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Chamber Committees
Board of Directors / Executive Committee

     The Chamber's leadership comes from a Board of Directors, elected by the membership.  The Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month, at 4:00pm.  Objectives of the Board shall be in accordance with the purpose, as stated in the by-laws, and the Board shall set the policy and direction for the Chamber.
     The Executive Committee is comprised of the officers of the Board of Directors, and meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30am at the Chamber office.  All officers are directly accountable to the Board of Directors.  Objectives of the officers shall be in accordance with the purpose, as stated in the by-laws, and the responsibility of seeing that the organization runs properly and remains financially sound.

Directors elected April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2010:

  • Charlie Hanley, Preston Hanley Funeral Homes
  • Roxanne Heiser, Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc.
  • Tom Hornstein, Excalibur Seasoning Company
  • Gregg Ratliff, Pekin Daily Times
  • Kay Sutton, Illinois Central College

Directors elected April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011:

  • Aindrea Balagna, Wolf/Tesar & Company
  • Dave Calhoun, Let It Shine
  • Jim Kouri, Kouri's Pub
  • Mary Ann Ladendorf, Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty
  • Scott Lange, Pekin Union Mission

Directors elected April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2012:

  • Kevin Andrews, Pekin Hospital
  • Dr. Denise Comerford, Sound Choice Hearing Clinic
  • John Franks, Pekin-Peoria Yellow Checker Cab Company
  • Renna Hadsall, Busey Bank
  • Diane Steiner, Pekin Insurance

Ex-Officio Board Members:

  • Rusty Dunn, Mayor, City of Pekin

Officers elected April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010:

  • President: Mike Vonderheide, Vonderheide Floor Coverings
  • President Elect:  Althea Geiser, B'Ribboned, Etc.
  • Vice President:  Skip Schermerhorn, Herget Bank
  • Treasurer:  Drew Leman, Leman Property Management
  • Past President:   Dr. Timm Schwartz, DDS, Schwartz & Miller Family Dentistry

    The Board and Executive Committee are responsible for the following strategies from the Chamber's strategic plan:

Goal 3:  Ensure the Chamber is a strong, stable organization
  • Strategy:  Fiscal Responsibility  Be a steward of the member's investment in the Chamber
  • Strategy:  Organizational Improvement  Strive for continued organizational improvement
Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce
402 Court Street
Pekin, IL  61554
(309) 346-2106   fax 346-2104

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