Government Affairs and Policy Makers & Business Leaders

Description

The Government Affairs Committee is made up of various business leaders in the community who meet monthly to guide the Chamber in its political endeavors.  They monitor several areas of policy on the local, state and federal levels of government. It is vital to the success of the business community to have a presence when policy issues are being discussed. The Chamber is the voice of the business community and advocates on its behalf every day of the year. The Chamber's actions concerning government affairs are where "the rubber meets the road" when it comes to representing your business interests with government. Our strong role in advocacy allows you to work on your business while the Kent Chamber works on behalf of your business. Most business people, especially those in small businesses, do not have the time to keep up on the issues; much less speak out for them. The Chamber's Government Affairs Committee is your eyes, ears and your voice.

Our speaker is Chelsea Levy from Sound Transit:  here is a bit about her....
 
Chelsea Levy is Sound Transit’s Government and Community Relations Officer in South King and Pierce Counties.  In this capacity she works with city councils, chambers of commence and other key stakeholders in the South Sound.
 
Prior to coming to work at Sound Transit, Chelsea was an Urban Planner at the City of Tacoma and the Metropolitan Development Director at the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. She is a life long resident of the South Puget Sound area and currently resides in Tacoma with her husband and 21 month old son, Liam