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Melissa Lagowski Named Faculty Member at Institute for Organization Management

Melissa Lagowski Named Faculty Member at Institute for Organization Management

Staff Report Melissa Lagowski, Founder and CEO of Big Buzz Idea Group, has been selected to serve as a faculty member at the Institute for Organization Management (IOM), the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It is such an honor to be invited to join the faculty at IOM! We at Big Buzz have always believed in sharing information and lessons learned from our experiences with others in the field so that we can make a greater impact in the world, and this will allow us to continue to do that work on a larger scale,” Lagowski...

Client Spotlight: Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce

Client Spotlight: Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce

Name/Title: Ian Tobin, VP & Director of Community Development at the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce. About the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce: We are the booster of the Lincoln Square and Ravenswood neighborhoods in Chicago, the liaison between residents and businesses whose mission is to attract customers, and manage and grow our business corridors. How many years do you have in the nonprofit industry? Seven years professionally, and four years as a Board volunteer for other neighborhood associations. What is an area of focus you dedicate a lot of time to that may be unseen work but...

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