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Cedar Hill Chamber reports membership growth, expanded programs and partnerships in 2024
Summary
Chamber president Vanessa Alonzo briefed council on 2024 accomplishments including 50 new members, expanded programming and partnerships with veteran and community organizations.
Vanessa Alonzo, president of the Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce, presented the chamber's accomplishments for 2024 to the City Council on Feb. 11 and said the organization added 50 new business members, expanded programming and deepened community partnerships.
"Our vision at the Cedar Hill Chamber is, to be the central hub of this thriving community built on innovative business leadership," Alonzo said. She told council that 2024 priorities included membership, community, programming and connectivity; the chamber reported 50 new memberships, nine ribbon cuttings, 12 new ambassadors, 15 networking events and more than a dozen professional-development programs.
Alonzo highlighted facility upgrades at the chamber office, a new mural and a redesigned shared workspace that enabled the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) office hosted at the chamber to file about 1,500 claims for veterans in 2024, a number Alonzo attributed to expanded capacity in the upgraded space. The chamber also doubled the size of its farmers market, added youth vendor booths and hosted a free business conference, Momentum by Monday, that drew more than 200 attendees.
Council members praised the chamber's work. "I think that you're...the energy at the chamber events [is] exponentially higher than I've ever seen," Council Member Greg Glover said. Councilwoman Azzi, former chamber board chair, thanked Alonzo for leadership; Councilman Paul Tim Sims and Council Member Hayden also commended membership growth and programming.
Alonzo said the chamber's work in 2024 emphasized partnerships: economic development, regional collaborations and local service organizations such as COSO (the Community Organizations Service Organization referenced in the presentation). She requested an invitation to present 2025 plans at a future council meeting.
Council members and the mayor offered congratulations for the chamber's first anniversary of Alonzo's tenure next week and thanked her staff and board members who joined the presentation.
