Trustees

The Programming Committees consists of 4 separate teams that are assigned one of our 4 monthly programs.

Marketing in the Morning

Members: Harry Browne (chair) & Greg Stewart

Mission: The mission of Marketing in the Morning (MIM) business networking event is to support the development of your professional network and to help showcase your expertise and business capabilities among local business professionals. MIM delivers on its mission as each month a “host spotlight” opportunity for a member to have a 10 minute featured segment on their business and every attendee has a 1-2 minute opportunity to share an introduction.

Lunch and Learn

Members: Patricia Singer (chair), Joan Westpy, Manny Rizzuto, Craig Hanlon, Kyle Kramer

Mission: The mission of Lunch and Learn is to provide informative programming in a relaxed lunch time atmosphere featuring a guest speaker. Topics are along a business and/or personal enrichment nature.

Women in Business

Members: Joyce Lahmidi (chair), Claudia Ehrgott, Patrice Schaffer, Pamela Trebour Hill

Mission: To foster relationships with other professionals that will enable each other to grow and succeed. To provide networking, educational and informational opportunities that facilitate making connections with other business minded professionals in our community. To work within our community to seek solutions to area problems and improve the quality of life within the communities in which we work and live.

Young Professionals Group

Members: Matt Czigler & Brian Ko (co-chairs), Kyle Kramer, Manny Rizzuto, Matt McTaggert

Mission: The Young Professionals Group (YPG’s) brings together 20 to 40 year old professionals, living or working across the region to provide opportunities to meet, socialize and get connected with one another and the community. The focus of the YPG’s is to expand the networking skills and support them in leaning how to be more effective and accomplished business and community leaders

Each year MOACC puts together a special quarterly event that provides members and guests the ability to meet & network during an evening social/business event.

Breakfast with the Mayors

Members: – Harry Browne (chair), Patricia Singer, Greg Stewart

Description: The annual Breakfast with the Mayors is held every January (weather permitting) where we invite the mayors of Mount Olive & Hackettstown townships to update our members on the political, social & economic changes and improvements to the area. Occasionally we also may invite other prominent individuals (political and/or business) that can add value to our members.

Annual NJ Devils Trip

Members – Mark Beck (chair), Harry Browne, Greg Stewart, Charles Aaron, Matt Czigler, Warren Wilson

Description: An annual networking bus trip to a New Jersey Devils game departing from the Mount Olive & Hackettstown area to the Prudential Center.

Business and Humanitarian Awards.

Members: – Greg Stewart (chair), Harry Browne, Claudia Ehrgott, Chris & Robyn Broening

Description: The Business and Humanitarian Awards (BAHA) are an annual evening event recognizing a chamber member as the Business Person of the Year and either a individual or entity as the Humanitarian of the Year. The business person award is limited to a current chamber member whereas the humanitarian award can be a non-member.

The Oliver Awards

Members: – Claudia Ehrgott (chair), Patricia Singer

Description: The Oliver Awards are designed to recognize those member companies for excellence in assorted business video categories, social media, print, radio and marketing. Award categories can vary from year to year as designated by the committee and submissions presented.

Annual Holiday Party

Members: – Harry Browne (chair), Claudia Ehrgott, Jack Kramer

Description: The Annual Holiday Party is a year end celebration among members and guests in the holiday fashion. It’s a terrific way to catch up among our membership who do not attend the monthly programs. Always a fun time tied in with an annual toy drive.

The MOACC is managed & operated by a number of volunteer Business and Operational Committees whose role it is to conduct essential member & community activities throughout the year. We encourage our members to get involved in one or more of these committees wherever possible.

Member/Ambassador Committee

Members – Dan Hirshberg (chair), Greg Stewart, Felicia Lucco, Kimberly Torres

Description: to provide new and prospective MOACC members a way to get familiar with us and our numerous programs and events.

Member Benefits Committee

Members – Patrice Schaffer (chair)

Description: The role of this team is to engage/enroll chamber members to participate in a number of “member only” programs, Member to Member Discount Program, Tickets at Work (aka, Plum Benefits), Mount Olive Life (print publications) discounts and WRNJ radio advertising program.

Scholarship/Awards Committee

Members – Claudia Ehrgott (chair), Dan Hirshberg, Eric Kaiser

Description: each year MOACC offers a number of scholarships to area students from multiple schools with the winners being decided upon by either or both a written application and/or essay

Financial and Budget Committee

Members – Brian Ko (chair), Harry Browne, Charles Aaron, Matt Czigler

Description: to create the working financial budget for MOACC that is voted & accepted by the board of directors each year

By-Laws Committee

Members – Charles Aaron (chair) MOACC board of directors members

Description: to create, administer and update a formal set of By-Laws to which the chamber works and abides by throughout the year