Our Mission
To carry out its mission, the Chamber undertakes a number of important community activities. These activities cover a broad range and the objective is always to enhance and improve the quality of life in Hawthorne; from the annual scholarship award for a deserving student, the annual Fishing Derby held in September to the Santa Parade in December and much more. The Chamber has become an integral part of community life in Hawthorne.
Reactivated in 1977, our Chamber puts forth a sincere effort to aid the community and to make Hawthorne prosperous, beautiful, and a better place in which to live and transact business. By doing business in Hawthorne, we share in its prosperity and invest our time, effort and resources toward the community that is important to all of us.
Quarterly, we hold dinner meetings where we reacquaint with other members, swap business cards, ad share ideas on how to improve our own businesses as well as improving the business community in Hawthorne. Our Company of the Year dinner, held in January, honors a business in Hawthorne as well as welcoming in our new slate of officers.
The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce can only be as good as the members who actively support the organization and its mission. If you have supported the Chamber in the past, your efforts are greatly appreciated. If you are new to the area, or are thinking of joining for the first time, we welcome you.
If you have any questions, the Chamber office is staffed on weekdays Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; we welcome your questions and inquiries. Please contact the Chamber Office or any member of the Board of Directors with any inquiries.
Board of Directors 2013
Regular Board Members
Vincent Margherita, D.D.S.
President
168 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-423-2299 (phone)
jmargherit@aol.com
John Lane
1st Vice President
Lane Electric Co., INC.
30 Watchung Drive
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-423-1566 (phone)
973-981-3912 (cell)
jvlfdmt@optonline.net
Donna Virga
2nd Vice President
Hair Moni
468 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-423-5955 (phone)
donnavirga@gmail.com
Robert Lucibello
Secretary
Maitland Real Estate
689 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-427-9500 (phone)
973-427-4959 (fax)
BobbyLu8@aol.com
MaryLou DiMattia
A & M Professional Linen
177 Royal Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07507
973-427-9336 (phone)
973-427-8042 (fax)
Paula Cornett
Printmasters
1108 B Goffle Road
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-427-6598 (phone)
MsPrint137@aol.com
Zach Chessin
Tri State Tech Comp Services
442 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-304-0088 (phone)
973-304-0481 (fax)
zchess@aol.com
Diane Ingrassia
Treasurer
Atlantic Stewardship Bank
386 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
201-444-7100 (phone)
973-427-1078 (fax)
201-788-0878 (cell)
dingrassia@asbnow.com
Robert Meier
White & Shauger Inc
435 Straight Street
P. O. Box 2695
Paterson, NJ 07509
973-684-7880 (phone)
robmeier@optonline.net
robert@whiteandshauger.com
Kevin Downes
Downes Tree Service
65 Royal Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-238-9800 (phone)
973-238-0222 (fax)
kevin@downestreeservice.com
Margie Hochkeppel
Branch Manager
Columbia Bank
496 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-427-1077 (phone)
973-427-1078 (fax)
hockeppel@msn.com
mhochkeppel@columbiabankonline.com
Frank E. Matthews
Architectual Design Assoc.
1911 Valley Road
Clifton NJ 07013
973-783-2111 (phone)
973-783-4444 (fax)
Fmatthews@optonline.net
Meg Natale,
Executive Secretary
Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce
471 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-427-5078 (phone)
973-427-6066 (fax)
info@hawthornechamber.org
Alternate Board Members
Ralph Fava, Esq.
Attorney At Law
274 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-423-0275 (phone)
973-423-4267 (fax)
Robert Scully
Scully's Ice R&L
330 Wagaraw Road
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-423-0053 (phone)
973-423-0053 (fax)
sculice@aol.com
Well Read Bookstore
425 Lafayette Avenue
Hawthorne, NJ 07506
973-949-3440 (phone)
info@thewellreadbookstore.com




