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President’s Message

Happy New Year! If students questioned what was wrong, and wisely told her Palm City
you are like me, and like that she needed to take a deep breath and “find joy.”
many others, as we say Find joy. The words stuck with her for the rest of the Chamber of
goodbye to 2021 and year and became her and her class’s motto. Find joy.
hello to 2022, we make Those words also struck all of us listening to her at the
our annual New Year’s event. And now, as we enter 2022, those words remain Commerce
resolutions. Resolutions with me.
for both personal growth In addition to those resolutions, we always make each
and business success. year, I would encourage you to make one additional Board Member of the Month
Personally, we make resolution this year: Find joy. Find joy with your
resolutions that we will exercise more frequently (or at friends and family. Find joy in raising two teenagers, Congratulations to Don Pipes with Atlantic Aviation
all), we will eat healthier, along a long list of other goals. and the roller coaster of attitudes and odd looks you get for being chosen as our Board Member of the Month.
Professionally, our resolutions may be to work less, be from them (yes this is a personal one). Find joy in your
more productive, make more money or grow our client business, your coworkers and your clients and customers.
and customer base (at least one resolution should also Our professional lives are often trying as we address
be to join or become even more active in your Palm City unexpected issues almost every day. We struggle to meet
Chamber of Commerce!). And if you are like me, within expectations and demands (and yes, another personal
a month, a week, or sometimes even a few hours, those one). We began to lose sight of who we are and why we
great intentions and wonderful resolutions are forgotten do what we do. When this happens, slow down, look
or breached. around, and find joy in all the other things that you do
As I contemplated this year’s resolutions, I was that make such a difference on so many others.
struck by some words that I recently heard. Last month Find joy in 2022. And find joy in the Palm City
I attended the Education Foundation of Martin County’s Chamber of Commerce. We are here for you, no matter
Teacher of the Year event. A great event each year to the need or issue. Missi, Nikki and Liz work tirelessly
celebrate the teachers of the year from each school and each day to bring our members more information,
to award the Elementary School Teacher of the Year, opportunities and events. Your Board of Directors is
the Middle School Teacher of the Year, the High School dedicated to improving what the Chamber can do for our Missi Campbell and Don Pipes with Atlantic Aviation
Teacher of the Year, and the Martin County Teacher of the members. The Palm City Chamber of Commerce is your
Year. At this year’s event, the State of Florida Teacher Community Chamber. Find joy in the future of Palm City, Ambassador of the Month
of the Year for 2020-2021 was the guest speaker. A Martin County, and all of you.
very impressive individual, she spoke about some of the Happy New Year and cheers to lasting resolutions! Congratulations to Celeste McKeefery with Personal
struggles that she had during the past couple of years and Training by Celeste for being selected as our Ambassador
coping with COVID restrictions, restrictions that had Tyson J. Waters of the Month.
an emotional effect on both her and her students. She President, Palm City Chamber of Commerce
explained how frustrated she would get as technology Fox McCluskey Bush Robison, PLLC
failed and students struggled. Her frustration at times
ended up being directed at her students. One day, as
technology failed her and her students again, with
frustration and anger rising to the surface, one of her

2021 Palm City Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

President Tyson Waters Fox, McCluskey, Bush & Robison
President Elect Christina Franco Hampton Inn and Suites Missi Campbell and Celeste McKeefery with Personal

Vice President Anne-Marie Persaud iThink Financial Training by Celeste
Treasurer David Bradford Edward Jones Photos courtesy of Robin Hall with Out2news.com
Past President Ronnie Kirchman Kirchman Construction
Director Rex Sentell Palm City Animal Medical Center

Director Don Pipes Atlantic Aviation
Director Rob McLaughlin Access 365 Urgent Care/Back in Action
Director Patrick Gleason State Insurance
Director Keith (Fletch) Fletcher Boys & Girls Club of Martin County

Director Gigi Suntum Caring Children Clothing Children
Director Cheree Ramirez Children’s Services Council
Director Peter Sicoli Sailfish Insurance
Director Robin Hall Out2News

Director Tara Biek-Robison Tara Biek Creative
Ex-Officio Toby Overdorf State Representative
Ex-Officio Ed Ciampi Martin County Commission
Ex-Officio Michael DiTerlizzi Martin County School Board