Chambers of Commerce: Greater San Fernando Valley chambers ranked by 2006 paid members.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ONCE again, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, topped the list at No. 1 with 1,673 members who pay dues, while Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village followed at No. 2 with 1,575 members, and Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley with 1,200 members landed the No. 3 spot. The oldest chamber on the list is the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce, founded in 1902. The group now has 900 paid memberships. THE PACESETTER Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Chamber of Commerce LEADING the way with 1,673 paid memberships, Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber on the Business Journal list. Founded in 1923, the chamber currently operates on a budget of $950,000 and is sponsoring a Home & Business Expo, Hispanic Business Hispanic Business, Inc. is a media company based in Santa Barbara, California, in the United States of America. Founded by Jesús Chavarría in 1979, Hispanic Business, Inc. publishes information for and about Hispanic professionals and entrepreneurs. Expo, a golf tournament. and Excelencia Gala, and a teacher tribute for 2006. The Chamber represents the businesses of Santa Clarita Valley, offering networking and resources to its members.
Rank Chamber of Commerce Membership Budget
* name * paid/unpaid * 2006
* address * minimum fee * 2005
* year founded * 2004
1 Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of 1,673/7 $950,000
Commerce $285 $913,000
28460 Avenue Stanford Suite 100 1923 $794,000
Santa Clarita 91355
2 Thousand Oaks-Westlake Village Reg 1,575/0 810,000
Chamber 285 800,000
600 Hampshire Road Suite 200 1939 775,000
Westlake Village 91361
3 Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley 1,200/0 850,000
Chambers 195 (1) 600,000
30101 Agoura Ct. Suite 207 1948 525,000
Agoura Hills 91301
4 Burbank Chamber of Commerce 975/9 642,000
200 W. Magnolia Blvd. 260 586,000
Burbank 91502 1920 596,000
5 Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce 900/0 446,300
554 West Lancaster Blvd. 190 463,600
Lancaster 93534 1902 460,100
6 Glendale Chamber of Commerce 798/89 510,000
200 S. Louise St. 275 509,000
Glendale 91205 1910 478,000
7 La Canada-Flintridge Chambers of 756/29 425,000
Commerce 110 NA
4529 Angeles Crest Hwy. Suite 102 1912 NA
La Canada-Flintridge, 91011
8 Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce 750/2 550,000
40 W. Cochran #100 285 560,000
Simi Valley 93065 1950 545,000
9 North Valley Regional Chambers of 703/0 382,000
Commerce 275 296,000
9401 Reseda Blvd. #100 1917 226,000
Northridge 91324
10 Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce 523/0 304,000
20121 Ventura Blvd. Suite 309 275 (2) 198,050
Woodland Hills 91364 1942 197,099
11 Calabasas Chamber of Commerce 507/0 423,000
23564 Calabasas Rd. Suite 101 275 350,000
Calabasas 91302 1955 325,000
12 Encino Chamber of Commerce 450/207 276,000
4933 Balboa Blvd. 290 276,000
Encino 91316 1936 251,000
13 Moorpark Chamber of Commerce 425/15 147,280
225 W. Los Angeles Ave. 115 NA
Moorpark 93021 1915 NA
14 Mid-Valley Chamber of Commerce 400/1 325,000
7120 Hayvenhurst Suite 114 275 327,500
Van Nuys 91406 1911 345,000
15 Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chambers 320/0 200,000
10038 Old Depot Plaza Road 235 190,000
Chatsworth 91311 1914 NA
16 Tarzana Chamber of Commerce 289/40 WND
19130 Ventura Blvd. 195 WND
Tarzana 91356 1930 WND
17 Canoga Park/West Hills Chambers 275/15 NA
7248 Owensmouth Ave. 225 NA
Canoga Park 91303 1912 NA
18 Universal City North Hollywood 260/0 WND
Chambers 300 WND
6369 Bellingham Ave. 1911 WND
North Hollywood 91606
19 Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber 250/250 150,000
819 E. Ave. Q-9 125 75,000
Palmdale 93550 1997 30,000
20 Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce 240/0 203,000
14827 Ventura Blvd. Suite 207 225 190,000
Sherman Oaks 91403 1948 NA
21 Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce 230/0 117,000
17723 Chatsworth St. 145 109,000
Granada Hills 91344 1927 105,000
22 Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce 200/3 200,000
8133 San Fernando Rd. Suite A 35 same
Sun Valley 91352 1925 same
23 Studio City Chamber of Commerce 200/0 WND
4024 Radford Ave. Suite F WND WND
Studio City 91604 1920 WND
24 Sunland-Tujunga Chamber of Commerce 175/0 WND
8250-A Foothill Blvd. 100 WND
Sunland 91040 1939 WND
25 Regional Black Chamber of Commerce 150/200 70,000
16133 Ventura Blvd. Suite 700 150 45,000
Encino 91436 2002 20,000
26 San Fernando Chamber of Commerce 125/0 80,000
225 N. Maclay St. 225 80,000
San Fernando 91340 1921 75,000
27 Winnetka Chamber of Commerce 100/0 na (5)
P.O. Box 2051 30 na (5)
Winnetka 91306 1936 na (5)
28 Sylmar Chamber of Commerce 85/20 WND
13867 Foothill Blvd. Suite 104 30 WND
Sylmar 91342 1946 WND
29 Pacoima Chamber of Commerce 60/50 12,000
PO Box 330349 50 11,000
Pacoima 91331 1921 NA
30 Arleta Chamber of Commerce 40/0 800
P.O Box 341365 48 750
Arleta 91334 1975 700
Rank 2006 Events & Projects
1 Home & Business Expo, Hispanic Business Expo,
golf tournament, Excelencia Gala, Teacher Tribute
2 Economic Forecast, business expos, Spirit of Community,
Mega Mixer, networking groups, business seminars, State of
the City Luncheons, Leadership Conejo, Buy Local Auto Show
3 Edward Masry Awards for Integrity in Community Service,
honoring teachers, seminars on business loans
and grants
4 gala, State of the Schools Breakfast,
State of the City Luncheon, golf tournament
5 flea market
6 Leadership Glendale Program, business outlook breakfast,
State of the City Luncheon, Premiere Gala, Golf Classic
7 Festival in Lights, Fiesta Days, Foothills Business Expo,
Men About Town Fashion Show, mixers,
quarterly breakfasts
8 Tourism Bureau, business expo, street fair,
Shop Simi First Campaign, State of the City,
business roundtables
9 business expo, street fair, mixers,
membership networking breakfast,
networking clusters, workshop
10 June Spring Fling, education award banquet,
golf tournament
11 Calabasas Wine Tasting, pumpkin festival, business-building
workshops, Golden Lasso Employee Appreciation Luncheon,
school scholarships/awards program, bowling tournament mixer,
12 Taste of Encino, Teacher of the Year,
Encino Open Miniature Golf Classic, toy/book drive
13 Apricot Festival, mixers, breakfasts, street fair,
business expo, Installation Dinner
14 Community Clean Up Day, Latino Consumer Expo,
Valley Business Expo, Economic Development
Partnerships, Golf Classic
15 general membership luncheon, Wine Tasting Experience,
monthly lunches, LA's Largest Mixer,
State of the Community Breakfast
16 street fair, butterfly festival, mixers, breakfasts
17 installation dinner, Memorial Day Parade,
casino night, installation of Walk of Hearts plaques,
Fall Fest, holiday celebration
18 NoHo Theatre & Arts Festival, Heathfare,
UCNH Jr. Chamber of Commerce community
service projects
19 progressive entrepreneurial training program,
Festival Las Americas, action custom training,
SBA loans, SMSA night
20 Celebrity Golf Classic, Sherman Oaks Street Fair,
breakfast, luncheon, mixer
21 Mike Casey gold classic, street faire,
holiday parade
22 community summit, Earth Day Expo, golf tournament, Politi-
cal Meet and Greet
23 Fourth of July Fireworks Festival, holiday open house
24 Easter/Spring Carnival, fireworks, mixers
25 workshop series, community festival,
Small Business Awards Dinner
26 Ms. San Fernando Pageant, Farmer's Market,
Captains of Industry Awards, luncheon, mixer
27 Winnetka Community Foundation, Oktoberfest
28 Sylmar Parade
29 Spring Festival, awards banquet,
Christmas Parade and Festival
30 naming East Valley H.S #2 to Arleta H.S,
"Welcome to Arleta" sign, Community Clean-Up Day,
Waste Management Community Meeting
Rank Contacts Top Elected Official
* president/ceo * name
* marketing * business
* phone * phone
1 Larry G. Mankin Chris Fall
Theresa Stern Blue Barrel/Waste Mgmt
(661) 702-6977 (661) 702-6977
2 Janet Levett John Dokken
Lori Granieri Verizon
(805) 370-0035 (805) 370-0035
3 Louis Masry Louis Masry
Patricia Soteras NA
(818) 889-3150 (818) 889-3150
4 Gary Olson (3) Rich Roche
Sheri Rang AT&T
(818) 846-3111 (818) 846-3111
5 Percy "Steve" Malicott Ingrid Chapman
same Chapman Communications
(661) 948-4518 (661) 948-4518
6 Judee Kendall Joan McCarthy
Vic Pallos The Walt Disney Company
(818) 240-7870 (818) 240-7870
7 Patricia Anderson (3) Joe Thompson
same Southern California Gas Co.
(818) 790-4289 (818) 790-4289
8 Leigh Nixon Daryl Kleintob
same Supercuts
(805) 520-8220 (805) 520-8220
9 Wayne Adelstein Victoria Bourdas
Stan Thomas Northridge Skateland
(818) 349-5676 (818) 349-5676
10 Sherry Keowen Tina Firestone (4)
Rodger Sterling na
(818) 223-9545 (818) 347-4737
11 Carol Washburn Stephanie Warren
Arlene Bernholtz Ewing & Associates
(818) 222-5680 (818) 222-5680
12 Kirsten Chong Joel Simon
same Alperstein, Simon, Gillin & Scott
(818) 789-4711 (818) 789-4711
13 Virginia Hayward Debi Aquino
Lisa Masotti Black Star Graphics
(805) 529-0322 (805) 529-0322
14 Nancy Hoffman Vanyek Richard Pohl
same Adelphia
(818) 989-0300 (818) 989-0300
15 Nanette Phelan Melissa Phillipp
Bobbie Stakoski Insurance West Corp.
(818) 341-2428 (818) 341-2428
16 Steve Hornstein Steve Hornstein
Paul Lawler na
(818) 343-3687 (818) 343-3687
17 Barbara Leyner (3) Joseph Andrews
Philip Imhoff na
(818) 884-4222 (818) 884-4222
18 Annie G. Reed Annie G. Reed
Linda Kent na
(818) 508-5155 (818) 508-5155
19 Julian Medrano Robert E. Alvarado
Aracely Chavez Weger Mortgage
(661) 538-0607 (661) 538-0607
20 Sondra Frohlich Michael Chibidakis
same Smith Barney
(818) 906-1951 (818) 906-1951
21 Della Carroll (3) Rob Dickey
same All Valley Party Rentals
(818) 368-3235 (818) 368-3235
22 Vinita McClennon Lily Lee
same Waste Management
(818) 768-2014 (818) 768-2014
23 Bruce Neckels Bruce Neckels
Esther Walker' ACIOM Enterprises
(818) 655-5916 (818) 655-5916
24 James Moore James Moore
same Moore Bros. Roofing & Con.
(818) 352-4433 (818) 352-4433
25 M.C. Townsend Marcus McLaughlin
Yolanda Hawkins NA
(818) 464-3484 (818) 464-3484
26 Danitza Pantago Edward Vanuelos
same Countrywide
(818) 361-1184 (818) 361-1184
27 Michael Sirota Michael Sirota
same Woodland Printing
(818) 998-3833 (818) 998-3833
28 Cheri Blose Cheri Blose
na Olive View Garden Apartments
(818) 367-1177 (818) 367-1177
29 Juda Isaac Luna Juda Isaac Luna
same Luna's Radiator and Muffler
(818) 899-7401 (818) 899-7401
30 Jose Bonilla Jose Bonilla
same IBM (Retired)
(818) 830-0900 (818) 830-0900
NA: Not Available
na: Not Applicable
WND: Would Not Disclose
Rankings are based on paid memberships in 2006. In the case of a tie,
unpaid memberships were included in the totals used for ranking. All
information was provided by the representatives of the chambers
themselves. Reseda Chamber of Commerce did not respond to requests
for membership data.
All minimum dues apply to for-profit member companies. In some cases
there is a separate dues schedule for not-for-profit members.
(1) Not-for-profit companies are charged dues of $1
(2) Not-for-profit company dues start at $75
(3) Executive Director
(4) Not an elected official, listed for contact purposes.
(5) The Winnetka Chamber is an all-volunteer Chamber and does not have
an operating budget. Dues pay for stationery, postage and mixers. To
the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, San Fernando Business Journal, 21600 Oxnard
St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills 91367. [c]2006 San Fernando Valley
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part
without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are
available from Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295 ext. 104 or e-mail
jmartin@wrightsreprints.com.
Researched by Vanessa Herman
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