The board oversees the operations and policies of the Chamber. 

Executive Board

President: Dennis Triggs – Retired Attorney, Miller, Hall & Triggs

Vice President: Perry Johnson – Director of Corporate Sales, Federal Companies

Secretary: Marjorie Greuter – EP Community High School

Treasurer: Glen Birnbaum – Principal, Kikich

Treasurer: John Heal – Senior Vice President, Fondulac Bank

Past President: Rob Carbone – Vice President of Operations, Advanced Technology Services

Board of Directors

Bill Brunk – Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Caterpillar East Peoria

Robert Culp – Branch Manager, Fehr Graham

Tom Hammerton – President, OSF Healthcare Foundation

Heather Himstedt – Vice President, Busey Bank

John Kahl – Mayor, City of East Peoria

Lance Lelm – President/CEO, Heart Technologies

Matt Mamer – President/CEO, CEFCU

Cori Rutherford – Vice President & General Manager, Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino

Rick Swan – Executive Director, East Peoria Chamber of Commerce

Mike Unes – Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Illinois Central College

Henry Vicary – Director, Caterpillar’s Visitor’s Center

The Ambassadors are representatives from our members and encourage involvement, extend goodwill and promote the mission of the Chamber.

Blake Barnard – Trinity Heating and Cooling

Joshua Behringer – Bradley University

DeAnn Burroughs – Fondulac Bank

Chase Calvin – Chick-Fil-A East Peoria

Joanne Corbett – SCORE Peoria Central Illinois

Chuck Dobbelaire 

Tiffany Donovan – Limelight Communications

Catherine Fabian – Busey Bank

Scott Fisher – John Graham & Associates

Grace Fritz – Center for Prevention of Abuse

Joe Gabbert – C.T. Gabbert Remodeling & Construction

Kari Gabbert – C.T. Gabbert Remodeling & Construction

Jill Harlow – East Peoria First United Methodist Church

Kelsey Horst – OSF HealthCare

Kristy Johns – Cullinan Properties

Shavon Johnson – Girl Scouts of Central IL

Donna Jones-Craig – Smart Moves Realty

Dennis Jordan – Remmert Funeral Home

Stacy Kidd – PCM+Design Architects

Peggy Maloof

Tami & Kevin Meischner

Gizem Ozgol – Fairfield by Mariott East Peoria

Art Remsik – Art’s Ads

Cassandra Schoonover – ImpactLife

Jennifer Seiler – Embassy

Angie Sepich – CEFCU

Joe Shehorn – Winter Insurance an Unland Company Name

Noah Stuart – Wilson Services

Nicole Sutherland – Cullinan Properties

Tierany Young – Acolade

The Chamber couldn’t exist without the incredible contributions of all these hard-working advocates!