Yorkville Area Chamber of


Commerce Celebrating its 50th Anniversary 1971-2021


Te Yorkville Area Chamber of


Commerce filed its incorporation papers on Aug. 17, 1971 with 10 members on its Board of Directors: Dean Tanepohn, Kenneth Prickett, Tracey Flint, James Hall, Ellsworth Windett, Leon Lies, Fred Schneider, Robert Mahoney, John Behrens and Larry Langland. Greg Millen of Heritage Cabinetry & Design, who joined the Chamber in the late 1990’s, recently stepped down from the Chamber Board after serving almost


15 years, including two terms as president. “My experience with the Chamber


has been very amazing,” he said. “Tere are so many ways it’s helped our business and impacted my life.” In addition to approving and


overseeing the Chamber budget, Greg says board members also recruit staff. As president, Greg hired Executive Director Sherri Farley. Greg also helped start Chamber


sponsored events, like Biz Boo at Halloween, and Kentucky Derby theme events, a Halloween egg hunt, and helped promote the downtown Christmas walk and tree-lighting ceremony.


“Te Chamber can unite the city and businesses and churches, even our


schools. Our superintendent of schools sits in at our meetings. How powerful is that?” He added that although he has stepped down from the Chamber, he is excited for what lays ahead for it. “We have


a great board, with some


Ambassadors, Leads Groups, the City,


along


inspiring schools,


churches, and most importantly members and patrons of the community that support each other. . . Te Chamber is a melting pot.” Heather


Johnson of Rush- Copley Medical Center joined the Chamber Board in December 2020. “Right now I


am just trying to acclimate into the Board, to understand the different personalities, and see where I can contribute best,” she says. Heather, a Yorkville resident, became a Chamber member four years ago, and says she is happy at her recent Board appointment. “I have so much more invested being on the Board, because the decisions we make impact me as a community member.”


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PROUDLY SERVING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY SINCE 1971 YORKVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE


LEADS PROSPER


DARE TO DREAM BIG YO BE B DOOLDU


GO GO


MOTIVATE EVENT SUCCEED


GROW


FRIENDSHIP STRENGTH


ACCOMPLISH LOYALTY


COMMERCE


COACHING LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES


BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNITY


ANNIVERSARY SUCCESS


EXCELLENCE SHINE


CELEBRATE PARTNERSHIP


S E RVING S INCE 19 7 1 50 YEARS YACC WORKING FOR A STRONGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY


SUPPORT ACHIEVE


DEDICATE PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES MEMBER SUPPORT CONNECTIONS


OUTREACH MENTORING


VALUE ADVOCATE


MILESTONE SERVICE


PERSEVERE WIN


INNOVATE HAPPY SERVICE


COMMITMENT LEADS BUSINESS GROWTH PROSPER MUTUAL SUPPORT


ANNIVERSARY 50 YEARS


MEMBERS PLAN BUILD


WORK TOGETHER


EDUCATION PROSPECTS


LAUNCH ADAPT PROMOTE


CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DEDICATION L GOALS EARN TRIUMPH


VOLUNTEERS CONSULT A C T ION


SUCCEED REFERRALS


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


NETWORK YORKVILLE


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MENTOR AMBASSADORS ADVISE


SUPPORT ACTIVITIES INVOLVEMENT INFORMATION SEMINARS PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES INDUSTRY RETAIL RESTAURANTS OPPORTUNITY


SERVICE EXCEL


WORKSHOPS INDUSTRY EXPERTS


26 W. Countryside Pkwy. Yorkville, IL 60560 Phone: 630-553-6853 Fax: 630-553-0702


www.yorkvillechamber.org Chamber Staff


Executive Director: Sherri Farley Asst. Director: Renee Tortorella Financial Administrator: Gina Conner


2021 Chamber Board of Directors


President: Sarah Allen, FNBC Bank & Trust


Vice President: Mike Burks, Burks Brothers Drywall


Treasurer: Dennis Marty, Healthy Alternatives


Independent Shaklee Distributor Directors:


Jonathan Boone, Mars Wrigley Don Duffy, Team Eagle Packaging Phil Haugen, First National Bank Sandra Hurtado, Harmony Aesthetics Heather Johnson, Rush Copley Medical Center Tom Kozlowicz, Yorkville Educational Foundation Bill Mahaney, Knights of Columbus Phil Nelson, Nelson Funeral Home Bart Olson, United City of Yorkville Jason Pesola, Pesola Media Group Jocelyn Retz, Old Second National Bank Dr. Tim Shimp, Yorkville School District 115


COLLABORATION


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