Georgetown Development Alliance (GDA)
This group targets real estate developers and commercial real estate professionals. At each meeting, City staff gives an update on City Council activities. Afterwards, a short presentation on a topic of interest to real estate developers given.
Meetings: Monthly (please contact staff for more information)
Staff Contact: Jim Johnson
Committee Chair: Joshua Schroeder
Workforce Development Alliance (WDA)
This committee focuses on the workforce needs of our community. WDA is comprised of representatives from organizations from Georgetown ISD and Workforce Solutions. The group organizes multiple programs and events throughout the year.
Annual Job Fair – Held in late February, this event helps local businesses find high school employees to fill basic jobs.
Career Explore Day – This event targets middle school students and their parents. Scheduled for January, the idea is to expose students to various career paths. It will be held for the first time in January 2019.
Veterans Job Fair – Held annually, this event helps connect veterans with local businesses that are hiring, especially those business interested in hiring veterans.
Teacher Externships – This program allows GISD teachers to gain real world experience in their field and then take that back to the classroom to incorporate into their lesson plans.
Meetings: 3rd Friday of the Month at 7:30am at Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Staff Contact: Allison McKee
Committee Chair: Dr. Mike Douglas
Manufacturing Alliance
This committee targets our manufacturing business in Georgetown. The meeting provides a forum to address issues specific to the manufacturing industry. Annually, the planning committee partners with Georgetown ISD to bring high school students to various manufacturing facilities on Manufacturing Day. This exposes the students to modern manufacturing as career option, something many students had previously not considered.
Meetings: Bi-Annually (please contact staff for more information)
Staff Contact: Jim Johnson
Committee Chair: Barrie Laing
Military Affairs Committee – Click Here for ROTC Scholarship Application
The Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee focuses on building ties between the business community and local military organizations. We provide support for service members, retirees and their families. Our mission is to promote Georgetown and to engage the greater Georgetown business community to celebrate, support, maintain and grow the military presence in Georgetown and the surrounding communities.
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of every other Month at 2:00pm at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce.
February 14, 2019 ; April 11, 2019; June 13, 2019; August 8, 2019; October 10, 2019; December 12, 2019
Staff Contact: Jim Johnson
Committee Chair: Robert Halverson, Major General, USA, (ret)
Leadership Georgetown 2018-19 – Click Here for Leadership Georgetown Application
Leadership Georgetown is a program which identifies and develops talented and committed citizens who aspire to provide leadership in Georgetown’s business and community activities.
Leadership Georgetown develops leaders by providing quality, relevant leadership skills training to match the dynamic needs of the community. It explains the essential roles of Georgetown’s governmental, educational, economic, and cultural organizations and encourages participants to explore options for personal involvement and relationship building. It creates opportunities for participants to form effective relationships with current, past, and future leaders in the community. Finally, it facilitates the appointment of graduates to leadership roles within the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations. Tuition for the program is $600, payable upon acceptance to the program. Only members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce are eligible for participation.
Meetings: See Application for Details
Staff Contact: Dana Sanders
Committee Chairs: Stephanie Blank and Wendy Cash
Junior Leadership Georgetown 2018-2019 – Click Here for Junior Leadership Application
Junior Leadership Georgetown is a program created to develop the next generation of Georgetown community leaders. This eight-month program for high school juniors and seniors is designed to strengthen participants’ leadership skills, community awareness, and involvement. Junior Leadership Georgetown will provide participants with quality, relevant leadership training along with knowledge of the community, needs, and opportunities. It allows participants to form effective relationships with current, past, and future leaders in the community.
Meetings: See Application for Details
Staff Contact: Dana Sanders
Committee Chairs: Stephanie Blank and Jan Williams
