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Jan. 21, 2003

Trachtenberg to Chair Board of DC Chamber of Commerce

By Ashley Adams

President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg has been chosen as the 2003 chair-elect of the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce (DCCC) Board of Directors. Recognized for his business sense and commitment to the viability of the District of Columbia, Trachtenberg was elected by the DCCC board at the chamber’s annual meeting on Dec. 18.

“We are ecstatic to have someone with such integrity and intellect as the chair-elect of our board of directors here at the chamber,” says Barbara Lang, president and CEO of the DCCC. “Mr. Trachtenberg is a dynamic community leader and is the perfect individual to lead our chamber into the future.”

He will serve as chair-elect until the DCCC annual meeting in December 2003, when he will formally be handed the gavel to become chair for 2004. Trachtenberg will then chair the board until the next annual meeting in December 2004, when he will become immediate past chair, and will serve in that capacity for one year.

“The chamber has tremendous momentum heading into this year and there is no limit to what we can accomplish on behalf of the District of Columbia,” says Trachtenberg. “Joined by a board of top-notch business professionals, I look forward to leading the chamber.”

According to the DCCC bylaws, the chair-elect assists the chair and assumes the chair’s duties and responsibilities in the chair’s absence. The chair-elect has oversight and program responsibility for the administrative, communications, and membership standing board committees.

 

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