CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT RESIGNS POST.Byline: R.A. Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writer After a 14-year stint as head of the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Chamber of Commerce, Steve Rubenstein will leave his post Friday to join his brother's property management company. Rubenstein, whose resignation is effective Friday, said the biggest challenge he faced during his tenure was helping to balance economic development with the community's desire to maintain slow and controlled growth. ``Overall, (the challenge) was to control the desire for business growth while keeping it within the city's desire for allowing it to grow,'' Rubenstein said Monday. ``It's a very fine line, and we did it.'' He will take a week's vacation between leaving his job as chief executive officer of the chamber and beginning work with Glendale-based LRA LRA Lord's Resistance Army (rebel group in Uganda) LRA Louisiana Recovery Authority LRA Local Registration Authority LRA Local Redevelopment Authority Property Management, a 12-year-old company started by his brother Lawrence Brother Lawrence (c. 1610 - February 12, 1691) was a Carmelite monk, who is today most commonly remembered for the closeness of his relationship to God as recorded in the classic Christian text, The Practice of the Presence of God. . In the interim, until a new president and chief executive officer is hired, the chamber's 25-member board of directors will oversee operations, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chairwoman Judith St. John. Rubenstein leaves the chamber with a long list of accomplishments, including helping the organization find a site and build a permanent home on Hillcrest hill·crest n. The summit line of a hill. Drive and bringing membership to an all-time high of 1,670, up from the 640 members who belonged when he came on board. Gary Heathcote, chairman of the chamber's board in 1993-94, praised Rubenstein for his leadership, saying the chamber leader helped businesses foster a working relationship with City Hall. He also said Rubenstein's efforts, along with others in the community, led to the growth in Conejo Valley Days. Until two years ago, the weeklong week·long adj. Continuing through the week: a weeklong conference. Adj. 1. weeklong - lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" seven-day event, which ended Sunday, was organized and run by the chamber as a community fund-raiser. ``Steve is probably one of the best-known leaders in the chamber business. Few people know it, but he's done teaching to (instruct in·struct v. in·struct·ed, in·struct·ing, in·structs v.tr. 1. To provide with knowledge, especially in a methodical way. See Synonyms at teach. 2. To give orders to; direct. v. ) other chambers how to run,'' Heathcote said. Rubenstein lists two far-reaching programs among his top achievements while head of the chamber. One involved working with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office to develop a program in which businesses are reimbursed from a special fund when they've received bad checks. The person writing the check with insufficient funds ultimately had to repay the money, but the business was paid for its losses through a special fund. Rubenstein said he helped get the pilot program started in the mid-1980s; now it has become a general policy throughout the state. The second accomplishment also involved helping businesses recoup recoup To sell an asset at a price sufficient to recover the original outlay or to offset a previous loss. losses from fraudulent workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. claims. Rubenstein helped to get a state law passed that returns money collected in fraudulent cases back to the jurisdiction where the fraud was discovered. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (ran in CONEJO edition only) Steve Rubenstein Helped firms navigate City Hall |
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