2011 Tahoma Business Environmental Awards Date: 4/22/2011 Time: 11:45 AM TO 1:30 PM Event Sponsor: Regence BlueShield PRESENTATION OF THE 8th TAHOMA BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD This Earth Day the Chamber recognizes the outstanding business in our community working hard to protect the environment, preserving our quality of life and for their exemplary environmental protection or restoration efforts. Award Sponsor: Taylor-Thomason Insurance Brokers KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Gerry O'Keefe, Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership Mr. O'Keefe was appointed the Executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership by Governor Gregoire on February 11, 2011 after serving as the Partnership's Deputy Director since April of 2010. Prior to coming to the Partnership, he was the Natural Resources Director for the Grant County Public Utility District with responsibility for a $1 billion environmental mitigation program required under the FERC license issued to the electric utility. In 2007, Mr. O'Keefe led the Governor's effort to establish a water supply program in Eastern Washington, breaking the gridlock between historically antagonistic interests. The legislature enacted the program and appropriated $200 million to launch it. In 2008, he negotiated agreements with the federal government, the Colville Tribes and the Spokane Tribe to provide the first new water supplies from the Columbia River in over 30 years. Gerry was raised in Minnesota, relocating to Seattle to attend the University of Washington where he earned his MBA in 1987. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and Citizens for a Healthy Bay (CHB) have formed a resourceful new alliance to help Tacoma-Pierce County businesses improve their environmental performance and increase their profitability. Cost: $300 - Corporate tables of 10 (names of attendees are required) $25 Chamber Member $25 Citizens for a Healthy Bay Member $30 Non-Member $35 Walk-ins/at the door To register, click: http://tacomawacoc.weblinkconnect.com/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=420 Help: Monique at moniques@tacomachamber.org<mailto:moniques@tacomachamber.org> (253) 627-2175 ext. 100 Information: contact Gary Brackett 253-682-1720 or garyb@tacomachamber.org<mailto:garyb@tacomachamber.org> To subscribe or re-subscribe, send an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line to tacoma-environews-request@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:tacoma-environews-request@cityoftacoma.org>. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to tacoma-environews-request@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:tacoma-environews-request@cityoftacoma.org>.