President & CEO
Women's Business Development Center
Industry:
Community Development/Organizing
Member since:
2015
Membership Type:
Full
Emilia DiMenco is the President and CEO of the WBDC, spending her time working directly with the WBDC team, Board members, partners and clients to ensure the organization is supporting and accelerating business development and growth for those they serve while advocating for small business owners and entrepreneurs across the Midwest.
Emilia is immersed in the business community. Her most recent appointments were by the Governor of the State of Illinois to sit on the Business Enterprise Program Council, and by the President of the Cook County Board to sit on the Economic Development Advisory Council. She is a member of the Economic Club, Executive Club, The Chicago Network, International Women’s Forum, Chicago Finance Exchange, Federation of Women Contractors, NAWBO Chicago, and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. She has received many recognitions and awards for her leadership and impact and actively assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.
Emilia holds a B.S. and an M.B.A. degree in finance from DePaul University and has studied international finance at Loyola University’s Rome Center.