Chairman’s Message
Dear Fellow Stakeholders:
We stand poised to engage in the reaccreditation process for our Chamber in 2011, recognizing that our Chamber is in the top 10 percent in the country, has been the top Chamber in our state for two years and a multi-year, award-winning executive leads our organization. We are grateful for our members’ engagement, and the diligent efforts of a wonderful staff and previous chairs and boards. It is with great thanksgiving for all that the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce does for our community that I embrace the honor of serving as your 2011 Chair.
Lafayette is truly blessed with visionary business and community leaders. Vision encourages bold thinking and strategic action. Community vision requires collective wisdom, capturing ideas from several sources to arrive at an integrated whole, focused and directed for economic health and viability of community benefit.
In 2011, you shall have many opportunities to voice your vision for the future of Lafayette. There is a confluence of community planning and innovation initiatives that will shape our future. Against a backdrop of local government structure review and potential legislative redistricting, State Budgetary challenges and the impact of National Energy and Healthcare Policies, we shall engage together in dialogue and efforts toward the following: Comprehensive Plan, future plans for the UL Horse Farm, UL Comprehensive Land Plan, future selection of Superintendent for the Lafayette Public School System (LPSS), LPSS Facilities Master Plan and funding and technology innovation initiatives including LEDA’s Opportunity Machine and FiberCorps, among others.
The Chamber continues to focus on the leverage of community collaboration on education issues such as improving graduation rates and bridging the achievement gap. We have joined multi-stakeholder groups focused on wealth creation via fiber powered innovation. In the public policy arena, the Chamber focus shall be a pro-business environment encouraging innovation, and the needs of our energy, higher education and healthcare members. Central and interwoven through each area of focus is our cultural ecosystem, our “secret sauce” for success.
Our core values provide meaningful work and challenges that must be addressed. I look forward to hearing your voice of vision for our future. Let’s join in the energetic bringing together of our talent, ingenuity and bold actions to shape the future greatness of Lafayette and Acadiana for our children, our grandchildren and our businesses. Lafayette needs You to plant your stake in the future landscape of Lafayette!
Flo Guidry Meadows
2011 Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of the Board
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