Gina Chinino

Gina Chinino is the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for The Executives' Club of Chicago, Chicago's premier membership and business forum. She is responsible for the branding, development and execution of the marketing and communication processes at The Executives' Club of Chicago. Her responsibilities allow The EC to be visible to the business community through advertising, marketing, public relations, media relations, social media management and e-media development.

Since coming to The Club in September 2013, Chinino has implemented post-program reporting methods, social media strategies and enhanced The EC’s branding through the development of membership certificates, the transformation of program awareness collateral materials and has streamlined consistent image standards.

She also developed a strategic public relations plan to introduce new President & CEO, Ana Dutra, within strict limits of secrecy.

Due to Chinino’s proficiency in media relations, she has earned placements in prominent outlets such as: Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s, Jet and more, garnering nation-wide awareness for The EC.

Prior to The Executives’ Club of Chicago, Chinino worked at Zeno Group, a Daniel J. Edelman Company, in the consumer marketing division, focusing on media relations, brand messaging and event activations for clients such as: Kenmore, EcoTools, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Art Van Furniture, Corelle, Pyrex, Snapware and Dave & Buster’s.
Chinino has also been a contributing writer for the RedEye, a Chicago Tribune publication, where she wrote human feature stories.

Alumna of The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chinino received her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism. During her undergraduate education, Chinino attained much-coveted internship positions at NBC Chicago and ESPN1000, and was the Public Relations Vice President of Gamma Phi Beta. She currently serves as a Professional Board member for PAWS Chicago, Chicago’s largest no-kill humane organization.