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Carolyn Anthony
Ms. Anthony has been the Director of the Skokie Public Library since 1985. She is a Past President of the Illinois Library Association and a past Chair of the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee. She has served as a member-at-large on the Council of the American Library Association and the Board of the Public Library Association. Currently, she is an active member of the Urban Libraries Council and a member of the PLA Leadership Task Force. She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. She is a past President of the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley and past President of the Women’s Board of (then) Rush North Shore Hospital. She also served as Vice President of the Board of Centre East and currently serves as Vice President of the Skokie Chamber of Commerce.
Pamela H. Bennett
Ms. Bennett is a commercial real estate broker specializing in the sale of leasing and management of office, retail and industrial properties in the mid market user and investment markets. Pam is and has been involved in numerous professional as well as charitable organizations. She has held positions of leadership with The Youth Campus, the Economic Development of Park Ridge, the Illinois Association of Realtors and St. Paul of the Cross Church and school.
Representative Elizabeth Coulson
Edward DeVries
Judith DeVries
Rabbi Pinchas Eisenbach
Geraldine Fiedler
Therese A. Fitzpatrick, PhDc, RN
Ms. Fitzpatrick is the Executive Vice President and Health Care Practice Leader for The Optimé Group in Evanston, Illinois. She is also a Clinical Instructor at the University of Illinois-Chicago in the Department of Health Systems Sciences. She serves on the Board of Directors for Rasmussen College in Minneapolis and on the editorial board of the journal of Nursing Economics.
Neil Gambow
Mr. Gambow is President of Kelso Technologies (USA), Inc, a company that designs, manufactures and sells products for the North American rail tank car market. He has over 25 years experience in running mid-market manufacturing companies. Neil is an active Rotarian in Evanston and has served on several boards of not-for-profit organizations throughout his career.
Dean Giuntoli
Frederick Gougler
Mr. Gougler currently serves as the Village President of Northfield. Previously, he served in numerous investment roles, including UBS Financial Services and over 20 years with the Northern Trust Company. He has been actively involved in our community, serving as President of the Sunset Ridge District 29 Board of Education. Fred currently serves on the board of the North Shore Senior Center and the North Shore Senior Center Foundation.
Donna Hartl, JD, CPA
Ms. Hartl is a partner with the law firm of Golan & Christie LLP. Her areas of practice include estate planning and taxation and non-profit law. Ms. Hartl is a member of several legal and professional organizations. In addition, she serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Jobs for Youth. She serves on the Special Advisory Committee for Healthcare Alternative Systems. Ms. Hartl is a Life Member of American Mensa, Ltd.
Michael Jost, FSA
Mr. Jost is a partner with CMC Advisory Group in Chicago, IL. His firm specializes in the design and implementation of health and welfare employee benefits solutions for small and large employers. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Mike is an active member of numerous community service organizations including Lake County PAD Shelters, Waukegan Food Pantry, and CROP.
Joseph Liss, CPA
Mr. Liss, a practicing CPA since 1968, is a managing partner at Brown, Kaplan & Liss LLP in Evanston, Illinois. He specializes in providing accounting, income and estate tax services to entrepreneurial businesses, not-for-profit organizations, individuals, estates and trusts. He serves as past president of the board of directors of Connections for the Homeless, a north suburban not-for-profit agency serving homeless individuals and families and those at risk of becoming homeless.
Lawrence M. Mandel
Sheila Meyer
Ms. Meyer is a Senior Account Executive with T. A. Cummings Jr. Co., Inc. in Skokie. She has been with the insurance agency since 1991. She specializes in providing insurance to businesses and not for profits in the Chicago metropolitan area, including property, casualty, workers compensation, and executive protection coverage. As an independent agent representing numerous companies, she is able to work with her clients to find the right combination of coverage and pricing to best protect their needs. Sheila lives in Skokie and grew up here, a proud product of District 68 and Niles North High School.
Manasa Perera, MS
David Putrus
Lynn Reid
Deborah Reinhart, ASID
Ms. Reinhart is the principle of Design Odyssey Ltd., a residential and commercial interior design firm. The philosophy of Design Odyssey is a true reflection of Deb, who believes in the power of design to enhance people’s lives. International travel and the study of world cultures are not only personal pastimes, but serve as solid design inspirations for this design team.
Charles Remsberg
Mr. Remsberg is an award-winning journalist and author of six books, including the leading texts on law enforcement tactics. He is senior correspondent for PoliceOne.com and is a national advisory board member for the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University.
Senator Jeff Schoenberg
Lisa Sharp
Dr. Sharp is clinical health psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lisa’s research and volunteer activities are guided by a desire to increase the health equity of all Americans. She is on the board of the American Indian Health Services of Chicago, Westside Health Authority in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, and the Chicago Asthma Consortium.
Jason Stell, LSW
Maria Tolpin
Robert Vanden Bosch
Mr. Vanden Bosch was a senior partner in the Harris Bank Organization. Since retirement, he has served on numerous village government, non-profit and endowment/foundation boards. He is active in consulting with metro Chicago area not for profit agencies.