Chicago Botantic Garden President Speaks to Sold-Out Crowd

The following is a press release sent out by Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Here is the press release in full:

Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce co-hosted their first Women’s Business Luncheon where Keynote Speaker Sophia Siskel, President and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden spoke to a sold-out crowd.  Over 120 people attended the event held at the Winnetka Community House. 

In addition to Winnetka business professionals, women from many North Shore communities  networked and gained insight from Ms. Siskel’s presentation which highlighted the benefits to the community of having a world-class botanic garden in our region and the people, from two to 92 who benefit from the garden’s programming.

Ms. Siskel also highlighted the importance of the Chicago Botanic Garden in its community outreach endeavors which tie it to the other attractions on the North Shore as destinations for visitors from the North Shore, the metro area and beyond.  The audience of merchants, business professionals and civic leaders were privy to the many exciting plans for growth the Chicago Botanic Garden has planned for the near future.

“We were very fortunate to have Sophia Siskel as our keynote speaker today,” said Gina Speckman, the director of Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Many in the group today are familiar with the Chicago Botanic Garden but even they learned something new today. We were thrilled to bring people from all over the North Shore to the Winnetka Community House – many had never been before!”

Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau looks forward to working with the Winnetka /Northfield Chamber of Commerce on other future programs.  People interested in learning more can contact Jennifer Engel at Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau at jengel@cnscvb.com or 847-763-0011 ext. 22 or Terry Dason at the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce at director@winnetkachamber.com or 847- 446-4451.