Imee Birkett is an ambassador and active member of the Business Events Committee which educates, inspires, and fosters relationships to help business owners grow their business.

Imee is passionate about helping people be their healthiest so that they can live their purpose and enjoy fulfilling lives.  Through her proven Isagenix nutritional solutions, she and her amazing team have helped thousands of people achieve their goals.  If you are looking to feel and look younger, get to your ideal weight, have more energy & better sleep, increase athletic performance, or earn additional income, she will help you make it happen.

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The Last Samurai

It's your business how old you are, it's mine how old you look

Patsy Fleisch, a Novato resident of 36 years, has experience in the Novato Chamber of Commerce as an active volunteer, involved Chamber professional, including Chamber Ambassador for four years, 2013 graduate of Leadership Novato and community leader.

As a Mary Kay Independent Consultant, she embraces her role of empowering women to be their very best and mentors leaders toward success.

“I mentor and coach women in the area of self-confidence, leadership skills and financial independence,” Patsy says. “As an active Chamber volunteer, I develop personal relationships within the Chamber’s membership and help new and prospective members realize the benefits they can gain by being a member.

“I’m passionate about being involved, helping launch others and being a mentor,” she adds. “Working with the Mary Kay Ashe Foundation, I focus on two main areas locally and nationally – the eradication of domestic violence and the raising of money to research women’s cancers.”

Here at home, Patsy is involved with the Gilead House (a Chamber member), Bowling for Kids’ Sake, and Performing Stars Enrichment Program in Marin County. She has worked in an administrative capacity at Novato schools and for 30 years as a medical assistant before joining Mary Kay as an Independent Consultant.

Born to a family of military service – her father retired as an Army Lt. Colonel – she lived in Georgia, post-war West Germany, and played among the hills of the San Francisco Presidio. Patsy and her husband of 39 years, Ken, enjoy their three grown children and grandchildren.

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Bill Hoopes, Mortgage Officer at Planet Home Lending has a long career in the lending field. Prior to PHL he was Senior Mortgage Consultant/ Bank of America Mortgage officer from PNC and before that, Pacific Guarantee Mortgage where he served 21 years with the company as consultant/branch owner. The Marin native was born in Kentfield and raised in Mill Valley and Fairfax. In the real estate and mortgage industry since 1978, Bill has helped a “few thousand” customers achieve home ownership and savings on mortgages over the last 28 years.

“I believe home ownership is a key to building community pride and security for the future. It also keeps our economy robust and self-sustaining,” Bill said. As a Bocce ball team captain for a team use to winning league championships over the years at Marin bocce Federation in San Rafael, Bill also loves to ski, bike, travel and work in ceramics. In the mid-70s and ‘80s, Bill worked in the resort hospitality industry in Maui, Tahoe and Marin. Married to Maritza, they and stepson Andre have been Novato residents since 1995. A long-time volunteer with the Chamber as an ambassador for 16 years (and counting), Bill joined the Board in early-2014.

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