Published on July 17, 2023

Jen Howard Named to Silver Cross Board of Directors

Jen Howard
Jen Howard

Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry President Jen Howard has been appointed to the Silver Cross Hospital Board of Directors.
Born and raised in Joliet, Howard has served as the President of the Joliet Chamber since April 2020. Prior to that, she served on the chamber board for four years, two of which were spent on the chamber’s executive board. 

Howard is also a highly successful entrepreneur, well-known for her business acumen, consistent abilities to lead organizations and achieve growth in sales, marketing, community relations and operations. She owns and operates TCBY in Shorewood, which she opened in 2011. 

Prior to TCBY, Howard was the owner of two temporary staffing companies, managing over $20 million in sales. 

Howard has earned numerous awards over the past decade. In 2020, she was inducted into the Joliet Catholic Academy/St. Francis Academy Hall of Champions for Business & Industry. In 2019, she was awarded the Joliet Township High School Superintendent Medallion Award. 

In 2018, she earned the Joliet Chamber’s Athena Award for individuals who have achieved the highest levels of professional excellence, contribute time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community and actively assist others, particularly women, in realizing their full leadership potential. 

And in 2014, Howard earned the Joliet Chamber’s Small Business Award for Retail Services, associated with her work at TCBY Shorewood Crossing. 

Howard serves on several local boards including Hometown National Bank Advisory Board, Greater Joliet Area YMCA, Rialto Square Theatre Foundation, Joliet Junior College Foundation, and the Joliet City Center Partnership Board. She is a past board member of Illinois Partners for Human Service, Rotary Club of Joliet and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy County. 

Howard earned a Bachelor’s degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. She and her husband Vic enjoy travel, fitness, golf and family time.

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