This is an Advisory Board that includes attorneys from prestigious law firms along with experts who share their knowledge on a variety of topics of interest to small business owners, managers, supervisors, COO’s, CEO’s, and more.
Beverly Alfon
Smith Amundsen
150 N. Michigan Ave. 
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 894-3233
balfon@salawus.com
Paul Amberg
Baker & McKenzie
130 E. Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-8000
paul.amberg@bakermckenzie.com
Craig Annunziata
Fisher & Phillips LLP
140 S. Dearborn St. 
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 348-8061
cannunziata@laborlawyers.com
Julie Badel
Epstein Becker Green
150 North Michigan Ave., 35th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 499-1418
jbadel@ebglaw.com
Hea
ther Bailey
Smith Amundsen LLC
150 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 3894-3266
hbailey@salawus.com
Tom Berry
Sandberg, Phoenix von Gontard, P.C. 
101 W. Vandalia St., Suite 300
Edwardsville, IL 62025-1949
(618) 659-9861
tberry@spvg.com
Shawn Biery
Keefe, Campbell & Associates
118 N. Clinton St., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 756-1800 x 224
sbiery@keefe-law.com
Karen Brandon
Ogletree Deakins 
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 558-1220
karen.brandon@ogletreedeakins.com
Rebecca Bromet
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S. Dearborn St., Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 460-5000
rbromet@seyfarth.com
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Mar
c J. Cairo
Garofalo, Schreiber, Hart & Storm, Chtd.
55 W. Wacker Dr., 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 499-8166
mcairo@gshslaw.com
Dave Chambers
Prairie Management Institute, Inc. 
19525 E. CR 850N
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 345-7202
dchambers@consolidated.net
Jill Cheskes
Smith Amundsen LLC
150 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 894-3367
jcheskes@salawus.com
Jennifer Colvin
155 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 558-1220
jennifer.colvin@ogletreedeakins.com
Ben Conley
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S. Dearborn St., Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 460-5000
bconley@seyfarth.com
Courtney Cox
Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
Westowne Centre, 2015 West Main – Suite 111
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 927-7841
ccox@sandbergphoenix.com
Doug Darch
Partner, Baker & McKenzie
130 E. Randolph Dr.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 861-8000
douglas.darch@bakernet.com
Sean Darke
Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C. 
33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1120
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 377-1554
sdarke@wesselssherman.com
Rebecca Dobbs
Smith Amundsen LLC
3815 E. Main St., Suite A-1
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 587-7922
rdobbs@salawus.com
Samantha Esmond
SmithAmundsen LLC
308 W. State
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 904-8822
sesmond@salawus.com
Erin Dougherty Foley
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 460-5000
edfoley@seyfarth.com
Ed Gallagher
Uptime Computers
Box 7993
Westchester, IL 60154
(708-409-1362
edgallagher@uptimecns.com
Andrew Geier
Faegre Baker Daniels
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 356-5096
andrew.geier@faegrebd.com
Jeffrey Glass
Smith Amundsen
308 W. State St.
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 904-8804
jglass@salawus.com
Bob 
Gorsky
HPN Worldwide
119 West Vallette St.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630) 941-9030
bobgorsky@hpn.com
Matthew Horn
SmithAmundsen LLC
150 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 894-3322
mhorn@salawus.com
Arik Hetue
Keefe, Campbell & Associates
118 N. Clinton St., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 756-1800 x 224
ahetue@keefe-law.com
Jon Hoag
Smith Amundsen
3815 E. Main St., Suite A-1
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 587-7922
jhoag@salawus.com
Nicholas Isaacson
Faegre Baker Daniels
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 356-5045
nicholas.isaacson@faegrebd.com
Anita Johnson
Smith-Amundsen LLC
150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 894-3200
Ajohnson@salawus.com
Derek Johnson
Rathje & Woodward LLC
300 E. Roosevelt Road, Suite 300
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668-8500
djohnson@rathjewoodward.com
Eugene Keefe
Keefe, Campbell & Associates, LLC 
118 N. Clinton St., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 756-1800 x 224
ekeefe@keefe-law.com
Colby Kingsbury
Faegre Baker Daniels
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 212-6573
colby.kingsbury@faegrebd.com
Nesheba Kittling
Fisher & Phillips LLP
140 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 346-8061
nkittling@laborlawyers.com
Ronald Kramer
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
131 S. Dearborn St., Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 460-5000
rkramer@seyfarth.com
Jacqueline Lentini
Smith Amundsen
3815 E. Main St.
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 587-7988
jlentini@salawus.com
Robert E Maciorowski
Maciorowski, Sackmann, & Ulrich
10 S Riverside Plaza, Ste. 2290
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 627-0700
rmacior@msulaw.com
Mark McAndrew
Rathje & Woodward LLC
300 E. Roosevelt Road, Suite 300
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668-8500
mmcandrew@rathjewoodward.com
Bart McMillan
Baker & McKenzie
130 E. Randolph St., Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-2808
bart.mcmillan@bakermckenzie.com
Amy Miller
Smith Amundsen
2460 Lakeshore Drive
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 337-5012
amiller@salawus.com
Mary OConnor, ASA
Sikich
998 Corporate Blvd.
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 566-8484
moconnor@sikich.com
Brad Oyer
Prairie Management Institute
19525 E. CR 850N
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 345-7202
boyer@prairiemi.com
Scott Pointner
Rathje & Woodward LLC
300 E. Roosevelt Road, Suite 300
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668-8500
spointner@rathjewoodward.com
Keith Reed
Baker & McKenzie
130 E. Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-2994
keith.reed@bakermckenzie.com
Joel Rice
Fisher & Phillips
140 S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 580-7809
jrice@laborlawyers.com
Jeff Risch
Smith Amundsen LLC
3815 E. Main St., Suite A-1
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 587-7922
Jrisch@salawus.com
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Donna Rogers
Illinois State Council of SHRM
(217) 414-1297
donna@rogershr.com
Brian Rosenblatt
Smith Amundsen150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 894-3358
brosenblatt@salawus.com
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Todd Silvey
Gofast Communications
300 Rocky St.
Athens, IL 62613
(217) 306-1830
tsilvey@gofastgroup.com
Gayle Skolnik
Faegre Baker Daniels
300 N. Meridian St., Suite 2700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
gayle.skolnik@faegrebd.com
Stacey Smiricky
Faegre Baker Daniels
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 212-6525
stacey.smiricky@faegrebd.com
Timothy Stanton
Ogletree Deakins
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4300
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 558-1220
Peter Steinmeyer
Epstein Becker Green
150 N. Michigan Avenue, 35th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 499-1417
psteinmeyer@ebglaw.com
Ryan Vann 
Baker & McKenzie
300 E Randolph St., Suite 5000
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 861-8000
ryan.vann@bakermckenzie.com
Mario Vescovi
International Drug Testing Systems, Inc.
810 Quail Ridge Drive
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 655-7020
Anna Weselak
Weselak & Associates
316 Manor Hill Court
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 88-0626
www.weselak.com
Mike West
Uptime Computers
PO Box 7993
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 409-1362
mikewest@uptimecns.com
Paul Wickland
Tempco Electric Heater Corporation
607 N. Central Ave.
Wood Dale, IL 60191
(630) 350-2252
pwickland@tempco.com
Lindsey Wills
Faegre Baker Daniels
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-6622
lindsey.wills@faegrebd.com
John Worthen
Rathje & Woodward LLC
300 E. Roosevelt Road, Suite 300
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 668-8500
jworthen@rathjewoodward.com
Paulette Yanow
Smith Amundsen LLC
150 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312)894-3200
pyanow@salawus.com
Sara Zorich
Smith Amundsen LLC
3815 E. Main St., Suite A-1
St. Charles, IL 60174
(630) 587-7910
szorich@salawus.com
Illinois Chamber Business Advisory Board Staff
Gloria Guy, IOM
Vice President, Business Services Division, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Springfield
(217) 522-5512 ext. 234
gguy@ilchamber.org
Laurie Silvey
Director of Events and Professional Education Programs, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Springfield
(217) 522-5512 ext. 223
lsilvey@ilchamber.org
Elizabeth Dailey
Director of Sponsorship Marketing, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Chicago
(312) 386-7794
edailey@ilchamber.org
Jay Shattuck
Executive Director, Employment Law Council, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Springfield
(217) 544-5490
jaydeeshattuck@gmail.com
Pam Holleman
Human Resources Specialist/Event & Publication Sales, Chamber of Commerce
(855) 239-6150
pholleman@ilchamber.org
Cathy S Plouzek, PHR
Integrated HR Solutions Advisor, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
(309) 992-0079
cplouzek@ilchamber.org
Stacey Duncan
Coordinator of Events and Professional Education Programs, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Springfield
(217) 522-5512 ext. 227
sduncan@ilchamber.org
