CEO COUNCIL - Key Persons


Andy Honegger

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chair
  • Member of the Board

Clint Heinold

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Wright

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Board

Dr. Keith Knepp

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jessica Linder Gallo

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Operations

Joshua Gunn - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board
  • President
  • Board Member / CEO Council, President & CEO
Joshua Gunn is a native of Durham, NC, and a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. A proud husband and father of two, Joshua and his family are very proud to call Peoria home. Prior to leading the Greater Peoria Business Alliance, Joshua served as Vice President at the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina, and brings a diverse set of experiences to this position including work in Community and Economic Development, Public Policy, Business Advocacy, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion as well as creating and sustaining entrepenurial ecosystems. Gunn has also been a lifelong entrepreneur, beginning a music career at 8 years old and going on to run his own entertainment company, which released 5 albums, produced several nationwide and 3 international tours all before the age of 30. It is this perspective as a chamber of commerce executive, business owner and community leader that Joshua is excited to bring to the Greater Peoria Business Alliance.

Matt Mamer - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Tom Hammerton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board