May 18, 2017
Michael Martella
Let's Do Lunch with the Chamber

Joint meeting with Winnetka-Northfield Chamber of Commerce members featuring Michael Martella. 

Michael is Winnetka’s first full-time Economic Development Coordinator, he joins Winnetka after serving as the Marketing & Business Development Administrator for the Village of Bensenville for the last 7 years. He played a major role in rebranding Bensenville into a business friendly community, taking it from a Village with one of the highest industrial vacancy rates in the area to one of the lowest. Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a focus in Marketing, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Martella is tasked with developing and administering the Village’s economic development and business relations programs.  He will be a crucial liaison to the business community and will play an important role in the implementation of Winnetka’s Downtown Master Plan