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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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