Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive and Standing Board Committees
Chamber Staff
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Elmhurst Chamber is comprised of a minimum of 15 elected Directors serving 3-year terms (5 Directors with terms expiring in 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively) and an annually-appointed Treasurer, plus 3 Ex-Officio members representing the City of Elmhurst, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 and Elmhurst Park District. Directors are slated by a five-member Nominating Committee and elected automatically if the slate is uncontested by the membership. Typically comprised of Past Board Chairs, the Nominating Comittee is appointed by the Board Chair, with the approval of the Board.
Note: Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, both the 2020 and 2021 Board Elections were postponed and all Director terms were extended for an additional year each time.
Terms expiring 2025:
Colin Dalough
Edward-Elmhurst Health
(Appointed to Fill Vacancy in 2021 and elected to first term in 2022)
Ron Jaderholm
Dependable Printing Services
(Elected to first term in 2022)
Ben Neiburger
Generation Law
(Elected to first term in 2022)
Kristin Walker
Hinsdale Bank & Trust (Elmhurst Bank)
(Elected to first term in 2022)
Terms expiring 2026
Ken Bartels
Ken Bartels Consulting
(Elected to 1st Term in 2016 and 2nd Term in 2019, and appointed to fill vacancy in 2024)
Christina Danno
Elmhurst University
(Elected to 1st Term in 2023)
Doug Davies
Delta RMS
(Elected to 1st Term in 2023)
Ralph Pechanio
Elmhurst Veterans Memorial Commission
(Appointed Treasurer in 2015-23)
Angela Villegas
Lakeside Bank
(Appointed to fill a vacancy in 2022 and elected to first term in 2023)
Andrew Winton
Guaranteed Rate – John Noldan
(Elected to first termin 2023)
Terms expiring 2027:
Gosia Baran
Helping Hands Cleaning Service
(Elected to 1st Term in 2024)
Rita Borzym
Edward Jones Investments
(Elected to 1st Term in 2019 and 2nd Term in 2024)
Scott LaMorte
Community Bank of Elmhurst
(Elected to 1st Term in 2019, appointed to fill a vacancy in 2024 and elected to a new 1st Term in 2024)
Nicky Steinberg
Elmhurst Living Magazine
(Elected to 1st Term in 2024)
Jim Worden
Worden Valuation Services
(Elected to 1st Term in 2024)
Committees
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Board of Directors receives input and recommendations from its Executive Committee and four Standing Committees–Marketing, Membership, Ways and Means, and Governmental Affairs–on policies and procedures, products and services, membership recruitment and retention, fundraising and friendraising, and events and partnerships. Standing Committees are chaired by a member of the six-person Executive Committee.
Executive Committee
Advisory to the Board
Acts as Board (if needed)
Chair
Angela Villegas
Lakeside Bank
Past Chair
Colin Dalough
Endeavor Health
Membership
Recruitment
Retention
Board Leadership
First Vice Chair
Kristin Walker
Hinsdale Bank & Trust (Elmhurst Bank)
Membership Committee Chair
Marketing
Netwrking and Referral
Business Promotion
Business Education
Second Vice Chair
Scott LaMorte
Community Bank of Elmhurst
Marketing Committee Chair
Ways and Means
Capital Campaigns
Fundraising Events
Plant and Equipment
Treasurer
Ralph Pechanio
Ways and Means Committee Chair
Governmental Affairs
Member Advocacy
Planning and Redevelopment
Tax-Related Issues
President and CEO
John Quigley
Governmental Affairs Committee Chair
Staff
President and CEO: John R. Quigley (since November 1999)
Membership
Budget
Staff
Secretary to the Board
Ex-Officio to Executive Committee
Ex-Officio to All Committees
Ex-Officio to Elmhurst Economic Development Commission
Central Business District (CBD) Retail Grant Committee
Explore Elmhurst Advisory Committee
Elmhurst Business Alliance
Ex-Officio to Elmhurst City Centre Board of Directors
Director of Member Services: Jennifer Veremis (memberservices@elmhurstchamber.org)
Member Rentention Specialist: Open
Office Manager: Kim Kurczek (since July 2018)
Chairman of the Board: Colin Dalough (Edward-Elmhurst Health)
Elmhurst Business Alliance
Ex-Officio to All Committees
Elmhurst University Student Interns: Melissa Hernandez and Nate Devitt
President and CEO
John R Quigley
Director of Member Services
Jennifer Veremis
