Huntley Chamber Chairwoman of the Board

Chamber Connection March 2019 Monthly News and Views for Huntley Chamber Members Brought to you by The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce Photo Courtesy Thom Palmer Presidents Club Member In the SPOTLIGHT Pamela Morton-Veach 2019 Huntley Chamber Chairwoman of the Board Career Accomplishments: Thirty-three years of banking and financial industry experience with BMO Harris Bank I started my banking career with BMO Harris Bank as a Teller in 1986 Over the years I achieved success in many different roles with the bank including; Personal Banker, Teller Manager, Assistant Cashier of Operations, Investment Specialist, and Bank Manager, Vice President From 2006 through 2014 I was the Bank Manager of the BMO Harris Huntley Branch I assisted in the planning and opening of the second BMO Harris Bank Huntley location on the south side of town in 2010 I am currently the Bank Manager, Vice President of the BMO Harris Elgin-McLean branch since 2016 Member of the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce since 2006 and on the Huntley Chamber Board of Directors since 2014 Additional business membership started with the Huntley Area Chamber in 2016 for my part time business as Shaklee- Independent Distributor, focusing on creating healthier lives through proper nutrition, vitamins, supplements and more… Everything we has been designed In Harmony with Nature® Notable Education and Experience: Graduate of the 2015 LGMC (Leadership Greater McHenry County Program) Organizational Leadership Program – Roosevelt University 2012-2016 Investment Role License /Achievements – Securities License, Series and Series and Life Insurance License, Series 63 and 65 Graduate of the Illinois Bankers School at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in May 1993 I am looking forward to a successful year with business partnerships and growth within our Chamber I will end with one of my favorite quotes: “The secret of success is determined by your daily agenda.” Regards, Pamela Morton-Veach, Board Chair, Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce John C Maxwell Did You Know……? In 2015 and 2016, the Huntley Chamber made the important strategic decision to set term limits for its Board of Directors AND the Board Officers The objective was to ensure the organization stayed focused on the goals and objectives of its members and not the personal agenda of an individual Board Director Term = Year Terms with maximum of years Chair = Year Term with focus on oversight of the Board and strategic and tactical planning with the Executive Director Vice Chair = Year Term with primary focus on Membership Growth Past Chair = Year Term with primary focus of coaching and guiding the Vice and current Chair The Board during 2015 and 2016 had the wisdom and strength to look to the future for long term sustainability and growth of the Chamber by focusing on the mission not the person Congratulations to Pam and all of 2019 Directors! 2019 BOARD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Pam Morton Chair BMO Harris Bank N.A & Shaklee Dr John Burkey Vice Chair Large Unit District Association Ben Beallis Secretary DeFiore Funeral & Cremation Service Bob Panek Treasurer Century 21 New Heritage Dr Debra Junkins Past Chair Pet Vet Animal Clinic & Mobile Practice Ellen Cleary Northwestern Medicine Bridget Dombrowski First National Bank Jim Drendel Drendel's Corner / Mobil Chris Gruenefeld Liberty Mutual Insurance Mark Lechowicz Exemplar Financial Network Leigh Ann Porsch Huntley Area Public Library Dr Scott Rowe Superintendent, Huntley School District 158 Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce President Level Member: Northwestern Medicine-Huntley Executive Club Members: Adams Collision Service Ariano, Hardy, Ritt, Nyuli, Richmond, Lytle & Goettel, P.C BBQ King Smokehouse BMO Harris Bank N.A Century Dental of Huntley Clarendale of Algonquin DeFiore Funeral & Cremation Service Edward Jones Investments/Sheldon Clark Elite Home Restoration First National Bank Heartland Bank and Trust Company Huntley Community School District 158 Huntley Hills Airport Transportation Service Huntley Realty Northwest Herald O’Connor Electric, Inc Pet Vet Animal Clinic & Mobile Practice Sherwin Williams State Farm Insurance/Chad Radtke Tom Peck Ford of Huntley Used CNC, Inc Walmart Supercenter of Huntley Willow Creek Community Church-Huntley General Membership Event 2019 State of Huntley Meeting Frank Novak - Huntley Area Public Library Director David Johnson - Village of Huntley Manager Dr Scott Rowe - Superintendent, Huntley Community School District 158 Photos courtesy Dan Armstrong New Members February - March 15 VIVINT SOLAR Joseph Wilkins (417) 234-2181 VivintSolar.com PACK, STACK & STORE Matt Clark (815) 669-3631 https://packstackstore.com/ AFFORDABLE FLOORING Jeff Stec (815) 337-0090 https://www.facebook.com/ AffordableFlooringUSA/ LINCOLN FARMSTEAD, INC Barbara Lincoln (224) 678-6760 http://Lincolnfarmstead.com MARY KAY COSMETICS Monica O’Neill (847) 494-9222 www.marykay.com/mmoneill RENEWAL BY ANDERSEN Michelle Grabowski (847) 486-4021 www.renewalbyandersen.com BULLDOG PROPERTY SERVICES, LLC Todd Firmstone (224) 800-9620 https:// bulldogpropertyservicesllc.com/ Renewing Executive Club Members February - March 15 DeFiore Funeral & Cremation Services 10763 Dundee Road Huntley (847) 515-8772 http://www.defiorefuneral.com Walmart Supercenter of Huntley 12300 S IL Route 47 Huntley (847) 669-7126 http://www.walmart.com Renewing Members February - March 15 AMB Roofing & Sheetmetal (815) 385-2621 http://www.ambroofing.com General RV Center (847) 669-5570 http://www.generalrvillinois.com Bath Planet (630) 540-2023 http://www.bathplanet.com/chicagoland Home of the Sparrow, Inc (815) 271-5444 http://www.HOSparrow.org Berkshire Ballet Theatre (815) 477-0033 http://www.summersacademyofdance.com Huntley Area Lions Club (847) 961-1646 http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/sun-city-huntley BistroWasabi/El Cochino (847) 515-2700 http://www.bistro-wasabi.com Huntley Cheer Association (847) 528-8266 http://www.huntleycheer.org Bowlero (847) 658-2257 http://www.bowlero.com JDK Services, Inc (847) 551-9000 http://www.jdkservices.com Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois 815-338-5757 http://www.illinoiscccs.org McHenry County Sheriff’s Office (815) 334-4735 http://www.mchenrysheriff.org C.T Veach (847) 669-5890 http://www.ctveach.net McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office Patrick Kenneally (815) 334-4159 http://www.mchenrycosao.com Renewing Members February - March 15 MedExpress (847) 458-0568 http://www.medexpress.com TLS Veterans (815) 679-6667 http://www.tlsveterans.org Mercyhealth (815) 943-8224 http://www.mercyhealthsystem.org UrbanCare, LLC (224) 569-4000 http://www.urbancaredocs.com Morkes Chocolates (847) 458-8585 http://www.morkeschocolates.com Varghese Orthodontics 847-961-5515 http://www.vargheseorthodontics.com Senator Donald DeWitte (847) 214-8245 http://www.senatordewitte.com Whisper Creek Golf Course (847) 515-7682 http://www.whispercreekgolf.com Senior Reverse Mortgage Group, Inc (312) 588-7140 http://www.seniorreversemortgagegroup.com The Growing Scene, Inc (815) 923-7322 http://www.thegrowingscene.com The Learning Tree of Huntley (847) 659-1181 http://www.learningtreechild.com Chamber Referral Program! 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If your phone carrier does not allow access, please contact the 211 call center using the toll free number: 888-865-9903 For more information visit Illinois 211 at https://www.illinois211.org/ Business After Hours Century 21 New Heritage 847-669-9555 Patrick West, Robin Bishop, Lisa Rossow, Sunday Graham, Lynn Klein, Bob Panek, Sara Mitchell Patrick West, Robin Bishop, Lisa Rossow, Lynn Klein, Bob Panek, Sara Mitchell Patrick West, Robin Bishop, Lisa Rossow, Lynn Klein, Bob Panek, Sara Mitchell News to Use Lora Ball of Huntley Collison Service shared this exciting news: According to NeighborhoodScout’s Safest Cities in America – 2019 Jan 2, 2019 | by: Dr Andrew Schiller | Crime Rates HUNTLEY is #18 Click here to read McHenry County Human Race April 28, 2019 is a great day to support your community in the McHenry County Human Race The 5K walk /run takes place at McHenry County College and will support over 70 nonprofit organizations serving McHenry County This family friendly event begins at 8AM Registration takes place at www.mchumanrace.org When individuals register they choose which organization will receive the proceeds from their race fee The race has a Hero theme, so many racers come in costume About 1,000 participants are expected Volunteer Center McHenry County, host of the Human Race provides a total of $2,400 in cash prizes to participating charities Volunteer Center McHenry County helps strengthen local nonprofit organizations We provide capacity building workshops such as understanding finances, roles of board members, grant writing, marketing strategies, volunteer management and more Many of our 122 member nonprofit organizations post their volunteer, donation, and events on our website As a Foundation Center Partner Site, our resource library is home to grantseeker tools For more information about Volunteer Center McHenry County and support for nonprofits visit www.volunteercentermchenrycounty.org or call 815-344-4483 Chamber Events Tuesday, April 16 4:30 - 6:30 pm Business After Hours Re/Max Northwest Unlimited Thursday, April 18 1:00 - 3:00 pm General Membership Meeting Policy Update Member & Community Events Pioneer Center 2nd Annual Empty Bowls Art Auction Friday, April 5, - 8:30 pm Elgin Community College Health Professions Job Fair Thursday, April 11, Noon - 3:00 pm Home of the Sparrow Hope for the Homeless Comedy Benefit Friday, April 12, - 11:00 pm Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church Palm Sunday Ecumenical Concert Sunday, April 14, 3:00 pm Please go to www.huntleychamber.org for event details