The Goals of Choose DuPage
- Grow, retain and attract businesses
- Support county-wide economic development initiatives
- Address policy issues critical to the needs of the regional economy
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Allison Wyler, MS
President
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John Miller
Chief Financial Officer, Sr. Vice President, Finance
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Norm Peterson
Director, Government Relations
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John Quinn
Area Manager, External Affairs
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Tom Cross
Executive Director, Institute for Collaboration
Meg Howes
Vice President for Development
Lisa Vivoda
Sr. Director of Development
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Anna Caroline Ball
President & CEO
Todd Billings
Business Development Director
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Special Assistant to the President, Community Relations
Charles W. Gregory
President
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Kemi Solade
Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking – Middle Market
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John Calamos
Chairman & Global CIO
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Ken Witkowski
Senior Vice President
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Starr McCaffery
Director, Communication Strategy
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John Cook
Chief Growth Officer
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Tyke Spencer
Benefits Consultant
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John Hamilton
First Vice President
Dan Persa
First Vice President
Jonathan Springer
Vice Chairman
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Stuart D. Strahl, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Leah Rippe
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
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Christopher B. Burke
President
John Doria
Director of Government Affairs
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Dr. Brian Caputo
President
Joe Cassidy
Dean, Continuing Education/Extended Learning
Wendy McCambridge
Director, Legislative Affairs/Special Assistant to the President
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Anthony M. Signorella
Senior Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs
Sean McCarthy
Vice President, Business Development & Special Initiatives
Edward M. Sitar, III
Manager, Economic & Business Development
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Dan Allen
Executive Director
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Mike Kelch
CEO
Sue Pittacora
Client Service Executive
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Bert Nuehring
Partner
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Hugh Elliott
Principal
Nick Pollastrini
Senior Associate
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Beth Marchetti
Executive Director
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Joan Olson
Chief Communications Officer
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The Honorable Dan Cronin
Chairman
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The Honorable Amy Chavez
DuPage County Board Liaison
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Dr. Darlene Ruscitti
Regional Superintendent of Schools
The Honorable Richard Veenstra
Mayor, Village of Addison
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Lisa Schvach
Executive Director
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Mary Lou Mastro
System President & CEO
Ahmed A. Elganzouri
Deputy General Counsel
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Anthony M. Izzi
Vice President
Cassidy Tarpey
Business Development Representative
Leo Wright
Senior Vice President
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Glenn Mazade
Senior Vice President
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Robert Hutchinson
President
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Mark Sullivan
Principal
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Ron Lunt
Partner
Paul O’Connor
Partner
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Donald Kleyweg, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Noreen Ligino-Kubinski
Project Coordinator
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Jason Gedraitis
SVP, Middle Market Relationship Manager
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Michael Roth
Partner
Robert Schillerstrom
Partner
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Kevin Kalus
Market Executive, Middle Market Banking
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Ray Kinney
Partner
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Nick Ryan
CEO
Syed Hasan
General Manager, Hotel Indigo
Dave Miller
Managing Owner, Elements at Water Street
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Richard Price
Executive Chairman
Vincent A. Allegra
Senior Managing Director, Investment Management
Christopher Pohlman
Senior Managing Director, Investment Management
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Dennis Dymon
Senior Director Procurement
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James Adler
Executive Vice President
Mark Moran
Executive Vice President, Industrial Services
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Rick Trujillo
Manager, Customer Development
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Robert Christie
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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Lawrence Doria
Founder & CEO
Adam Johnson
Co-Founder & COO
Steve Vitale
Executive Vice President & Principal
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Christine Rose
Community Relations Representative
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Karyn M. Charvat
Executive Director
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Mark McAndrew
Partner
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Ramsey Elshafei
President
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Marsha Cruzan
Regional President, Commercial Banking
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Ragan Pattison
Director, State & Local Government Market
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David R. Andalcio
CEO
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Greg Bedalov
President & CEO
(331) 401-5819 | gbedalov@choosedupage.com
As President and CEO of the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance, Greg Bedalov leads economic development efforts in DuPage County. Choose DuPage serves to strengthen DuPage County’s business environment by stimulating business investment and opportunity within both the public and private sectors.
In his role, Bedalov is leading efforts to support local municipal economic development initiatives; grow, retain and attract businesses; address policy issues critical to the needs of business; leverage assets and partnerships; connect with state, regional and local public resources; and promote a coordinated marketing message and county identity.
In his capacity as President and CEO of Choose DuPage, Bedalov will serve on the Board of Directors of WorkNet DuPage, Innovation DuPage, The DuPage County Convention and Visitors Bureau and several others.
Lisa Miceli
Vice President, Economic Development
(331) 401-5817 | lmiceli@choosedupage.com
Before joining Choose DuPage, Lisa served as a policy analyst for the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago where her focus was on regional economic development for Northeastern Illinois. Prior to that, she worked for the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission as an urban planner and for Cushman and Wakefield as a research analyst. Lisa graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Public Administration and the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Master’s of Urban Planning and Policy.
Amy Schilling
Director, Investor Relations
(331) 401-5818 | aschilling@choosedupage.com
Amy joined Choose DuPage in 2018. Amy is responsible for assessing the changing needs of the DuPage County business community, helping to create and communicate the Choose DuPage vision and developing a strategy to foster and grow board membership. Prior to joining Choose DuPage, Amy worked in sales management for a large international manufacturer.
Courtney Healy
Marketing & Advertising
(630) 353-4434 | courtney@maclyngroup.com
Choose DuPage partners with MACLYN, a boutique advertising agency located in Naperville, for marketing services including creative branding, advertising, strategic planning, and communications. Courtney has been working with MACLYN and Choose DuPage since 2011, and has a bachelor of science in marketing from DePaul University.
