Government Affairs Committee (GAC)

Government Affairs 

The Yuba Sutter Chamber of Commerce has established a Government Affairs Committee (GAC) to study and analyze issues of interest to the Yuba Sutter area and its business community; to take advocacy positions on those issues; and to communicate the Chamber’s viewpoint clearly to our membership, elected officials, and the community at large.

 

Authority of the Government Affairs Committee

The GAC is fully empowered by the Board to determine Chamber positions on issues and to take action on them once ratified by the Board of Directors.

 

Structure of the GAC Committee

The Chair of the GAC will be a Chamber Board of Directors member and will serve a term of 1 year. The committee will be composed of no less than 50% Chamber of Commerce

Board Members. The GAC voting members will vote in new members. The GAC Chair will determine meeting frequency. Members must comply with a 75% attendance requirement.

 

Program of Work

The GAC Committee will create an annual Program of Work that is issue-driven and which utilizes input from members, local and state chambers, and other resources. The Board of Directors approves the Program of Work.


Issue Selection

The GAC will utilize well-defined criteria when selecting issues as part of the Program of Work. The criteria include:

  1. The issue directly affects the economic climate for business. 
  2. The issue is of concern across the entire business community (not industry specific or of a special-interest group). 
  3. The Chamber and the business community have the opportunity to have significant impact on the issue and/or its resolution.   


Policy/Position Statements

The GAC will create and maintain policy/position statements that are broad, show the Chamber’s position of support or opposition on issues, and that allow the Chamber to react quickly as the issue changes. These statements are not specific to a single piece of legislation but are positional to reinforce the Chamber Beliefs.

 

Political Candidate Campaigns, Endorsement/Advertising/Sponsorship

It is the policy of the Yuba Sutter Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Government Affairs Committee to not endorse political candidates or to offer event sponsorship opportunities for promoting a political candidate.


2024-2025 Government Affairs Committee

Carolynn Kearby

Chairman - GAC

G Stan Kearby Insurance


Nicole Rogers

Past Chairman - GAC

Express Employment Professionals

Contact List

Name Organization Email
Aaron Palmer City of Live Oak apalmer@liveoakcity.org
Andrew Vasquez Yuba County Supervisor avasquez@co.yuba.ca.us
Bill Sluder After Hours Mobile Notary afterhours-mobilenotary@comcast.net
Bob Woten City of Live Oak bwoten@liveoakcity.org
Brad Hudson City of Marysville bhudson@marysville.ca.us
Braden Pisani Braden.Pisani@asm.ca.gov
Bruce Buttacavoli City of Marysville bbuttacavoli@marysville.ca.us
Brynda Stranix Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation bstranix@ysedc.org
Chris Branscum City of Marysville cbranscum@marysville.ca.us
Christine Ivory Blue Diamond Growers civory@bdgrowers.com
Coleen Morris Sutter Buttes Business Services cmorris.sbbs@gmail.com
Carolynn Kerby Kerby Insurance carolynn@kearbyinsurance.com
Juleah Cordi juleah.cordi@asm.ca.gov
Cynthia Rachel crachel@ieminc.org
Dan Flores Sutter County/City of Marysville dan@danflores.com
Dave Shaw City of Yuba City dshaw@shawassociatesinc.com
David Kuhnen Recycling Industries dk@recyclingindustries.com
David Morgan david.morgan@mail.house.gov
Diana Langley City of Yuba City dlangley@yubacity.net
Dom Belza City of Marysville dombelza@gmail.com
Don Blaser Yuba County Supervisor dblaser@co.yuba.ca.us
Don Blaser Yuba County Supervisor dgblaser@gmail.com
Donna Johnston Sutter County djohnston@co.sutter.ca.us
Gary Bradford Yuba County gbradford@co.yuba.ca.us
Grace Espindola grespindo8@gmail.com
J.R Thiara City of Live Oak jrthiara@liveoakcity.org
Jackie Sillma Yuba Water Agency jsillman@yubawater.org
James Ciccone Beale Air Force Base james.ciccone.1@us.af.mil
Jay Pendergraph City of Wheatland jpendergraph@wheatland.ca.gov
Jim Shaad City of Marysville jshaad@marysville.ca.us
John Nicoletti Habitat for Humanity jnicoletti@yubasutterhabitat.org
Juleah Cordi juleah.cordi@asm.ca.gov
Justine Gill Yuba-Sutter Training Zone, Inc. Justine@trainingzone.fit
Karm Bains Sutter County karmbains1@comcast.net
Kevin Mallen Yuba County kmallen@CO.YUBA.CA.US
Janell Willis Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce jwillis@yubasutterchamber.com
Lakhvir Ghag City of Live Oak Lghag@liveoakcity.org
Laura Nicholson Laura.Nicholson@sen.ca.gov
Lisa Herbert Sutter County lherbert@co.sutter.ca.us
Lisa McIntosh City of Wheatland lmcintosh@wheatland.ca.gov
Luis Hernandez City of Live Oak lhernandez@liveoakcity.org
Marc Boomgaarden City of Yuba City mboomgaarden@yubacity.net
Margaret Fernandez The Plus Group mfernandez@theplusgroup.com
Maria Ball Showcase Real Estate mball@showcaseagent.com
Robert Bendorf Hard Rock Robert.Bendorf@hrhcsac.com
Mark Spannagel mark.spannagel@mail.house.gov
Mat Conant Sutter County matconant@sbcglobal.net
Matthew Caplinger River Valley Community Bank mcaplinger@myrvcb.com
Mike Ziegenmeyer Sutter County mziegenmeyer@co.sutter.ca.us
Nancy Santana City of Live Oak Nsantana@liveoakcity.org
Nick Micheli Sutter County nmicheli@co.sutter.ca.us
Nicole Rogers Express Employment nicole.rogers2@expresspros.com
Nina Singh Golden Pacific Bank nsingh@goldenpacificbank.com
Pamela Shelton City of Wheatland pshelton@wheatland.ca.gov
Rachel Downs Yuba County rdowns@co.yuba.ca.us
Rick West City of Wheatland rwest@wheatland.ca.gov
Rigo Diaz Recology Yuba-Sutter rdiaz@recology.com
Robert Coe City of Wheatland rcoe@wheatland.ca.gov
Sandee Drown The Happy Viking sandee@thehappyviking.com
Sandee Drown The Happy Viking sandraldrown@aol.com
Seth Fuhrer Yuba County sethfuhrer@yahoo.com
Shon Harris City of Yuba City 14402@comcast.net
Steve Hammarstrom Adventist Health hammarsf@ah.org
Steven M. Smith Sutter County SMSmith@co.sutter.ca.us
Stuart Gilchrist City of Marysville sgilchrist@marysville.ca.us
Tawny Dotson Yuba College tdotson@yccd.edu
Timothy Styczynski Bridge Coffee tim@bridgecoffeeco.com
Tonya Mack Yuba College tmack@yccd.edu
Wade Kirchner City of Yuba City wade.kirchner@gmail.com
Zac Repka zac@wmmt.com

​Meeting Location*
Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corp
950 Tharp Road, Suite 1303
Yuba City
Time: 7:30-8:30 am
Date: First Wednesday of the Month*​
*Unless otherwise noted

MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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