Past Presidents
These former presidents of the Palos Area Chamber of Commerce helped make it the organization we know today. We thank them for their service.
Past Presidents
- 1949 Bud Blowney
- 1950 James Binford
- 1951 Warren Groebe
- 1952 Jack Morrison
- 1953 Carl Richards
- 1954 Edward Binotti
- 1955 Joe Daluga
- 1956 Gene Mayhill
- 1957 Harry Paetow
- 1958-59 Bud Blowney
- 1960 Dick Metto
- 1961-62 Hank Moorhouse
- 1963 Robert Schuler
- 1964 Don Shaykin
- 1965 William Wiegman
- 1966 Carl Gambotz
- 1967 Martha Jankun
- 1968 Bud Blowney
- 1969-70 William Goldinger
- 1971-72 John Cannon
- 1973 Raymond Dielman
- 1974 Malcom Stitt
- 1975 Rich Lentfer
- 1976-77 Pat Finelli
- 1978 Charles Richards
- 1979 Eric Bunt
- 1980 Sharon Lentfer Kubasek
- 1981 Sandy Dorgan
- 1982 Carl Kalber
- 1983-84 Larry Hunt (18 mos)
- 1985 Robert Straz
- 1986 Sandy Dorgan (8 mos)
- 1986 Joyce Reynolds (4 mos)
- 1987 Michael Wade
- 1988 Marilyn Shaw
- 1989 Richard Jakes
- 1990 Dr Harold Reece
- 1991 Dick Van Dyke
- 1992 Tom Hullinger
- 1993 Rich Sheehan
- 1994 Bobbie Stevens
- 1995 Clark Payan
- 1996 Dave Heide
- 1997 Steve Kijowski
- 1998 Elaine Savage
- 1999 Tim Brosnan
- 2000 Lance Payan (4 mos)
- 2000-01 Jean Gnap (20 mos)
- 2002 Rick Van Dyken
- 2003 Dr. Walid Habbal
- 2004 Jack Mudde
- 2005 Rich Topps
- 2006-07 Denise Andreotti
- 2008 Ken Shimashita
- 2009 Dan Harris
- 2010 Rob Tymm
- 2011 Eileen Fetta
- 2012 Amy Richards
- 2013 Susan Withers
- 2014 Stephen Georgiou
- 2015-16 Bill Flowers
- 2017-20 Barbara Bergamo
- 2020-22 Veronica Studnicka