Finnish American Chamber of Commerece

Committees

Christmas Committee
Committee's function: Plan and execute yearly Christmas Luncheon based on budget

  • Jorma Sahlstedt - Chair
  • Susanna Ansala
  • Lars Colliander
  • Bo W. Long
  • Ilkka Kalliomaa
  • Tuula Vartiainen
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)

Events Committee
Committee's function: Plan and execute Chamber events

  • Maarit Bystedt-Chair
  • Helen Winter Marx
  • Jerry Akman - Washington
  • Nina Andersson -Boston
  • Camilla Gragg
  • Ilkka Kalliomaa
  • Tuula Vartiainen
  • Sidney Weiss
  • Anna Lessard
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton Officio)

Executive Committee
Committee's function: Act on behalf of the chamber in any matter when the Board of Directors is not in session.

  • Neal Beaton-Chair
  • Ann-Christine Westerlund
  • George Caraberis
  • Jorma Sahlstedt
  • Tom Silbiger
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)

Golf & Tennis Committee
Committee's function: Plan and execute yearly Nordic open Tournament

  • Sue Pregartner-Chair
  • Chris Franco
  • Nino de Prado
  • Thomas Lerner
  • Tom Silbiger
  • Riitta Weiss
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)

Membership Committee:
Committee's function: Plan and execute ideas to increase membership and make it more beneficial for it's members

  • Nina Andersson - Chair
  • Jorma Sahlstedt
  • Thomas Lerner
  • Tuula Vartiainen
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)

Nominating Committee
Committee's function: Nomination of  new board members.

  • George Caraberis -Chair
  • Chris Franco
  • Ilkka Kalliomaa
  • Jorma Sahlstedt
  • Ann-Christine Westerlund
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)

60th Anniversary
Committee's function: Plan for the fall 2008 anniversary event.

  • George Caraberis Co-chair
  • Helen Marx Co-chair
  • Chris Franco
  • Tom Silbiger
  • Ilkka Kalliomaa
  • Bo W. Long
  • Jukka Jumisko
  • Ann-Christine Westerlund
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)

Publicity Committee:
Committee's function: The FACC Publicity Committee spearheads and is responsible for the Chamber's image to the outside by overseeing publications like the Membership Directory. It will also oversee the new FACC web site updates and by working with the publisher and editorial staff of Headlines magazine strives to give value to the members.

  • Camilla Gragg - Chair
  • Riitta Weiss
  • Thomas Lerner
  • Maarit Bystedt
  • Kerstin Nordin (Ex Officio)
  • Neal Beaton (Ex Officio)