 Ramon Gaanderse
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Before joining the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce as President/CEO, Ramon was the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Pima Alliance (MPA). MPA is a membership organization of business, government and non-profit organizations. MPA strongly believes in the positive participation and contributions of the private business sector working in collaboration with Governments and non-profits to educate and influence public policy and decision making for metropolitan Pima County.
Ramon was appointed to Chief of Staff to Kathleen Dunbar, former Council Member in Ward 3 of the City of Tucson. Ramon was responsible for public policy specifically related to business issues. Ramon also participated closely with the City of Tucson Small Business Commission. Prior to joining the Ward 3 office, Ramon worked as a staff lobbyist for the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. While at the Chamber, Ramon covered City of Tucson, Pima County and Arizona State legislative issues.
Ramon came to Tucson from Connecticut and graduated from the University of Arizona in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. He attended a college prep program at Trinity Pawling School in upstate New York. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Ramon immediately moved to the United States.
Ramon currently serves as an active member for the Tucson Young Professionals, YMCA of Tucson and is a member of the Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Club, Younger Professionals. He also continues to be very active in the community by working with various organizations and task forces such as his neighborhood association. In his spare time, he especially enjoys playing hockey and watching sports.
 Cecelia Smith
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Cecelia Smith serves as the Events Director for the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce. Cecelia is responsible for the scheduling, organizing and planning events for business and community leaders and government officials on behalf of the chamber.
Prior to her time with the NPCCC, Cecelia attended specialized Chamber Development Courses including:
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Institute for Organizational Management
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Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Training
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Customized Chamber Programs Training
Over the course of her career, Cecelia has developed a highly diversified business background which includes:
- Owner/Operator of Connell Printing Company, Inc.
- Customer Service Agent for Delta Air Lines
- Membership Director for the Walton County Chamber of Commerce
- Sales Manager of Marketing – Events and Facility Sales for the Indianapolis Zoological Society
- Director of Marketing for Chick-fil-A
While she has held positions in the corporate world she has excelled in leadership roles for nonprofit organizations including:
- President of Monroe Junior Service League
- President of Monroe Parent Teacher Organization
- Walton County Athletic Board Member
- Member of Delta’s Training Advisory Group selected by the Executive Management
- Member of the Chamber Action group for the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce selected by the Executive Committee
Prior to joining the NPCCC Staff, Cecelia was an active Membership Ambassador for the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce.
Cecelia is a native Georgian and relocated to Tucson in 2008. She is a graduate of Thomas Edison State College and earned a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on Liberal Studies.
Cecelia and her husband Art have made Marana their home. They have been married for 25 years and have two sons ages 23 and 21. When their schedules allow for leisure activities, Art and Cecelia enjoy hiking, golfing and traveling.
 Gloria White, CTA
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Gloria White moved to Tucson in 2001 from San Diego to join the Omni Tucson National Resort sales team. While in San Diego she had served as the Executive Director of the Del Mar Chamber of Commerce and then worked as a National Sales Manager with the San Diego Convention & Visitors’ Bureau.
Most recently, she was the Membership Director for the Oro Valley Country Club and the Business Development Director for the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council. The opportunity to return to a Chamber of Commerce position and membership sales combined was one that she could not pass up.
She had been actively volunteering on the Membership Ambassador and Events Committees for the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce for the last several years. She found NPCCC to be one of the best networking organizations in the northwest area and a great assist to her in her sales positions. She is also on the Foundation Board of the So. Arizona Humane Society and a CTA (Certified Tourism Ambassador with the MTCVB).
Gloria is originally from Indiana and has been in the hospitality and public relations industries for as long as she can remember. At one time or another, she has been responsible for many multi -million dollar contracts and has had the privilege of working with major corporate accounts, i.e., Microsoft , Mitsubishi Motors, Nike , to name a few, while traveling extensively, both nationally and internationally.
She finally settled in Del Mar, CA where she has lived for the major part of her life and still maintains a home there. Coming to Tucson was not planned, but now she feels it was a great decision and has her primary home here right near the resort that first brought her to Tucson.
Joining the staff of the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce in August will be the best decision yet for her and she looks forward to a long, happy and prosperous relationship. Yes, even in this economy, she says the one safe investment to make is with your Chamber.
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