Virtually: The Evanston Chamber Presents Annual Celebration, Come Together!
Join us at our Evanston Chamber signature event. This long-standing and popular evening is dedicated to Evanston’s dynamic business community together with our not-for-profits and the City of Evanston. We honor three awardees, we thank our outgoing board members and we welcome the new Board of Directors. SAVE THE DATE 2022 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CELEBRATION & […]
Community Leadership Person of the Year
Evanston Chamber Names Richard (Dick) Peach Community Leadership Person of the Year Born and raised in Evanston, Dick attended Evanston schools; College Hill Elementary, Skiles Junior High School and ETHS. Evanston has been his home for the past 73 years. His work experience runs the gamut from being a printing press operator at Rand McNally […]
Nonprofit Person of the Year 2020
Evanston Chamber Names Steve Newman of Evanston Scholars Nonprofit Person of the Year Steve is the founder and executive director of Evanston Scholars, a non-profit organization that improves college access and success for a diverse group of ambitious Evanston students who are traditionally first-generation college entrants. They are low-income students, and students of color, starting […]
Business Person of the Year 2020
Evanston Chamber Names Sandy Chen of KOI Businessperson of the Year When I immigrated to the U.S. from Mainland China with my parents and three younger siblings, I would never imagined that one day I had the ability to open my own business, help other people, and make positive impacts to my community in which […]