Executive Committee
Ricardo Rodriguez
Chairman Of The Board
Lance Prothro
Immediate Past Chair
Mary Bob Wylie
Treasurer
Wylie & Company
Board of Directors
Will Collins
Continental Electronics Corporation
Manager Quality Assurance
P +1-214-275-2480 • www.contelec.com
2021 BOARD COMMITTEES
BUDGET COMMITTEE
Committee Chair Lance Prothro
Is responsible for establishing an annual budget. Meet as needed in the fall for January 1 budget.
Civic
Committee Chair Lance Prothro
Civic is the live, work, play, pray and go to school Committee. The Golf Classic and GROVEFEST are our signature events for the Chamber. This committee is involved in many of the city, county and state initiatives (GrowSouth, Easter Egg Hunt, trash pickup, It's my Park day, etc.),
Community Affairs
Committee Chair Brenton White
Interaction with the nonprofits and charities at work in our community and advocating on their behalf.
Economic Development
Committee Chair Atalia Garcia
Is responsible for any business changes, new economic growth, the Mayor’s Southern Dallas Task Force and the Mayor’s GrowSouth Initiative; bringing new businesses to Pleasant Grove/Southeast Dallas.
Education
Committee Chair Ricardo Rodriguez
Responsible for the Scholarship and Spring Awards Banquets. Disseminating and gathering scholarship applications, reading/grading the essays and getting all the information to the Banquet Committee and helping organize the Spring Awards Banquet. This committee is also responsible for interacting with the various local school systems at the highest level and with individual schools. We advocate for our local schools (public, charter, private) and interact with them as much as possible – i.e. t-shirts, career days, attending tours, special events and open houses.
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Committee Chair
Is responsible for monitoring City, County, State and Federal issues affecting our area.
Membership
Committee Chair Sam Ruben and Atalia Garcia
Is responsible for increasing and retaining membership through membership mixers, casino night, networking events.
Spring Awards Banquet
Committee Chair Tena Boyd
Transportation
Committee Chair
Is responsible for keeping up with transportation, road/street changes in the area, TX Department of Transportation liaison and Regional Transportation efforts.
