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Vicki Visits Arnold Air Force Base

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Fourth STEMposium to be Held Nov. 6

AVBOT Tour of Antonovich Courthouse

Nov. Business Briefing Sponsor: Aerotech News and Review

Nov. Business Briefing Sponsor: The Boeing Company

BOT Exec Vicki Medina to Emcee Outlook Again

2016 Outlook Conference Sponsors

Global Economics Researcher to Speak

The Board of Trade On the Move

Calendar of Events

Membership Update

NOVEMBER 24, 2015 BUSINESS BRIEFING LUNCHEON

Edwards Test Wing Commander to Speak at Luncheon

Brig. gen. Carl e. SChaefer, Commander of the 412th Test Wing at edwards air force Base, will address the antelope Valley Board of Trade Business Briefing luncheon, Tuesday, nov. 24.

The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the featured program beginning at about noon. reservations for this program are strongly advised. Call the Board of Trade office at (661) 947-9033 or email executive@avbot.org for res-ervations. luncheon tickets are $20 per person for Board of Trade members will reservations, or $25 at the door.

Brig. gen. Schaefer leads a wing of 7,100 personnel in the developmental test and evaluation of f-35, KC-46, f-22, f-16, B-1, B-2, B-52, C-17, C-130, KC-135, global hawk, joint remotely piloted aircraft and emerging tech-nologies.

additionally, general Schaefer is the installation Com-mander responsible for operating the base and supporting more than 12,000 active duty, reserve, civil service, and defense contractors at edwards, the second largest base in the U. S. air force.

general Schaefer was commissioned in 1990 as a dis-tinguished graduate from the U.S. air force academy. he served in a variety of flying and staff assignments to in-

clude command at the squadron, group and wing levels. general Schaefer is a U.S. air force Test Pilot School graduate and a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in over 30 aircraft types. he has flown combat missions in support of operations Deny flight and allied force. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Special assistant to the Secretary of the air force and Chief of Staff of the air force for f-35 integration.

in addition to his Bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences from the air force academy, general Schaefer holds a Master’s degree in systems engineering from the air force institute of Technology, and a Master’s in strategic studies from the air

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Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer

Executive Notes

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Antelope ValleyBoard of Trade

ExECUTiVE BOARdJosh Mann, President

Waste Management Company

Kelly Kennerknecht, Vice President Kaiser Permanente

Terry Norris, Secretary Precision Labs

Anthony Bruneau, Treasurer Cobb, Doerfler and Associates

Allen Hoffman, Past President The Boeing Company

Dianne Knippel, Director-at-Large Antelope Valley College Foundation

Ed Knudson, Director-at-Large Antelope Valley College

Executive Director, Vicki Medina

diRECTORSBret Banks, AVAQMD

Mike Belzil, Lockheed Martin

Gustavo Camacho, Camacho Auto Sales

Richard Caulkins, Sanitation Districts of L.A. County

Ingrid Chapman

Richard Cook, Around AV

Scott Cummings, Antelope Valley Mall Management

John Currado, Allstate Financial/ Currado Insurance Inc.

R. Steven Derryberry, Kestler Derryberry LLP

Karina Drees, Mojave Air and Space Port

Rob Duchow, Southern California Gas Company

John Fergione

Larry Grooms

Mark Hemstreet, Hemstreet Hospitality

Chuck Hoey, Chuck Hoey & Associates

Harvey Holloway, Coldwell Banker Commercial Valley Realty

Drew Mercy

Lisa Moulton

Rhonda Nelson, Northrop Grumman

George Passantino, Passantino Andersen Communications

Todd Porter, LAMAR Outdoor Advertising

Donald Rhea, ClancyJG International

Regina Rossall, Westside Union School District

Dr. Kenneth Santarelli, CSU-Long Beach Antelope Valley Engineering Program

Richard “Dick” Spann

Bill Taylor, Granite Construction Company

Donna Termeer

Mark Troth, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Troth Realtors

Stan Turner, Edwards Federal Credit Union

Angela Underwood-Jacobs, California Bank & Trust

Tom Weil, City Manager California City

Johnny Zamrzla, Western Pacific Roofing Company

Antelope Valley Board of Trade is a voice — Your Voice —

for the Antelope Valley Region.

Vicki Visits Arnold Air Force Base

aS one of The foUr Community li-aisons (ClP) for edwards air force Base, i especially enjoy our base visits to better understand how we are all different and yet all working on the same goal. each spring, we travel to headquarters at Wright Patterson afB and then in the fall, we travel to another within the air force Ma-teriel Command.

The aV Board of Trade legislative del-egations have met and collaborated with the arnold Community Council on many occasions, often joining in or co-sponsor-ing a “test caucus” breakfast or reception at the Capitol. it was so nice to visit ar-nold engineering Development Complex to see firsthand what they have been right-fully bragging about.

The arnold engineering Develop-ment Complex (aeDC) is an air force Test Center (afTC), air force Materiel Command (afMC) organization and an important national resource. it has con-tributed to the development of practically every one of the nation’s top priority aero-space programs including the atlas, Titan, Minuteman and Peacekeeper iCBMs, the space shuttle, space station, and Projects Mercury, gemini and apollo.

We visited The rocket Development Test Cell, Sea level engine Test Cell, the aeropropulsion Systems Test facility Propulsion Wind Tunnel, aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit, its control room and high bay. a lunch and learn was held at the University of Tennessee.

Vicki MedinaExecutive Director

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We had our first executive session with general ellen Pawlikowski and shared on our partnership with our bases. She said, “The role you play in our command’s suc-cess is extremely valuable, and i thank you for your continued efforts to help us spread the word about afMC.” She added, “after our visit to arnold, we’re now all better prepared to talk about the fantastic test work aeDC does for our air force, our military and our nation. Their one-of-a-kind facilities make aeDC a true national treasure.”

The folks at arnold air force Base and the arnold engineering Development Complex in Tennessee were outstanding hosts, and the arnold Community Council put on a wonderful reception. Tennessee hospitality is second to none.

Big news this week - The lrSB (long range Strike Bomber) contract was re-

cently awarded. The antelope-Valley ultimately was the winner because the ex-pertise is within our region. all bidders are well-respected and will continue their mission of greatness. The significant buzz-words used by Secretary of

President’s Message

Looking Back, Looking ForwardoCToBer WaS a MonTh filled with significant highs and lows for our region. here were some of the high (and low) lights:

HIGH long-range Strike Bomber – in what

was arguably a big win for the region re-gardless of the outcome, Pentagon offi-cials announced that northrop grumman was selected to build the nation’s next generation bomber. Based on estimates, the program could bring 1,100 direct jobs and possible as many 5,500 indirect job to the area over the next several years.

LOWWest lake incident – in what is being

characterized as a 1,000-year storm event, rains drove walls of mud down hillsides, over roads and into homes across the western portion of the greater antelope Valley, from the lakes communities to highway 58 in Kern County. My thoughts and prayers go out to the many people who were affected by the flooding.

HIGHlocal legends Statue Unveiling –

larry Chimbole, first mayor of Palmdale, former State assemblyman and aVBoT lifetime Director is the first ‘local leg-end’ to have their likeness cast in bronze as a public art piece.

MIXED REACTIONSpeaker McCar….wait, ryan - Ba-

kersfield Congressman, Kevin McCarthy, announced his bid and then shortly there-after removed himself from the race to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the house of representatives. While it would have been nice to have one of our local representatives as second in succession to the President, i can also see where one might pass on the position.

HIGHaV rocks! – With a rock ‘n’ roll theme,

the 44th annual Business outlook Con-ference will hit the stage at the antelope Valley fairgrounds on february 26, 2016. The headliner, appropriately, is KiSS front man and serial entrepreneur, gene

AVBOT PresidentJosh Mann

Simmons. Tickets are on sale at www.avbot.org now!

as we move into november, i hope ev-eryone take the time to reflect back and give thanks.

also, don’t forget Veterans Day is no-vember 11. Veterans Day is our nation’s holiday devoted to honoring people who have served in the U.S. armed forces. it coincides with other holidays including armistice Day and remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War i. history buffs will re-member that the major hostilities of World War i were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the armistice with germany went into effect. The United States also originally observed armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans Day hol-iday in 1954.

Thank you all for your continued sup-port of the antelope Valley Board of Trade.

Until next month…

Josh Mann

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Fourth STEMposium to be Held Nov. 6

a fUll hoUSe iS exPeCTeD when the fourth annual antelope Valley industry and community STeMposium is held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. friday, nov. 6 at the hellenic Center in lancaster.

The antelope Valley Board of Trade, through its education Committee, has supported Science, Technology, engineering and Math (STeM) education programs from STeM’s earliest days, and continues to work with a host of other regional advocates and STeM participants including: aV College; Cerro Coso Commu-nity College; California State University long Beach- antelope Valley engineering Program; the antelope Valley Union high School District and the greater antelope Valley economic al-liance.

This year’s theme is “Cybersecurity,” and Dan Manson, Chair of the Computer information Systems department at Cal Poly Pomona is the keynote speaker. Dr. Manson is director of the CyberWatch West nSf aTe regional Center, and chair of the Western regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and California Cyber Challenge as part of the United States Cyber Challenge.

The conference agenda will include: Presentations from the partners on their progress to develop a seamless K-16 pathway in STeM majors; presentations by many high school and middle school teams on their accomplishments in various STeM compe-titions; and discussion about the next generation Science Stan-dards. Participants will also receive information about the newly formed antelope Valley east Kern STeM network, one of 12 regions in the California STeM learning network (CSln). This organization is responsible for building partnerships with PK-12, higher education, and business and industry to address regional needs in STeM teaching and learning through the implementa-tion of innovative and effective strategies.

home to the air force research laboratory, naval air War-fare Center Weapons Division in China lake, the Mojave air and Space Port, edwards afB, air force Plant 42, naSa armstrong flight research Center, major defense contractors and a large number of private companies in manufacturing, health care, ag-ricultural, and energy sectors that rely heavily on a technology-trained workforce, the antelope Valley region faces an ongoing challenge in preparing its local workforce for STeM-related jobs. in response to industry requests, local educational institu-tions have embarked on ambitious efforts to meet the challenge.

antelope Valley College, in collaboration with Cerro Coso Community College and California State University long Beach, have secured funding for STeM activities from two ma-jor sources: (1) The STeM and articulation initiative for the US Department of education ($11 million for 5 years); and (2) the California state initiative for Career Technical education (CTe) SB1070 ($1.2 million for 3 years). This funding is currently used to support STeM efforts as we aim to accomplish three major goals: (1) increase collaboration between K-16 in STeM areas; (2) improve institutional capacity to attract, prepare, and trans-fer students at the community college level; and (3) support the expansion of the CSUlB engineering Program to offer local de-grees.

Significant steps have been made in addressing the STeM needs of the community, including: The robust pre-K-16 STeM pathway that grows every year; the seamless articulation process between high school and community colleges and then on to the local engineering degree granting program; and the strength of the local baccalaureate engineering program administered by CSU long Beach at the lancaster University Center.

STEM Expansion Bill Becomes LawWaShingTon, D.C. - The president has signed into law the STeM education act of 2015 (hr-1020)), a bipartisan bill introduced by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman lamar Smith (r-Texas) and rep. elizabeth esty (D-Conn.).

The bill strengthens science, technology, engineering and math (STeM) education efforts and expands the definition of STeM to include computer science. The bill was approved unanimously by both the house and the Senate.

in an oct. 8 letter to STeM advocates, including the antelope Valley Board of Trade, Smith wrote:“We must prepare our students from degrees in STeM subjects to ensure that they have the ability to thrive in today’s

technology-based economy. This means motivating more american students to study STeM subjects, including computer science.” Chairman Smith went on to say the STeM education act also includes resources to train more teachers in STeM subjects.

Arnold Air Force Base continued from page 2

Defense Carter during the announcement were “agility”, “reusability”, “affordability” along with “flexibility and capability” with “strategic investments showing a commitment to our allies.” estimate experts outside of the program developed cost estimates. now the air force wants to beat those estimates “bending the cost curve initiative” and applying “should cost savings”. and ultimately, the United States is the winner.get involved, stay involved…

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AVBOT Tour of Antonovich Courthouse

on oCToBer 16Th,, executive Director’ Vicki Medina, ex-ecutive assistant america Pintado, and several aVBoT Board members, Danny Bazzell, Don rhea, ingrid Chapman, John fergione, Dianne Knippel, Kelly Kennerknect, lisa Moulton, Stan Turner, angela Underwood-Jacobs were treated to a tour of the local courthouse, arranged by retired Judge richard Spann. Spann believes that it is good for both the public and the Court to have open tours and discussions to foster a better understanding of what the public expects and the Court process involves.

The tour which was led by a Sheriff’s Deputy allowed ac-cess into many areas which are not seen by the general public. These included the metal detectors upon entry, where the x-rays of purses and bags were visible, detention rooms for people sus-pected of bringing contraband into the courthouse, the Sheriff’s control console monitoring all courtrooms, the hallways, lock-up, the parking lots and an area from Sierra highway to 10th Street West. The group also saw the Judge’s lunch room, the ar-mory with its many varieties of weapons and the underground lockup with its monitored sally port where the inmate’s busses

arrive. Both Dianne and Kelly picked up admirers from the denizens of the lock-up. Diane also volunteered to be the person who was handcuffed.

The group had an opportunity to view one of the four courtrooms being fitted out as the last of the unfinished courtrooms are being prepared for use, as well as an operational courtroom where the various parts were explained, along with the several security systems available. They also had an opportunity to meet with Supervising Judge lisa Chung and assistant Supervising Judge Christopher estes.

Those who attended were quite vocal in their enthusiasm for the tour as well as for those who acted as tour guides. Judge Spann hopes to offer future tours as the make-up of aVBoT changes and for those who could not attend.

Retired JudgeRichard Spann

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November Business Briefing Sponsor: Aerotech News and Review

WhaT STarTeD aS a “MoM anD PoP” operation on a kitchen table in lancaster in february 1986 has since grown into a multi-state operation employing 35 people in six states.“We started aerotech news and review, then called antelope Valley aerospace, because no other media was providing target-ed coverage of the aerospace industry in the high Desert,” said Paul Kinison, publisher and owner.

aerotech news and review publishes several military base newspapers in California, nevada and arizona and has held some of the contracts for decades.

“We never take anything -- our contracts, our customers, our readers - for granted,” said Paul, explaining the company’s success.

Throughout the years, challenges have come and gone and still the company is growing, expanding and evolving.

“Some of our biggest hurdles over the years have been the periodic economic recessions,” said Paul. however, he said, “we serve the best market with news products and quality news cover-age,” further explaining the company’s success. “We don’t rely on sensationalism to sell papers.”

lisa Kinison, business manager and co-owner, attributes the company’s success to a number of factors.

“as far as our content and readers, we serve a very special-ized niche. and as far as the service we offer, in addition to our commitment to bring our readers the best and most relevant news for their particular needs, we are also committed to helping our advertisers reach out to our readers and grow their business as a result,” she said. “So many individuals and businesses in com-munities that are connected to military and defense personnel have a deep appreciation for the expertise, knowledge and sac-rifice that these individuals make in ensuring that our country stays safe. i think that one of the functions we serve at aerotech is giving individuals and businesses another means to reach out, connect and express their appreciation to those who have served and sacrificed toward that goal.”

along the way, Paul and lisa have built a “family” company with many employees working for them for years, if not decades.

Bill Whitham is a senior account executive and has been working at aerotech news since June 1991.

“aerotech news provides an atmosphere where there is a car-ing, trusting and fair-treatment work environment that feels like you belong to a family,” said Whitham. “Paul and lisa are the best owners i have ever worked for. Their strong Christian be-liefs lead in their decision making, particularly when difficult is-

sues arise.” as an example, Whitham cited aerotech’s flexibility in accommodating his schedule to deal with a family member’s chronic health issues. “i can’t imagine working anywhere else.”

Stuart ibberson, editor of aerotech news and review, has been with the company for more than 20 years.

“aerotech is family,” said ibberson. “i met Paul and lisa when i was on active duty at edwards afB. When i left the air force Paul and lisa gave me a job and helped me find some-where to live. Twenty years later i’m still here because they treat their employees with respect and we, in turn, respect them.”

in recent years, aerotech has increased their focus on “giving back to the community.” The company is always on the look-out for organizations, especially non-profits, who provide social services to the community, service and support to military and veterans, resources to help local businesses grow, and assistance to the less fortunate.

“We have a genuine desire to have aerotech be a benefit and a blessing to the communities we serve,’ said lisa. “Through fi-nancial support and partnering with organizations in their mar-keting efforts, we hope to help them to meaningfully connect with their target audience and fulfill their mission of service. The overriding goal is that we want the fact that aerotech exists to make a positive difference. our communities should be better places because we are here.”

So what does the future hold for aerotech news and review?Paul said the goal is “further evolving to better reach our read-

ers in the formats they use the most.”To that end, the company is now focusing on electronic and

social media – with great response from customers and readers.“Unlike some media outlets, we’re not hiding our content be-

hind a ‘pay wall,’” said lisa. “our content has always been free, and our goal is to be accessible to as many people as possible.

“i’m part of the team that manages our social media sites, and honestly, it is great fun. We get to choose stories that we think readers will enjoy and we love getting feedback and messages on content we post.

“next on the horizon, i think, will be a phone app as an ad-ditional distribution platform,” she said. “as we reach out more into the digital world and meet readers and businesses wherever they are, i think that is going to help us in reaching our overall goal as a company to be more present and be of more service to our communities.”

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November Business Briefing Sponsor: The Boeing Company

Boeing iS The WorlD’S leaDing aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. additionally, Boeing designs and manufac-tures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satel-lites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communi-cation systems. as a major service provider to naSa, Boeing is the prime contractor for the international Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial air-line support services. Boeing provides products and support ser-vices to customers in 150 countries and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales. headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 165,000 people across the United States and in 65 countries. Total company revenues for 2014 were a record $90.8 billion.

Boeing has been a part of California and its rich aerospace leg-acy for more than 90 years. The company’s presence in the state dates back to 1922, when aviation pioneer Donald Douglas Sr. built aircraft in Santa Monica. Today Boeing occupies a diversi-fied footprint spanning commercial aviation; military aircraft and satellite manufacturing; and new markets such as cyber security. Boeing has approximately 17,000 employees in California, mak-ing it one of the state’s largest private employers.

in the antelope Valley, Boeing conducts ground and flight testing of both military and commercial products. on-going flight test programs for the US air force include the C-17 airlifter, B-1 and B-52 bombers, and f-22 fighter on edwards afB. at air force Plant 42 in Palmdale, the Company currently is conducting the flight test program for the f-15Sa, the most modern variant of the f-15 fighter being produced for Saudi arabia as part of the largest foreign Military Sales program in US history. Boeing en-joys a long-standing partnership with naSa in the aV perform-ing aeronautical research. The Phantom eye hydrogen-powered hale (high altitude, long endurance) aircraft is presently at naSa’s armstrong flight research Center. The Company also supports flight testing of the f/a-18 hornet and Super hornet models and ea-18g growler as well as other navy airframes and weapons systems at naWS China lake.

in 2015, Boeing has been an inte-gral part of testing visiting programs and airframes, included are the italian air force’s KC-767 Tanker; the Boe-ing KC-767 2C the early variant of the air force’s next generation Tanker, KC-46 Pegasus; and the US navy’s P-8a Poseidon aSW (anti-submarine warfare) aircraft. 2016 promises to be a busy year for the Company with the arrival of the KC-46 for flight test; ini-tial testing of the 737 Max; latest mod-el of the Dreamliner, 787-10; return of the P-8 and italian KC-767; and quite possibly the initial appearance of the 777x late in the year.

in addition to Boeing’s focus on business growth and program execution, the company and its employees are dedicated to building better communities world-wide by giving time, funding, and expertise to improve access to globally competitive learning and skills development, foster cre-ativity, sustain the environment, and improve civic engagement.

Through its global Corporate Citizenship and the employ-ees Community fund of Boeing California, Boeing supports the antelope Valley region with charitable program investments through the following nonprofit agencies: Community Partners for associates in learning and leadership, Jewish Vocational Services, Special olympics Southern California, The Catalyst foundation, United Way of greater los angeles, antelope Val-ley family YMCa, lancaster Community Service foundation, learning for life, Painted Turtle, and the Mojave environmental education Consortium.

Boeing has been a member of the antelope Valley Board of Trade for many years, remaining actively engaged with aVBoT activities and its aerospace, Defense industry and Base Support Committee (aeroCoMM). Boeing realizes and appreciates local community support, especially from the Board of Trade, with initiatives and campaigns that are of great significance to the Company. This is evidenced by recent action undertaken by the US house of representatives to reauthorize the export-im-port Bank. aV Board of Trade’s advocacy was integral to state and nationwide campaigns for the Bank’s continuing operation.

in 2016, The Boeing Company celebrates its centennial. The Company looks forward to another 100 years of connecting and protecting people globally through transportation, communica-tion, and security products and services.

for any additional information about The Boeing Company, please visit: www.boeing.com

Allen M. HoffmanThe Boeing Company

Immediate Past President,

AV Board of Trade

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BOT Exec Vicki Medina to Emcee Outlook Again

ViCKi MeDina, executive director of the antelope Valley Board of Trade, will again serve as emcee of the 2016 aV Busi-ness outlook Conference on friday, feb. 26 at the aV fair-grounds in lancaster.

Vicki, who traditionally worked behind the scenes at the an-nual daylong event, was selected by the outlook Conference Committee to emcee the 2015 conference. and the reviews of her work called for an encore.

as “the face of the Board of Trade” in her day-to-day work, Vicki also has a voice familiar to many regional residents who heard her during part of her previous professional career in ra-dio. and she keeps her speaking skills sharp by participation in Toastmasters.

Knowing that the emcee’s primary responsibilities involve following the script, being able to ad lib when things unravel, and to stay on schedule, the committee agreed that Vicki fills the bill. She said, “The Conference is a production, a show of sorts with many different elements. We need to provide informa-

tion, entertainment, inspiration, mo-tivation while keeping the audience engaged. it’s not an easy task by any means.”

emcees in the past have included James Charlton, ingrid Chapman, alis Clausen, larry grooms, lew Stults, Dianne Knippel, Steven Der-ryberry, Cassie harvey and Caroline rodriguez to name a few.

fun facts: Vicki was ZsaZsa ga-bor’s secretary. at Columbia Pictures she worked with produc-ers on the legally-binding credits for all of their foreign and do-mestic releases. Vicki was “Dobie gillis star Dwayne hickman’s secretary while at CBS. She still receives residual checks from Sony Pictures for her first voice-over job in the movie “Tootsie.” She says her best voice-over work was for the elton John aiDS foundation.

Troth to Deliver GAVAR Report Again in 2016

a regional real eSTaTe rePorT from the greater antelope Valley association of realtors, delivered for the first time at the 2015 aV Business outlook Conference, will be back by popular demand at the friday, feb. 26, 2016 conference in the antelope Valley fairgrounds in lancaster.

and antelope Valley real estate industry professional Mark Troth will again deliver the kind of information so well received at the 2015 conference for its clarity, scope and insights on the regional real estate market.

The 2016 Business outlook Committee of the aV Board of Trade noted that audience feedback from 2015 made the case for continuing the prominence of the gaVar report with Troth as the presenter.

Mark Troth is a practicing realtor in the antelope Valley for over 33 years and a third generation Broker and Co-owner of Berkshire hathaway homeServices Troth, realTorS.Troth realTorS has been located in the antelope Valley since 1957 and currently has over 70 associates affiliated with the firm.

Mark has been President of the greater antelope Valley association of realtors, twice having been named the association’s Broker of the Year, and in addition received the association’s President’s “award of excellence.”

Mark has also served the community as a Planning Commissioner for the City of lancaster, Chairman of the Board for the lancaster Chamber of Commerce, and a member of Citizen’s oversight committees for both the antelope Valley Union high School District and antelope Valley College.

Mark currently serves on the Board of Directors for the antelope Valley fair association and as Treasure for the lancaster Chamber of Commerce. he is also a member and director of the aV Board of Trade.

Mark and his wife Jodie are parents of two grown daughters and two grown step-sons.Business outlook Conference registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the program starting at 8:30. a healthy breakfast

with oatmeal, yogurt and fruit along with coffee and juice will be served in the exhibit area. lunch is included as well as a reception following the conference. Tickets start at $150/each with a discount to aVBoT members. Sponsorships are still available. aVBoT members are also able to purchase an exhibit booth (a limited number), a business card ad in the program (only 8 available) or include items in the swag bags. for information on sponsorships, table and ticket reservations, or exhibit booth space, visit www.avbot.org or call 661-947-9033 or e-mail executive@avbot.org.

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Global Economics Researcher to Speak

raPiDlY Changing gloBal TrenDS that influence everything from Wall Street to Main Street will be the focus of the internationally known economist who will address the antelope Valley Business outlook Conference in lancaster, friday, feb. 26, 2016.

The antelope Valley Board of Trade announced that london-based Sarbjit nahal, Managing Director and head of the The-matic investing Strategy team at Bank of america Merrill lynch global research, has accepted an invitation to speak at the an-nual regional conference. his appearance is sponsored by Bofa Merrill lynch.

nahal’s global strategy team works to implement the enter-prise-wide “a Transforming World” framework, centered on earth, government, innovation, markets and people. The research addresses from perspectives of both opportunity and risk what are called “thematic issues.” included among those are: educa-tion, energy efficiency, extreme weather and climate change, lon-gevity, obesity and health & wellness, safety / security, waste and water.

aV Business outlook Conference Committee Chairwoman Kelly Kennerknecht credited nahal’s appearance in the antelope Valley to the work of robyn lawhon and Joshua Stern of the Merrill lynch office in lancaster.

nahal, who also sits on Merrill lynch global Wealth & in-vestment Management’s environment, Social and governance (eSg) Core Council. he is frequently interviewed on TV and radio business channels, and by print journalists.

Prior to joining Bofa Merrill lynch in 2010, he was head of Thematic investing at Société générale and Crédit-Mutuel-CiC, and held positions at Vigeo, the international Council on human rights Policy, and Pensions investment research Consultants.he holds a Masters in law from the University of london; a JD/Bachelor of laws from osgoode hall, York University,) and Bachelors in history from the University of Toronto.

at Bank of america Merrill lynch’s global research Unit,

nahal has spent years monitoring global economic, political and cultural trends in order to build the best thematic recommendations. So-called ‘megatrends’ have helped the banking group identify some of the strongest investments out there, which have been popular with its investment bank and asset management clients.

nahal was quoted as saying, “We have tackled seven ‘bigger picture’ global megatrends, which tie strongly into the enterprise-wide investment themes ‘earth’ (energy efficiency, extreme weather and climate change, waste, and water) and ‘people’ (education, obesity, health and wellness, safety and security), as well as ‘in-novation’, ‘government’ and ‘markets.”

This has resulted in Bank of america Merrill lynch buying stocks in companies that give entry points to key themes such as energy efficiency, including firms dealing in automobiles, building, industrials, iT, lighting and leDs, energy storage, and transport.

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The Board of Trade On the Move

DiD YoU KnoW that the aV Board of Trade has had seven homes since its founding in 1957? The first antelope Valley Progress association’s office was located on the old aV fair-grounds at east avenue i and Division Street east; then in 1958 the fledging organization made the important decision to move their operations to Sierra highway, a more central site. in those days before the antelope Valley freeway 14, all vehicular traf-fic used Sierra highway, the valley’s main road which extended from Saugus through Palmdale, lancaster, and rosamond to Mo-jave. from the aV fairgrounds the Progress association moved in 1958 to the antelope Valley inn (Sierra highway at avenue J-8) and in 1959 to the Silver Saddle Building (Sierra highway at avenue l).

tough times again. for six months he acted as executive director without pay to provide expert management and guidance for the organization which he termed as “one of the most prestigious business groups in town.” But the 1980s and 1990s saw more prosperity for the Board of Trade as the Valley underwent an era of record-breaking growth and development in residential and commercial real estate.

Then from 1998 to 2010 the group who had outgrown their offices chose a more spacious location at 548 W. lancaster Blvd., sharing a building with the aV Union high School District and a MacDonald’s franchise office. This location had a large space for staff, small storage room, small kitchen, and a conference room facing the boulevard.

executive Director Vicki Medina explained, “The boulevard location gave us the luxury of taking a walk for coffee or lunch. our conference room was large and very accommodating for a group of a dozen.”

When the contract expired for the lancaster Boulevard of-fices, the organization searched in both cities for a new location that was convenient, had the same amount of space with a con-ference room, a restroom and small kitchen area and was within their budget. The space in Palmdale came available and was a perfect fit, said Medina.

in September 2013 aVBoT moved to 43319 12th Street West Ste. 104 in Palmdale.

in explaining the offices, Medina continued, “as executive director since 2010, the aVBoT office has had two locations, the one on the boulevard and our current location near the i-14 and avenue n exit. our new location, although with a smaller con-ference room, has five offices, and a waiting room in that it was a former doctor’s office. We have room for supplies, a work room to put projects together, a guestroom for board members who may want to stop by and ‘plug in’ when in-between meetings. it is a quiet professional neighborhood with freeway access mak-ing it easy to get from one meeting to another. although happy with both locations, i must admit that i am not a fan of moving. hopefully, we will stay in this location for a while.”

Continuing on this vital highway between the two cities, the Caravan inn (later Sand Sailor) became the next headquarters in 1961. it proved to be a strategic location where history was hap-pening mid-center of the developing areas of the Valley. from 1961 to 1970 the Caravan inn provided a rent-free, three-room suite for the organization; the directors had the convenient use of dining room, coffee shop and meeting rooms for their weekly directors’ and committee meetings and over-night accommoda-tions for overnight visitors. according to the early aV Board of Trade archives, this office marked “Ten Years of Progress;” and it was described as “the Valley information Center for economic profile and statistical data.”

from 1970 to 1998, , the organization was located in small offices at 44810 elm avenue between Milling Street and lancaster Boulevard, next to the headquarters of the Society of experimental Test Pilots. formerly doctors’ offices, the space consisted of a reception-file room and an executive director’s office. for board, committee and luncheon meetings the members gathered at the Desert inn, antelope Valley inn, the essex house and other valley sites.

The first years there were bleak times for the organization’s finances, said Joe Davies, president (1974-75). at another time in 1977-78 he stepped in when the Board of Trade was experiencing

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