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: Brenda Coleman
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: Mira Guertin
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 Public Affairs Council advises the CalChamber on political and policy strategies to improve California's business climate. It is chaired by Gillian Zucker of Auto Club Speedway.
Staff Contact: Martin Wilson
CalChamber Political Action Committee (ChamberPAC)
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: Martin Wilson California Business Political Action Committee (CalBusPAC)
This PAC provides funding to help qualify, support and/or oppose statewide ballot initiatives.
Staff Contact: Martin Wilson
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: Martin Wilson