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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.

2010 Board of Directors

Richard Braunstein
Manager of Facilities and Office Support, Rotary International

Shaun Chinsky
President, Good's of Evanston

Deb Evans
Owner, The Celtic Knot

Paul Hletko
President, Heathcote Holdings Corp., Inc.

Patrick Hughes
President, Inclusion Solutions

Patrick Kelly
Director of Sales, John J. Cahill, Inc.

Barbara Klein
Director of Sales, Hilton Garden Inn Evanston

Mary Leary
CEO & President, Mather LifeWays

David Le Roy
Managing Director, Diagnostics Technical Support

Chris Mailing
Owner, Turin Bicycle

Jeff Murphy
CEO , Saint Francis Hospital/Resurrection Health Care

Jill Norton
President, Jill Brazel Photography

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

Tom O'Hare
Executive Vice President, North Shore Community Bank & Trust

Lynn J. Phillips
Property Manager, Robinson Enterprises

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

Joseph Romano
President, Romano Brothers & Co.

Tracey Samlow
President, MJ Catering, Inc.

Jaime Varela
Branch Manager, Harris Bank Evanston

2010 Executive Committee

President
Steve Hagerty
President, Hagerty Consulting, Inc.

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

President - Elect
Daniel K. Mennemeyer
President, Daniel Mennemeyer Agency Inc.

Treasurer
Joe Liss
Partner, Brown, Kaplan & Liss LLP

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

V.P. for Marketing/Communications
Rebecca Berneck
Founder, Officeheads

V.P. for Membership
David Fisher
President, RockStar Consulting

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, Marketing & 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.