through your involvement, you have a voice within the business community

Ambassador Committee

To promote good will and understanding about the Chamber to its members, new businesses, surrounding Chambers and the business community at-large for the purpose of enhancing member networking opportunities. Click here to meet our Ambassadors.

Chair: Peter Martin, Express Personnel Services

Chamber Liaison: Sally Rutledge-Ott, ACE

Aurora Area Young Professionals*

To attract and retain diverse young talent while engaging them in issues facing the region.

Chamber Liaison: Joseph Henning

Business & Education Partnership Committee

To promote exchange of information and resources between business and education.

Meets: Second Wednesday at 8:30 am

Chamber Liaison: Peg Kenyon, IOM, ACE

Business Referral Groups*

To provide a regular networking meeting for the purposeof generating new business through fellow member referrals and qualified leads. Click here for information and application.

Chamber Liaison: Joseph Henning

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Development and Public Works

To provide a forum for an exchange of ideas and problem solving between the appropriate government authorities and the Greater Aurora area builders and developers; to promote the establishment and maintenance of public works and infrastructure to enhance the economic growth and quality of life of Aurora.

Co-Chairs: Jim Michels, Engineering Enterprises and Brian Dolan, Dolan & Murphy Inc.

Meets: First Monday at 4:00 pm

Chamber Liaison: Pam Bellm

Fox Valley Political Action Committee

The Fox Valley Political Action Committee actively supports the business community by financially supporting candidates who are pro-business. The Fox Valley PAC will work to enable that the voice of business is heard.

Chair: Dick Samuelson, Benchmark Bank

Chamber Liaison: Joseph Henning

Government Relations Committee

To monitor governmental matters, which may impact area business, present recommendations to the Chamber’s Board of Directors, and initiate appropriate action. The Government Relations Committee will act as a forum for the exchange of ideas between business and government (local, state, and federal).

Chamber Liaison: Peg Kenyon, IOM, ACE or Joseph Henning

Leadership Academy*

To provide the necessary training and opportunities of Chamber members and their employees to assume positions of community leadership. Click here for an application.

Chamber Liaison: Pam Bellm

Membership Communications Committee

To increase, retain memberships and Expand member benefits within the Greater Aurora Chamber of Commerce.

Meets: First Wednesday at 4:00 pm

Chamber Liaison: Sally Rutledge-Ott, ACE or Peg Kenyon, IOM, ACE

Not-for-Profit Alliance

To promote the development of Community-Based Organization members through collaboration and promotion of partnerships with both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Chamber Liaison: Joseph Henning

Women in Business

To exchange ideas, network, develop mentoring relationships and have a voice in the Chamber for the benefit of professional women. The WIB committee member, also a member in good standing of the Greater Aurora Chamber of Commerce, will strive to assist the promotion of business among their members.

Meets: Click here for our 2007-2008 Schedule

Chamber Liaison: Pam Bellm

*fee for participation