ELMHURST, Ill., October 17, 2016 – Tessa Zemgulys, Executive Assistant at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry since June of 2011, was selected to serve in the newly-created position of Director of Member Services, effective October 16, ECCI President and CEO John R. Quigley announced.
“The Director of Member Services is a hybrid position developed to fill an under-staffed need to better serve our members,” stated Quigley, the Chamber’s top executive since 1999, “and we look forward to having Tessa play an expanded role in the essential areas of membership recruitment, retention and services.”
The Director of Member Services is responsible for member recruitment, member retention and member services, along with some office management duties.
“As constructed, this position will dedicate two days per week nurturing our business prospects about the benefits of Chamber membership and one day a week fostering current members on the value of their renewal,” stated Quigley.
“I really enjoy working at the Chamber and I look forward to my new responsibilities as Director of Member Services,” stated Zemgulys. “I will now have dedicated time to focus on member recruitment and enhancing value for existing members.”
The former Director of Membership position has been unstaffed since October of 2014, when Kevin O’Keeffe resigned to become Executive Director at the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce.
“While Tessa and I have done our best to fill that void during the past two years,” stated Quigley, “our Chamber needs to commit more resources to prosper.”
Zemgulys began working at the Chamber in January of 2011 as an Elmhurst College JOBPATH Program student intern.
As a 2011 graduate of Elmhurst College, Zemgulys earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in managerial communications, with a minor in business administration, as a non-traditional student.
Prior to attending EC, Zemgulys worked as a Real Estate Agent for nine years, first at Century 21 Classic Properties in Oak Park and then at Prudential Prairie Path in Elmhurst.
Zemgulys has been a member of the Elmhurst Lions Club since June of 2015 and is in charge of the service club’s social media program.
A native of Forestville, New York, Zemgulys is an 18-year resident of Elmhurst.
Zemgulys is a mother of three, with a daughter and son attending York Community High School and a son attending college in Nashville.
Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together to promote the civic and commercial progress of the community.
The Chamber’s mission is to promote an environment that creates success for local businesses and our community.
The Chamber also serves the needs of its members through services, programs and events that provide opportunities for networking and referral, business education, development and promotion, governmental representation and community involvement.