Welcome!
Gurnee Women's Business Association is celebrating our 17th anniversary! We are a non-profit organization comprised of women who live and or operate a business in Gurnee. We provide a marketing network with a wide spectrum of services to all of Lake County. Our Mission
To bring together professional business women of various occupations so that they may network with each other and to the community, while providing quality products and services. We offer free quarterly educational seminars to the community. We sponsor clothing drives to collect business attire for women shelters in the county. We are on the forefront of local election forums so the community can meet our Gurnee candidates. Membership is subject to approval of members so that there will be no conflict with an existing, like-kind business. The individual must be female & involved in a business in the Gurnee area, or live in Gurnee. There will be only one member in each business category.
Board Members
President:Janine Black
Vice President: Lora Kennedy
Treasurer: Agnes Roach
Secretary: Jill Sorentino
Please contact Janine Black if you want to learn more about our organization at 847.949.9520 or complete our Contact Us form and we will be in touch. Thanks!
Meetings
A regular monthly meeting includes networking, speaker presentations and association business. Meetings are held at the Gurnee Village Hall conference room on the second Wednesday of each month, 325 N. O'Plaine Road. Meetings start at 8:00 am with networking among members, then at 8:15 presentations begin. Meetings are FREE, so if you are interested in joining our group, please contact us!
Dues
The annual dues are only $65. This money is used towards operating expenses & various group activities such as participation in Gurnee Days. One of the BEST benefits are your memberships in both Lake County, lakecountychamber.com and Gurnee Chamber, gurneechamber.com . You receive emails about their events and you can attend meetings free or at discounted rates. They each offer monthly women's lunches which are great for networking. You also get your company listed on our website, brochures & other advertising to help grow your business. Committies
Several committees have a chairperson who is responsible for that service. Join a committee and help us grow the organization!
Communication - create and publish quarterly newsletter. Maintain database of members. Update member brochure.
Public Relations - Update newspapers with group events. Write press releases. Promote our group to the public via, internet & other Chamber groups.
Recruitment/Membership Orientation - Recruit new members to our group to help us grow. Prepare folders with our organizations information and applications. Meet with new members and introduce to other members.
Gurnee Days - Coordinate all aspects for our booth at this 2 day event in August each year.
Special Programs and Events - plan and schedule speakers for monthly meeting as well as special speaker events at Village Hall.
Website/Internet - create, maintain update GWBA.biz website. Maintain Facebook page.
Holiday Events - plan luncheon or outings around the holidays. Christmas luncheon. Finance - Maintain bank account, membership dues, expenses. Balance Books and Budgets. Apporove any financial requests. Philanthropic Events - These are special events where our members may participate in to help give back to our community. One activity is our Clothing Drive to collect business attire for a Safe Place Shelter in Waukegan. This committee plans activities where we can get together & donate our time to worthy causes.
