2025 Officers and Directors

Office: President
Name: Elyse Kennard
Business: Elyse Kennard & Associates

Office: Vice President
Name: Mike Rataj
Business: Creative Family Memories

Office: Treasurer & Secretary
Name: Rob Herbold
Business: Identity Graphics

Office: Past President
Name: Tom Van Winkle
Business: Sign Identity

Office: VP Membership
Name: Brandee Martin
Business: Silver Foxes Travel

Office: VP Business & Professional, Liaison
Name: Dawn Bussey
Business: Glen Ellyn Public Library

Office: VP Marketing & PR, Liaison
Name: Leah Harding
Business: Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center (GECRC)

Office: VP South Business District
Name: Nick Nelson
Business: NN Legal Group

Office: VP Central Business District
Name: Michael Horst
Business: Lewey Q's Tap

Office: Director
Name: Erika Krehbiel Boyajian
Business: Glen Ellyn School District #41

Office: Director
Name: Ashley Aikens
Business: Good Roots

Office: Director, Liaison
Name: Jill McWilliams
Business: College of DuPage

Office: Director
Name: John Blackburn
Business: Glen Ellyn 950 Masonic Lodge

Office: Director
Name: Daniel Roberts
Business: Byline Bank
2025 Liaisons

Name: Doug Eccarius
Business: Community Consolidated School District 89

Name: Meredith Hannah
Business: Village of Glen Ellyn

Name: Jean Jeske
Business: Glen Ellyn Historical Society

Name: Bob Lapinski
Business: Innovation DuPage

Name: David Larson
Business: Glenbard Township High School District 87

Name: Susan Smentek
Business: Glen Ellyn Park District

Name: Dawn Smith
Business: Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn
Staff

Executive Director
Claudia Thornton

Marketing Coordinator
Tara Arick

Finance
Ann Flansburg