Advocacy & Community

Ivan Lanier, Scott White, and David Boschert of Greenwill Consulting Group are your lobbyists in Annapolis. They track state-level issues of interest to our local business community, and provide a summary of the most important bills. We pass this information on to our members in our weekly Public Policy email updates, sent on Wednesdays during the legislative session (January through April.)

After nearly 100 years of connecting business and community, we’ve learned that one cannot exist without the other.

In addition to the 80+ events presented by the Chamber each year, we’re thrilled to help our members coordinate ribbon-cuttings and grand opening ceremonies. Each celebration of a new or expanding business is a great opportunity to remind the public about Frederick’s vibrant business community.

Chamber businesses are located throughout Frederick County, and we’ve established partnerships with other local Chambers and business associations to make it easy for those companies to connect to many different communities. Current partnerships include:

• Greater Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce
• Downtown Frederick Partnership
• Downtown New Market Partnership
• Emmitsburg Business & Professional Association
• Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Middletown Valley Business Association
• Greater Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber is pleased to have been among the sponsors of some of our community’s most successful programs and events, including Pangaea Frederick, Alive @ Five, Brazil Day, and the Keys to Frederick public art project.