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Register online here or contact Lisa Spaeth at 630-544-3365.

The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Institute brings together the best in class leadership development and area business leaders interested in taking their organizations to the next level.

This program offers the opportunity to learn and apply the competencies of highly effective leaders to drive business results in your own organization.

Each participant will create an individualized leadership program to ensure successful outcomes.

"This program is exceptional for its quality of panelists, facilitators and subject matter. I would recommend the Leadership Institute to anyone who is managing or will soon be managing people. Also, the price of the six month program was a bargain compared to similar programs I have attended."

- Brian Garvey
Law Offices of Brian L. Garvey, P.C.

During this six-month Leadership Institute, you will experience:

  • Rigorous leadership assessment to identify key leadership strengths and growth opportunities
  • Specific case studies that address and resolve leadership challenges applicable to your organization, regardless of size or industry
  • Monthly access to two or three top level business leaders discussing specific leadership questions tied to the curriculum and their own experiences
  • Facilitators skilled in utilizing collaborative processes to ensure optimum learning on the job
  • Working within a customized program that includes group coaching to ensure leadership behaviors are leveraged and implemented
  • Building an informal network to develop the ability to solve ongoing leadership issues

  • The program will enable you to change your leadership culture to drive individual and organizational results in the following areas:

  • Behavioral Self-Assessment
  • Teamwork
  • Relationship Building
  • Relationship Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Coaching Effectiveness
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Ethics and Values
  • Customer Focus
  • Drive for Business Results
  • Business Acumen
  • Goal Setting


  • Each session is designed to cover one or more topics and includes case studies, panel discussions with top community leaders, group coaching and relevant implementation tactics.

    Registration Information

    Limited to the first 30 people

    Chamber Members: $795 per person
    YPN Members: $595 per person
    Nonmembers: $995 per person

    Register online here or contact Lisa Spaeth at 630-544-3365.

    All sessions facilitated by:
    Rick Lochner

    Deborah Chambers Chima

    Participating Panelists


    • Becky Anderson, Anderson’s Bookshop
    • Chuck Newman, Newman Architecture
    • Doug Lockwood, Chick-fil-A
    • Dennis Culloton, Culloton Strategies LLC
    • Dan Casey, Casey's Foods
    • Jim Sikich, Sikich LLP
    • John Blumberg, Keynote Concepts Inc.
    • Richard Brink, Hilton Worldwide
    • Shane Beard, FASTSIGNS
    • Mark A. Mitrovich, Ph.D., Naperville Community Unit School District 203
    • Dr. Mary Ann Bobosky, Advocates Building Communities Inc.
    • Jim Miller, North Central College
    • Greg Wenhold, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
    • Pam Davis, Edward Hospital & Health Services
    • Patti Ludwig-Beymer, Ph.D., Edward Hospital
    • Connie Wilson, Jury forewoman in former Gov. Rob Blagojevich’s trial
    • Ray McGury, Naperville Park District
    • Rick Hitchcock, Hitchcock Design Group
    • Tom Beerntsen, YMCA of Metro Chicago
    • Annmarie Siwik, DiGiovine Hnilo Jordan + Johnson Ltd.
    • Wayne Lyons, Kraft Foods Inc.

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    Click here to view the full Leadership Institute Schedule.

    Members Only