Barbara MacKirdy is the owner of Noah's Travels, started in 1990.  She has been a resident of La Verne since 1970 and a chamber member since 1996.  Barbara has been an Ambassador for the chamber for 7 years and Chair of the Ambassadors for 2 years.  She is a member of the Taste of La Verne Committee, Golf Tournament , the Miss La Verne Committee

Gary has lived in La Verne for 25 years.  He attended Cal Poly Pomona and earned a degree in Chemical Engineering.  A couple years later he graduated from Pepperdine University with a MBA degree.  During his career as a sales and marketing executive he has worked for Union Carbide, Praxair, Baikowski International, and Aerospace International Materials.  Gary Howarth & Associates, Inc is a sales and marketing consulting company that specializes in business to business sales.

Gary joined the La Verne Chamber of Commerce in 2003 and became active in chamber events.  He is serving on the Board of Directors as the Chairman Elect. 

Carolyn Anderson lives in Upland with her husband Jim Anderson. Together they have six children and 9 grandchildren. Mrs. Anderson works for Waste Management as Manager of Public Sector Services. She was recently honored with the Waste Management Community Involvement Award. Carolyn is past-president of the Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario Rotary Clubs and has served as Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5300, Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) committee, and Group Study Exchange (GSE) committee. She is active in several organizations such as: San Bernardino County’s Commission on the Status of Women, appointed by Supervisor Paul Biane - Commissioner; Travelers’ Aid of the Inland Empire - 2003/2005 President; Upland Council Advisory Committee - Chairman; Habitat for Humanity Pomona Valley Chapter - Advisory Board; Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce - Golf Committee Chair-former member of Board of Directors; Corona Chamber of Commerce - former member Board of Directors/Government Relations -Transportation Committee; San Dimas Chamber of Commerce- Board of Directors member, and member of the San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network where she currently serves as Secretary. Carolyn enjoys spending her spare time with her husband Jim, fixing up their home, playing golf, traveling, and having the grandkids for sleepovers.

Jim Nicholas has been a business consultant for over 20 years.  He specializes in business reorganization and in building a stable operational infrastructure and is uniquely qualified in the area of business analysis and problem solving in diverse business environments.

Jim is the founder of the Access Business Group. (Access Business Center, Access Business Development, Access Business Design, and Access Investment Resources)

Jim is heavily involved in the Chamber of Commerce, chairs the Business Development committee and serves on the board of directors.

Dan Neale is a native of California and a resident of Upland. He is a graduate of Lutheran High School, La Verne and University of La Verne. Dan is the owner of the local Nationwide Insurance Agency and has over 17 years experience in the insurance business. In 2006 and 2007, Nationwide Insurance Company awarded the Champion Award to his Nationwide office. The office was also fortunate enough to be awarded New Business of the Year 2007 to 2008, by the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. Other activities for Dan include serving as a board member for Redeemer Lutheran Christian School in Ontario and an active member of the Upland PTA. He is also a member of the Claremont and San Dimas Chamber of Commerce. At the La Verne Chamber he is active on the Business Development Committee and serves as an Ambassador. Dan's wife Michelle, his daughter Madison and son Rawley are his inspiration and joy.

Jody  lives in Upland with her husband, Randy.  She loves to spend time with their three grown children, both boys no longer live at home, and their daughter attends San Diego State University.  Jody has just recently become a grandma and loves every minute of it.

She graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona; Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, and also received her certificate in mediation from the Claremont Dispute and Resolution Center.

For 17 years Jody has been involved with the New World International Wine Competition.  Although the event is annual, it is a year round part time job.

 Jody is an active member of the La Verne Chamber of Commerce and is just completing her third year as a board member for the Chamber.  She serves on the golf tournament committee and the Taste of La Verne committee. 

Julie was born and raised in La Verne, attended Bonita High School and University of La Verne.  After graduation, married and settled in La Verne, teaching in San DImas as an elementary school teacher.  Her second teaching position was in the Walnut School District as an 8th grade science teacher.  During this time period, her husband passed away, leaving her with her two bohys, Ben and Brandon.  Both boys went to BOnita High School and one is currently a sophmore at ULV.

Julie sits on the board of the La Verne Church of the Brethren, is a member of Soroptmists and AAUW and has recently completed a year-long seminar called The Wisdom Course.  Julie currently works at ULV  as the Church Relations Director and the Development Director for the College  of Arts and Sciences

Scott is the owner of Exciting Windows! by Design.  His company provides custom window coverings including draperies, blinds, shades and shutters. 

Scott lived in San Dimas before his family moved to Roseburg, Oregon when he was 10.  He moved to Norman, Oklahoma after high school and from there was called to London England to be as missionary for his church.  In 1987 he returned to Southern California and in 1990 was married to his wife Dina.  They have resided in Covina for 18 years.  He went to work for his brother-in-law in the window covering business.  He spent 12 years as an installer and then moved into the office where he learned the ins and outs of the business.  In 2006 he saw the opportunity to become part of  a new and growing national network of decorators and became an associate of Exciting Windows.

Looking for more opportunities to learn and grow in business and participate in community affairs, he became a member  of the fabulous La Verne Chamber.

Andy and his wife Treza have been La Verne residents for 15 years.  Their daughter Megan attends Oak Mesa Elementary.  He and his family love living in La Verne and get involved and participate in  many city and community events.

Andy's formal education includes a B.S. Degree in Computer Information Systems from Weber State University and some MBA courses.  He is founder and President of NetSmart Systems, Inc., a locally owned and operated technology company for the last 8 years offering Sales, Repairs and Support in areas of Computers, Netwworks, Websites, Security, Surveilance, Retail POS, Medical Practice Management software and more.  Andy is a current member of the La Verne, San Dimas and Arcadia Chambers of Commerce as well as TEAM Referral Network.  Andy is also involved with Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity.