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May 18, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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May 18, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Lake Forest Schools Update
May 24, 2023
Dr. Montgomery, the Superintendent of Lake Forest Schools, will provide and update on the Lake Forest School Elementary and High School Districts. The Superintendent’s office is responsible for overseeing the efficient operation of Lake Forest Community High School District 115 and Lake Forest Elementary School District 67. The Superintendent is the Districts' chief executive officer, reporting directly to the Boards of Education, and is responsible for the administration and management of the Districts' schools, educational programs, fiscal matters, and all matters related to personnel in accordance with Board of Education policies, directives, and state and federal law. Dr. Montgomery began his career at Waterloo Local School District in Atwater, Ohio as a science teacher, and later, as principal of Waterloo Middle School and Waterloo High School. After working in the school buildings, he became the Superintendent of Waterloo Local School District in July 2013 and focused heavily on enhancing STEM curriculum. The position of Superintendent of Waterloo Local School District led Dr. Montgomery to Revere Local School District in Bath, OH where he served as Superintendent beginning in July 2015. There, he successfully led the development of a five-year strategic plan, created the “Vision of a Minuteman” in partnership with the community, and increased the District’s state ranking on the Ohio School Report Card Performance Index. Dr. Montgomery is a lifelong learner and educational leader. He serves as the Co-Chair of the The School Superintendents Association (AASA) STEM Leadership Consortia and as a Steering Committee member of the National Superintendents Roundtable. He also serves on the Superintendent Advisory Board of JASON Learning. In addition, Dr. Montgomery is an instructor in the Department of Leadership and Administration at the American College of Education, facilitating professional coursework for graduate students. Dr. Montgomery is also a passionate reader and author. You can learn more by following his blog, Basics of Leadership. Dr. Montgomery lives in Lake Forest, with his wife, Blayna, and his four children, Elizabeth, Jacquelyn, Everett, and Avery. In his spare time, Dr. Montgomery enjoys running, exercising, listening to a wide range of music, reading, and spending time with family. Host: Matt Montgomery |
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May 24, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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May 25, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Sustainable Landscapes
May 31, 2023
While my landscape design has been strongly influenced by the traditional architecture prevalent on the North Shore of Chicago, and of which any good landscape architecture is meant to compliment-I have always been especially passionate about the natural world. Promoting a healthy environment and richer outdoor experience by including plants that attract wildlife such as song birds, butterflies, and pollinating insects, etc, back into the landscape has always been part of the “program”. Recognizing that we are presently experiencing the most critical decline in native wildlife populations ever recorded, primarily due to habitat loss-and my potential for championing positive change-has prompted me to leave my family business and found my new company: LandServe, LLC...“Landscapes for life!”. Through ‘LandServe’ I have the opportunity to promote a unique “hybrid” design approach for “true”, long-term sustainability: landscapes with “widely accepted visual appeal” utilizing native plants and other locally resourced materials. By creating landscapes which meet the client’s needs for function and aesthetics, I’m able to make my case for including native plant species in literally all landscapes and land developments, of any scale or style! As such, both the needs of my clients and creature are served! I brought my own special skill sets to bear in helping create the largest privately-held residential landscape company in the country. I understand the enduring legacies that will stand the test of time are not only the many landscape designs that I’ve created in the past, but more importantly, the healthier, environmentally responsible landscapes I am providing now as I lead my new company - 'LandServe, LLC...Landscapes for life!'- into the future. Host: Bob Kinnucan |
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May 31, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 01, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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US Business Inventories
Jun 07, 2023
Our fellow Rotarian, Steve Fox, a Principal at Transportation & Logistics Advisors, LLC, will provide us with an update on US inventory levels. Key topics will including why inventories matter, how they impact and reflect the overall US economy, and recent trends that suggest different segments of the market could behave very differently. |
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Jun 07, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 08, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jun 08, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Manufacturing in Illinois: Now and the Future - An Update
Jun 14, 2023
Mark Denzler is president & CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Secretary/Treasurer of the IMA Education Foundation. Founded in 1893, the IMA is the oldest and one of the largest state manufacturing trade associations in the United States. Mark is the leading advocate for the state’s manufacturing companies and the 580,000 women and men who make things in Illinois. Prior to his appointment as IMA president & CEO, Mark served as the Vice President & COO of the organization where he oversaw government affairs, membership, and human resources. Mark’s previous experience including leading government affairs efforts in Illinois for State Farm Insurance, a Fortune 50 company headquartered in Bloomington. For more than six years, Mark worked as a legislative analyst for the House Republican Leader including serving as a caucus liaison to Governor Edgar’s Ikenberry Commission on education funding. In addition, Mark managed several campaigns across Illinois and also spent a brief time on the Washington D.C. staff of Congressman Tom Ewing. He’s been appointed to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board by three Governors, is also an appointee to the Illinois Department of Employment Security Advisory Board, and was an initial appointee to Secretary of State Jesse White’s Ethics Board. Mark is very active in the community serving on a number of boards including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois, Midwest affiliate of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Lincoln Public Library Board & Foundation. He was an inaugural member of the Crain’s Chicago Business Leadership Class and was named an Edgar Fellow at the University of Illinois in 2016. In 2018, Mark was inducted into the Gove Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois-Springfield. The Illinois Wesleyan University alum lives in Springfield with his wife Debbi. Host: Bill Shepherd |
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Jun 14, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 15, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jun 15, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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ShelterBox Update
Jun 21, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 22, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Jun 28, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jun 29, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Jul 04, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Jul 05, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 06, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Perspectives on Serving Lake Forest
Jul 12, 2023
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Jul 12, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 13, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jul 13, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Bank Failures
Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 19, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 20, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Jul 20, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Life of a Sports Agent
Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Jul 27, 2023 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
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Aug 02, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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State of the City
Aug 09, 2023
Mayor Dr. Stanford “Randy” Tack was sworn in as the Mayor of the City of Lake Forest, Illinois on May 1, 2023. Dr. Tack earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Tack graduated with honors and completed his residency at the University of Illinois in Orthopedic Surgery. While in residency, he was recruited by Lake Forest Orthopedics and specialized in Spine Surgery, prompting a fellowship at Rush Medical Center. He moved to Lake Forest upon completion of his fellowship. Dr. Tack was founding board member of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He was appointed Vice President of the Midwest Orthopedic Network and managing partner at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. Dr. Tack also served as President of the Lake Forest Club. Dr. Tack was elected as a Third Ward Alderman in 2011, serving multiple terms from 2012-2018. While Alderman, Dr. Tack served as the Chairman of the Public Works Committee and Fire Services Committee. From 2021-2022, he also served as Chair of the Central Business District Working Group. Host: Jack Manierre |
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Aug 09, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Aug 10, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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How did 600 acres of wooded, ravine-carved lakefront become Fort Sheridan?
Aug 16, 2023
How did 600 acres of wooded, ravine-carved lakefront become Fort Sheridan? An illustrated program examines the selection of the Lake county site, architects Holabird & Roche and their designs for the fort, the landscape design of O.C. Simonds, and how buildings and landscape served the early cavalry and infantry as barracks, community, and training ground. Julia is the author of the Arcadia Images of America title, Highland Park: Settlement to the 1920s. Independent researcher for agencies, authors, and architectural historians. Docent for Fort Sheridan Post Commander’s residence during tours following base closure. Speaker on Fort Sheridan to community groups, the American Legion Post #145, the Highwood Historical Society, and the 2022 Lake County History Symposium. Host: Carl Marcyan |
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Aug 16, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Aug 17, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Policing in Lake Bluff
Aug 23, 2023
From the Lake Forester, May 31, 2022 The village of Lake Bluff is staying within the department for its new police chief as Deputy Chief Matthew Smizinski has been promoted to the top spot. At their May 23 meeting, village board trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Smizinski, a nearly 20-year veteran of the force, as Lake Bluff’s 11th police chief, effective June 1. He succeeds the retiring Mike Hosking. “He has demonstrated over his almost 20 years of his service to the village and in a recent assessment, the knowledge, skills and experience to lead the Lake Bluff police department through our next challenges and opportunities,” village President Regis Charlot said of Smizinski. Smizinski, has a master’s degree in forensic psychology in addition to two bachelors degrees. In an interview, he traced his interest in law enforcement to an internship where he worked with retired officers and they encouraged him to go into the field. He then was hired by Lake Bluff in 2002. “I started in it, and felt like it was a great thing to do,” he said. “It has been a great pleasure and privilege to be able to help people and serve a wonderful community.” Smizinski rose through the department ranks through the years, eventually becoming deputy chief in 2017. He did apply to become police chief three years ago, when David Belmonte retired. However, village officials at the time appointed Hosking — who had retired as deputy chief — as interim chief. But Smizinski’s eventual promotion to the top role was envisioned, according to Village Administrator Drew Irvin. “The village laid out a plan to further the development of the next generation of leadership within the department; organizationally, we were very close then to being ready and this plan always contemplated Matt as the next department manager,” Irvin wrote in an email, adding the position was not advertised this time around. Smizinski stated he was excited for the department and the village as his appointment was approved, and he was sworn into his new role. “It was a great experience, and a great feeling,” he said. Host: Drew Irvin |
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Aug 23, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Lake Forest High School Athletic Program
Aug 30, 2023
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Aug 30, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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North Chicago Schools: Progress and Challenges
Sep 06, 2023
Dr. John Price is a career educator who began teaching on the near west side of Chicago in a Catholic elementary school. John started as a volunteer teacher and the school used his salary to provide tuition scholarships for children to attend the school. Seeing his work as a service to the community has continued throughout his 25 years in education. John often says that the best job in education is the principalship. He served as the principal of Audubon Elementary School, a Chicago Public School for 5 years. Before leaving Audubon in 2011, the school earned the distinguished Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence from the US Department of Education in recognition for outstanding improvement of student learning. After leaving Audubon, John moved into district leadership for Chicago Public Schools. He served as a regional superintendent, supervising elementary and high schools for three years before leaving to become the Assistant Superintendent in Evanston, also for three years. John has been the superintendent of the North Chicago Schools since July of 2017. In the last four years John has focused on stabilizing the district’s leadership, and implementing aggressive instructional improvement initiatives focusing on our youngest learners. In addition, over the past four years the district has seen improvements in teacher retention, high school graduation, and the district has run a budget surplus each year. Working with a group of dedicated volunteers, John has helped to found the North Chicago Public Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to send every graduate of NCCHS to college without cost. A California native, John has lived in Chicago since 2001 with his wife, Cheryl, and two children, ages 18 and 15. Department Accomplishments: Host: John Johnson (JJ) |
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Sep 06, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Art Impact Project
Sep 13, 2023
Art Impact Project’s mission is to enhance emotional wellness through creative expression. Art Impact Project accomplishes this focus utilizing strategically designed art projects aimed at addressing mental, emotional and behavioral health concerns, providing opportunity for achieving emotional wellness. Creativity becomes a powerful tool via our unique program model. We partner with other organizations, schools, after school programs in historically underserved communities, recovery sites, the Lake County Jail, and Veteran's groups and provide service on site for their clients, students, inmates, etc. by sitting side by side with participants in a small group setting and creating a project together, allowing for a safe space for people who struggle to be able to express themselves in a unique and healthy way. Vickie Marasco, Founder Vickie founded Art Impact Project in 2014 with the concept of combining the positive power of art and compassion to help people who struggle to have a voice. Vickie served as Executive Director and continues her role as a Board Member, as well as a passionate Art Advocate. Vickie graduated University of Wisconsin with a degree in textile design. While living oversees for ten years Vickie was able to create clothing and textiles. After returning to the States, Vickie raised her family while still incorporating art in her life by designing paper and curating two art galleries on the North Shore. Vickie lives in Lake County and in her spare time, enjoys playing tennis, traveling, and spending time with friends, family and her three amazing adult children. Elizabeth Fales, Executive Director Liz joined Art Impact Project as Executive Director in August 2023. Liz came to AIP as a seasoned nonprofit leader with almost twenty years of experience supporting survivors of abuse and violence. As a leader in our community, she served at Waukegan to College, CASA Lake County, Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, and A Safe Place. She has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree from Loyola University Chicago. Liz grew up in Lake County and resides in Lindenhurst. She is married, has two young children, loves to travel, and lives to be in nature with her family. Host: Susan Simms |
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Sep 13, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Sep 14, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Reading Power, Story & Update
Sep 20, 2023
Reading Power serves children in North Chicago, Waukegan, and Zion, Illinois by providing early literacy interventions to prekindergarten to second grade students. Students from underserved communities face several obstacles to their education before even entering the school doors.
Despite these obstacles, Reading Power students develop the resiliency needed to survive difficult situations. Having the one-to-one social and emotional support of Reading Power tutors in their lives cannot be undervalued. This daily interaction gives these students what all children deserve and need. It is a critical component of our program’s success. Host: Randy Daniel |
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Sep 20, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Sep 21, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Our Two Foundations: An Update
Sep 27, 2023
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Sep 27, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 04, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Operation Greylord
Oct 11, 2023
Terrence Hake is 1977 graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He served for five years as prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago and later as an FBI Agent in Chicago. In April of 1980, he agreed to assist the FBI and the United States Attorney's Office in an investigation of the Cook County Court system. For almost 4 years he worked undercover posing as a corrupt prosecutor by accepting bribes from attorneys and later as an attorney in private practice making payoffs to judges and court personnel for the dismissal of cases. The investigation, known as “Greylord", resulted in bribery and tax charges being filed against 103 judges, lawyers and other court personnel and is one of the FBI's most successful undercover investigations. When the last Greylord trial concluded in 1997, Mr. Hake had testified at the trials of 23 defendants. After serving in federal law enforcement for 23 years, he retired from the United States Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and eventually returned to the practice of law as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County. Mr. Hake retired in 2016. Mr. Hake has lectured extensively to attorneys, law enforcement officers, business professionals, and college and law students concerning the ethical lessons learned and investigative techniques used in Greylord. He has spoken at many colleges and law schools including the University of Chicago, Virginia Northwestern University, Harvard, Boston College, Yale, the University of Arizona, Georgetown University and Stockholm University. In 1980 Terrence Hake was a young prosecutor in Chicago, when he complained about the judge taking bribes to fix cases in the murder, rape, and child molestation preliminary hearing courtroom. His complaint found its way to the FBI's Chicago Field Office, and he was asked by the FBI to participate in Operation Greylord, an undercover investigation of the Cook County Courts. For three years and seven months, Mr. Hake posed, first as a corrupt prosecutor by accepting bribes from criminal defense attorneys, and later, as a corrupt defense attorney paying bribes for the dismissal of cases. In his role as a corrupt criminal defense attorney, Hake represented dozens of undercover FBI Special Agents from throughout the country, who came to Chicago to pose as criminal defendants in FBI-created criminal cases. Greylord was the first FBI investigation to bug a judge's chambers and another first was Hake becoming an FBI Special Agent in 1983, while working undercover. Operation Greylord is one of the FBI's most successful undercover investigations. Hake received the 1989 Louis E. Peters Award from the FBI and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI for his undercover work as a prosecutor. Host: Peter Elmer |
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Oct 11, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 12, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Oct 18, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Oct 19, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Oct 25, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Law Enforcement Update and Q&A
Nov 01, 2023
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Nov 01, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 08, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 09, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
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Nov 15, 2023 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM
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Nov 16, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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