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NAWBO Chicago Leadership Team


Leadership Team

Each year a leadership team is installed to represent the membership and the organization in its effort to carry out the mission and vision of the NAWBO Chicago Area Chapter. Below is the contact information for each member of the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs. Make an effort to contact them whenever you have questions about the NAWBO Chicago Area Chapter.

2010-2011 Board of Directors

President

Valerie Beck

Chicago Chocolate Tours

333 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 932Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: (312) 929-2939

Email: Valerie Beck
Executive Director
Michael Chan
Bostrom Corporation
230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 224-2605
Email: Michael Chan

President-Elect

Gail Zelitzky

Silver-Robins Consulting

3150 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 25F
Chicago
, IL 60657

Phone: (773) 665-2340
Email: Gail Zelitzky

Immediate Past President

Angelika Coghlan

Catwalk Consulting

1821 Walden Office Square, Suite 400
Schaumburg
, IL 60173

Phone: (847) 516-1671
Email: Angelika Coghlan

Treasurer

Linda Forman, CPA

Linda Forman, C.P.A., P.C.

500 Davis Street, Suite 812

Evanston, IL 60201

Phone: (847) 316-1040
Email: Linda Forman

Charitable and Social Outreach

Mary Kay Slowikowski

Slowikowski & Associates

8515 Evergreen Lane

Darien, IL 60561

Phone: (630) 910-8920
Email: Mary Kay Slowikowski

Corporate Affairs

Mattine Gallentine

MG Computer

4923 Main Street, Building #2

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: (630) 605-5395
Email: Mattine Gallentine

Diversity Initiatives

Julie Savitt

AMS Earth Movers, Inc.

21 N. Skokie HWY, Suite 1079
Lake
Bluff, IL 60044

Phone: (847) 293-8999
Email: Julie Savitt

Education and Events

Janice Hamblin

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone PLC

225 W. Washington, Suite 2600
Chicago
, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 460-4213
Email: Janice Hamblin

Governance

Diane Valletta

Valletta Associates

1508 Elmwood Aveenue, Suite #6
Evanston
, IL 60201

Phone: (847) 425-1224
Email: Diane Valletta

Membership

Emily Smith

Chicagoland Commercial Real Estate

505 N. LaSalle Street , Suite 550
Chicago
, IL 60654

Phone: (847) 385-1768
Email: Emily Smith

Political and External Affairs

Charisse Witherspoon

Witherspoon Marketing Group, Inc.

6 E. Monroe Street, Suite 1404
Chicago
, IL 60603

Phone: (312) 541-0200
Email: Charisse Witherspoon

Strategic Forums
Linda McCabe
Optimal Level

406 Muriel Court
Wheeling, IL 60090
Phone: (847) 419-9300
Email: Linda McCabe

Technology

Erica Miller-Mahin

Crimson Studios | MassUpdater

505 E. 60th #2, Suite 3
Chicago
, IL 60637

Phone: (773) 288-0593
Email: Erica Miller-Mahin

2010 - 2011 Committee Chairs

Membership in Chicago Area NAWBO entitles you to serve on one or more Chapter Committees. Seeking a committee affiliation is a critical step in making the most of your membership investment. To serve on a NAWBO Committee, contact one of the committee chairs listed below. She will be glad to hear from you, and the investment you have made in your NAWBO membership will compound with each committee experience you have. Also, participation on committees is the first step toward moving into committee chair positions and into the other leadership positions described above.

Advisory Board

Linda Forman, CPA

Linda Forman, C.P.A., P.C.

500 Davis Street, Suite 812

Evanston, IL 60201

Phone: (847) 316-1040
Email: Linda Forman

Affiliates

Elaine Quinn

Space Craft Organizing Services, Inc

430 E. North Water Street, Unit G
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: (312) 520-3935
Email: Elaine Quinn

Diversity

Dorothy Neal

Image Building Virtual Assistants, LLC

17831 Yale Lane

Country Club Hills, IL 60478

Phone: (708) 960-4857
Email: Dorothy Neal

Member Benefits

Michele Katz

Husch Blackwell Sanders Welsh & Katz

120 South Riverside Plaza, 22nd Fl.

Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 775-0402
Email: Michele Katz

Membership

Mary Dombrowski

College Nannies and Tutors

106 W. Germania Place, Suite 220
Chicago
, IL 60610

Phone: (773) 961-8449
Email: Mary Dombrowski

Membership

Jessica Merino

Ameriprise Financial

2835 N. Sheffield

Chicago, IL 60657

Phone: (773) 883-5371
Email: Jessica Merino

Membership

Gayle Newcomb

Newcomb Consulting, LLC

PO Box 3513

Oak Park, IL 60303

Phone: (708) 945-2155
Email: Gayle Newcomb

Next Generation Outreach

Patricia Ernst

O'Malley & Associates

2001 Butterfield Road, Suite 9 00

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: (630) 964-6700
Email: Patricia Ernst

If you have questions about committees, call the Chapter Office at 312-224-2605 or call one of the following Chapter leaders for more information:

Valerie Beck, President, (312) 929-2939; Email: Valerie Beck
Michael Chan, Executive Director, (312) 224-2605; Email: Michael Chan
Angelika Coghlan, Immediate Past President, (888) 989-0196; Email: Angelika Coghlan
Gail Zelitzky, President-Elect (312) 929-2939; Email: Gail Zelitzky

  


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