Over 130 members gathered on February 26 for the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting, celebrating the successes of 2025 and looking ahead with energy and optimism. 

Key highlights from the year included:

• 57 new members welcomed in 2025
• 4.7% year-over‐year revenue growth, reflecting continued organizational stability
• 46,000 website views, demonstrating increased engagement with the business community
• Average membership tenure of 11.4 years, underscoring member loyalty
• 29.6% growth in events, with strong participation across programs
• A sold-out Golf Tournament, an over-performing Barrels & Business Clay Shoot, and a robust Legislative Trip to Austin
• 682 individuals attended Chamber events throughout 2025, with more than 3,000 community members impacted

During the meeting, members were honored through a series of awards celebrating engagement, community impact, and growing leadership. A number of awards were decided by live in-person voting, bringing added excitement to the Annual Meeting.

The 2026 award recipients include:

- Most Involved Member

• Terry Brimer - New Hope Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

From left to right: Martha Maldonado (Sabrina Hosein Farmers Insurance), Terry Brimer (New Hope Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens), Mike Garvey (Whataburger of Mesquite)

- Heart of the Chamber

• Martha Maldonado - Sabrina Hosein Farmers Insurance

The following four awards were voted on live during the event, with the winner highlighted in bold.

- Ribbon Cutting of the Year

• Dickey's Barbeque Pit
• Suvida Healthcare
• Town East Asian Buffet
• Zipline International
  
  

- Best Social Media

• Bellini Nail Bar
• Imelda Mendoza State Farm
• Ovenhead Pizza
• Roses by Abril
  
  

- Rising Star

• Charter Communications-Spectrum Business
• Integrity Air
• Mangrum Agency
• Pickle Juice Company
  
  

- Community Supporter of the Year

• America's Credit Union
• Atmos Energy
• Mesquite Modules
• White Properties

Community Supporter of the Year: Atmos Energy photographed with Mayor Aleman

Our Past Chair, Vince Falsarella, celebrated the retiring 2025 Board members:

- Mike Gibson (Home Base Senior Services)

- Vincent Greene (Vincent Greene Allstate Insurance)

Mayor Daniel Aleman made a special proclamation for Mike Gibson in honor of his years of service to the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce.

Our incoming Board Chair, Jennifer Aleman Salazar, gave the golden gavel to Past Board Chair Vince Falsarella for his service as board chair for the last 2 years.

From left to right: Alexander Helgar (President), Jennifer Aleman Salazar (Board Chair), Vince Falsarella (Past Board Chair), Mike Gibson (Outgoing Board member)

Our Board Chair, Jennifer Aleman Salazar, celebrated the incoming 2025 Board of Directors members:

• Michael Capehart (New Hope Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens)
• Debra Meers (The Nehemiah Company/Talia)
• Shelby Williams (American National Bank of Texas)

Chair Jennifer Aleman Salazar delivered her speech to the membership at the Annual Meeting with four tools for success in 2025.

- Why the Chamber. This year the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce is directing efforts into why businesses are members and why more businesses should join the Mesquite Chamber. It is all about creating and communicating the value of the organization. "Relationships are Currency". The Mesquite Chamber of Commerce is the premier place to build and develop key relationships in Mesquite.

- Member Milestones. We want to celebrate our members even more! With an average member staying for over 11 years, it is about time we start recognizing our members on their anniversaries. This year we will highlight members on their 5, 10, 15, etc. year milestones.

- Mesquite Real Estate Alliance. With 10,000 new homes in Mesquite being built right now, it is about time for us to focus on educating the realtors on what Mesquite has to offer. We will host realtors every 2 months and give them unique access to Mesquite and what makes our community so special. This will be an excellent opportunity for realtors and companies working with realtors to network and grow their knowledge about Mesquite.

- Empower Young Business Leaders. Everyone talks about the future of Mesquite and what we want our community to look like. It is about time to start developing our Young leaders in Mesquite, and this takes effort. Designate a person in your business, and start empowering them by showing them the ropes. The Mesquite Chamber of Commerce has also launched the Young Professionals to help build these up and coming leaders.

This event was sponsored by The Nehemiah Group and their masterplan community Talia, and the awards were sponsored by Whataburger of Mesquite.