Joe Henning, IOM, CAE
- President & CEO, Henry County Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Henning, IOM, CAE, has served as president and chief executive officer of the Henry County (GA) Chamber of Commerce since 2019. Prior to that, he served 14 years as president and CEO of the Aurora Regional (IL) Chamber of Commerce. Within three years of joining the Henry County Chamber, he successfully led them to receive the ACCE’s 2022 Chamber of the Year. Henning is a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Institute for Organization Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and a master’s degree focusing on organizational development from Northern Illinois University as well as a certificate in not-for-profit management from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He has served as chair of IOM’s Midwest Board of Regents in 2012 and 2013. In 2017, he served as chair of the national Board of Trustees for the program and continues to serve as a faculty member. He has taught on collaboration, industry forecast, strong chambers for the future, and marketing and membership.
In 2007, the Aurora Chamber received its first accreditation through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with four-star distinction. In 2012 and 2017, he led the re-accreditation efforts and successfully achieved consecutive five-star distinction. In 2015, the Chamber received Chamber of the Year from the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives as well as three-star Chamber of Valor by Hiring Our Heroes/U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
In 2012, Henning successfully sat for and received his Certified Association Executive designation from ASAE. In 2014, he was named Chamber Executive of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
