Karen McNair is the CEO of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to this position she was the Executive Director of the Santa Anita Family YMCA. She is the youngest of four girls and she grew up in the City of Commerce. Karen is married to a Deputy Sheriff who is a helicopter pilot. They have a 19-year-old daughter who is a student at Cal State Channel Islands.
The Chamber was incorporated in 1921. The Chamber Building on Huntington Drive was constructed in 1965. The Arcadia Rotary Club built the circular fire pit outside the building. Long time member, Frank Perini, was part of the crew that collected tons and tons of rocks for the circle. The Chamber is a big advocate for economic development in the community. Some of the Chamber’s projects are a directory of local business listings, advertising business and community events, advertising on social media, organizing networking breakfasts and Chamber mixers so local businesses can get together and share ideas, ribbon cutting to promote new businesses and last but not least, hosting the “Taste of Arcadia “ each year which is an enormous undertaking.

Brent Forsee is the principal of Arcadia High School. His parents were both educators working in special education. He has been married to his wife Kim for 7 ½ years and they have two daughters, Averie who is a kindergartener at Camino Groove and Everly who is 16 months old. Brent attended Pasadena High School and got his BA in History from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego where he played on the baseball team for 4 years. He got his Masters in Special Education from Point Loma and his Doctorate in Education from USC. Being a principal has its highs and lows. In the past year there have been several tragic student deaths. Theses tragic occurrences have been off-set by such events as the boys and girls tennis teams winning the CIF championship and traveling with the band to perform on the deck of the of the USS Missouri in Hawaii. Working with 3500 students has been very rewarding.  Brett says, “At Arcadia High School you are a student for four years, but you are an Apache for life.”