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SUMMARY:Native American Heritage Month Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Luncheon and a special presentation by the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois\n\n \n\nFriday\, November 4 | 11:30 am   1:00 pm\n\nThe Forester Hotel\n\n200 N. Field Drive\, Lake Forest\n\n \n\nHelp us celebrate Native American Heritage Month.  Please join us for a luncheon and special presentation by the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois titled: Native Americans in Illinois: Open for Business\n\n\n\nFeatured speakers include:\n\n	Andrew Johnson (Cherokee)\, Executive Director\, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois\n	Kim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)\, Executive Director\, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\n	Betsy Fore (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)\, Co-CEO & Founder\, Tiny Organics\n\nGuests are welcome\, RSVP today.\n\n \n\nA BIG THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS EVENT SPONSORS:\n\n \n\nDiamond Residential Mortgage\n\nLifeworking\n\nLake Forest Bank & Trust\n\nRadford Green at Sedgebrook\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios:\n\n\n\nAndrew Johnson (Cherokee)\, Executive Director\, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois\n\nAndrew Johnson is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and President of Cherokee Metal and Alloy Products\, LLC. He is also the chairperson of the Illinois Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council and member of the Business Enterprise Program Council.  In addition\, his Board responsibilities include the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative. Mr. Johnson formerly served as the Executive Director of the American Indian Center of Chicago.  He is a CPA and received his MBA from the University of Southern California. Throughout his career\, he has been a key member of the Executive Management Team at multiple corporations in addition to having extensive depth in the non-profit industry. \n\n \n\nKim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)\, Executive Director\, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian\n\nKim brings over 20 years of experience working on behalf of many leading tribal organizations\, federal agencies\, nonprofit organizations\, and private sector entities to develop and deliver culturally relevant initiatives and programming designed to improve the well-being of Native children\, families\, and communities. Kim is also the founder of Wolf River Consulting Group and previously served as the Communications Director at the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Education. Kim is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation and a descendant of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. She joined the Mitchell Museum in October 2021.\n\n \n\nBetsy Fore (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)\, Co-CEO & Founder\, Tiny Organics\n\nMs. Fore is currently the Co-CEO & Founder of Tiny Organics.  In addition\, she is an Investment Partner at Boston base female-focused VC firm Factor Ventures and Chicago based minority-focused VC Firm LongJump.  Betsy is also a co-founder of Natives Rising\, a holistic career accelerator for indigenous founders and indigenous in tech.  Previously she founded WonderWoof\, the first dog activity monitor and app and prior to that she built Mind Candy alongside the current Founder of Calm in London.  \n\n\n\nBetsy has been named Entrepreneurs' 100 Women of Impact for 2021 driving real change in business and culture\, she has been honored with Forbes 30 under 30 in Manufacturing & Industry.  She has also been chosen by BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Women.  \n\n\n\nShe lives with her family in Wilmette.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><em><span style="color:#5e923d\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:20pt\;">Join us for a Luncheon and a special presentation by the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois</span></span></span></em></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16pt\;">Friday\, November 4 | 11:30 am &ndash\; 1:00 pm</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">The Forester Hotel</span></span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">200 N. Field Drive\, Lake Forest</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><font face="arial\, sans-serif">Help us celebrate Native American Heritage Month.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Please join us for a luncheon and special presentation by the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois titled: <u>Native Americans in Illinois: Open for Business</u></font></span><br />\n<br />\nFeatured speakers include:\n<ul>\n	<li>Andrew Johnson (Cherokee)\, Executive Director\, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois</li>\n	<li>Kim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)\, Executive Director\, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian</li>\n	<li>Betsy Fore (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)\, Co-CEO &amp\; Founder\, Tiny Organics</li>\n</ul>\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Guests are welcome\, RSVP today.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS EVENT SPONSORS:</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<a href="https://diamondresidential.com"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Diamond Residential Mortgage</span></span></a><br />\n<a href="https://www.mylifeworking.com"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Lifeworking</span></span></a><br />\n<span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><a href="https://www.lakeforestbank.com">Lake Forest Bank &amp\; Trust</a><br />\n<a href="https://www.welcometosedgebrook.com/senior-health-services-lincolnshire-il/">Radford Green at Sedgebrook</a><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Speaker Bios:</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Andrew Johnson (Cherokee)\, Executive Director\, Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Andrew Johnson is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and President of Cherokee Metal and Alloy Products\, LLC. He is also the chairperson of the Illinois Native American Employment Plan Advisory Council and member of the Business Enterprise Program Council.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;In addition\, his Board responsibilities include the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative. Mr. Johnson formerly served as the Executive Director of the American Indian Center of Chicago.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He is a CPA and received his MBA from the University of Southern California. Throughout his career\, he has been a key member of the Executive Management Team at multiple corporations in addition to having extensive depth in the non-profit industry.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Kim Vigue (Menominee/Oneida)\, Executive Director\, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Kim brings over 20 years of experience working on behalf of many leading tribal organizations\, federal agencies\, nonprofit organizations\, and private sector entities to develop and deliver culturally relevant initiatives and programming designed to improve the well-being of Native children\, families\, and communities. Kim is also the founder of Wolf River Consulting Group and previously served as the Communications Director at the U.S. Department of the Interior&rsquo\;s Bureau of Indian Education. Kim is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation and a descendant of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin. She joined the Mitchell Museum in October 2021.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Betsy Fore (Turtle Mountain Chippewa)\, Co-CEO &amp\; Founder\, Tiny Organics</span></strong><br />\nMs. Fore is currently the Co-CEO &amp\; Founder of Tiny Organics. &nbsp\;In addition\, she is an Investment Partner at Boston base female-focused VC firm Factor Ventures and Chicago based minority-focused VC Firm LongJump. &nbsp\;Betsy is also a co-founder of Natives Rising\, a holistic career accelerator for indigenous founders and indigenous in tech. &nbsp\;Previously she founded WonderWoof\, the first dog activity monitor and app and prior to that she built Mind Candy alongside the current Founder of Calm in London. &nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nBetsy has been named Entrepreneurs&#39\; 100 Women of Impact for 2021 driving real change in business and culture\, she has been honored with Forbes 30 under 30 in Manufacturing &amp\; Industry. &nbsp\;She has also been chosen by BBC&#39\;s 100 Most Inspiring Women. &nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nShe lives with her family in Wilmette.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:The Forester Hotel 200 N. Field Drive\, Lake Forest
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URL:https://business.lflbchamber.com/events/details/native-american-heritage-month-luncheon-22646
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