Bob Older owns and operates Creative Travel, Inc., a full service travel agency located in the Liberty Plaza/Possum Park Mall in Newark. He had been involved in the food industry for many years prior having a cooking show on local TV, a restaurant, catering company and gourmet shop.He is also the founder of the Delaware Small Business Chamber.

Bob is very passionate about local small business and doing everything possible to support them. His vision for the Chamber has helped a lot of local small business owners and he thanks the board and members for being an integral part of the growth of the organization. Bob has a daughter, Alex and collects cookbooks, eagles and Oriental figurines and items. Bob is an avid traveler and amateur photographer.

Cathy Turner is a Vice President, Small Business Relationship Manager with WSFS Bank. Her goal is to understand her customers business so she can recommend the best products and services to meet their needs. Cathy has a passion for helping businesses grow and takes a hands on approach with her clients. She has had the pleasure of serving the Delaware Community for over 12 years with the bank. In addition to her board position with the Chamber she volunteers with other local organizations including the Bank at School Program. Cathy is a graduate of the University of Delaware and currently resides in Newark with her husband Wayne and daughter Lilly. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, her dog Gabby, and going to the beach.

Megan Varley is the owner/operator of The Surface Restoration Company, formerly New Life Floors and Epoxy By Design. She was born, raised and still resides in North Wilmington. Megan started New Life Floors in 2012 when she needed her own floors refinished/refreshed, but was unable to find a decent, local sandless hardwood floor refinisher. Cooking, reading and hanging out with her grandson, Cole, are some of Megan’s favorite things to do.

Michael is the owner of Enviro-Master of Delaware. He lives in Dover with his wife of 34 years. He graduated from Holy Cross High School and and the University of Delaware. Michael is passionate about causes that support Animal Welfare, Children, the Environment, Health and Disaster and Humanitarian Relief.

Christine Menser is VP, Small Business Banking Officer for FCCB. With more than 34 years of Banking experience. Christine’s focus is serving the financial needs of both business and personal depositors. She enjoys getting to know each and every customer, spending time with her family, going to the beach and crabbing..

Troy have been married for 15 years to his beautiful wife Ibeth. We have two boys who really are the brains of their family business Arlo who is 10 and Troy Jr who is 13. I have 20 plus years of military service and 20 plus with the federal service. The military allow me and my family serve during the Operations Iraq Freedom/Operations Enduring Freedom campaigns after the World Trade Center Bombing in New York City. We served 5 years during the campaign. I have a Master in Business Administration and truly wanted to utilize my degree for myself and my family.

In the preparation for retirement my family and I started a video game business. Mobile Cloud Video Game Party has allow us to bring our Friday Night family game night on the road to many Delawareans throughout the state.

Brooke Miles founded Delaware ShoutOut to help busy entrepreneurs take the time and stress out of their social media marketing. In 4+ years of business, Delaware ShoutOut has served nearly 200 clients, who have reported significant gains in followers, engagement, and traffic to their websites (without breaking a sweat). Brooke is a highly sought-out public speaker, having won multiple awards from Toastmasters International. She is also a member of the DSBC’s Marketing Committee.​

A graduate of St. Mark’s, Dee also attended Widner University.  For almost 20 years, Dee was a local small business owner before selling her company and staying on with Excel Business Systems.  See is a proud mother and very spiritual.  Life is too short to be on 
anyone’s journey but your own~ Dee Cairo

Jim Power is the Executive Director at Huntington Learning Center in Newark, DE. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Jim has over 30 years in operations, management and leadership experiences in small, medium and large companies and non-profits. Jim is married and a proud father and grand-father.

Larry Wendel is the Chief Managing Partner at MOT Chiropractic.