IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

Member Spotlight: Rob Biesenbach

Get to know Rob Biesenbach – Communications expert, actor, author, IABC member and dad We continue our Getting to Know You series with Rob Biesenbach. Agency VP, press secretary, actor, author — Rob’s career has taken a number of turns. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English and government from the University of Virginia in … [Read more...]

IABC Chicago Member Spotlight: Kari McLean, Karen Utterback Award Winner

Get to know Kari McLean – marketing communications professional, recipient of the Karen Utterback Volunteer award, IABC member and animal lover We continue our Getting to Know You series with Kari McLean. Kari earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and theater from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and later, a master’s degree in … [Read more...]

IABC Chicago Member Spotlight: Ivonne Furneaux

Ivonne Furneaux, a long-time member of IABC’s Chicago Chapter, is currently Director of Communications & Community Relations at SSAB, a Nordic and US-based steel company with employees in more than 50 countries. A seasoned communicator who has overseen numerous corporate transformations, including several large headquarters relocations, Ivonne … [Read more...]

10/25 PD Luncheon – Communicating about Artificial Intelligence: A Global Report

The bots are here…But do we know where we are going? Join Mary Hills, ABC, Six Sigma, IABC Fellow, FRSA, Business Principal at HeimannHills Marketing Group, as she discusses the inaugural 2018 Communicating Artificial Intelligence Global Report done by the Centre for Strategic Communication  Excellence. The report summarizes key findings from … [Read more...]

2018-2019 IABC Chicago Board of Directors Nominees

We are pleased to present to you the following slate of candidates to serve on the 2018-2019 IABC Chicago Board of Directors. At a time when all of our professional and personal lives are extraordinarily busy, these individuals have committed to serve IABC Chicago, the world’s oldest IABC chapter and one of its largest. We commend them for … [Read more...]