President's Message

Happy 4 th of July!
The 4 th is always a festive time of the year, and I think we all appreciate the freedom that we have in our country and in Kodiak. Celebrate and have a marvelous time, but please be safe!

The June Business After Hours was lots of fun!! Quite a few attended and lots of door prizes were given out. Thank you Dr. Prentice, and staff, for hosting the event! If you would like to host an event like this for your business, please contact the Chamber for details. 486-5557

We have had quite an influx of new members! Welcome, Alaska Army National Guard (General Tory Saxe is one of my buddies, great guy) , Kodiak Deer Hunts with C & M Marine Inc. , High Rise LLC, Island engineering (Hi Patrick!) and Kodiak Powersports & Marine LLC!! Do you own a business or know someone who does that should belong to the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce? We have more voice in numbers! Please contact Sarah Phillips at the Chamber office!

I think the big event for July is the Relay for Life! We should all participate and help end cancer forever! It is July 26-27 at the Baranof field for 24 hours, starting at 5:00pm on the 26 th ! Please come walk, pledge, cheer, help, support, volunteer to help, or all the above! Try to come up with some unique fund raising ideas! The Lions Club lines the track with quarters! New this year, Last Set Gym (Jurey & Billy), Kodiak Athletic Club, Cross-Fit (Tim), and KANA (Shanna) gym, and Special Olympics, are doing a Dead Lift Contest on Saturday, at 1pm the 27 th !  Contact Marion Royal to get hooked up 539-1734.

If you missed your opportunity to get your 2019 Crab Fest gear, we still have some at the office! Go on by and purchase yours today!!

Sincerely,

Lindsay Knight
President
Our Sponsors
Member Spotlight | KCHC Announces New Executive Director
Kodiak Community Health Center (KCHC) is pleased to announce Carol Austerman has been named Executive Director (ED)/CEO, effective June 16, 2019. Carol was previously the Compliance and Regulatory Director at
KCHC.

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) Executive Search was retained to undertake a national search for the best person to lead KCHC. “With the incorporation of the KIMA team and patients, the focus now was on finding a leader who understands Kodiak’s unique culture and can work with the community and team to enhance the quality and timeliness of services from KCHC to the community” says David Bradbury, KCHC Board Chair. From a field of over 250+ candidates and through an intensive interview process, Carol clearly rose to the top, demonstrating both the technical skills, experience, and institutional knowledge needed to successfully lead KCHC into the future. Carol has a B.A. Degree in Communications, with strong additional business management background and long-term ties to the local Kodiak community. She is a former elected Kodiak
Island Borough Assembly member and current Board member of Hospice and Palliative Care of Kodiak. Carol spent 5 years previously on the KCHC Board, and the last nearly 3 years at KCHC in her prior role.

Jessica Cotton was the ED at KCHC since October of 2017. Jessica worked with the Board to lead KCHC through the recent growth and equipped the organization for the future. KCHC, a core component of the Kodiak healthcare system since 2004, is a Federally Qualified Health Center. The KCHC mission is “We [KCHC] exist to provide compassionate and comprehensive primary care to the entire Kodiak community.” More about Kodiak Community Health Center (KCHC) here: https://www.kodiakchc.org/

Contact: Carol Austerman
907-481-5000
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Update: Chamber Membership Professional Standards Pledge
The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Professional Standards Pledge serves as a framework for ethical decision making within our membership, and is a collection of the principles, values, member expectations, behavior requirements, and relationships that our membership considers significant, and fundamental to be a successful operation.

By becoming a member of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, your business agrees to project a positive image of the Chamber and Kodiak member businesses, encourage the unencumbered operation of the free enterprise system, but seek a balance of competition and cooperation, to conduct business in a legal and ethical manner, to abide by policies and procedures of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, its staff and its board of directors, to conduct your business professionally with truth, accuracy and fairness to the public, provide consumers with complete and accurate information about your services, fees, schedules, and polices, and to resolve and respond to consumer complaints in a prompt and courteous manner. In conjunction, the Chamber agrees to a mutually respectful relationship honoring differences in opinion.
Hard Work & A Clean Kodiak
Have the Kodiak streets seemed a bit cleaner this month? June 18th marked the beginning of the Litter Patrol Program for the summer. The team of four local Kodiak High School students and their supervisor have been diligently walking up and down the streets of Kodiak, picking up litter and debris rain or shine.

Keep your eyes pealed for their bright yellow vests and the green or yellow bags they use for pick-up. To date, the crew has already picked up 70 large bags of trash stretching from the Coast Guard Base to White Sands Beach. Thanks to grants from the City of Kodiak, Borough of Kodiak, and ALPAR the Chamber of Commerce has been able to keep this important program running for over 15 years.
Discover Kodiak Announces Hiking Challenge
2019 Adjust Your Altitude Hiking Challenge

What is this?
A hiking challenge! Reach all of the required summits and be entered to win $1000 cash, a waterfall sightseeing tour from Kingfisher Aviation, or other great prizes.

Contest window is July 1, 2019 - September 2, 2019. 
Verified finishers are entered into a drawing and winners will be picked on September 7, 2019.

What peaks do I have to summit?
You must reach the summits of Heitman Mtn, Kashevaroff Mtn, Barometer Mtn, Pyramid Mtn, Sharatin Mtn, Monashka Mtn, and North Sister Mountian. 

Why should I do this?
Well, if it isn't obvious by our name... we want you to get out and Discover Kodiak!

Here are the steps in order to participate:
1) Come to Discover Kodiak to pick up your participant sticker and passport.
 
2) Buy the $5 sticker to get started

3) Sign the waiver releasing Discover Kodiak, the Discover Kodiak Board of Directors, and our contest sponsors of any and all liability

4) Write down the hashtags - #ayakodik and #discoverkodiak so that you can tag us on Instagram with hiking photos
(You will also be eligible for weekly giveaways if you tag us on Instagram)

5) Get your hike on!


Sponsored by:
Big Ray's | Kingfisher Aviation | KVOK / Hot 101.1 | Harborside Coffee & Goods | Sea Hawk Air | A Downtown Bed & Breakfast | A Balanced Approach | Afognak Center | Orion's Sports | Discover Kodiak
Kodiak History Museum to Host 2019 Alaska Historical Society & Museums Alaska Conference - Sponsorships Available
We invite you to take part in our history this fall!

Museums Alaska and the Alaska Historical Society in connection with the
Kodiak Historical Society will be hosting a joint conference, September 25-28,
2019, with the themes: Critical Conversations: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion and Facing Our History. We expect over 200 participants to meet at the Best
Western Kodiak Inn and Convention Center for four days from all over Alaska to
discuss a variety of perspectives on cultural heritage issues to a broad audience, from
archaeologists to collectors, museum curators to the general public.

Sponsorship or signing up as a vendor are excellent opportunities to maximize
exposure between your organization and our conference participants. Alaskans
are very proud of the history and culture of this state; professionals who will be
attending this conference are among the most vocal and active supporters of our
heritage.

We are offering a variety of ways to support this conference. Attached is a
description of sponsor and vendor opportunities with details of benefits. If
interested, please either call our partners at the Kodiak History Museum (907) 486-
5920 or return the enclosed form to the museum at 101 E Marine Way Kodiak, AK
99615.

A committee member may reach out to you soon to follow-up on this request for your
support and answer any questions you may have.
Thank you for your consideration.
Chamber Ribbon Cuttings
"New" is the word of the start of summer in Kodiak. We've been seeing building renovations, new parks, and new businesses opening. During the month of June, the Chamber was honored to help two members celebrate Ribbon Cuttings.
 
Many Islanders have already heard that Kodiak ushered in its first cannabis retail shop, High Rise LLC. The Chamber was on hand to host the two-hour long festivities unveiling the new business with Ribbon Cutting, Door-Prize give aways, and lots of fun! As one of the newest members of the Chamber High Rise LLC is contributing to the growth of the Kodiak economy, and the support services the Chamber is able to offer to the Kodiak Business Community.
 
The Chamber was also honored to be invited to the Ribbon Cutting of the Alutiiq Museum Ancestors Memorial Park. While the rain poured down, no spirit was dampened. A fair-sized crowd came to witness the blessing of the park by Father Innocent and ceremonial ribbon was cut by none other than Margaret Roberts. After the blessing and ribbon cutting, the group headed into the Alutiiq museum to enjoy dedications, gracious thank you’ s, and moving performances by the Alutiiq Dancers.
 
More Ribbon Cuttings can be expected in the month of July as new businesses open their doors and bolster the Kodiak economy. Please join the Chamber at the next Ribbon Cutting on July 13 th from 10-12 at Kodiak Powersports and Marine (formerly KSS) on Mill Bay, where we’ll have plenty of give aways and information about your next Kodiak ride!

To schedule a ribbon cutting for your business, please reach out to Sarah at ChamberDirector@Kodiak.org or call (907) 486-5557.
Productive Procrastination:

Tim Urban | Inside the Mind of A Master Procrastinator

Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.
Board of Directors
President  Lindsay Knight
Past President Stacey Simmons                                  
Vice President :TBD                  
Secretary/Treasurer Jeff Sanford
Board Members               
Susan Johnson · Ellen Simeonoff · Tyler Kornelis · Julie Bonney · Alex Turner · Ginny Shank · Sarah Culbertson
City of Kodiak Representative Mike Tvenge
Kodiak Island Borough Representative Michael Powers
USCG Base Representative Capt. Jeffery Good
USCG Air Station Representative Capt. Bryan Dailey
KEA Representative Darron Scott
Discover Kodiak Representative Aimee Williams
Contact Us

Phone: (907) 486-5557
Executive Director: Sarah Phillips