Gaithersburg /Germantown, MD (January 9, 2014) – The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) welcomes Maxine Chen as their new Director of Member Services. Chen is a former Chamber Member.
Chen has been in hospitality business for 30 years. Her portfolio includes: co-owner of a restaurant in Lehigh Valley, PA, event management at the Sulgrave Club in DC; director of catering at Norbeck Country Club; catering sales at One Washington Circle Hotel, DC and most recently sales manager at Buca di Beppo in the Kentlands. Chen has also owned and directed a dance studio in Emmaus, Pa.
Chen holds the designation of CPCE and has served on the DC NACE board for the last seven years as secretary, treasurer and education/certification chair.
She resides in Gaithersburg with her husband Ray, Executive Chef for the Country Club at Woodmore. They have two sons, a grandson and a giant schnauzer.
As the former owner of two small businesses Maxine can identify with the business owner’s concerns
