New Chamber officers are, Chairman Eric Christensen, Springfield Town Center; (top to bottom) Vice Chair Roberta Tiinch, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital; Secretary Phyllis Sintay, McEnearney Associates; Treasurer Indre Bauza, Supporting Strategies of Northern Virginia.
Mount Vernon Springfield
Chamber of Commerce welcomes new leadership for 2024 to promote economic growth
and be the voice for local businesses.
Eric Christensen, Springfield
Town Center general manager, is the new Chamber chairman with Roberta Tinch, President
and CEO of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, elected as vice chair.
Other officers include Phyllis
Sintay, McEnearney Associates as secretary and Indre Bauza, Supporting
Strategies of Northern Virginia as Treasurer.
“Our Chamber can look back on 2023 and take pride in our accomplishments,” said Christensen. “We serve a diverse range of businesses from small (but growing) family run businesses to large corporations across a broad range of industries,” Christensen said.
“The Chamber has successfully advocated for our members and the business community at both the County and State level. We really have a lot to celebrate,” he continued.
Christensen discussed the successful
annual community events including the Chamber Golf Classic, CAN the Bird 5K
Turkey Trot, and the Police & Firefighters Tribute. The Chamber also
provided 13 scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
“The business breakfasts, happy hours and other networking events have helped to grow the strength of all our networks,” he said.
Recently elected to the Board
of Directors were Josefina Beck, Burke & Herbert Bank; Paul Dean, The Dean
Law Firm; Marissa Eyon, FASTSIGNS Springfield; Jamie Huban, The National Museum
of the US Army; Matt Moore, Edward Jones Old Town; Brian Moran, CCA Flooring
and Interiors.
New officers and Board members
began their terms January 1. Officers serve for one year and Board members
serve a three-year term.
