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52 March 2020
Age: 39
Title: Senior Director of Busi-
ness Development & Strategy
Name of Organization: IHCC
Loretta Ivette Treviño serves
as the Senior Director of Busi-
ness Development & Strategy
at the Illinois Hispanic Cham-
ber of Commerce, the premier
Hispanic business, networking,
advocacy and development
organization in Illinois. She is
responsible for managing and
building relationships with
corporate partners, members,
and community leaders.
Treviño has had multiface-
ted roles with the IHCC in the
last decade, from creating stra-
tegic events where she provides
unique opportunities for the
community to come together to
build and foster relationships,
to facilitating the IHCC + 1871
Latinx Incubator, working tech
startups.
She has led the IHCC team
in executing one of the largest
gatherings of Hispanic busi-
ness leaders in the Midwest,
the Make the Connection!®
IHCC Business Conference.
Featured speakers have in-
cluded former President Ba-
rack Obama, current Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and U.S.
Sen. Richard Durbin along
with Nely Galan, founder of
the Adelante Movement and
Jahmal Cole, founder of My
Block, My Hood, My City.
Treviño has a passion for
economic development and
supporting small businesses.
A recent highlight was the first
IHCC Women's CEO Roundta-
ble which convened 35 women
CEOs and created a space to
share challenges, opportuni-
ties and offer resources and
support.
She received her Bachelor
of Science in Business Mana-
gement with a minor in Public
Policy from National Louis Uni-
versity. She is an alumna with
Mujeres de HACE and a current
Fellow for the class of 2020 Chi-
cago Latino Caucus Foundation,
Leadership Academy.
She currently resides on the
Southwest side with her hus-
band and children where they
remain very active in sports like
baseball, basketball and rugby.
Ivette Treviño
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"L
ead with integrity and
purpose for when you follow
your passion it results in profound
impact, empowers and breaks
barriers."
A Passionate
Developer
to Passionate
about Economic
Development
