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Jennifer M. McGregor is the Executive Director, Lake Forest Preservation Foundation

What began as a grassroots effort to safeguard Lake Forest’s treasured buildings and landscapes has grown into five decades of advocacy, education, restoration, and stewardship for the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation. 
2026 is a milestone year offering an opportunity to honor the preservation impact of the past 50 years while building momentum to sustain the next 50. 
Our presentation will provide an overview of the Foundation’s work in our community while defining future initiatives impacting Lake Forest in the years ahead. 
About LFPF

The Lake Forest Preservation Foundation is dedicated to protecting the architectural and landscape legacy that defines our community’s character. Through education, advocacy, and preservation efforts, we work to ensure Lake Forest’s historic visual identity endures for generations. We believe in fostering awareness, promoting sensitive development, and upholding the integrity and excellence of our built environment.

Jennifer M. McGregor, NCIDQ, LEED AP 

With a career spanning over 30 years, Jennifer McGregor has touched nearly every aspect of the design world. From her roots as a commercial interior designer, she rose through the ranks as a project manager for replacement hospitals for HCA, transitioning to business development, marketing & public relations for global interior design and architectural firms, managing staff in the Americas, Asia & the Middle East. Currently as Executive Director of the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation, Jennifer has leveraged her knowledge in the global architecture and design industry in this next chapter back in her home town.

She has served locally as a member of the Lake Forest Caucus Committee, Trustee for LFHS Foundation, LFHS Wall of Fame, District 67 & 115 APT, Citadel Theatre, Friends of Gorton & the Economic Club of Chicago and on numerous national boards for City of Hope, Melanoma Research Foundation, The Benjamin Marshall Society & Board Chair for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS.  

As an Everett Elementary, Deerpath Middle and Lake Forest High School alumnus, Jennifer prides herself in her deep roots in the community having spent all but ten years of her life and ultimately raised her three children here in Lake Forest. 

Prior to her role with LFPF, Jennifer earned a Preservation Award for her sensitive renovation of a David Adler stable in the historic Lasker Estate neighborhood. 

Host: Doris Lim

• Breakfast and socializing
• Welcome: Pledge of Allegiance, Rotary's principles, reflections/blessing, announcements
• Sharing of joys with 'Happy Dollars' which help fund club activities
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Cindy Collier is a member of the Lake Forest High School faculty and is the sponsor of the LFHS Interact Club.  Cindy will provide a brief overview of the LFHS Interact Club service activities that have taken place this year.

Seperately, some of the students that the Rotary Club sponsored to attend the RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program will share their experiences.

Host:  John (JJ) Johnson filling in for Phil Ehrhardt & Carol Buss

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• Welcome: Pledge of Allegiance, Rotary's principles, reflections/blessing, announcements
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Have you taken the right steps to protect your wealth and ensure it reaches the people who matter most? Attorney and CPA Robert Holland of Kelleher + Holland, LLC will walk through essential planning documents every family should have in place, along with advanced techniques for reducing estate and gift taxes, shielding assets from creditors, and transferring wealth to future generations as efficiently as possible. Information on the speaker’s organization (if

Kelleher + Holland, LLC is a full-service law firm headquartered in North Barrington, Illinois, with additional offices in Crystal Lake, Waukegan, Spring Grove, and Hinsdale, IL, as well as Naples, Florida. With over 80 team members, and attorneys licensed across 19 states, the firm serves clients nationwide in estate planning, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, tax and asset protection, commercial and residential real estate, litigation, personal injury, family law, elder law, and more. Recognized as a "Best Place to Work" and featured in numerous legal industry honors, the firm's guiding philosophy is: Comprehensive Capabilities + Tailored Solutions = Peace of Mind.

Robert (Bob) Holland is the co-founder of Kelleher + Holland, LLC. As both an attorney and a certified public accountant, Bob brings a distinctive blend of legal and financial knowledge to his practice, which concentrates on estate planning, estate and trust administration, tax and asset protection, corporate transactional work, business planning, and commercial real estate. He is admitted to the bar in California, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Tennessee. Bob has been recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Honoree, an Illinois Leading Lawyer, and a Lawyer of Distinction, and regularly presents webinars and seminars on advanced estate planning techniques.

Host: Michael Morrison

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Phil LaScala is the head instructor for the Lake Forest High School Business Incubator Program

What is the Business Incubator? 

​The LFHS Foundation partnered with Lake Forest High School to create the Business Incubator in Fall 2014. This Junior level Honors course in the Business Department offers students a unique opportunity to become true entrepreneurs by creating and developing their own product or service. Students are coached and mentored by real entrepreneurs and business experts from our community and beyond. During the year-long course, student teams learn about ideation, marketing, accounting, human resources, as well as the legal and financial aspects of running a business. Principles and processes from the LEAN concept - a scientific approach to creating and managing startups - guide students as they test their thinking and vision. To further inspire creativity, a customized classroom has been designed to ignite brainstorming and foster collaboration as students develop products and services for the real world. The course culminates in Pitch Night, a “Shark-Tank” style presentation where student teams present their innovative ideas to a Board of Directors for the chance to earn funding for their businesses. Part of this process also includes the student teams working to create promotional materials, press releases, and to solicit potential investors to attend Pitch Night.

Teams that are funded during Pitch Night then have the option to continue on with the process of starting up their business during the second year program, the Business Accelerator – a Senior level honors business class.

Host: Mike Obiala

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Dave Johnston, a former Double World Champion, who has over 40 years of playing and teaching experience, manages Chicalba Bagpiping. Mr. Johnston began his musical career in Glasgow, Scotland, before transferring his expertise to Chicago in 2005. His bagpiping business provides professional musicians for both event performing as well as teaching.

Dave will discuss the bagpipe and perform.

Host: Tom Marks

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The Lake Forest High School Business Incubator Team of Mia Morse, Kayla Lim, Raunak Wadhera, and Jackson Gustie will present their "Less Laundry" business plan.

Host: Kevin Looby

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Perry will present facts about Antarctica, the history of the South Pole Navy Station and the work and living conditions during the his 13 month tour of duty as the Officer in Charge.

Perry was a Naval officer in the Civil Engineer Corps.  He was commissioned in 1966 and retired in 1987.  After retiring from the Navy, he worked in Highland Park until 2005, serving in Public Works and for the last five years as their City Engineer.

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Host: Jeff Soprani

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Host: Bill Summers

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Reading Power envisions a world where all children have a strong literacy foundation to support lifelong learning.  Their mission is to accelerate children’s literacy learning and to develop their love for reading and writing.

They do this by providing individualized, high-dosage, one-to-one tutoring in person during the school day for children in preschool through second grade and by partnering with schools needing supplemental literacy support, where needs exceed resources.

Beth Zender, MEd, is the Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager for Reading Power.

Host:  John (JJ) Johnson  (Thank you to Ann Trandai for providing her Program time for this update from Reading Power.)

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