BENS Chicago Holiday Social
December 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CST
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Join BENS Chicago members for an end of year social and hear from our newest member, Adrian Perkins, former Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana and current Senior Vice President at Prospect Park. He served in public office during the COVID-19 pandemic and is currently a Senior Vice President with Prospect Park.
Together, we will also debrief BENS Chicago’s impact in 2025, which includes:
- Engaging government partners like the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Army Enterprise Marketing Office, and First Army Command
- Welcoming six new BENS members: Mr. Peter Provenzano, CEO of SupplyCore; Mr. Chad Strader, CEO of Red Arts Capital; Mr. Eric Reeves, CEO of Prospect Park; Mr. Steve Berry, Banker with JP Morgan, Mr. Chris Myers, Partner at EY and Mr. Adrian Perkins, SVP with Prospect Park
- Hosting 10 events with over 100 guests in Chicago, IL and Kenosha, WI
- Convening the first annual NextGen BENS Summit in Washington, DC
We hope you can join us for this end of year celebration. Please register as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly.
Cost: $50
Organizer:
NCallone@bens.org
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