Join a council: Contact Deanna Tibbett at (916) 444-6670 or or submit an online form.

CalChamber councils and task forces offer specialized advice to the Board of Directors in their areas of expertise.

AB 32 Technical Task Force

Provides expertise (including cost analysis) on impact of climate change regulations on business operations; brainstorms ideas for altering machinery/operations; discusses and outlines a plan for a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. (Open to policy-oriented members.)
Staff Contact: Amisha Patel

Council for International Trade

The Council for International Trade works with state and federal administrations and lawmakers to influence international business policies that support California's global success, job creation and sustainability.
Staff Contact: Susanne Stirling

Economic Advisory Council

Provides quarterly forecasts of the California economy and coordinates special economic studies.Council members include business economists from a variety of industries and from government.
Staff Contact: Dave Kilby 

Intellectual Property Rights Working Group

Consists of CalChamber member companies engaged in intellectual property rights policy development and advocacy.
Staff Contact: Kyla Christoffersen

Local Chamber Advisory Council

The 28-member advisory council is made up of small business owners, company and chamber executives.The committee meets three times a year in Sacramento. Committee members serve by reference of local chambers. The Local Chamber Advisory Council chair is Cindy Roth of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce.
Staff Contact: Steve Snyder

Public Affairs Council

The Advocacy Council advises the CalChamber on political and policy strategies to improve California's business climate. It is chaired by Timothy J. McCallion of Verizon. The council's vice chair is Richard Hall of Intel Corporation.
Staff Contact: Rob Lapsley
See photos from the February 2008 Public Affairs Council Conference  

CalChamber Political Action Committee (CalChamberPAC)

The 50-member committee is made up of Board members, and meets at every Board of Directors meeting, four times per year.The chair is Frank Washington of Moon Shot Communications, LLC.
Staff Contact: Rob Lapsley

California Business Political Action Committee (CalChamberBusPAC)

This PAC provides funding to help qualify, support and/or oppose statewide ballot initiatives.
Staff Contact: Rob Lapsley

California Chamber Fundraising Committee

This committee provides guidance and assistance to the CalChamber in its political fundraising efforts. (Must be a member of the California Chamber Board of Directors to join.)
Staff Contact: Rob Lapsley