{"id":281,"date":"2021-03-04T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T08:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gochambers.com\/globalupdates\/?p=281"},"modified":"2021-03-04T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T08:11:21","slug":"sonora-businesswoman-head-of-tuolumne-county-chamber-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gochambers.com\/globalupdates\/uncategorized\/sonora-businesswoman-head-of-tuolumne-county-chamber-of-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonora Businesswoman Head Of Tuolumne County Chamber Of Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sonora, CA \u2013 There is a new executive director\/CEO of the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce and she is a local businesswoman and Sonora native.<\/p>\n

Parkyre Zelinsky-Salcedo has taken over the part-time post. She moved back from Hawaii in March of last year and began running her parents\u2019 bed and breakfast, \u201cThe Royal Olive Manor\u201d in Sonora. She relays that a chamber member approached her about attending a board meeting. She went, loved it, and then accepted a position on the board. Later that fall, Zelinsky-Salcedo was interview by the board and approved to take over the position left vacant by Candice Kendall.<\/p>\n

Her top priority is \u201cgrowth and just adding value to the community.\u201d Zelinsky-Salcedo realizes how tough it has been for local businesses and for the community overall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One area she wants to improve is virtual events and keeping in touch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing on virtual events is a huge priority of mine. \u00a0I know that people have been lacking that face-to-face contact. By doing virtual events and mixers it will give our business owners an opportunity to reconnect with one another, to check-in, to bounce ideas off each other for how they are adapting to the pandemic.\u201d Zelinsky-Salcedo added, \u201cIt creates a great feeling of community and standing together as local businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding what she brings to the table, Zelinsky-Salcedo says, a new and fresh perspective on how important community is and how together, we are strong. Her goal, \u201cI would like to grow the chamber. I would like to bring about new opportunities for business owners. New webinars, bring in some speakers, help guide businesses through this transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zelinsky-Salcedo has already been on the job since Jan. 1st of this year.<\/p>\n