WEN

Will Economic Network (WEN)

The Will Economic Network is a county wide consortium of the thirty-seven municipalities in Will County which ensures the highest level of cooperation between the public and private sectors in assisting businesses to locate, grow, and prosper in Will County. We are a single point of contact for all our municipalities and Will County for economic development matters.

Ivan Baker - Chair

Village of Tinley Park Economic Development

Thomas Weisner, Mayor
City of Aurora

Paul Lohmann, Village President

Bob Barber

Village of Beecher

Roger Claar, Village President
Dennis Kowalczyk

Village of Bolingbrook

Junior Zilm, Village President
Village of Braceville

Sue Grygiel, Mayor
City of Braidwood

Joe Cook, Village President

Mike McMahon

Jamie Bowden

Village of Channahon

Bola Delano
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Neal Nelson, Village President

Matthew Fritz

Village of Coal City

Ray Soliman, Mayor
John D. Tomasoski
Bryan Gay

City of Crest Hill

Michael Einhorn, Village President

Tom Durkin

Village of Crete

Ed Piatt
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Teresa Kernc, Village President
Village of Diamond

William Offerman, Village President
Village of Elwood

Jim Holland, Village President
Village of Frankfort

Brian Haars, Village President
Village of Godley

Jim Daley, Village President

Paula Wallrich

Lindley Ehlert

Village of Homer Glen

Linda Lukes
Illinois Department of Employment Security

Arthur Schultz, Mayor

Tom Thanas

James Haller

City of Joliet

Brian Reaves, Village President
George Schafer
James Brown
Village of Lemont

Dev Trivedi, Mayor

Kimberly Jones

City of Lockport

William Borgo, Village President

Marian Gibson

Marc Nelson

Village of Manhattan

Kristi DeLaurentiis

Metropolitan Planning Council

Patrick Brennan, Village President

Village of Minooka

Joseph Werner, Village President

Kirk Zoellner

Bryan Gay

Village of Mokena

Daniel Tovo, Sr, Village President

Missy Tovo
Village of Monee

Adam Roth

NAI Hiffman/NAI Logistics Group

A. George Pradel, Mayor
City of Naperville

Christine Jeffries
Naperville Development Partnership

Tim Baldermann, Village President

Randall Lowman

Village of New Lenox

Carmen Morales
Nicor Gas

Daniel McLaughlin, Village President

Karie Friling

Village of Orland Park

John Ostenburg, Village President

Sandra Zoellner

Ken Kramer

Village of Park Forest

Rich Duran, Village President

George Gray

Village of Peotone

Mike Collins, Village President

Brian Murphy
Village of Plainfield

Henry Berry, Village President
Village of Rockdale

John Noak, Village President

Dawn Caldwell

Steve Rockwell

Village of Romeoville

Lewis Towers, Village President
Village of Sauk Village

Richard Chapman, Village President

Nancy Roman

Karen James

Village of Shorewood

Louis Sherman, Village President

Conrad Kiebles

Village of Steger

Al Darr, Village President
Village of Symerton

Ed Zabrocki, Village President

Mike Bettenhausen

Len Wiencek

Village of Tinley Park

Al McCowan, Village President

Kim Porter

Sharon McGuire

Village of University Park

Marty Orr, Mayor
City of Wilmington

Curt Paddock
County of Will

Andy Hamilton
Will Kankakee Regional Development Authority

William Murphy, Village President

Michael Mays

Emily Dannenberg

Village of Woodridge

Committees & Councils

Executive Board & Board of Directors

Diplomat Committee

Economic Development Committee

Transportation &
Logistics Council

Government Affairs Committee

Will Economic Network (WEN)

Strategic Policy Council