Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive and Standing Board Committees
Chamber Staff
Past Board Chairs
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 2025, 2026 and 2027, 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.
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 term in 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
Jennifer Veremis
Governmental Affairs Committee Chair
Staff
President and CEO: Jennifer Veremis (since January 2025)
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 Marketing and Communications: John R. Quigley
Office Manager: Kim Kurczek (since July 2018)
Chairman of the Board: Angela Villegas (Lakeside Bank)
Elmhurst Business Alliance
Ex-Officio to All Committees
Elmhurst University Student Interns: Melissa Hernandez, Nate Devitt and Isaac Marcero
ECCI Board of Directors Chairs Historical (1918 to Present)
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(1984 to Present)
Carl Keller Jr., Bally-Diemasters, Inc.
Keith Karnstedt, DuPage Medical Pharmacy
Fred Ganet, Leonard’s Store for Men
James H. Hallberg, Wolf & Company
Nancy L. Philip, York State Bank
James VanEwyk, Pfund & Clint Florists
Frank A. Catalano Sr., Century 21 Franks Real Estate
Thomas O. Myers Jr., Myers Real Estate
Ralph P. Pechanio, Elmhurst Federal Savings
Thomas Klobucher, Thomas Interior Systems
John E. Howlett, Daniels, Sheehan & Howlett
Charles R. Thomas, Old Kent Bank
Bill Connors, Continental Cablevision
Paul Rimington, Diemasters Manufacturing Inc.
Terry L. McGill, Keebler Company
Gloria Duarte, Café Las Bellas Artes
Frank Catalano Jr., CCS Mortgage
Rich Reichert, Community Bank of Elmhurst
Adam Hudelson, US Bank
Cathy Bajkowski, The MONY Group
Rich Rosenberg, Elmhurst Camera
Tom Cathcart, Motorola
Jim Dinkle, The Jim Dinkle Company
Dare Messina, Keller Williams Realty Results
Debra Klosterman, Catalano Mortgage Group of Home Mortgages Company
Jason Janes, Edward Jones Investments
Scott Levin, Howard & Howard
Kevin O’Keeffe, Fontano’s Subs
Jennifer Speaker, SMB Advantage Group
Paul Koch, Larry Roesch Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Julie Miller Sheehan, Patrick T. Sheehan & Associates
Dee Longfellow, The Elmhurst Independent
Tim Gurrie, Pampered Chef TLG
Joe Muchow, E.L. Foust Co.
Ken Bartels, Community Bank of Elmhurst
Kevin Kost, Edward Jones Investments
Bill Korbel, Elmhurst Independent/Shaw Media
Desiree Chen, Elmhurst University
Eva Sanchez, See Your House Right Here
Rita Borzym, Edward Jones Investments
Colin Dalough, Endeavor Health
Angela Villegas, Lakeside Bank
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
(1942 to 1983)
John C. David, David Fuel
Edward Vertovec, Lawyer
Abner Ganet, Leonard’s Store for Men
Robert Macdougall, Macdougall Builders
James Soukup, Soukup Hardware
Fred Messerschmidt, Elmhurst Federal Savings
Arthur Plass, Elmhurst National Bank
Robert Soukup, Soukup Hardware
Mort Marks, Stone Shoes
William Gooch, York State Bank
Carl Keller Sr., Diemasters, Inc.
Ted Kulpaka, Elmhurst Firestone
Everette Seegers, Elmhurst National Bank
John L. Sekowski, Seko Tool & Engineering Co.
Marvin J. Pollard, Pollard Motors
David G. Plummer, Elmhurst Federal Savings
Joel G. Herter, Wolf & Company
Charles J. Allen, Charles J. Allen & Associates
Donald J. Whitlock, DuPage Automotive Supply Co.
Earl W. Krengek, Johnson Electric Coil Company
Byron T. O’Connor, Elmhurst National Bank
Donald J. Figura, Wolf & Company
Virginia Harmon, Unique Travel Service
James R. Coulter, Coulter Insurance Service
Elmhurst Trade & Civic Association
(1937 to 1941)
Edward M. Walsh, Elmhurst Glass
James C. Dunn, Myers Real Estate
John J. Harris
Richard Levinson, Olswang Drygoods
Donald Carlson, Elmhurst National Bank
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce
(1926 to 1936)
George Dopp, Pure Service Station
Fred Mellen
R. Farrington, Farrington Cleaners
Philip Soukup, Soukup Hardware
Harry Cohen, Elmhurst Department Store
Thomas O. Myers Sr., Myers Real Estate
Robert L. Stabiz, York Theatre
Hershel Sowers, Olswang Drygoods
William C. Little, Walgreen Drugs
Jack White, Sears Roebuck & Co.
Irv A. Ruby, Ruby’s Department Store
Elmhurst Boosters Club
(1918 to 1925)
H.H. Robillard, Robillard Funeral Home
Paul Koch
Claude Van Auken, Mayor, City of Elmhurst
H.H. Robillard, Robillard Funeral Home
Matt Lockwood, John M. Smuth Co.
Harold Cruger, Press Publications
E.H. Krell, Elmhurst National Bank
L.A. O’Connor