The California Chamber of Commerce has named 12 local chambers of commerce as recipients of the 2025 President’s Circle Award.
The award, first presented in 2009, recognizes chambers for excellence in business advocacy and helping their members comply with California employment laws.
The award-winning chambers were announced during the first California Business Outlook on June 4.
Two of the chambers have received the President’s Circle Award 17 times — every year since the award was established.
The 2025 recipients of the President’s Circle Award are as follows. An * marks the chambers that have received the award all 17 years.
2025 President’s Circle Award Recipients
- Gilroy Chamber of Commerce: Michelle Carlen, president/CEO;
- Greater High Desert Chamber of Commerce: Mark Creffield, president/CEO;
- Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce: Kim Joseph Cousins, president/CEO;
- Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce*: Jeremy Harris, president/CEO;
- Paso Robles & Templeton Chamber of Commerce: Gina Fitzpatrick, CEO;
- Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce: Rebecca McCourt, executive director;
- Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce*: Nicholas Adcock, President/CEO;
- Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce: Michael Boyer, president/CEO;
- Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce: Kathi Van Etten, president/CEO;
- Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce: Donna Duperron, president/CEO;
- Tulare Chamber of Commerce: Donnette Silva Carter, president/CEO; and
- West Ventura County Business Alliance: Andy Conli, president/CEO.
President’s Circle Award recipients published vote records of their state legislators on key business issues, joined coalition efforts to let state elected officials know about community sentiment on issues of interest to members, voiced the local chamber’s position at legislative policy committee hearings, and participated in the CalChamber compliance product resale program at an exemplary level.
