Skokie As a Tourist Destination!
Are you getting your fair share of the visitor dollar? Find out what the Chicago's North Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau does to promote Skokie and it's businesses. Gina Speckman, the Executive Director of the CVB will be sharing this information at our March Breakfast Club.

Gina Speckman has served as the Executive Director of Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, the area’s certified destination marketing organization certified by the State of Illinois’ Office of Tourism.  The Bureau’s offices reside in Skokie where a staff of 7 works to strengthen the positive awareness of Skokie and Chicago’s North Shore as a business, meeting, event and visitor destination. Through aggressive sales and marketing initiatives, the CNSCVB promotes Skokie as an outstanding destination for visitors as part of the village’s plans to increase tax revenues and stimulate economic development and growth.  Gina has been with the CNSCVB for 14 years.  Prior to that, she served senior director of marketing communications and membership for the Choose Chicago, the City of Chicago’s convention and visitors bureau, where she spent over 16 years positioning the City of Chicago as a leading destination for business and leisure travelers.

Breakfast Club is Presented by Oakton Investment Management

The Skokie Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Breakfast Club is a monthly interactive networking experience involving formalized networking, dynamic discussions, and the sharing of expertise and knowledge.  This program is moderated by master networker Rebecca Bloomfield of Jerry S. Pearlstein Insurance Ltd.