gary Griggs, Director, UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences *please see our press release for more information about our honorees* These outstanding individuals, business and a non-profit organization have made an undeniable positive impact to the greater Santa Cruz County region. We are truly blessed to live, work and play in such a wonderful coastal community surrounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Monterey Bay. And it is because of leaders like these six honorees that remind us that by giving back to our community we really can makes a difference. Please join us on the evening of Thursday, October 25 from 5:30pm – 9:00pm at the Coconut Grove Ballroom to celebrate our past, honor our present leaders, and promote the economic vitality of Santa Cruz County’s future. You can register for your ticket or table by clicking here!
The Santa Cruz Area Chamber is proud each year to award the Santa Cruz Woman of the Year, Santa Cruz Man of the Year, Santa Cruz Business of the Year, and Santa Cruz Organization of the Year and our Legacy Award honorees to outstanding members of the Santa Cruz County community.
We welcome you to be part of this premier Santa Cruz County event. Register for the 2018 Gala Award Recognition Celebration today!
The 60th Annual Banquet Dinner was held on February 8, 1978 at the Holiday Inn on Ocean Street. That year the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce continued a tradition to recognize the 1977 Woman and Man of the Year. Take a peek at this vintage Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Chamber’s 60th event.
“The awards were first instigated in 1958 by Chamber President Ernest Dillon where appropriate plaques are presented at the annual banquet,” the Sentinel reported in its full page story about the Chamber.
Fast forward to this coming October 25, where we will celebrate the 100th Annual Gala celebration. Over the years Santa Cruz has changed from a small beach town on the central coast to a destination tourist, agricultural, surf capitol, and growing tech community with a world renowned University.
Yet, the same tradition for over 100 years continues with the glee and celebration that makes Santa Cruz such a special place. It is with great pleasure that the Chamber Board of Directors announces the selection of the 2018 honorees:
Woman of the Year: Carrie Birkhofer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bay Federal Credit Union Man of the Year: Duf Fischer, Ex-Officio, Ambassador Chair, Chamber Consultant and Past President Business of the Year: Santa Cruz County Bank Organization of the Year: Downtown Streets Team Legacy Award Honorees: Dan Haifley, Executive Director, O’Neill Sea Odyssey and Gary Griggs, Director, UC Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences
*please see our press release for more information about our honorees*
These outstanding individuals, business and a non-profit organization have made an undeniable positive impact to the greater Santa Cruz County region. We are truly blessed to live, work and play in such a wonderful coastal community surrounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Monterey Bay. And it is because of leaders like these six honorees that remind us that by giving back to our community we really can makes a difference.
Please join us on the evening of Thursday, October 25 from 5:30pm – 9:00pm at the Coconut Grove Ballroom to celebrate our past, honor our present leaders, and promote the economic vitality of Santa Cruz County’s future. You can register for your ticket or table by clicking here!