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2025 Officers and Directors

Elyse Kennard 543A0085

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

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

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

 

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

Brandee Martin Cropped

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

Dawn Bussy Cropped

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

 

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

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

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

Erika Krehbiel Boyajian - Secretary 200 x 300

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

 

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Office: Director
Name: Ashley Aikens
Business: Good Roots

Jill

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

John Blackburn 200 x 300

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

Daniel Roberts 200 x 300

Office: Director
Name: Daniel Roberts
Business: Byline Bank

2025 Liaisons

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Name: Doug Eccarius
Business: Community Consolidated School District 89

2021 Village of Glen Ellyn Headshots

Name: Meredith Hannah
Business: Village of Glen Ellyn

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Name: Jean Jeske
Business: Glen Ellyn Historical Society

Bob Lapinski 200x300

Name: Bob Lapinski
Business: Innovation DuPage

David Larson Updated Headshot 2019

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

Susan 200x300

Name: Susan Smentek
Business: Glen Ellyn Park District

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Name:   Dawn Smith
Business: Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn

Staff

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Executive Director
Claudia Thornton

Tara

Marketing Coordinator
Tara Arick

Ann Flansberg

       Finance
      Ann Flansburg

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