Rep. Joe Sosnowski welcomed Amy Nord, Executive Director of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce and Pamela Lopez-Fettes, Executive Director of Growth Dimensions – Economic Development Belvidere & Boone County, IL to the Capitol today as his guests at the Emerging Women Leaders Conference in Springfield, hosted by House Minority Leader Tony McCombie. Guests enjoyed a brunch, being recognized in the House Chamber during session, a tour of the Capitol, and an opportunity to hear from women leaders in state government including Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White.