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About Us

The Chamber is comprised of a dedicated board of directors and full-time professional staff who help its hundreds of members receive the highest quality of leadership and services.

2011 Board of Directors

Rebecca Berneck
Founder, Officeheads

Shaun Chinsky
President, Good's of Evanston

Carolyn Dellutri
Executive Director, Downtown Evanston

Paul Hletko
Distiller, Few Spirits, LLC

Patrick Hughes
President, Inclusion Solutions

Matt Johnson
Vice President, Development & Marketing, McGaw YMCA

David Kane
Vice President of Senior Living, Mather LifeWays

Barbara Klein
Director of Sales, Hilton Garden Inn Evanston

Chris Mailing
Owner, Turin Bicycle

Sean T. O'Grady
Senior Vice President, Evanston Hospital

Lynn J. Phillips
Property Manager, Robinson Enterprises

Cindy Rawlings
Vice President/Community Development, North Shore Community Bank & Trust

Jim Schermerhorn
Vice President & Commercial Real Estate Broker, Schermerhorn & Company

Karen Singer
Executive Director, YWCA Evanston / North Shore

Ingrid Stafford
Associate Vice President & Treasurer, Northwestern University

Matt Switzer
Manager of Human Resources, Rotary International

Jaime Varela
Branch Manager, Harris Bank Evanston

Larry Widmayer
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT

2011 Executive Committee

President
Daniel K. Mennemeyer
President, Lake Cook Life Settlements

Past President
Steve Hagerty
President, Hagerty Consulting, Inc.

Treasurer
Joe Liss
Partner, Brown, Kaplan & Liss LLP

Vice President of Marketing/Communications
Jill Brazel
President, Jill Brazel Photography

Vice President of Membership
Herbert Rivero
Owner/President, Minuteman Press

Vice President of Governmental Affairs
Dick Peach
General Manager, Dempster Auto Rebuilders, Inc.

Staff

Executive Director
Eve Lederhouse
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Director of Member Services
Elaine Kemna-Irish
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Finance/Administrator Coordinator
Chris Heisinger
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Mission Statement

To create an environment that promotes and enables business in the Evanston area to compete and grow, while enhancing civic leadership and our members' success through valuable benefits including: advocacy, programs, services, events, and marketing strategies.