Cathy Yen
Executive Director OPRF Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 708.613.0550
Email: cyen@oprfchamber.org
Twitter: @OPRFChamber
Cathy Yen is the Executive Director of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce. She has lived in Oak Park for 21 years and done business locally, first as a retailer and then as a small business consultant. With previous careers in large corporate finance, budgeting and strategy she brings a broad perspective to local business issues. Cathy holds degrees from the Unversity of Chicago (MBA), UC Berkeley (MA) and Princeton (AB). She spends her free time devoted to her husband Scott and her two children, Erin and Chris.
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Small Town Marketing Gets Personal

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High-Five

After five years as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Cathy Yen reflects on small business work as a vocation, not just a job.
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