BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20211001T133000Z DTEND:20211001T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Coffee & Commerce Leads Group DESCRIPTION:Join the Chamber's Morning networking group every Friday for a cup of coffee and great networking! \n\n\n\nThis week we will be hearing from Leon Leal! \n\nCurrently Grapevine City Council Place 3\n\n\n\nCommitment to Education of our children and our community\n\n Grapevine Colleyville School Board 9 years\n\n Grapevine Colleyville School District President - 2015 through 2017\n\n GCISD Vice President 2011 & 2014\n\n GCISD Board Secretary 2009 & 2012\n\n\n\nState Board of Education Teacher Certification Appointed 2014 - 2019\n\n Appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve on SBEC\n\n SBEC Legislative Committee\n\n SBEC Educator Discipline Committee\n\n SBEC Educator Standards Advisory Committee\n\n\n\nAdditional Educational support\n\n Education Foundation Board of Directors\n\n Board of Directors Teen Court\n\n Support GCISD and Education Foundation through an endowment\n\n Co-Chairman of the 2005 Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District Bond Committee\n\n Go Center Volunteer\, helping student pursue college\n\n Volunteered and supported Project Graduation\n\n Volunteer and Support Grapevine High School Baseball\n\n Volunteer and Support Grapevine High School Wrestling\n\n\n\nBaylor Hospital\n\n 9-year Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Board\n\n Baylor Regional Hospital Finance and Growth Committee\n\n Baylor Regional Hospital Quality Committee\n\n\n\nAccomplishments while serving on Baylor Regional Medical Center of Grapevine Board\n\n Current Hospital expansion to 300 beds\n\n Emergency Department Expansion\n\n Parking Garage Expansion\n\n Hired Hospital President\n\n Selected by Baylor Hospital to Lobby in Washington DC for Health Care reform\n\n Selected by Baylor Hospital to lobby in Austin Texas for Health Care reform\n\n\n\nCommunity Service\n\n Grapevine Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for 6 years.\n\n Tax Increment Financing District Reinvestment Zone Number Two Board (Gaylord Texan TIF Board) for 4 years\n\n Grapevine Mills Mall Tax Increment Finance Board for 4 years\n\n Grapevine Youth Wrestling Board for the past 10 years\n\n Grapevine Youth Baseball board\n\n Grace Gala Volunteer\n\n Volunteer for "Keep Grapevine Beautiful"\n\n Organize Mission trips for youth baseball players overseas\n\n Help scholarship youth baseball players that would not have the opportunity to play\n\n Founder of Grapevine Youth Wrestling\n\n Coach youth baseball over 12 years\n\n Coach youth and HS wrestling for the past 12 years\n\n Coach youth football\n\n Helped area High School wrestlers with scholarships for college\n\n Helped area High School baseball players with scholarships for college\n\n Helped numerous High School students with paperwork for college including assisting parents with the financial aid process.\n\n\n\nBusiness background Current small business owner Established companies\, oversee company's operations and financial responsibilities.\n\n Abba Staffing & Consulting Inc. - Employment staffing company founded 2001 - Current\n\n Abba Professional Group - Property investments 2003 - Current\n\n Business consultant for individual business owners\n\n\n\nAdditional information\n\n University of Oklahoma Bachelor of Arts in Communications\, 1988\n\n University of Oklahoma Wrestling Team\n\n Member of Gateway Church\n\n\n\nCome ready to network with other business owners and entrepreneurs and take your business to the next level. Bring plenty of business cards! Look forward to seeing you there! \n\n\n\nWhen: Friday October 1st \n\nWhere: Palio's Pizza - 5712 Colleyville Blvd #130\, Colleyville\, TX 76034\n\nTime: 8:30am - 9:30am X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join the Chamber'\;s Morning networking group every Friday for a cup of coffee and great networking! \;
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\nThis week we will be hearing from Leon Leal! \;
\nCurrently Grapevine City Council Place 3
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\nCommitment to Education of our children and our community
\n&bull\; Grapevine Colleyville School Board &ndash\; 9 years
\n&bull\; Grapevine Colleyville School District President - 2015 through 2017
\n&bull\; GCISD Vice President 2011 &\; 2014
\n&bull\; GCISD Board Secretary 2009 &\; 2012
\n
\nState Board of Education Teacher Certification &ndash\; Appointed 2014 - 2019
\n&bull\; Appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve on SBEC
\n&bull\; SBEC Legislative Committee
\n&bull\; SBEC Educator Discipline Committee
\n&bull\; SBEC Educator Standards Advisory Committee
\n
\nAdditional Educational support
\n&bull\; Education Foundation Board of Directors
\n&bull\; Board of Directors Teen Court
\n&bull\; Support GCISD and Education Foundation through an endowment
\n&bull\; Co-Chairman of the 2005 Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District Bond Committee
\n&bull\; Go Center Volunteer\, helping student pursue college
\n&bull\; Volunteered and supported Project Graduation
\n&bull\; Volunteer and Support Grapevine High School Baseball
\n&bull\; Volunteer and Support Grapevine High School Wrestling
\n
\nBaylor Hospital
\n&bull\; 9-year Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Board
\n&bull\; Baylor Regional Hospital Finance and Growth Committee
\n&bull\; Baylor Regional Hospital Quality Committee
\n
\nAccomplishments while serving on Baylor Regional Medical Center of Grapevine Board
\n&bull\; Current Hospital expansion to 300 beds
\n&bull\; Emergency Department Expansion
\n&bull\; Parking Garage Expansion
\n&bull\; Hired Hospital President
\n&bull\; Selected by Baylor Hospital to Lobby in Washington DC for Health Care reform
\n&bull\; Selected by Baylor Hospital to lobby in Austin Texas for Health Care reform
\n
\nCommunity Service
\n&bull\; Grapevine Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for 6 years.
\n&bull\; Tax Increment Financing District Reinvestment Zone Number Two Board (Gaylord Texan TIF Board) for 4 years
\n&bull\; Grapevine Mills Mall Tax Increment Finance Board for 4 years
\n&bull\; Grapevine Youth Wrestling Board for the past 10 years
\n&bull\; Grapevine Youth Baseball board
\n&bull\; Grace Gala Volunteer
\n&bull\; Volunteer for &ldquo\;Keep Grapevine Beautiful&rdquo\;
\n&bull\; Organize Mission trips for youth baseball players overseas
\n&bull\; Help scholarship youth baseball players that would not have the opportunity to play
\n&bull\; Founder of Grapevine Youth Wrestling
\n&bull\; Coach youth baseball over 12 years
\n \;Coach youth and HS wrestling for the past 12 years
\n&bull\; Coach youth football
\n&bull\; Helped area High School wrestlers with scholarships for college
\n&bull\; Helped area High School baseball players with scholarships for college
\n&bull\; Helped numerous High School students with paperwork for college including assisting parents with the financial aid process.
\n
\nBusiness background Current small business owner &ndash\; Established companies\, oversee company&rsquo\;s operations and financial responsibilities.
\n&bull\; Abba Staffing &\; Consulting Inc. - Employment staffing company founded 2001 - Current
\n&bull\; Abba Professional Group - Property investments 2003 - Current
\n&bull\; Business consultant for individual business owners
\n
\nAdditional information
\n&bull\; University of Oklahoma &ndash\; Bachelor of Arts in Communications\, 1988
\n&bull\; University of Oklahoma Wrestling Team
\n&bull\; Member of Gateway Church
\n
\nCome ready to network with other business owners and entrepreneurs and take your business to the next level. Bring plenty of business cards! \;Look forward to seeing you there! \;
\n
\nWhen: Friday October 1st \;
\nWhere: \;Palio'\;s Pizza - 5712 Colleyville Blvd #130\, Colleyville\, TX 76034
\nTime: 8:30am - 9:30am
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