The Sacramento Metro Chamber welcomes 2009 Board Chair Linda Cutler, who is vice president, Corporate Communications for GenCorp Inc., and the chamber’s 2009 Executive Committee.

Inaugurated Jan. 30 at the Metro Chamber’s 114th Annual Dinner & Business Awards, Cutler said in her inaugural remarks that the Metro Chamber will spend 2009 developing partnerships so the region can emerge stronger and more competitive when the economy recovers.

“In these challenging times, the Metro Chamber’s voice has never been more important,” she told an audience numbering 900 of the region’s business and civic leaders. As board chair, Cutler will lead a business group of more than 2,300 members in the six counties, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba.

“Businesses this year need to think and behave differently—working collectively to position our region for economic recovery that will eventually come,” she said. “This is especially true as we compete for a share of the state’s expected billions in Federal Stimulus Package funds.”

At GenCorp, Cutler also serves as president of the GenCorp Foundation and chairman of GenPAC, the company’s political action committee.

Cutler joined GenCorp in March 2002 from DST Output in El Dorado Hills, a subsidiary of DST Systems, where she held senior marketing roles, including vice president, Marketing and Corporate Communications. Prior to her position at DST Output, Cutler was vice president, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for USCS International in Rancho Cordova.

A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she holds a bachelor's degree in political science, and completed professional development course work at the University of California at Berkeley, Hass School of Business.

Active in the community, Cutler is a board member of KVIE, the local PBS station; the California Capital Air Show, representing the City of Rancho Cordova; the Folsom Chamber of Commerce; the Folsom Economic Development Corporation and the Sacramento Lincoln Club. Cutler is a graduate of the American Leadership Forum.

She and her husband, Bradley, are the parents of two college students, Jay and Tiernan.

Joining Cutler in leading the Metro Chamber in 2009 will be members of the Executive Committee:

First Vice Chair Randy Sater of Teichert Land Co.
Second Vice Chair Greg Eldridge of CH2MHill
Immediate Past Chair Michael Jacobson of Intel Corporation
Economic Development Vice Chair John DiStasio of SMUD
Public Policy Vice Chair Robert Dugan of Granite Construction
Small Business Vice Chair Terry Harvego of Harvego Enterprises
Marketing & Communications Vice Chair Michele McCormick of CirclePoint/MMC Communications
Programs & Events Vice Chair Kathy McKim of AT&T
Membership Vice Chair Michael O’Brien of Sacramento Magazines Corporation, 
At-Large Representatives
Griseld Batrajas of Griselda’s Ventures
Christopher Delfino of Downey Brand, LLP
Kris Deutschman of Deutschman Strategies
Shelly Schlenker of CHW/Mercy
Metro PAC Chair Michelle Smira of MMS Strategies
Legal Counsel Martha Lofgren of Brewer Lofgren
Treasurer Warren Kashiwagi of Perry-Smith, LLP
President & CEO Matthew R. Mahood.

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