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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.

2009 Board of Directors

Mary Abraham
Vice President/Branch Manager, National City Bank

Richard Braunstein
Manager of Facilities and Office Support, Rotary International

Jill Norton
President, Jill Brazel Photography

Shaun Chinsky
President, Good's of Evanston

Deb Evans
Owner, The Celtic Knot

David Fisher
President, RockStar Consulting

Paul Giddings
Co-Owner, FolkWorks Gallery

Patrick Hughes
President, Inclusion Solutions

Barbara Klein
Director of Sales, Hilton Garden Inn Evanston

Mary Leary
CEO & President, Mather LifeWays

David Le Roy
Managing Director, Diagnostics Technical Support

Joe Liss
Partner, Brown, Kaplan & Liss LLP

Jeff Murphy
CEO , Saint Francis Hospital/Resurrection Health Care

Monique Parsons
Vice President of Programs & Membership, McGaw YMCA

Lynn J. Phillips
Property Manager, Robinson Enterprises

Robert F. Piron
President, Belgian Chocolatier Piron, Inc.

Barbara Rizzo
Vice President of Continuing Education, Oakton Community College

Joseph Romano
President, Romano Brothers & Co.

Tracey Samlow
President, MJ Catering, Inc.

Jaime Varela
Branch Manager, Harris Bank Evanston

2009 Executive Committee

President
Randall A. Usen
Senior Vice President, First Bank & Trust

President - Elect
Steve Hagerty
President, Hagerty Consulting, Inc.

Treasurer
Daniel K. Mennemeyer
President, Daniel Mennemeyer Agency Inc.

V.P. for Governmental Affairs & Economic Development
Lawrence Widmayer
Senior Agent, Commercial Group, Koenig & Strey, GMAC

V.P. for Marketing/Communications
Kristen Murtos
President, Skokie Hospital NorthShore University HealthSystem

V.P. for Membership
Corrine Passage
Senior Vice President, Production & Systems Development, Pivot Point Intl.

V.P. for Regional Affairs
Eugene Sunshine
Senior V.P., Business & Finance, Northwestern University

Staff

Executive Director
Jonathan Perman
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Manager of Membership Sales and Development
Brooke Saucier
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Manager of Administration, Sales and Information Services
Elaine Kemna-Irish
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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.