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SUMMARY:2019 Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors\n\ncordially invites you to attend its\n\n\n\n49th Annual Meeting\n\n\n\nMonday\, January 28\, 2019\n\nat \n\nThe Farm at 95\n\n215 Batten Road\n\nSelma\, NC 27576\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. Reception\n\n6:00 p.m. Dinner\n\n \n\nThe Chamber's Annual Meeting is a celebration of the Chamber's accomplishments for the previous year. As part of the program\, a number of community awards are presented\, including Citizen of the Year\, Distinguished Citizens\, Jimmy Creech Small Business Person of the Year\, Outstanding Chamber Volunteers and Life Memberships in the Chamber.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker\n\n\n\nRyan Combs\, Executive Director\n\nResearch Triangle Regional Partnership\n\n\n\nRyan Combs assumed his position in February 2017 following his appointment by the organization's board of directors. Ryan works closely with economic development organizations in each of RTRP's member counties to market the competitive advantages of the Research Triangle Region to potential investors.\n\n\n\nRyan joined RTRP from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety where he served as Legislative Director for the Department's Government Affairs initiatives. In that capacity\, he worked with the North Carolina General Assembly on behalf of State Troopers\, Correctional Officers\, the State Bureau of Investigation\, Alcohol\, Law Enforcement and the State Emergency Management office.\n\n\n\nPreviously\, Ryan served for eight years on United States Senator Richard Burr's staff\, traveling throughout the state of North Carolina as a field representative. Through that experience\, he developed close relationships with business and community leaders to learn about and address important issues facing communities.\n\n\n\nRyan began his career in Washington\, D.C. as a White House staff assistant under President George W. Bush and worked on Capitol Hill for United States Senator Elizabeth Dole. He also worked at Empower America\, a prominent non-profit organization led by Education Secretary Bill Bennett and HUD Secretary and Congressman Jack Kemp.\n\n\n\nHe has served on the board of the Triangle Flight of Honor\, flying over 800 WWII Veterans to Washington\, D.C. to see the WWII Memorial\, and on the board of visitors at Livingstone College. A native of Raleigh\, Ryan graduated from Broughton High School and North Carolina State University\, where he was a pitcher for the Wolfpack baseball team.\n\n\n\nIn his free time\, Ryan referees college basketball and baseball\, and is deeply committed to raising awareness and funds for Project ALS and the ALS Association of North Carolina. His brother\, Chris\, was diagnosed with ALS in 2016.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;">The Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors<br />\ncordially invites you to attend its<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:28px\;"><strong>49th Annual Meeting</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Monday\, January 28\, 2019</strong></span><br />\nat&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;">The Farm at 95</span><br />\n215 Batten Road</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;">Selma\, NC 27576<br />\n<br />\n5:30 p.m. Reception<br />\n6:00 p.m. Dinner</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;">The Chamber&rsquo\;s Annual Meeting is a celebration of the Chamber&rsquo\;s accomplishments for the previous year. As part of the program\, a number&nbsp\;of community awards are&nbsp\;presented\, including Citizen of the Year\, Distinguished Citizens\,&nbsp\;Jimmy Creech Small Business Person of the Year\, Outstanding Chamber Volunteers and&nbsp\;Life Memberships in the Chamber.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:times new roman\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong>Keynote Speaker</strong><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="173" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/614/Image/2017/ryan_combs10x8.jpg" style="width: 138px\; height: 173px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="138" /><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Ryan Combs\, Executive Director</strong><br />\n<a href="https://www.researchtriangle.org/">Research Triangle Regional Partnership</a></span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\nRyan Combs assumed his position&nbsp\;in February 2017 following his appointment by the organization&rsquo\;s board of directors. Ryan works closely with economic development organizations in each of RTRP&rsquo\;s member counties to market the competitive advantages of the Research Triangle Region to potential investors.<br />\n<br />\nRyan joined RTRP from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety where he served as Legislative Director for the Department&rsquo\;s Government Affairs initiatives. In that capacity\, he worked with the North Carolina General Assembly on behalf of State Troopers\, Correctional Officers\, the State Bureau of Investigation\, Alcohol\, Law Enforcement and the State Emergency Management office.<br />\n<br />\nPreviously\, Ryan served for eight years on United States Senator Richard Burr&rsquo\;s staff\, traveling throughout the state of North Carolina as a field representative. Through that experience\, he developed close relationships with business and community leaders to learn about and address important issues facing communities.<br />\n<br />\nRyan began his career in Washington\, D.C. as a White House staff assistant under President George W. Bush and worked on Capitol Hill for United States Senator Elizabeth Dole. He also worked at Empower America\, a prominent non-profit organization led by Education Secretary Bill Bennett and HUD Secretary and Congressman Jack Kemp.<br />\n<br />\nHe has served on the board of the Triangle Flight of Honor\, flying over 800 WWII Veterans to Washington\, D.C. to see the WWII Memorial\, and on the board of visitors at Livingstone College. A native of Raleigh\, Ryan graduated from Broughton High School and North Carolina State University\, where he was a pitcher for the Wolfpack baseball team.<br />\n<br />\nIn his free time\, Ryan referees college basketball and baseball\, and is deeply committed to raising awareness and funds for Project ALS and the ALS Association of North Carolina. His brother\, Chris\, was diagnosed with ALS in 2016.<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:The Farm at 95 215 Batten Road Selma\, NC 27576
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