Diamond Partners
David Woodruff - Assistant Vice President and Head of Public & Govt. Affairs
Our 20,000-mile network spans Canada and Mid-America, connecting three coasts: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. Wherever you find CN trains, you’ll find a host of service options to help you ship more; faster, further and more cost-effectively.
Platinum Partners
David Pietryla - Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs
Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts.
Gold Partners
Heather Winter - Govt. & Public Affairs Manager
From the gasoline that helps your family take vacations to the advanced medical equipment at your community hospital, CITGO is fueling good. It’s amazing the difference petroleum-based products make in our everyday lives. Based in Houston, Texas, CITGO is a refiner and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. In addition to these products, there’s probably a CITGO in your neighborhood, a convenient place to fill up with gas and grab a quick snack.
Sean Durkin - V.P. Government Banking
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company that has $168 billion in assets and operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management. With nearly 160 years of experience, Fifth Third has the expertise, leadership and innovative technologies to help your organization succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace.
The Fifth Third Government Banking experts offer strategies and solutions to help state and local governments maximize efficiency, manage business risk and achieve investment objectives.
Aaron Fundich - Exec. Vice President
Thomas Nagle - V.P. & Sr. Project Mgr
Since 1937, Robinson Engineering, Ltd. has provided professional engineering services throughout the Chicagoland region, helping to improve the quality of life for local residents and businesses. Robinson brings the experience and expertise to provide the full spectrum of engineering services, including master planning, design and implementation of every conceivable type of public infrastructure improvement. By virtue of its appointment to over 70 area communities as their municipal engineers, Robinson is honored to serve as a trusted local advisor regarding all aspects of transportation, water and wastewater systems, floodplain and storm water management, land surveying, GIS/mapping, construction layout and inspection services, and land development.
Our long-standing ability to provide municipal expertise and community commitment has resulted in decades of dedicated service to our municipal clients.
Silver Partners
Jeff Adducci - Director of External Affairs
John Quinn - Director of External Affairs
AT&T is one of world's largest communications companies. We offer one of the world's most advanced and powerful global backbone networks, carrying 82.8 petabytes of data traffic on an average business day to nearly every continent and country. Our reliable wireless network serves millions of customers and enables them to travel and communicate seamlessly with the best worldwide wireless coverage. AT&T offers voice coverage in more than 225 countries, data roaming in more than 210 countries with 3G in more than 170 countries. A global leader in delivering a full portfolio of end-to-end reliable and highly secure network, voice, data and IP solutions to wholesale customers.
Jason Perry - President
Scott Shamberg - Vice President
Azavar Government Solutions works with municipalities to ensure that they receive every penny due to them from taxes, franchise fees, and utility providers, enabling fairer, more accurate tax and fee collection, and maximizing future as well as past revenues. Azavar Government Solutions has helped more than 150 local governments in Illinois to enhance their funds by specializing in electronic audits of utility cost and municipal franchise and tax revenues returning millions of dollars to municipal clients.
Christopher Burke - President
John Doria - Director of Govt. Affairs
CBBEL is unique among consulting engineering and surveying firms in that we are a full-service company that comprehensively meets the needs of both private and public sector clients. Guided by founder and President Christopher B. Burke, our “family business” corporate philosophy allows for a level of personal service that provides peace of mind. Our Illinois based staff of 197 and expansive list of specializations—civil, municipal, transportation, water resource, mechanical, structural, construction, traffic, environmental engineering and environmental resource services—provide professionalism and expertise that promote success.
Scott Humbard - Dir. of State Govt. Affairs
Illinois is home to Exelon Generation’s Nuclear’s Midwest regional headquarters, plus six nuclear energy facilities, and several wind and solar sites. Our strong presence in the state means thousands of jobs, millions of dollars in tax revenues, millions more in charitable giving and robust economic development. It also makes Illinois a national leader in low-carbon energy and in the cleaner, greener, more modern electricity grid of the future.
Russ Loebe - VP of Governmental Affairs
T. Scott Creech - Dir of Operations, New Lenox
HR Green’s Governmental Services business line assists local governments achieve their goals for efficiency, service delivery, infrastructure management and sustainable development. Our solutions can be tailored to fit your needs, whether it is a quick response to one of your biggest challenges, or a broader need directed at implementation of a longer term solution. HR Green enjoys a longstanding reputation for alternative service delivery, partnering with agencies to meet the demand for services within their budget constraints. We are a leader in delivering successful and sustainable results in Governmental Services, Transportation, Water, Energy and Land Development markets
John Kochan - President
We provide our project partners and end users with single source water pumping solutions that adhere to the unique specifications of each project. From municipal water and wastewater to commercial plumbing and mechanical processes, our prefabricated pump systems and integrated controls have been implemented in some of the world’s largest and most prominent cities, buildings and structures.
Darcie Gabrisko, P.E. - Vice President
Chris Ulm - Asst Director of Operations
Strand Associates, Inc.® is a full service consulting engineering firm with a staff of 380 and expertise in civil, environmental, transportation, structural, electrical, instrumentation, and mechanical engineering. Celebrating our 70th year in 2016, our clients include municipalities, public agencies, and private industries. Our firm has 11 locations nationwide, including Phoenix, AZ; Columbus and Indianapolis, IN; Lexington and Louisville, KY; Joliet, IL; Cincinnati and Columbus, OH; Brenham, TX; Madison and Milwaukee, WI. We are dedicated to helping our clients succeed through excellence in engineering.
Bronze Partners
Kevin Hillen - Senior Manager of Operations
Illinois American Water has been providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million Illinoisans for over 140 years. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton, IL, and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville, IL.
Jim Bilotta - Dir. of Corp. Development
Aqua is equally dedicated to its customers, employees, shareholders and communities, as each represents our success and our potential growth. We earn public trust through integrity, tenacity and the diligence with which we reliably deliver services that are basic to the quality of life we enjoy in the United States – potable water and the disposal of wastewater.
Lou Haussmann - V.P./COO
Derek Wold - V.P./Regional Mgr
For over 70 years Baxter & Woodman has engineered roads, treatment systems, and infrastructure. We are focused on helping local governments in Will County build community value with every project by:
- Finding funding to ensure needed improvements can be built;
- Providing reliable and responsive services to keep communities and the environment safe; and
- Connecting and communicating with the public to promote a shared dedication to building better communities.
Larry Widmer - Association Director
Patrick Doolin - Account Executive
We maximize the benefits of leading-edge communication technologies for our clients by developing, delivering, deploying and supporting the most innovative, comprehensive and tailored solutions for their operations. We offer our clients the best environment for embracing technology change by providing a single source for simplified, custom solutions that meet their evolving needs.
Dan Jedrzejak - Principal Project Manager
Chastain & Associates LLC is a professional consulting firm providing land surveying, land development, civil, construction, and structural engineering services. We provide engineering solutions that help our clients make effective decisions while respecting our environment and sustainable infrastructure values. We are a team of professional surveyors, civil, construction, and structural engineers, technicians, and administrative staff who listens to our clients, are experts in the solutions we offer, and are committed to what we do. Our projects range from simple location of lot pins to multi-million dollar design and construction projects. We provide the complete design and construction engineering for municipal and highway transportation systems ranging from subdivision infrastructure to expressways and freeways with complex interchanges.
Throughout our more than 60 year history, our philosophy is to provide responsive, quality engineering using a team approach to develop innovative, but practical solutions that meet the needs of our clients.
Salvatore DiBernardo - Executive Vice President
Ciorba Group, Inc. provides comprehensive engineering solutions for municipal, transportation, structural, water resources, construction, and lighting and electrical projects. Ciorba's engineers and technicians understand our local agency client’s needs and are dedicated to providing practical designs while maintaining project schedules and budgets. For more complex projects, we develop distinctive and innovative solutions that minimize both construction time and project cost. Ciorba maintains high professional standards, and we sustain a proactive attitude for all projects, no matter the size. We deliver people-first engineering solutions that add value to communities, solve real-word problems and improve lives; meeting the needs of our clients and making their jobs easier. And we do it all collaboratively and with respect for each other, those we work with, and the environment. At Ciorba, we’ve built our community to better serve yours.
Steven Larson - External Affairs Manager
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) provides electric service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. ComEd is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy supplier.
Jim Laski - Director of Govt Affairs
Ed Stritch - President, CEO
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) provides electric service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. ComEd is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy supplier.
Kevin Nelson - Vice President
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. provides engineering and consulting services focused in Aviation, Surface Transportation, Water Resources, and Civil Site Design. The firm has 14 offices throughout the country. In 2014, CMT was named Midwest Design Firm of the Year by Engineering News-Record magazine.
Jim Testin - Development Manager
Cullinan Properties, LTD. has been a leading provider of real estate services specializing in commercial and mixed-use developments and acquisitions since 1988. With offices in Peoria, IL, Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO, we are known and respected throughout the United States for developing distinctive projects while crafting winning relationships with both our business partners and the communities we work within. Our reputation has been earned by exceeding expectations in every market we develop.
Paul Meneghini - Govt/Political Affairs Coordinator
Enbridge is an industry leader in the safe transit and storage of energy in North America. For more than 65 years, Enbridge has been committed to safely delivering the energy that fuels our lives. Every hour of every day, Enbridge pipelines transport the energy American consumers need to fuel their vehicles and heat their homes, as well as power manufacturing and create jobs. Our commitment to safety goes into everything we do, including the design, installation, and operation of our pipeline systems. Enbridge operates the world’s longest liquid petroleum pipeline system with a capacity of delivering 2.6 million barrels of crude oil every day; this meets approximately 70 percent of Midwest refinery capacity needs. About 20 percent of total U.S. petroleum imports arrive via Enbridge’s pipeline system.
Jeffrey Freeman, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Wallers - Chairman
Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (EEI), founded in 1974, is an award-winning consulting engineering firm providing services to public agencies throughout northeastern Illinois. Over 40 experienced firm members including licensed professional civil engineers, land surveyors, and support team members provide a full range of services for planning, design, and construction of infrastructure projects, plus grant and funding assistance.
Joe Chiczewski - President
ESI provides engineering and environmental science consulting services. Since 2003, ESI has built and advanced a high quality and service orientated reputation by providing professional service with a practical approach. ESI is an organization comprised of highly skilled and experienced professionals who provide quality, cost effective, practical solutions. Our clients include municipal, county, state and township agencies, park districts, residential, commercial and industrial developments, religious and educational institutions, architects and law firms.
Ken Chastain, Senior Client Advisor
Farnsworth Group is a full-service architectural and engineering firm with 450 employees in a nationwide network of 19 offices--two of which are in Will County. We offer a full range of services in civil, environmental, transportation, mechanical, electrical, structural and municipal engineering; as well as architecture, surveying, commissioning and asset management.
Jim Roolf - President, Joliet Banking Center
Susan Wade - V.P., Public Fund Banking
First Midwest Bank offers customizable solutions and innovative tools designed to meet the needs of Municipal and Public Fund clients. We recognize that Municipal and Public Funds clients have significantly different needs than a small business or corporate client.
Michael Wojcik, Sr. - Vice President
Horton is an insurance, employee benefits and risk advisory firm that leads clients with complex needs and limited resources to a higher level of performance. We help clients understand enterprise risk and offer solutions to turn these perceived costs into a competitive advantage.
Kevin Lentz - President
Clay Shipley - Vice President
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Leigh McMillen - Strategic Accounts Manager
With 40 years of construction experience, Leopardo’s solutions-driven approach and devotion to client satisfaction support our mission to passionately pursue construction excellence. Our commitment to continuous improvement is coupled with a healthy obsession with quality. This approach has helped Leopardo become the contractor of choice across all our specialized markets.
David Surina - Regional Manager, Community Affairs
Nicor Gas is one of seven natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Nicor Gas serves more than 2.2 million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago.
Thomas Gill - President
Kevin VanDeWoestyne - Municipal Dept. Head
Thomas Engineering Group, LLC (TEG), founded in 2008, provides reliable, sustainable, and cost effective solutions to the engineering needs of State, County, and Local Agency clients. Our clients count on TEG’s trademark service at the highest grade® in all lines of business that we serve.
From transportation, to water distribution, to storm water management, TEG utilizes our strong group of highly motivated and enthusiastic engineers and technicians to take on challenging projects and deliver award winning results. Our approach to projects is to develop specific strategies and teaming arrangements to best fulfill our clients' needs for each project while providing our trademark level of outstanding client service, responsiveness, and commitment. Our professional and practical approach to planning, design, and construction engineering ensures project success, client satisfaction, and stakeholder support.
Tom White - Executive Director
The Three Rivers Construction Alliance is a labor-management cooperative composed of representative construction industry organizations and is committed to quality craftsmanship and professional contracting in Will, Grundy, Kankakee and Iroquois counties in Illinois. Formed in 1988, the Alliance is a vital resource for developers of any size project and works to promote the Blueprint For Success, a Labor-Management Project Agreement that encourages an atmosphere of on-the-job safety and communication.
Zach Pucel - Client Service Leader
Brian Fairwood - Senior Vice President
For more than 50 years, TranSystems has provided engineering and architectural planning, design and construction solutions to enhance the movement of goods and people across today’s integrated transportation infrastructure. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., its approximately 800 professionals in more than 30 offices throughout the U.S., including 2 offices in IL, perform a broad range of services to all sectors of the transportation and federal marketplaces. Services are delivered throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to construction to long-term operations, maintenance and rehabilitation.
Jim Petrakos - Principal, Director of Marketing
TRIA Architecture is a mid-sized municipal architectural firm with extensive experience in Master Planning, Project Design / Management, and Interior Design. From Village Hall renovations, to Community Parks, to new Public Works Facilities, our goal is to exceed your expectations throughout the design process while remaining within the established budget and timeline.
Pat Cermak - President, COO
Ragan Freitag, Director - State & Local Government Market
For more than 75 years, Wight & Company has helped clients create exceptional, enduring buildings and spaces. We combine architecture, engineering, and construction services to provide clients in the public and private sectors with comprehensive Design & Delivery solutions under one roof. Whether the engagement involves new construction or a renovation, we partner to bring government, corporate, commercial, education, recreation, and transportation projects to life. With expertise in these key markets and a focus on sustainability, Wight & Company successfully connects people with where they live, learn, work, and play in a way that protects and enhances the environment.