Past Board Chairs
The Illinois Chamber, and the business community we represent, has a long and storied history. An integral part of the Chamber’s history is its Board of Directors, which has provided superb leadership from diverse economic sectors and every region of the state for over a century. Below is a representation of that history through our list of past Chairs of the Board. Years of Service First Name Last Name Company Name 1919-1924 George W. Woodruff National Bank of Republic 1966-1968 E. Stanley Enlund – 1968-1970 – – – 1970-1972 – – – 1972-1974 Wendell Kelley CEO Illinois Power 1974-1976 Marc Buettell Ideal Industries 1976-1978 Amos Buettell Crown Industrial Products 1978-1980 Donald Ramlo – 1980-1982 Richard Bishop First National Bank of Galesburg 1982-1984 Anthony Mandolini Mandolini Company 1984-1986 Chester Lasell Deere & Company 1986-1988 Edward Fillatrault Northern Illinois Gas Company 1988-1990 James Vonachen Vonachen Service & Supply 1990-1992 Harry Seigle The Elgin Company 1992-1994 Robert J. Currey Consolidated Communications 1994-1996 James P. Widick Motorola Solutions 1996-1998 James M. Schultz Prairie Ventures 1998-2000 Steven M. Singer Wilhelm & Conlon 2000-2002, 6-2006 – 12-2006 George W. Beck Beck Bus 2002-2004 Ray Neisewander, III Raynor Mfg. Co. 2004-2006 Robert J. Imler Riverstone Group 2006-2008 Joseph Dively Consolidated Communications 2008-2010 Calvin G. Butler Exelon Corporation (ComEd) 2010-2012 Mary Crego State Farm 2012-2014 Raymond Drake UPS 2014-2016 Matt Gambs Wintrust Financial 2016-2018 Tony Reinhart Ford Motor Company 2018-2020 Megan Woltman Advocate HealthCare 2020-2022 Brent Eichelberger Commerce Bank 2022-2024 Ann Deters Vantage Surgical Solutions 2024-2026 Dan Wagner The Inland Real Estate Group
| Years of Service | First Name | Last Name | Company Name |
| 1919-1924 | George W. | Woodruff | National Bank of Republic |
| 1966-1968 | E. Stanley | Enlund | – |
| 1968-1970 | – | – | – |
| 1970-1972 | – | – | – |
| 1972-1974 | Wendell | Kelley | CEO Illinois Power |
| 1974-1976 | Marc | Buettell | Ideal Industries |
| 1976-1978 | Amos | Buettell | Crown Industrial Products |
| 1978-1980 | Donald | Ramlo | – |
| 1980-1982 | Richard | Bishop | First National Bank of Galesburg |
| 1982-1984 | Anthony | Mandolini | Mandolini Company |
| 1984-1986 | Chester | Lasell | Deere & Company |
| 1986-1988 | Edward | Fillatrault | Northern Illinois Gas Company |
| 1988-1990 | James | Vonachen | Vonachen Service & Supply |
| 1990-1992 | Harry | Seigle | The Elgin Company |
| 1992-1994 | Robert J. | Currey | Consolidated Communications |
| 1994-1996 | James P. | Widick | Motorola Solutions |
| 1996-1998 | James M. | Schultz | Prairie Ventures |
| 1998-2000 | Steven M. | Singer | Wilhelm & Conlon |
| 2000-2002, 6-2006 – 12-2006 | George W. | Beck | Beck Bus |
| 2002-2004 | Ray | Neisewander, III | Raynor Mfg. Co. |
| 2004-2006 | Robert J. | Imler | Riverstone Group |
| 2006-2008 | Joseph | Dively | Consolidated Communications |
| 2008-2010 | Calvin G. | Butler | Exelon Corporation (ComEd) |
| 2010-2012 | Mary | Crego | State Farm |
| 2012-2014 | Raymond | Drake | UPS |
| 2014-2016 | Matt | Gambs | Wintrust Financial |
| 2016-2018 | Tony | Reinhart | Ford Motor Company |
| 2018-2020 | Megan | Woltman | Advocate HealthCare |
| 2020-2022 | Brent | Eichelberger | Commerce Bank |
| 2022-2024 | Ann | Deters | Vantage Surgical Solutions |
| 2024-2026 | Dan | Wagner | The Inland Real Estate Group |