Kankakee Chamber of Commerce

Our Board

Executive Members

• Bill Yohnka, Executive Director: Yohnka, former Marketing Coordinator for Martin Whalen Solutions, is also Executive Director of the Kankakee Development Corporation (KDC).
• Mike O'Brien, Chairman: Vice President of HomeStar Bank, O’Brien has been involved in numerous community efforts and is currently Chairman of the Provena St. Mary’s Foundation Board.
• Scott Franco, Treasurer: Franco is CEO of Heritage Development & Construction Company. Heritage Development has built and/or refurbished several downtown Kankakee buildings.
• Dick Worth, Secretary: A Kankakee businessman for over 26 years, Worth is the Vice President and Production Manager of the Kankakee Nursery Company.

Board Members

Mike Boisvert A-1 Raiche Locksmith	Peggy Mayer Spotlight Meetings and Events
Mike O'Brien Homestar Bank	Dick Worth Kankakee Nursery Co.
Carl Maronich Riverside Medical Center	Alderman Steve Hunter City of Kankakee
Matt Olszewski National City	Tyler Prude Second Baptist Church
Jess Gathing Kankakee Valley Park District	John Tamblyn Bennett Commercial
Yvonne Chalfant Provena St. Mary's Hospital	Terry Dutour Village of Aroma Park
Jeff Hammes Peoples Bank	Allison Beasley Kankakee Public Library
Scott Franco Heritage Development & Construction, Inc.	Elisabeth Dunbar Grundy Livingston Kankakee Workforce Board
Larry Hinton Kankakee Valley Construction Company, Inc.	Karen Schmidt Lydia & Groucho's Coffee Shop