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Faces of the RTP: Jeanette Chavarria-Torres, president of DCH Construction and Hauling

Jeanette Chavarria-Torres believes that maintaining and modernizing the region’s infrastructure is essential to a dependable transportation system and a strong economy. As president of DCH Construction and Hauling, a 100 percent woman owned business, she leads a key partner in major roadway projects across northeastern Illinois, including reconstruction work on I-294.

Her entrepreneurial path began early. As a child, she helped her father with bookkeeping tasks — from writing checks to processing payroll — and by high school she was already dreaming of running her own trucking company. Her father agreed to mentor her, but only after she committed to earning a business degree.

While still in college, Jeanette incorporated DCH and began building the company into a trusted hauler for large contractors. Today, DCH not only helps keep critical materials moving efficiently from point A to point B, but also creates opportunities for smaller trucking firms, many of them owned by women and rooted in working class communities. Her story shows how investment in infrastructure supports both economic growth and the people who make it possible.

“Maintaining and modernizing infrastructure is essential for a healthy economy, and high quality of life.”

— Jeanette Chavarria-Torres