Kim Biederman is the new Niles Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. Kim spoke to the club about the Niles Chamber of Commerce and all that they do for the Niles community.
With over 15 years of nonprofit management experience, Kim formally served as Executive Director for the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC), one of the nation’s largest independent public relations membership associations. Prior to joining PCC, Kim was the Executive Director for the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group (CAPAG) and the administrator for Chicago Women in Government Relations (CWGR). Kim provided key association support services to the organizations including membership and recruitment, corporate sponsorship, board/committee management, budget and meeting/event planning.
From 1995 to 2006, Kim was the Operation Manager for American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) where she managed a 45,000 square foot multi-tenant office facility and budget of $2 million. She served prior to that as the chief event planner of their annual conferences ranging in size from 1000 to 6000 attendees.
Kim started her career working for Congressman Sidney Yates and the U.S. Department Health and Human Services in Washington D.C.
Kim served the Village of Niles as a Trustee where she started the Niles Teen Center and chaired the Milwaukee Avenue Redevelopment Committee. She was on the Planning and Zoning Board prior to becoming Trustee.
Kim holds a Masters of Public Administration from University of Illinois – Chicago, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Sociology from Illinois State University.