Twenty-two named Influential Women in Business for 2009

Twenty-two area business owners and executives have been named “Influential Women in Business” for 2009 by The Business Ledger.

It is the 12th “class” of women to be recognized by the newspaper and its partner in the event, the National Association of Women Business Owners, Chicago Area Chapter, since the program’s inception in 1998.

The honorees will be feted at an awards celebration on November 12 at the Doubletree-Oakbrook.

The 2009 recipients include:

•    Linda Bi, President, Chicago Expert Importers, Batavia
•    Rona Borre, President/CEO, Instant Technology, LLC, Chicago
•    Sarah Brachle, Executive Director, DuPage Habitat for Humanity, Wheaton
•    Rebecca Busch, President/CEO, Medical Business Associates, Westmont
•    Julie Curran, Senior VP/District Executive, Harris, N.A., Burr Ridge
•    Susan Dawson, Partner, Waltz, Palmer and Dawson, LLC, Rolling Meadows
•    Gini Dietrich, CEO, Arment Dietrich, Inc., Chicago
•    Donna Dziedzic, Executive Director, Naperville Public Library, Naperville
•    Mattine Gallentine, President, MG Computer, Downers Grove
•    Bernadette Haas, Operations Manager, NeWave Video Productions Inc., Tinley Park
•    Jill D. Hebert, CEO, Matrex Exhibits, Inc., Addison
•    Lema Khorshid, Partner, Fuksa Khorshid, LLC, Chicago
•    Kim Kleeman, President, Shakespeare Squared, Northbrook
•    Jill Koski, VP Development, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle
•    Michelle Lanter Smith, Co-Owner, Hi-Impact Marketing & Sales Solutions, Inc., Lake Zurich
•    Maria Metz, Principal, Townsend-Metz and Associates, Glen Ellyn
•    Daniela O’Leary-Gill, Senior VP/District Executive, Harris, N.A., Barrington
•    Christie Ruffino, Founder/President, Dynamic Professional Women’s Network, West Chicago
•    Dr. Karen J. Stewart, VP Quality and Strategic Development, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove
•    Tricia Sutton, President, Sutton Enterprises, Inc., Bensenville
•    Dawn Tuskey, President, IHM Remodeling, Downers Grove
•    Ann Ziegler, Senior VP/CFO, CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills

The presenting sponsor for the event is State Farm Insurance and the corporate sponsors are B. Gunther & Company, Inc. and Leaderboard Tournament Systems.

Tickets are available at $50 each, and include hors d’oeuvres and dessert. A $10 donation from each ticket will be made to CARE, the philanthropic partner for this event.

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