Advancing Progress 2020

Advancing Progress 2020

Advancing progress is the EDG's private raising effort. Advancing Progress augments the revenues from the partnership with the City of Elgin for Economic Development work and also supports orther programs that benefits the business community. Over 40 leading companies invest in Advancing Progress. We are grateful for their support and confidence in the EDG's economic development initiatives.

Button group with nested dropdown
David Surina
Contributor Nicor Gas, Regional Mgr Community Affairs

Leslie Maloney
Contributor Chase Card Services, Exec Dir Fraud Prevention

Carol Gieske
Contributor Elgin Area Chamber, President & CEO

David Sam
Elgin Community College, President

Keith Rauschenberger CFP (R)
Contributor Rauschenberger Financial Advisors, Principal

Yaneth Medina
Contributor Elgin State Bank, Senior VP Retail Banking

Tony Sanders
School District U-46, Superintendent

Chris Zannis
Westmount Realty Capital, LLC, Real Estate Broker

Yvonne Irving
Contributor KCT Credit Union, VP Business Development

Mike Warren
Rieke Office Interiors, Consultant

Michael Wong
SmithAmundsen, Partner

Ian Lamp
Contributor Lamp Incorporated, President

Jim Companik
Motorola Solutions, Plant Manager, Dir of Manufacturing

Mike Bilyk
Contributor American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., President

Linda Siete
Reflejos Publications LLC, Sales and Operations Manager

Roxann Barber
AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Elgin, Chief Operations Officer

William Gustafson
Grand Victoria Casino, Senior VP & General Manager

ReJena Lyon
Contributor Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick, Inc., President

Thomas Mihelic
Contributor Manpower, Franchise Owner

LaSalle Crosby
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Corporate Recruiter

Kris Kaun
iHerb, HR Manager

Danny Malouf
HARTING, Inc. of North America, Human Resource Manager

Alexander Brotsos
Gail Borden Public Library, Business Librarian

Kim Gilmore
GMCI - Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc., President
Founded Gilmore Marketing Concepts in 1991 as a creative, energetic design house and advertising, marketing firm. Built a successful full-time busi...

Mike Shales
Shales McNutt Construction, Partner/CFO

John Cassidy
Lee & Associates of Illinois, LLC, Principal

Michael Sullivan Jr.
Contributor Peak Construction Corporation, CEO

David Bear
The Bear Family McDonald's Restaurants, President

Dan Olsem
Contributor Crown Community Development, VP Engineering and Construction

David Rock
Contributor IHC Construction Companies, LLC, President

David Patzelt
Contributor Sho-Deen, Inc.

Kenneth Franzese
Contributor Lee & Associates of Illinois, LLC, Principal

Robert Trueblood
Contributor Fox River Water Reclamation District, Executive Director

Mark Ebacher
Interstate Partners, LLC - Mark Ebacher, President

Ben Henrikson
Re/Max - Ben Henrikson, Real Estate Broker

Chris Baby
Contributor SureWerx USA Inc., Chief Executive Officer

Sean McCarthy
Contributor Comcast Business, Vice President, Business Development, Comcast

Kappana (Ram) Ramanandan
Hydrox Laboratories, President/CEO

Bob Tzotzolis
Elgin Fresh Market #2, President

Vaughn Kuerschner
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., Public Sector Rep

James Leichter
Biggers Chevrolet, Owner

Bill Galdo
Contributor Flender Corporation, CEO

Matthew Grusecki
Northern Builders, Senior VP

Bill Linville
Scannell Properties, Partner

Frank Griffin
Jones Lang LaSalle, Executive Vice President

Mark Hamilton
Hamilton Partners, Partner

Pin Ni
Wanxiang America Corp, CEO

Lee Kolquist
Contributor Lending Solutions, President

David Nissen
Mueller & Co LLP, Managing Partner

Mike Higgins
Elgin Sweeper Company, Vice President & General Manager

Michael Wesa
MKD Electric Inc, Vice President

Scott Damisch
Contributor TBK Bank, Senior Vice President

Rick Jakle
Chamber Friends, President

Deliana Gamez
Corporate America Family Credit Union, Vice President Business Development

Tomorris Jocelyn
BMO Harris Bank, Vice President

Michael McKay
Contributor Edward Jones - Michael McKay, Financial Advisor, Financial Advisor

Henry Pierce
Commonwealth Edison Company, Sr. Economic Development Specialist

Brian Quigley
Conor Commercial Real Estate, Executive Vice President

David Huang
World Richman Manufacturing Corporation, President/CEO

Mark Seigle
Contributor Seigle Family Foundation, President
David Surina

Contributor

Nicor Gas, Regional Mgr Community Affairs
Leslie Maloney

Contributor

Chase Card Services, Exec Dir Fraud Prevention
Carol Gieske

Contributor

Elgin Area Chamber, President & CEO
David Sam

Elgin Community College, President
Keith Rauschenberger CFP (R)

Contributor

Rauschenberger Financial Advisors, Principal
Yaneth Medina

Contributor

Elgin State Bank, Senior VP Retail Banking
Tony Sanders

School District U-46, Superintendent
Chris Zannis

Westmount Realty Capital, LLC, Real Estate Broker
Yvonne Irving

Contributor

KCT Credit Union, VP Business Development
Mike Warren

Rieke Office Interiors, Consultant
Michael Wong

SmithAmundsen, Partner
Ian Lamp

Contributor

Lamp Incorporated, President
Jim Companik

Motorola Solutions, Plant Manager, Dir of Manufacturing
Mike Bilyk

Contributor

American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., President
Linda Siete

Reflejos Publications LLC, Sales and Operations Manager
Roxann Barber

AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Elgin, Chief Operations Officer
William Gustafson

Grand Victoria Casino, Senior VP & General Manager
ReJena Lyon

Contributor

Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick, Inc., President
Thomas Mihelic

Contributor

Manpower, Franchise Owner
LaSalle Crosby

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Corporate Recruiter
Kris Kaun

iHerb, HR Manager
Danny Malouf

HARTING, Inc. of North America, Human Resource Manager
Alexander Brotsos

Gail Borden Public Library, Business Librarian
Kim Gilmore

GMCI - Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc., President

Founded Gilmore Marketing Concepts in 1991 as a creative, energetic design house and advertising, marketing firm. Built a successful full-time business with over 300 clients. Employ full-time and free lance writers, designers, brand specialists, SEO experts, media buyers, printers and video producers. Specialize in custom marketing design in print, web and video for corporate entities, not-for-profit companies and small businesses.

Manage all aspects of creative design, marketing planning, print, web & video development. Create campaigns following client direction. Help clients find their vision and direction for continued marketing. Brief creative and research staff and formulate marketing strategies. Present campaign plans to clients for approval or modification.
Mike Shales

Shales McNutt Construction, Partner/CFO
John Cassidy

Lee & Associates of Illinois, LLC, Principal
Michael Sullivan Jr.

Contributor

Peak Construction Corporation, CEO
David Bear

The Bear Family McDonald's Restaurants, President
Dan Olsem

Contributor

Crown Community Development, VP Engineering and Construction
David Rock

Contributor

IHC Construction Companies, LLC, President
David Patzelt

Contributor

Sho-Deen, Inc.
Kenneth Franzese

Contributor

Lee & Associates of Illinois, LLC, Principal
Robert Trueblood

Contributor

Fox River Water Reclamation District, Executive Director
Mark Ebacher

Interstate Partners, LLC - Mark Ebacher, President
Ben Henrikson

Re/Max - Ben Henrikson, Real Estate Broker
Chris Baby

Contributor

SureWerx USA Inc., Chief Executive Officer
Sean McCarthy

Contributor

Comcast Business, Vice President, Business Development, Comcast
Kappana (Ram) Ramanandan

Hydrox Laboratories, President/CEO
Bob Tzotzolis

Elgin Fresh Market #2, President
Vaughn Kuerschner

Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., Public Sector Rep
James Leichter

Biggers Chevrolet, Owner
Bill Galdo

Contributor

Flender Corporation, CEO
Matthew Grusecki

Northern Builders, Senior VP
Bill Linville

Scannell Properties, Partner
Frank Griffin

Jones Lang LaSalle, Executive Vice President
Mark Hamilton

Hamilton Partners, Partner
Pin Ni

Wanxiang America Corp, CEO
Lee Kolquist

Contributor

Lending Solutions, President
David Nissen

Mueller & Co LLP, Managing Partner
Mike Higgins

Elgin Sweeper Company, Vice President & General Manager
Michael Wesa

MKD Electric Inc, Vice President
Scott Damisch

Contributor

TBK Bank, Senior Vice President
Rick Jakle

Chamber Friends, President
Deliana Gamez

Corporate America Family Credit Union, Vice President Business Development
Tomorris Jocelyn

BMO Harris Bank, Vice President
Michael McKay

Contributor

Edward Jones - Michael McKay, Financial Advisor, Financial Advisor
Henry Pierce

Commonwealth Edison Company, Sr. Economic Development Specialist
Brian Quigley

Conor Commercial Real Estate, Executive Vice President
David Huang

World Richman Manufacturing Corporation, President/CEO
Mark Seigle

Contributor

Seigle Family Foundation, President

We're so proud to be a member of this community, and enormously appreciative of the hard work the chamber has done to help local businesses. You're an invaluable resource, and one we're thankful for! - Midwest Bone & Joint Institute

You are doing a GREAT JOB supporting local business. Your proactive communication and support is REALLY APPRECIATED.

Thank You!!
Jenny Redisi, Cafe Roma

I learned so much about how to build my business from the ground up from business owners who presented to the Elgin Area Chamber’s Small Business Academy, along with incredible networking. Thank you, EAC!

Amanda Garcia, Principal ColorWord Creative
News

Pages

Members

Categories

Quicklinks

Events

Pages

Members

Categories

Quicklinks

Events