Aaron Gobidas Joins the Vista Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors

GoBeRewarded • Jul 03, 2019

As a member of the Vista Chamber since 2015, Aaron is excited to work alongside the new CEO to implement invaluable ideas for the local business community.

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The Vista Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Board of Director’s planning retreat on July 18, 2019. This year’s Board of Directors is comprised of entrepreneurs and professionals from a number of local businesses including Aaron Gobidas, owner of GoBeRewarded. The planning retreat serves as a time to reflect over the past year's accomplishments and as a time to debate crucial decisions for the upcoming year.

All members on the Board of Directors have been nominated by at least 10 active members of the Vista Chamber of Commerce and approved by the Nominating Committee. While all members are encouraged join committees and attend events, the Board of Directors oversees individual committee agendas, event planning, contracts, and finances. Topics are discussed and voted on during monthly meetings held at the Chamber office in Vista Village.

Aaron has been involved with the Vista Chamber since he started GoBeRewarded in 2015. His contributions include serving on the Membership Committee, hosting Lunch & Learns, volunteering at Strawberry Festival, regularly attending networking events, and being nominated twice for Small Business of the Year.

As a marketing professional who has been involved with several other area Chambers of Commerce, Aaron is applying his knowledge of digital marketing and his networking experience to bring a new perspective to the organization.

Aaron is excited to begin his first term on the Board of Directors and will be overseeing several initiatives:

Lunch & Learn Programming
Beginning Fall 2019, Aaron is setting a consistent schedule and promotion process in place for the existing Lunch & Learn program. In the past scheduling has been erratic and inconsistent, sometimes leading to low attendance. Under Aaron's guidance this program calls for monthly educational lunchtime speakers to present on topics pertinent to North County business owners: human resources, marketing, finances, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and legal issues. The goal of this program is to provide substantial value to members by giving them access to experts and information.Each month the event is held exclusively for members at the Chamber office from 12pm-1pm with lunch provided by the speaker.Lunch & Learns are an excellent marketing opportunity for B2B professionals to get in front of an interested audience. Aaron will be personally scheduling speakers; those interested will be encouraged to complete a form and talk about their presentation with him directly.

Beer Committee Chairman
As the new chairman of the Beer Committee, Aaron is organizing monthly happy-hour meet-ups for chamber members to attend. Each month this event is held from 5:30pm-6:30pm at a member brewery; there are currently 15! This is an open networking event that gives members the perfect reason to visit a Vista brewery while growing relationships and connections within the community.

2019-2020 Executive Board of Directors

·Jamie Johnson, Chairman
North County Health Services

·Nick Ljubic, Past-chair
Speedy Cuts

·Margo Cobian, Vice-chair
EDCO

·Ron Adams, Chair-elect
Prohibition Brewing

·Steve Harrington, Treasurer
Pacific Western Bank

·Adam Brooks, Secretary
Alchemy Print

·Terry Woods, Vice-chair
North County Daily Star

·Rachel Beld, CEO
Vista Chamber of Commerce

2019-2020 Board of Directors

·Xiomara Arroyo
Wells Fargo

·Dave Baldwin
Edward Jones

·Denisse Barragan
J & R Auto Body

·Aaron Byzak
Tri-City Medical Center

·Marilyn Furbush
Farmers Insurance Agency

·Aaron Gobidas
GoBeRewarded Marketing Agency

·Andrea Ruano
Direct Professional Cleaning Service

·Sarah Spinks
Backfence Society

·Terry Van Kirk
TVK Designs

·Sarah Villarreal
CSUSM

·Dani Witkoski
Vital Admins

The Vista Chamber of Commerce is a strong voice for Business in the North San Diego Region. The Chamber advocates for businesses at all levels of government, provides opportunities for businesses to gain broader exposure for their company, and connects quality resources.

Interested in learning the benefits of membership with the Vista Chamber of Commerce? Visit their website for more information.

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