ELMHURST, Ill., August 22, 2003 — The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is accepting Board of Director nominations for seven of the 21 three-year terms to be filled in our organization’s October election. The 30-day nomination period runs from September 4 through October 3.
Any member of the Chamber in good standing can nominate himself/herself or another Chamber member in good standing by submitting said nomination in writing to the Nominating Committee at the Chamber office, 113 Adell Place, Elmhurst, IL 60126, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 3, signed by the nominator and two seconding nominators who are also Chamber members in good standing. Nomination forms are available at the Chamber office.
Duties and responsibilities of Directors include:
—Regularly attending Board meetings, Membership Breakfasts and Business After Hours;
—Actively serving on at least one of the Board’s four standing Committees (Marketing, Membership, Ways and Means, and Governmental Affairs);
—Co-chairing a Fund-raising Event, Fund-raising Program and Educational Program committee;
—Participating, sponsoring, donating and/or volunteering at Fund-raising Events and Programs;
—Promoting the Chamber and membership recruitment and retention; and
—Making a financial commitment in support of the Chamber.
Past Board Chairman Adam Hudelson of National Bank of Commerce is chairing the five-member Nominating Committee. Also serving are Board member Dare Messina of RE/MAX East-West, Board member Joe Skibbie of Community Bank of Elmhurst, Debra Klosterman of Catalano Mortgage Group of First Home Mortgage and Joe Muchow of E.L. Foust Co., Inc.
The Nominating Committee will meet at the Chamber office on Tuesday, October 7, at 3:00 p.m. to certify the nomination forms. Then, the committee will submit a slate of candidates for approval at the Board of Directors meeting at the Chamber office on Tuesday, October 14, at 7:30 a.m.
Chamber members will receive sealed ballots on watermarked paper plus candidate bios in the mail within five business days of Board approval, and those ballots must be returned to the Chamber within eight business days of the ballot date.
Board Chairman Cathy Bajkowski of The MONY Group, with Board approval, will then appoint a three-member Teller Committee to count the ballots and report election results at the Board meeting in November.
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Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber 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.
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