BACC NEWS
BARRINGTON AREA CHAMBER CELEBRATES 50 YEARS!
The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) celebrated its 50th Anniversary with more than 250 business and community leaders at the 2019 Annual Dinner & Scholarship Fundraiser on January 17 at Avante Banquets and Conference Center. The evening was a celebration of Chamber accomplishments and people. During the evening the 2019 BACC Business Awards were also presented. “Our Chamber Business Award recipients are individuals who passionately pursue their dreams, setting the bar high for excellence and service,” said new 2019 BACC Chairman of the Board Dennis Kelly of FGMK Insurance. Kelly then announced the following awards: Community Partner of the Year Recipient: Barrington Campus Life Center; New Business of the Year Recipient: 101 West Liberty, by Monroe Residential Partners; Volunteer of the Year Recipient: Ilona House of Hoffman Estates Animal Hospital; Rookie of the Year Recipient: Serena Kleinstub DC, of Deer Park Chiropractic; BACC Leadership Award: Tom Cramer of Wintrust Mortgage. In addition to the professional awards, BACC announced the winners of the BACC Young Entrepreneurs Award: The Squeaky Clean Car Wash team from the Barrington High School Business Incubator program. Team members included Patrick Hoelter, Alex Reyther, Will Mogler and Tim Nichols from Barrington High School
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BACC HONORS OUTSTANDING WOMEN LEADERS AT OWL EVENT
The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) and Women’s Biz Net (WBN) honored local women leaders during their Outstanding Women Leaders (OWL) Awards Luncheon on Sept. 27, 2018, at Biltmore Country Club, 160 Biltmore Dr. in North Barrington. “There are women among us who serve as role models, breaking barriers and setting the bar high for their accomplishments professionally and to the
community,” said BACC President/CEO Suzanne Corr. “We developed the OWL awards to thank those amazing women leaders who make a tremendous impact on the lives of others.” OWL Award recipients honored that day were Karen Lambert, President of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, for Professional Excellence; Joy Wagner, RN, BSN and Founder of fitMS NeuroBalance Center, for Community Impact; Susan McConnell, Founder and Executive Director of Let It Be Us, for Nonprofit Leadership; and Jennifer Prell, Founder and President of Paxem, Inc. and Elderwerks, for Mentorship and Education.
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