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Shaun Lumachi

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Advocacy

As President of Chamber Advocacy, Shaun Lumachi maintains results-driven government affairs efforts for organizations throughout California. Shaun secures community involvement to develop and advocate legislative priorities, serves as a resource on issues impacting the client's communities, and implements effective communication strategies.

Since founding Chamber Advocacy, Shaun has worked to sponsor legislation at all levels of government, activate local communities on over 1,200 issues, and builds and maintains a grassroots advocacy Web site portal for each client.

Beginning in 2003, the California Chamber of Commerce has recognized the most effective chamber of commerce government affairs program in California and, since 2009, the California Chamber has recognized the best chamber of commerce political program in the state. These honors have been awarded to a Chamber Advocacy client every year since their inception.

Prior to founding Chamber Advocacy, Shaun served as Vice President for Government Affairs for the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce where he helped build their award-winning and nationally-acclaimed government affairs program.

In 2004, Shaun was honored by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (WACE) as the recipient of the association's prestigious Gerald Hathaway Staff Member of the Year Award.

Shaun's purpose is to be a dedicated leader who serves his community through advocacy and the development of relationships. His philosophy is simple: to know his purpose, build and maintain relationships, be authentic, set goals, have clear visions, be result-driven, and be disciplined. In 2007, Long Beach Magazine honored Shaun as one of the Most Innovative Minds In Long Beach, California.

Community

Shaun Lumachi is an active member of the Long Beach community serving as a member of nearly a dozen non-profit boards of directors. He also serves the Long Beach community as the co-founder and publisher of Long Beach’s second most read media publication, the Long Beach Post. Shaun and long-time friend, Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia, founded the company in 2007. Councilmember Garcia left the day-to-day operations of the company in December 2008 to run successfully for elected office.

Currently, the Long Beach Post comprises the daily online version LBPOST.com and a monthly print publication covering news, politics, business, life and sports in Long Beach, California. In 2010, the Long Beach Post reached over 537,000 readers. Each month, 25,000 copies of the print publication is distributed.

Shaun has set a goal of becoming the most read media source in Long Beach by January 2015. To do so, the Long Beach Post will invest in expanded coverage of our city and its people, create new technologies to increase our reach, and remain nimble so changing reader demands are opportunities, not threats to our future.

Personal

Shaun earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from California State University, Sacramento. While at California State University, Sacramento, Shaun was elected Chairman of the California State Student Association (CSSA) which serves as the statewide student body government for all of the 23 campuses of the California State University system. In 1999, Shaun received the CSSA Chair's Award for Excellence in Student Advocacy. Nearly ten years later, CSSA honored Shaun as CSSA's 2008 Alumnus of the Year.

Shaun is also an active and proud alumnus of the Theta Xi Chapter of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. He is also a baseball umpire and has worked at all levels of baseball up to the NCAA PAC-10 and all levels of softball up to the Western Regional Little League World Series.

Shaun, and his wife Deziré, are proud residents of the Belmont Shore community in Long Beach, California.

Professional Involvement

Panelist, Representing the Interests of Business at All Levels of Government, Western

Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E) Annual Conference, 2003 - 2006,

2011
Faculty Member, Representing Business with Government, W.A.C.E Academy, 2005 - 2010
Speaker, Mobilizing the Masses, American Chamber of Commerce Executives

Convention, 2008

Speaker, Grasstops Activism, American Chamber of Commerce Executives

Convention, 2011

Keynote Speaker, California Higher Education Student Summit, 2006, 2008
Speaker, Oregon State Chamber Conference, 2007
Panelist, W.A.C.E Webinar Series, Using Your Web Site and E-Communications for

Fun & Profit, 2005
Panelist, Building Strong Grassroots Political Action, California Chamber Legislative

Summit, 2003 - 2005
Panelist, Political Action, Southern California Association of Chamber of Commerce

Executives, 2003
Panelist, Political Action, United States Chamber of Commerce, Western Regional

Government Affairs Conference, 2002, 2009

Community Involvement

Publisher, Long Beach Post

Chair, Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network Board

Member, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Board

Member, Community Hospital of Long Beach Advisory Board

Chair, Long Beach City College Small Business Development Center Advisory Board

Member, Centro CHA Board

Vice President, Long Beach Unified School District Education Foundation Board