Above / The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce is located in Main Street Promenade, 55 S. Main Street, 3rd Level, in downtown Naperville. (PN File Photo)
Naperville, IL. The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce (NACC) has named Emily Ory chairman of its Board of Directors. Ory, Account Executive of Corporate Concepts, Inc., will serve a two-year term.
Ory and other new board members will be inaugurated at the 2018 NACC Gala on Fri., Feb. 2 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets.
After eight years of membership, Ory attributes much of her business growth to the Chamber of Commerce as its programs have afforded her the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally. Her connection to the organization started at a young age.
“Ever since I was a child and my mother, Jan Erickson, worked at the Chamber it was ingrained in me that the Chamber of Commerce was the business hub of the community,” said Ory. “When I graduated college, and found myself in a business development role, naturally I was eager to not only join the Chamber but become an active, engaged member.”
Her focus throughout her two-year term will be to fulfill the outstanding goals of the current strategic plan and develop the 2025 strategic plan for the organization. She also hopes to engage and educate Members and the community at large to better understand the diverse benefits of the NACC.
“Through my Chamber membership, I have seen the return on investment time after time. Not only with the business I have received, but I have created life-long friendships and built a circle of trusted advisors I can look to for guidance,” noted Ory. “For all of these reasons, I found myself wanting to give back and continue to be a part of what makes the Chamber so unique.”
Chamber welcomes nine new board members
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce also welcomes nine new board members to its 25-member board.
The new members of the Board of Directors include Christina Caton Kitchel, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group; Ahmed Elganzouri, Edward-Elmhurst Health; Mike Havala, Loaves & Fishes Community Services; Syed Hasan, Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk; Mike Healy, Esser Hayes Insurance Group; Ian Holzhauer, Nagle Obarski PC; Megan Lynch, North Central College, Tracy Nelson, BMO Harris Bank N.A., and Rosemary Spann, The Spann Group.
Returning board members are Immediate Past-Chairman Adam Russo, Edgewood Clinical Services; Jim Adams, Calamos Family Partners, Inc.; Lori Contreras, Illinois Health and Hospital Association; Howard Fox, BP America;
Mark Galalti, Interior Investments; Karen Gustafson, Nicor Gas; Christine Jeffries, Naperville Development Partnership; Erich Kroll, PNC Bank; Ray Krouse, Sikich LLP; Dr. Anthony LaVacca, Naperville Dental Specialists;
Megan Lynch, North Central College; Renee Miklosik, Little Friends; Jason Nagel, Naperville Bank & Trust;
Jim Spangler, Navistar International, Inc.; Jessica Sul, Klein Hall CPAs; and Arthur Zards, XNet.
For more information about the Chamber’s 2018 Gala on Fri., Feb. 2, visit www.naperville.net.
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce is the largest suburban Chamber in Illinois with an active membership of 1,200 organizations of every size and from every sector. The NACC promotes economic growth and advocacy in and around the Naperville area. For its efforts in promoting free enterprise and the business community, the Chamber has been recognized with 5-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an honor bestowed on only 1 percent of Chambers, out of the nearly 7,000 in the nation. Visit www.naperville.net.
News release submitted by Lauren Holtz, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.
