BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H NAME:Chamber Committee Calendar X-WR-CALNAME:Chamber Committee Calendar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:(UTC-07:00) Arizona END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:(UTC-07:00) Arizona END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260918T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260918T083000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Government Affairs Committee Welcomes Matthew Derr and Hunter McAnally DESCRIPTION:About Government Affairs Committee:The Mesa Government Affairs Committee was created to focus on legislative practices and decisions affecting all professional establishments. This group helps local business owners stay up to date on relevant information occurring at every tier of government.\n\nWhen convened\, experts from local\, state\, and federal levels of office speak on topics that pertain to all organizations. Topics have previously included taxation\, business regulation\, education\, economic development\, transportation\, and immigration.\n\nMeeting Agenda:\n1. Welcome/Introductions - Chair\, Joan Krueger2. Presentation: Southwest Gas- Investing in Arizona\; Natural Gas & Energy Update with Matthew Derr and Hunter McAnally3. Legislative Update - Eric Emmert\, Dorn Policy GroupSouthwest Gas- Investing in Arizona\; Natural Gas & Energy Update with Matthew Derr and Hunter McAnallyAbout the speakers: Matthew Derr: Matt is Vice President/Regulation and Government Affairs of Southwest Gas Corporation. Matt is responsible for leading the regulatory and government affairs initiatives in Arizona. He serves as a subject matter expert witness in the Company's Arizona regulatory proceedings\, ensures technical accuracy and regulatory compliance\, and is responsible for ensuring the Company has positive relationships with all regulatory stakeholders in Arizona. Matt leads the Company's government affairs activities in Arizona\, providing leadership at the local\, state\, and federal government level in Arizona\, ensuring that the Company maintains a positive relationship with elected officials at all levels in the State. After joining the Company in 2012 as an Administrator in Corporate Public Affairs\, Matt has held various positions of increasing responsibility\, including Regulatory Manager in 2014\, and Director/Regulation and Energy Efficiency in 2018. Matt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Arizona State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors on the Arizona Restaurant Association\, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the McCormick Ranch Little League Board of Directors.\nHunter McAnally:Hunter is an Engineering Supervisor who recently joined the Regulatory team as part of a cross-training opportunity to expand his knowledge of regulatory strategy\, ratemaking\, and the execution of critical regulatory filings. Since joining the Regulatory team Hunter has provided technical support and serves as a liaison between Operations and the Regulatory while working on key components of the general rate case.Prior to joining Regulatory\, Hunter managed the New Business West department\, which was responsible for all engineering and construction activities associated with new residential\, commercial\, and industrial growth in the West Valley. Hunter joined the Company in 2012 as an Engineer and has held various positions of increasing responsibility in both the Construction and Engineering departments.Hunter received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona and is a registered Professional Engineering.\nGovernment Affairs Homepage:https://www.mesachamber.org/government-affairs-committee/Invitation:Mesa Chamber members in good standing are welcome to attend each month's meeting.Facilitators:\nCommittee Chair: Joan Kreuger\, NAI Horizon\nStaff Liaison: Sally Harrison\, Mesa Chamber President and CEO\n\nAbout the Mesa Chamber:\nWith a history that extends more than 130 years\, the Mesa Chamber of Commerce has come a long way. The Chamber continues to bring the top of the line networking opportunities to the community. \n https://mesachamberofcommerce.growthzoneapp.com/chamber-member-ribbon-cuttings/Details/government-affairs-committee-welcomes-matthew-derr-and-hunter-mcanally-375310?sourceTypeId=Hub X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

About Government Affairs Committee:

The Mesa Government Affairs Committee was created to focus on legislative practices and decisions affecting all professional establishments. This group helps local business owners stay up to date on relevant information occurring at every tier of government.

When convened\, experts from local\, state\, and federal levels of office speak on topics that pertain to all organizations. Topics have previously included taxation\, business regulation\, education\, economic development\, transportation\, and immigration.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Welcome/Introductions - Chair\, Joan Krueger

2. Presentation: Southwest Gas- Investing in Arizona\; Natural Gas &\; Energy Update with Matthew Derr and Hunter McAnally

3. Legislative Update - Eric Emmert\, Dorn Policy Group

Southwest Gas- Investing in Arizona\; Natural Gas &\; Energy Update \;with \;Matthew Derr and Hunter McAnally

About the speakers: \;

Matthew Derr: \;

Matt is Vice President/Regulation and Government Affairs of Southwest Gas Corporation. Matt is responsible for leading the regulatory and government affairs initiatives in Arizona. He serves as a subject matter expert witness in the Company&rsquo\;s Arizona regulatory proceedings\, ensures technical accuracy and regulatory compliance\, and is responsible for ensuring the Company has positive relationships with all regulatory stakeholders in Arizona. \;

Matt leads the Company&rsquo\;s government affairs activities in Arizona\, providing leadership at the local\, state\, and federal government level in Arizona\, ensuring that the Company maintains a positive relationship with elected officials at all levels in the State. After joining the Company in 2012 as an Administrator in Corporate Public Affairs\, Matt has held various positions of increasing responsibility\, including Regulatory Manager in 2014\, and Director/Regulation and Energy Efficiency in 2018. \;

Matt received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Arizona State University. He currently serves on the Board of Directors on the Arizona Restaurant Association\, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the McCormick Ranch Little League Board of Directors.


Hunter McAnally:

Hunter is an Engineering Supervisor who recently joined the Regulatory team as part of a cross-training opportunity to expand his knowledge of regulatory strategy\, ratemaking\, and the execution of critical regulatory filings. Since joining the Regulatory team Hunter has provided technical support and serves as a liaison between Operations and the Regulatory while working on key components of the general rate case.

Prior to joining Regulatory\, Hunter managed the New Business West department\, which was responsible for all engineering and construction activities associated with new residential\, commercial\, and industrial growth in the West Valley. Hunter joined the Company in 2012 as an Engineer and has held various positions of increasing responsibility in both the Construction and Engineering departments.

Hunter received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona and is a registered Professional Engineering.


Government Affairs Homepage:

https://www.mesachamber.org/government-affairs-committee/

Invitation:

Mesa Chamber members in good standing are welcome to attend each month'\;s meeting.

Facilitators:
Committee Chair: Joan Kreuger\, NAI Horizon
Staff Liaison: Sally Harrison\, Mesa Chamber President and CEO

About the Mesa Chamber:
With a history that extends more than 130 years\, the Mesa Chamber of Commerce has come a long way. The Chamber continues to bring the top of the line networking opportunities to the community.


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Committee Chair: Nathan Palmer\, Polaris Academy
Mesa Chamber Board Liaison: TBD
Mesa Chamber Staff Liaison &\; Committee Co-Chair: Bob Nelson\, Director of Communications

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Agenda:
Open/Introductions- Welcome: Bob
Elected Education Items Updates: Various
Mesa Chamber Board Updates: TBD
Chamber Updates: Bob Nelson
May Topics: Committee welcomes Dr Andi Fourlis

Dr Fourlis will be sharing the State 48 Graduate Profile and Futures February initiative with attendees.

https://in.nau.edu/college-education/community-resources/arizona-institute-education-economy/state-48-graduate-profile/

Group Updates- Group

Next Meeting Review: Bob
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Dr. Andi Fourlis is the Superintendent in Residence for the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy at Northern Arizona University and former Superintendent of Mesa Public Schools. She collaborates with education\, business\, higher education\, nonprofit\, and government leaders to prepare the workforce of the future through innovative\, human-centered learning. Her work focuses on graduate profiles\, leadership\, and systems change that equip students with the knowledge\, digital fluency\, and durable human skills needed to thrive in today'\;s rapidly changing world.

Dr. Fourlis and her husband\, Ted\, are Arizona natives and proud parents of three daughters who work in the education and healthcare industries.


For our Outlook subscribers\, please ensure you are registered for this event.


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