A Thank You Is Never Enough, Nick Toledo, TSYS Merchant Solutions

A wonderful part of my position as Board Chair of GSDBA is the opportunity to thank people who volunteer to make important decisions.

GSDBA Board of Directors volunteer their time and set aside valuable time to help our Chamber create an environment where the LGBT community can develop and grow their dreams of owning a successful business or pursue their professional goals. It is always an honor to work with these professional leaders in their passion to serve others, in their drive to help GSDBA members create opportunities for financial success while advocating for our values of diversity and opportunity. These are values that benefit the LGBT Community and the Greater San Diego area.

Nick Toledo works as a TSYS Merchant Advocate at TSYS Merchant Solutions, a Sponsorship Partner of the GSDBA. Nick Toledo served on the GSDBA Board as a Director and as the Committee Chair for Ambassadors from December 2011 to December 2012. The Ambassador Committeeis one of the most popular programs of GSDBA.

Nick Toledo led the Board decision to merge the Ambassadors Committee and Membership Committee. He has participated in a BNG for years and served with the Ambassadors as well. His reliability and passion in participating in his Business Network Group and Ambassadors, while advocating for new program development to serve members brought him to his leadership time with the GSDBA Board.

He developed the GSDBA Board strategy for a comprehensive approach to Membership Development, which could oversee the process from Member Recruitment and Introduction through to Engagement and Member Retention. The merger of the Ambassadors Committee and Membership allows one committee the ability to manage the new member experience at events while providing membership benefit information.

I asked Nick Toledo what I should let other GSDBA Members know about his experience at GSDBA that I could share with them. He said that as a GSDBA Member, you have to get involved a BNG Group or join a committee to utilize your membership to its fullest business potential. He also felt that participating and volunteering with GSDBA can be a great person growth experience.

TSYS Merchant Solutionswill be sponsoring a table at the GSDBA Annual Business Luncheon. I hope you will stop by at the GSDBA Business Awards Luncheon to thank him for his service. To learn more about TSYS and their sponsorship of GSDBA, you can contact Nick Toledo at ntoledo@tsys.com or to learn more about TSYS, check them out at www.tsysmerchantsolutions.com.

Please congratulate him for TSYS being named to Ethisphere's 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies.