Barbara Connors

Current

• VP, Communications at Rockford Chamber of Commerce

Past

• Advertising Publications Editor/Project Manager at Rockford Register Star
• Production Editor at Farm Progress Companies

Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Marquette University
• Boylan Central High School

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Barbara Connors’s Summary

Barbara Connors’s Specialties:

publications management
running purpose-driven committees
writing/editing
layout/design
event planning

Barbara Connors’s Experience

• VP, Communications

  Rockford Chamber of Commerce

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  December 2001 — Present (8 years 1 month)

  Managing editor for The Voice of the Rockford Business Community, monthly flagship newspaper. Co-chaired the 40 Leaders Under 40 program. Co-chaired the Voice Editorial Advisory Committee. Co-created the Business Education Council seminar program. Helped lead team in transition to a database-integrated Web site, powered by WebLink.

Barbara Connors’s Education

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  master's , journalism , 1995 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  Assistantship with Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  One-week trip to help rehab houses for Winnebago Native American tribe, Nebraska

• Marquette University

  bachelor's , advertising , 1986 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Government Public Relations/Presidential Campaign
  University Chorus
  Sigma Phi Delta
  Studied one semester in Ealing, England near London.

• Boylan Central High School

  diploma , 1983 — 1986

Additional Information

Barbara Connors’s Honors:

Award of Excellence for The VOICE newspaper from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. (2008)
Awards of Merit for The VOICE newspaper from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. (2002, 2005)

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