WELCOME TO The STREETERVILLE Bussiness Alliance Since 1989, The Streeterville Bussiness Alliance has been an organization dedicated to serving the business community in Streeterville. We are a private non-for-profit organization committed to helping our members build their businesses by increasing business visibility in the neighborhood. We strive to connect members to the community through a variety of networking events and meetings. Through the Chamber, our members are not only able to meet other business leaders in the area and promote their services, but they are included in the Chamber’s website, member directory, and our member referral system.

The Chamber works towards developing relationships with its members, as well as strengthening its bonds with other non-profit organizations in the area, in an effort to promote coalition building and partnerships among its businesses. We are continuously seeking to increase the active involvement of our members in the community and are excited to be able to be a part of this vision for the Streeterville community.

A strong Board of Directors, consisting of community business leaders, influence and support the Chamber’s strategies and initiatives. The Chairman of the Board leads the Board of Directors and serves a 2 year term. The Chairman of the Board is assisted by an Executive Committee, which is comprised of Board Committee Chairs representing the organization’s departments and major activities

The Streeterville Bussiness Alliance executive board:


SETH R. KAGY
Chairman of the Board
Vice President Sales & Guest Experience/Navy Pier
Seth Kagy is the vice president of Sales and Guest Experience for Navy Pier, joining the team in 2017. He is responsible for overseeing all operations and management of the Guest Experience and Services Division, as well as developing and implementing programs to enhance the overall guest experience at The Pier.
Kagy develops strategies and innovative approaches to increase revenues from private events and rentals on the East End complex. Under his leadership, the Guest Experience team has implemented employee job readiness programs, enhanced staff and Pier partner training, and strengthened the Guest Experience Team.
His efforts have resulted in more detailed-oriented services and support offerings to the Pier’s 9.2 million annual visitors. Kagy has worked in the downtown Chicago hospitality industry for the past 20 years. His passion is creating memorable experiences for guests from around the world.

KAREN M BOBOS, M.S. ED.
Vice Chairman of the Board
Owner/CEO Kb Fitness Solutions, Inc.
Working in the fitness industry since 1999, Bobos launched Kb Fitness Solutions, Inc. in 2006, helping individuals find time for their health by bringing wellness services to their homes and workplaces. A member of the Chamber for 14 years, Bobos has lived in Streeterville since 2002, and holds the neighborhood and the success of its businesses close to her heart. It’s not only the neighborhood she calls home, but it’s also where she and her husband Stephen raise their three children. She is an active member of the Streeterville Parents Group, The Magnificent Mile Association, The Greater River North Business Association and the Professional Women’s Club of Chicago.

BOAZ BELL
Treasurer
Relationship Manager for Financial Institutions/Heartland Payment Systems
Bell is a dedicated professional who goes above and beyond assisting his customers. An entrepreneur at heart, he understands
where the business owner is coming from as he has built business here in the U.S. and overseas.
Bell has over 25 years of business-to-business (small/medium/enterprise) sales and sales management experience.
He started his career in 1994 in the credit card processing industry.
Bell is an avid cyclist, mountain climber, drummer and scuba diver.
KURT KURAS
Executive Board Member
Acquisition & Sales Manager/Town Square Publications
Kuras brings 38 years of experience working in partnership with chambers of commerce to produce their community guides and publications, currently as acquisition & sales manager for Town Square Publications, a division of Daily Herald Media Group. Over the past 14 years, he has helped produce the Streeterville Chamber’s annual Business Resource Directory and Community Guide.
Kuras’ strength is a great understanding of the area and solid, longterm relationships with Streeterville businesses. He has also worked with many different and diverse Chambers to produce their guides, and several Chicago aldermen over the years to produce maps of their wards. Through these experiences, he has gained an understanding of the chambers’ needs and how they would like to be perceived by the business and residential community.

XAVIER VANCE
Secretary
Owner/Vance Events
In 2009, Vance was elected senior class president where he planned his 12th-grade Black and White affair, award ceremony and prom. After orchestrating these events, teachers and parents were astonished with how well he coordinated them.
Vance was continuously asked to plan more events, which grew his passion and love for food and event planning. That passion led him to continue his education at the Art institute of Chicago Culinary School, which led him to establish his own company, Vance Events. Since then Vance Events has established a reputation of amazing catered food and elegant event design.