Ambassador Committee

By understanding your needs, Val can help you find the right financial solutions and move your business forward. 

Val’s talents within finance have brought her numerous accolades such as Top Performer 2017, 2018, 2019. She received the National President’s award in 2019-20. Her pivotal moment came in 2020 when she was awarded and became a team lead for the Payroll Protection Program. This was when Val realized she wanted to focus on working with business owners and dedicate her career to helping those grow within their respective industry and has never looked back. In addition to her vast experience in business and personal finance. Val is also passionate about philanthropy and has served with multiple local non-profits. She currently sits on 4 different boards as a member that includes “Friends of Camp Concord,” “Diablo Ballet,” “Las Lomas Boosters Foundation,” and "Las Lomas Football Foundation.” Val also serves as a "Co-Chair Ambassador" to the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; she is highly dedicated to her community and involvement.

Fleur Anderson is a chef-entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of BOCOBITES, an award-winning French food brand based in the San Francisco Bay Area. BOCOBITES® was created with a simple mission: to make authentic, restaurant-quality French cuisine accessible, convenient, and sustainable.

Each recipe is chef-crafted, preserved in reusable glass jars, shelf-stable for up to one year, and ready to enjoy in minutes. The brand serves customers, retailers, wineries, hotels, corporate clients, and specialty food partners looking for premium prepared meals with a strong culinary identity.

In 2026, BOCOBITES received the Innovation Award at the East Bay Women’s Conference, recognizing its approach to culinary innovation, sustainability, and modern food experiences.

Fleur is passionate about food innovation, brand storytelling, and building meaningful partnerships that bring French gastronomy to new audiences across the Bay Area and beyond.

Teri Day is a Fractional COO & Founder Partner with 30 years of corporate experience, including two decades in operational leadership and 10 years in executive roles. She works with founders and leaders with 10+ employees who are scaling and need operational efficiency, clear leadership structure, and steady executive partnership.

Teri is known for bringing calm authority to complex environments, strengthening systems, clarifying standards, and helping founders lead without carrying the entire organization on their shoulders.

Kim Falahati, Founded Family Matters in 2013. A one stop shop that helps with any transition in the home, specializing in downsizing, seniors and “collectors”. With over 25 years experience working with families, a degree in Psychology, her personal experience with her senior parents and her passion for helping others, she has the knowledge and compassion to help her clients when they are overwhelmed and asking the daunting question, "Where do I start?" 

With her 4 teams; Moving, Hauling, Organizing and Estate Sales, Kim is the Family Facilitator and knows that no single approach is the right one for every individual. She customizes a plan that is specific to her clients needs, helping save time and money. 

About AlphaGraphics Walnut Creek

AlphaGraphics Walnut Creek has proudly served our community since 1999, with roots and relationships throughout Contra Costa, Alameda, and Solano Counties that run even deeper. Today, we proudly partner with businesses, nonprofits, schools, and community organizations across the East Bay and Solano County.

From business cards to banners, signage to direct mail, and integrated marketing campaigns, we help organizations get noticed, get business, and make a lasting impression.

Our experienced team brings over 100 years of combined print and marketing expertise, delivering more than exceptional printing—we provide peace of mind through creativity, craftsmanship, and dependable service.

We believe every project is more than ink on paper—it's an opportunity to tell a story, strengthen a brand, and help our customers make an impact in the communities they serve.

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One of my favorite ideas comes from Robert Wright's Nonzero: human progress advances not merely through competition, but through expanding opportunities for mutual gain. That's exactly how I view our Chamber. When businesses, nonprofits, schools, civic leaders, and our community work together, we create an ecosystem where everyone grows stronger.

I believe the Chamber is much more than a networking organization—it's a community of people investing in one another's success. If I can help make one introduction, solve one problem, or inspire one new idea, then I've done my job as an Ambassador.

Whether you're exploring a new idea, tackling a business challenge, or simply looking for another perspective, I'd be happy to listen, ask questions, and serve as a sounding board.

Our Mission
To empower businesses, creators, and community organizations by bringing their ideas to life through print and marketing solutions that capture attention, inspire action, and create lasting impact.

Our Promise
We deliver on this mission through exceptional service, creative problem-solving, and unwavering craftsmanship.
Our Motto
"Let noble thoughts come to us from every direction."
(Rig Veda 1.89.1)

Michael Nathan is the Founder & Global Managing Partner of Meritage.Group, a boutique global strategic advisory firm helping startups to local businesses embrace AI-native and emerging technologies to build their go-to-market strategies, partner ecosystems, and investor narratives they need to scale — with engagements across the Bay Area, London, India, Italy, Switzerland, and Japan.

Michael brings 20+ years of Fortune 500 partnership leadership — including Microsoft, Cisco, Apple, and HP — combined with venture-side business development at Sierra Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Quake Capital. He has closed multimillion-dollar enterprise deals, structured capital raises, and guided AI companies from first deployment to national pipelines and pre-seed close. He currently serves as Interim Chief Business Officer for Blaze Guardian, a wildfire-resilience technology company.

A Walnut Creek resident, Michael lives in the Northgate Neighborhood with his wife and dog, Rocco.  Their eldest daughter graduated with a business degree from Saint Mary’s College in 2025 and works in Silicon Valley, their eldest son graduated with a Business management degree from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles in May of this year and works for the University and their youngest son graduated from De La Salle High School this May and is heading to Southern California to pursue his Business Degree at Loyola Marymount University this Fall.  

Michael welcomes conversations with community business owners and management, residents and fellow Chamber members about partnerships, GTM strategy, business storytelling, Product Market Fit to capital-raise readiness — reach him at Michael@Meritage.Group or https://Meritage.Group.