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February 24, 2026 - November 24, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Welcome to the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce! We are thrilled to have you as a member and want you to get the most our of your investment.
Join us for a quick orientation so you can:
- Meet Your Staff
- Discover All the Ways the Chamber Supports Your Business
- Quick Overview of How to Navigate Our Websites
- Jump In with 10 Ways to Leverage Your Membership NOW
About Your Presenter:
Jennifer Wheelehon is Vice President of the Central Rhode Island Chamber. She joined the Chamber in 2018 as the Director of Membership & Marketing bringing with her over 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, relationship building and marketing. Jennifer has spent much of her career connecting individuals and businesses with organizations to meet philanthropic, volunteer, marketing, and community engagement goals. Her extensive experience in event planning, unique marketing opportunities and customer service serves Chamber members well.
At the Chamber, Jennifer works closely with local businesses to support and engaged them in ways that assist them in being successful. Often this includes creating innovative programing, identifying key opportunities for visibility and being a dependable resource. She enjoys creating connections between members that expand their network, grow their businesses, and improve the communities where they and their customers live, work and play.
Venue: Zoom
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You will feel more comfortable in the meeting|event if you prepare ahead of time. Allow at least a half hour if you haven’t already been on a zoom call to set up and test the technology:
Zoom Virtual Meeting|Call Tips
Find a quiet room and close the door so we will have the same level of no distraction plus confidentiality.
- Look at what is behind you – in Zoom you can select a virtual background – next to the video camera icon (usually bottom left) click on the arrow and select a virtual background
- If you click on the video camera icon or microphone icon (usually bottom left) it will turn it off (the icon will have a diagonal red line through it)
- Check your camera ahead of time. Ideally position your camera enough in front of you that we see not just your face but upper body, so we can see your gestures. It’s best if the camera is elevated to eye level, not looking up at your chin
- Make sure the light isn’t too bright behind you. If it’s too bright you will appear as a silhouette … we want to see your face
- Test your video first here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362313-How-Do-I-Test-My-Video-
- Good audio is critical. Test it first. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362283-Testing-computer-or-device-audio
- You can use a headset with a mic if the audio isn’t clear
- Test your internet connection ahead of time. If you’d like me to do that with you let me know and we’ll set up a time prior to the meeting
- You will receive an email the day before, or day of depending on when you register, with a link inviting you to join the zoom meeting – meeting ID and passcode will be included
- If you are working from home in PJ bottoms, you might want to turn off your video before you stand up ?
Zoom Safety & Technical Tips
- DO NOT make meetings or classrooms public. In Zoom, there are two options to make a meeting private; require a meeting password or use the waiting room feature and control the admittance of guests.
- DO NOT share a link to a teleconference or classroom on an unrestricted publicly available social media post. Provide the link directly to specific people.
- Manage screen sharing options. In Zoom, change screen sharing to “Host Only.”
- Ensure users are using the updated version of software – security patches are continually being added.