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Interim President & CEO
Jen Mendoza serves as the Interim President and CEO of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC). Previously she served as the Director of Member Engagement and was responsible for developing and overseeing internal member engagement initiatives, all aimed at enhancing, expanding, and preserving ARCC's membership.
Jen holds a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from North Central College in Naperville, IL, awarded in 2014, and a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology with a Minor in International Studies from Loyola University in Chicago, IL, received in 2006.
Before joining the Chamber, Jen served as a Leadership Director for a nationwide women's networking organization, where she gained valuable experience in leadership and organizational growth. Additionally, she brings extensive experience from both the nonprofit sector and the promotional products industry, where she worked in roles as a Business Development Manager and Marketing Manager.
Jen, a Chicago native, is a proud resident of Aurora, IL, where she resides with her husband of 13 years, three elementary-aged children, and her beloved boxer, Wrigley.
She is actively engaged in her community, contributing her time and expertise to various volunteer roles. These include her role as the Founding and Past-President of the Greater Fox Valley Area Kiwanis Club, an Aurora Regional Chamber Ambassador, a Co-Founder of the Aurora Chamber LeadHER Committee, and a member of the WESOS Foundation Advisory Board. She is also a recent 2023 graduate of the ARCC Leadership Academy.
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Director of Communications
Victoria Maldonado serves as the Director of Communications for the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. She has worked professionally as a writer and editor for more than 20 years, with experience working for various trade publications across industries and editing, writing, and publishing as a freelancer (with Victorious Editing Services). She also is the author of several women’s fiction novels (Victoria J. Hyla), anthology-published short stories, and children’s books.
Victoria holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in Education and French from the University of Illinois in Champaign. She also pursued teaching certification in English as a Second Language and taught in middle school and high school for several years in the Elgin area.
She has lived in the Aurora area for the better part of the last 22 years and currently lives in Montgomery, IL, with her husband, twins, dog (Mozart), and cat (Caliban).
Victoria is also actively involved in promoting women in business through WESOS, helping steer her fully inclusive and affirming church, and directing plays at her children’s elementary school. She is also on the Board for the nonprofit This Girls Story.
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Member Engagement & Marketing Specialist
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Finance Specialist
Fran Weibel is the Bookkeeper and Finance Specialist for the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. In this role, Fran oversees finance and accounting including membership invoicing and renewals, sponsorship invoicing, general accounting, and preparation of audited financial records.
Fran has thirty years of experience working with Quickbooks in the private and public sectors. She lives with her husband in Naperville, and in her free time, Fran enjoys biking along her favorite path: the Fox River bike trail.
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Office Support Specialist
Gwen Alexander provides office support to the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. In this role, Gwen serves as the front-of-house liaison, while assisting the Chamber in a full range of clerical duties and customer support.
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Education Facilitator
Dr. William A. "Bill" Marzano is the Education Facilitator at the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. He facilitates two leadership development training programs at the Chamber: Leadership Academy and Super-Worker to Supervisor.
Dr. William A. “Bill” Marzano holds a Doctor of Education degree in post-secondary Curriculum and Instruction and has enjoyed a diverse career in adult education. He first served as a Psychology professor at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby for ten years, where he taught General Psychology and Human Relations in the World of Work. He transitioned to the private sector and served as Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Training at Solar Communications, a large graphic arts enterprise in Naperville for 15 years. He developed and delivered a variety of customized training programs, including a management and leadership curriculum. In 1997, he was recognized as the “Graphic Arts Trainer of the Year.”
He returned to higher education in 2000 and served in several academic dean and assistant vice president positions at Waubonsee Community College for fifteen years. He was involved with in-service training for the Waubonsee administrative team and regularly taught Management 210 – Supervisory Management. Since his retirement from Waubonsee, he has regularly taught Business 3250 Human Resource Management at Aurora University and an all-day seminar titled Super-worker to Supervisor at the Illinois Institute of Technology/ Wheaton Campus.
Dr. Bill is a past Chamber Board Chairman and Board and Executive Committee Member. He has published more than fifteen articles in a variety of professional journals and has presented at more than twenty professional conferences throughout the United States. He has been interviewed on CBS Radio Network News and NBC Radio Network News. His specialty is leadership and management development for middle and senior management levels.
