The Hispanic Council promotes and improves the Hispanic Business community and strengthens their representation in the Chamber by increasing membership participation, identifying and seeking to resolve member business concerns and issues that impact the Hispanic community.

The Council provides a forum for Hispanic businesses to discuss the unique needs of their industry, and to build relationships within the Shenandoah County business communities.

Activities of the Council include:

• Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration (Cinco De Mayo)
• Business After Hours event to bring together businesses from the entire community.
• Monthly Guest Speaker Series: Topics such as immigration reform, tax issues, business/school partnerships and accessing business capital 
• Integrate Hispanic organizations into the mainstream activities of the Chamber.

The Hispanic Business Council meets the 4th Wednesday of each month, 6pm-7pm at the Chamber Office.

Chair: Walter Garcia-Meza, IGM Accounting