Colin Dalough, Manager of Community and Government Relations at Endeavor Health, will receive the 2023 Chairman’s Award at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 105th Annual Awards Gala in the Presidential Room at Elm West Banquets, 681 West Avenue, on Friday, March 22, from 5 to 9 p.m. Click HERE to register to attend.
Traditionally, the annual award is given to a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors for his/her outstanding service to the Board, Chairman and President/CEO or to a non-Director for praiseworthy contributions or performance.
As First Vice Chair of ECCI’s Board of Directors in 2023, Dalough played an instrumental role in our Chamber’s staging of both the Elmhurst Police Department-led Active Shooter Preparedness Training at Elmhurst Hospital in July and August’s Multi-Chamber Hunger Action Luncheon in Lisle for the benefit of more than a dozen local food pantries, including fellow Chamber member Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry.
“Colin took on responsibilities above and beyond the scope of his Director duties,” stated John R. Quigley, ECCI’s President and CEO since 1999, “all while planning for his September wedding in Michigan and honeymoon in Mexico.
Dalough currently serves as both ECCI’s 2024 Board Chair and Acting Chair of the Marketing Committee, and is a long-time member of the Governmental Affairs Committee.
Dalough was appointed to fill a Board vacancy in 2021 and was elected to his first three-year term as a Director in 2022.
Before joining Endeavor Health, Dalough served as the Director of Government Affairs and Business Development at the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and 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 Elmhurst 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.