President's Viewpoint
Once again, it is that time of year when we attempt to take a few moments out of our all-too-busy lives and pause to celebrate the holidays. Beginning with Thanksgiving, which is quickly followed by the December holiday season—it seems to arrive earlier and earlier every year.

Along with showing appreciation for my family and friends, I also take stock in the successes of the Chamber. No matter what, our success is due to you. Your involvement, input and dedication to this organization is unyielding—especially during these challenging times. I thank all of you for your continued support of our events, involvement on our committees and in a variety of ongoing initiatives. You continue to be the force that guides us, our programming and the CCC’s direction.

We could not hold our successful programming if it were not for our dedicated sponsors and partners. Your efforts on all levels are appreciated. I extend our gratitude to the 2009 CCC programming sponsors and partners listed below.

We wish the entire Cambridge community the best this holiday season and nothing but success and good fortune in 2010!

Best in business,
Kelly Thompson Clark

• afr Furniture Rental
• Advancing Wellness
• Advantage Payroll Services
• Amgen
• Ann Rogers Associates
• Broadway Gourmet
• Burns & Levinson LLP
• Cambridge College
• Cambridge Family YMCA
• Cambridge Innovation Center
• Cambridge Savings Bank
• Cambridge Trust Company
• The Charles Hotel
• Charles River Boat Company
• City of Cambridge
• Comprehensive Insurance Providers
• DENS Facility Services-Life Science Property Management
• East Cambridge Savings Bank
• Employee Performance Solutions
• Fallon Community Health Plan
• FedEx
• Genzyme Corporation
• Google
• Guaranteed Better Sales
• Harvard University
• Holiday Inn Boston-Somerville
• Hyatt Regency Cambridge
• ImprovAndy
• Jules Catering
• Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts
• Lesley University
• Marriott Cambridge Center
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Microsoft
• Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
• Neptune Web
• Novartis
• Patriot Financial Group
• Polished Professionals Boston
• Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
• Royal Sonesta
• SAVI Training Partners
• Sovereign Bank | Santander
• Success & Self-Esteem
• Third Square Apartments
• University Stationery Company
• Wainwright Bank & Trust Company
• WINNING Inc.


Connections is the newsletter of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. The CCC reserves the right to edit submitted materials and is solely responsible for editorial content. Please address press releases and letters to Lisa S. Cohen.
Publisher:
Kelly Thompson Clark
Managing Editor & Ad Contact:
Lisa S. Cohen
Published by the
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
859 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 876-4100
www.cambridgechamber.org

Chamber Staff
Kelly Thompson Clark
President & CEO
Lisa S. Cohen
Director of Communications
Caryn Saitz
Director of Community Relations
Terrence F. Smith
Director of Government Affairs
Daisy Bowler
Office Manager

Officers of the Board of Directors
Chair
Michael O’Connell
Mount Auburn Hospital
Vice Chair
William Sage, Sage Hotel Corporation
Treasurer
Arthur Spears
East Cambridge Savings Bank
Clerk
Sarah Gallop, MIT

Rick Appleton, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Joseph Barrell, Acorn Realty
Carl F. Barron, CARU Associates
Robyn Bell, Cambridge Office for Tourism
Brian Burke, Microsoft
Dennis Carlone, Carlone & Associates
Sheldon Cohen, Community Mapping
John DiGiovanni, Trinity Property Management
Andrea Gabrielle, Neptune Web, Inc.
Penny Garver, Sovereign Bank
Kathleen Granchelli, Draper Laboratory
Mary Ann Jarvis, Harvard University
Sandra Lagrega, WT Phelan Insurance
Jeffrey Lockwood, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Joyce Mathon Trotman, Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center
Norman McIver, Cambridge Trust Co.
Neal Mizner
Metropolitan Moving & Storage Corp.
Amy Reilly, Biogen Idec
Rachael Solem
Harding House at Harvard
Ann Stanesa, Genzyme Corporation
Robert M. Wilson
Cambridge Savings Bank
William Zamparelli, NSTAR
James C. Hawkins, Director Emeritus