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Alfred W. "Al" Taubenberger, is a Republican member-elect of the Philadelphia City Council from the At-Large district, having defeated incumbent Dennis M. O'Brien in the general election of November 3, 2015. Taubenberger will take office on January 4, 2016. A resident of Northeast Philadelphia, Taubenberger was President of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, a private organization of over 900 members, from 1991-2015. He worked as Councilman Jack Kelly’s chief-of-staff, was vice-chair of the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission, member of the Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission, administrator of the Philadelphia City Council Republican Caucus, and ran the district office of U.S. Rep. Charles F. Dougherty.〔 ==Tenure at Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce== When Al Taubenberger was chosen to head the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce he made it his responsibility to build a forum for growing business. Back in 1991 business wasn’t booming at the Chamber office – membership barely hit 200. At that time, growing Northeast Philadelphia business wasn’t the business of the Chamber of Commerce. Taubenberger changed that. For 23 years Al has been the energy behind the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GNPCC). His tenure has fostered business growth and collaboration, and positioned the GNPCC as a strong voice and forum for Northeast Philadelphia business. His focus has been: protecting business, personally testifying in front of Philadelphia City Council, personally introducing to Northeast Philadelphians governors and United States Senators as well as Philadelphia Mayors Ed Rendell, John F. Street and Michael Nutter. Just one example of his many successes is the job creation that resulted from a meeting that Al scheduled between Pennsylvania Speaker of the House and Vincent Genovese of Agusta Westland. Agusta, a helicopter manufacturer with 50 employees in Northeast Philadelphia was contemplating a move to the Midwest or the South. But they needed help in order to stay here. After a helicopter ride and an afternoon well spent – 10 years later Agusta stayed in Philly and now has 600 employees adjacent to the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. That’s the kind of help Al Taubenberger continued to bring to the Philadelphia region for over 20 years. His list of accomplishments is substantial. He grew the 200 Chamber members to more than double that. He confirmed key sponsors and supporters of the region’s growth to support events such as regular networking meetings such as business card exchanges and signature annual events like a Golf Outing, Accolades Awards Celebration, and the Business is Blooming Business Expo – an event that’s featured Mayor Nutter, Comcast’s David L. Cohen, 6ABC’s Matt O'Donnell, Bernie Parent, Ron Jaworski, and many more. The Chamber today has a regular newsletter, a reliable and regular schedule of events, numerous occasions to meet city leaders – Archipbishop Charles J. Chaput, Governor Tom Corbett, Mayor Michael Nutter. Al developed the meet the next PA Governor Series, which have grown to include numerous forums for business leaders to meet candidates for various offices – most recently for the 2015 Philadelphia Mayoral campaign. He brought the GNPCC Golf Outing back to Northeast Philadelphia. Al has cultivated GNPCC Directors 〔http://www.gnpcc.org/showpage.asp?page=theboard/〕 who are in touch with what area business owners need. They are accessible to members offering advice and support. The strength and diversity of the board reflect Al’s expertise in relationship building. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al Taubenberger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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