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Over the next five weeks we will highlight all of our business excellence award winners including the Top 20 Under 40 young professionals as well as our Top Businesses and Top Emerging Businesses. Since we were unable to recognize them officially at our Annual Banquet which was cancelled due to safety concerns, we will bring you a few winners each week in our Tuesday emails. Tune in each week to learn more about these amazing businesses and young community leaders!

Kimberly has volunteered with several organizations over at least the last four years including: Boy Scouts of America, Kids Inc., Snack Pak 4 Kids, High Plains Food Bank, Hillside Elementary, and Polk Street United Methodist Church. Kimberly is a married mother of two sons, and in her spare time she is pursuing a Doctorate in Systems and Engineering Management. Outside of work, Kimberly enjoys camping, fishing, hunting, working with their horse and chickens, photography, cooking, spending time with extended family, and really anything else outdoors.

Casie currently volunteers or serves with a number of community, state and national organizations including: the Amarillo Continuum of Care Governance Board, Texas Panhandle Suicide Prevention Coalition, Amarillo Area Suicide Review Team Presiding Officer, Texas Association of City and County Health Officials, National Association of City and County Health Officials, Head Start Health Advisory Committee, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, and Panhandle Child Fatality Review Team. Outside of her work, Casie enjoys crafting, quilting, working on projects with her family and spending time with them riding bikes, playing in the backyard, playing games and telling jokes.

Jeremiah has served on the Board of Trustees of Opportunity School since July of 2018 and is currently serving as the Secretary of the Board. Jeremiah also serves on the Board of the P16 Council which supports the growth of public education and the alignment of K-12 education with community colleges and universities. Jeremiah has been a long-time supporter of Storybridge in Amarillo, Texas which brings books to children in low-income neighborhoods. Outside of his work at Xcel Energy, Jeremiah also serves as the Pastor of the Amarillo Primitive Baptist Church in Pleasant Valley. He believes one of his greatest roles in life is as a husband and father to four children. He’s an avid reader and an amateur sports photographer.

Meagan is actively involved with several local organizations and events including: Relay for Life, United Way, 24 Hours in the Canyon, and as a volunteer for the BSA Shares Program which is a partnership between BSA and Snack Pack for Kids. Meagan is also a Founding Member of Elevate Amarillo. In her spare time, Meagan likes to lead an active personal life and has many hobbies including volleyball, running, biking, snow skiing, traveling the world, and going to the lake. She has two miniature schnauzers that she enjoys spending time with. Since her parents and sister all live in different cities, they try and squeeze in an annual family vacation to catch up and enjoy each other’s company…even if just only for a week or two.

Owners: Amanda Hale & Elizabeth Gray

Established: 2008

Full-Time Employees: 5

Part-Time Employees: 2

Type of Business: Professional Photography Service; mission is to provide each of their clients with a personalized photography experience from start to finish. They strive to uphold the values of outstanding customer service, quality in product and timeless investments that are created custom to each client.

Owners: Gary Owens & Blake Barclay

Established: 2010

Full-Time Employees: 2

Type of Business: Legal Services; a state of the art, full-service investigation firm with decades of experience. Offer services for the court system, attorneys, and general public. They have a passion for helping people who are dealing with difficult issues and treat every client with dignity and respect as they help them navigate through every situation.

Owners: Carlos & Kathy Lopez

Established: 2018

Full-Time Employees: 1

Part-Time Employees: 3

Type of Business: Service Industry; a play & party venue for young children that is dedicated to learning thru play. Also have a retail section that offers many of the toys that children can find while playing in Little Bee's PlayHouse.

You can see our complete list of winners here.

Vibha Patel

6010 S Western, Suite 200

Amarillo, TX 79110

(806) 401-3200

We sell natural and holistic wellness products including but not limited to CBD.

Michael Vaught

600 S Tyler, Suite 2100

Amarillo, TX 79101

(806) 793-8961

Kim Parisio

5807 SW 45th Ave., Suite 220

Amarillo, TX 79109

(806) 477-9195

Website Coming Soon!

America's Favorite Neighborhood Pet Store. Featuring a large selection of Natural Food and treats and Made in the USA products. Texas Pet Supplies Inc dba Pet Supplies Plus is locally owned and operated. Opening February 2021.

Who do you know that isn't a member of the Chamber? We'd love a referral! Just a reminder that businesses and non-profit organizations can join the Chamber through our website and find information on the benefits and costs. You or your friend can always just give us a call at 373-7800 or send us an email so we can follow-up or answer your member questions! Not sure who is a member? Check out the online directory here.

Congrats to Phone Medic of Amarillo on their ribbon cutting Saturday in their new location. Although our Round-Up Club and staff couldn’t be with them due to our safety precautions right now, we were thrilled to loan them our scissors and share their good news. If your business is celebrating a milestone anniversary or you are having a Grand Opening or Re-Opening, let us know if you want to borrow the BIG SCISSORS and you can text us a photo after your event and we will share it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as our weekly emails.

In a typical year, our Round-Up Club volunteers help us celebrate more than 100 ribbon cutting and ground breaking events. We miss celebrating and networking with you in person right now, but we hope to be able to resume these in the near future. If you need to borrow the scissors, give Christy a call at 806-342-2004. Scissors are available first-come first-serve for our Chamber Member businesses and must be returned the following business day.

CGI Communications has been a partner of the Amarillo Chamber for a number of years. CGI handles several advertising products offered to our members including website banner ads, community videos, ReviewTube reviews, and now has a new Magellan tool for voice activated website searching for text and videos.

Our representative, Al Forys, and his team will be reaching out to some of our members in the coming days and weeks to offer more information about these tools that may be beneficial for your business.

Should you want more information on any of their products, reach out to Al Forys at the contact information below.

We try to alert you anytime a third party may contact you so that you know they are a trusted and legitimate partner of the Amarillo Chamber. You may see our complete list of advertising options and partners on the Advertising Opportunities page of our website. We encourage you to always check this site or contact Penni Bentley at (806) 373-7800 to verify our official program partners before giving out personal or financial information.

The Chamber has compiled a list of links to helpful resources on our Chamber website. From our homepage, simply click the Learn More button under the COVID-19 Resources section or go directly to the page at https://www.amarillo-chamber.org/covid-19-info--resources.html.

See our Staff Directory with photos, direct phone numbers and more on our Contact Us page of the website.

Tyler Andrews, Andrews & Associates / cat.man.du

Blaine Baker, Crown House Insurance

David Bishop, Amarillo ISD

Lew Bradshaw, Pat Davis Properties

Lloyd Brown, Amarillo EDC

Kevin Carter, Amarillo EDC

Ryan Chandler, Northwest Texas Healthcare

Richard Constancio, Shiver-Megert & Associates

Joe Graham, Graham Brothers Jewelers

Jason Henderson, Bell

Brady Hochstein, Elevate Amarillo

Mark Hodges, FirstCapital Bank of Texas

Julie Imke, WTAMU Amarillo Center

Charles Leard, M&R Liquor

Trent Morris, Workforce Solutions Panhandle

Ed Nichols, Brown, Graham & Company, P.C.

Joseph Peterson, Edward Jones

Stephanie Price, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Aaron Sage, Sage Oil Vac

Doug Street, Affiliated Foods

Wendi Swope, Double U Marketing 

Ronnie Walker, Xcel Energy

Peter Warrick, Atmos Energy

Mikel Williamson, Happy State Bank

Lance Wolff, Insurica DFB

on our website. 

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