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March 10, 2017

TCN'S VISION STATEMENT

As the preeminent organization for Chicago's leading professional women, we are compelled to:

Connect with each other for professional & personal growth
Advance our civic, business & philanthropic communities
Inspire & support the next generation of leaders

TCN Members in the News

ILENE GORDON JOINS THE 30% CLUB

Ilene Gordon, Chairman, President & CEO of Ingredion Incorporated, has joined the U.S. chapter of the 30% Club, a group of business leaders committed to better gender balance on corporate boards and at all levels of their organizations. "I'm an advocate for board diversity. Directors with diverse backgrounds and experiences provide a wide range of perspectives, which helps drive a company to increase shareholder value," said Ilene Gordon. Read more...

MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM ON ANGER, TRUST AND FORGIVENESS

Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, wrote an op-ed in ABC Religion and Ethics on the ethics of intimate relationships. Read more...

THE NEW DIVERSITY FRONTIER

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago President and CEO Marcia Bristo was featured in a Crains article about Access Living's push to make disability a part of the diversity conversation by creating pipelines that will help nonprofits and other public-sector groups identify new board members. People with disabilities account for about 2% of board members at nonprofits. Read more...

THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

Fortune released its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For and the following Network member companies were included:

Accenture (Laura Gurski)
AT&T (Cathy Martine-Dolecki)
Deloitte (Deborah DeHaas, Janet Foutty and Stacy Janiak)
EY (Kelly Grier and Kath Carter)
Goldman Sachs (Tracey Benford)
Google (Karen Sauder)
Hyatt (Maryam Banikarim and Rena Reiss)
KPMG (Kathy H. Hannan)
PwC (Julie Harmon and Brittney Saks)

DEBORAH BOWEN AND DEBRA CAFARO AMONG TOP 25 HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES

Modern Healthcare released its list of the top 25 Women in Healthcare and Deborah Bowen, President & CEO of American College of Healthcare Executives, and Debra Cafaro, Chairman & CEO of Ventas, Inc., were included. The biennial list was complied from more than 150 nominates. The women will be honored on July 19 in Nashville at the Women Leaders in Healthcare conference. Read more...

MARION CAMEON ON LYRIC OPERA'S 2017-2018 SEASON

Marion Cameron, CEO of Sipi Metals and Lyric Opera board member, was quoted in a Crain's article about the Lyric Opera's 2017-2018 season, which will feature a first-ever collaboration with Joffrey Ballet, as it looks to tap new audiences. Read more...

ROHINI DEY ON SHATTERING THE "GASTRO-CEILING" AND A DAY WITHOUT A WOMAN

Rohini Dey was featured in a Martha Stewart article that examines why there aren't more female chefs in restaurants. "The gastro-ceiling," said Rohini Dey, the Chicago-based restauranteur of Vermilion and James Beard Foundation trustee who coined the term. "The restaurant industry is built to be intrinsically male-dominated. For a supposedly female domain, the numbers are still dismal!" Read more...

Rohini also spoke to the Boston Globe and was featured in the article What does 'A Day Without a Woman' mean for restaurants?.

"As a chef, unless you learn to own all stations and can speak the language of commerce - costs, human resources, inventory, scheduling - you will never get to lead the kitchen," Rohini Dey told the Boston Globe . "This financial literacy is even more invaluable for women aspiring to be restaurateurs, an unfortunate rarity." Read more...

ADLER PLANETARIUM ANNOUNCES NEW SKY SHOW EXPERIENCE

The Adler Planetarium (Michelle B. Larson) has announced its one-of-a-kind sky show experience just got even more spectacular thanks to a very generous gift from the Grainger Foundation. Just in time for Spring Break, guests will view sky shows including the latest show, Planet Nine, like never before thanks to new projectors and software that provide brighter, crisper, and more colorful images. Read more...

Awards

KAREN CASE TO BE HONORED WITH CATALYST AWARD

Karen Case, President and Executive Managing Director, CRE, The PrivateBank, will receive the Catalyst Award at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Foundation (Lynn J. Osmond) Gala, "No Small Plans," which will take place on Thursday, April 6 at Morgan MFG in the West Loop. Proceeds from the Gala will benefit CAF's education initiatives for Chicago students. Gina Berndt, Lori T. Healey, Carrie J. Hightman and Nila Leiserowitz serve on the Chicago Architecture board of trustees. Read more...

R-BARC'S CHICAGO RIVERWALK, PHASE II RECEIVES AWARD

Ross Barney Architects (Carol R. Barney) was honored with AIA Chicago 2016 Distinguished Building Award for its Chicago Riverwalk, Phase II project.

Announcements

CAROL BERNICK TO KEYNOTE "WOMEN MAKING WAVES" PROGRAM AT TULANE UNIVERSITY

Board of Tulane member Carol Bernick, a 1974 Newcomb College graduate, is the keynote speaker at this year's "Women Making Waves" event on Saturday, March 11. The conference, titled "How Women Lead," will take place on Tulane's uptown campus with a goal to motivate women to aspire to leadership positions in the workplace and in their community. Read more...

SYLVIA PUENTE ON POLITICAL REFORM

At a program hosted by the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform in Chicago, Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of Latino Policy Forum, served on a panel of policy experts that discussed the Trump administration's effect on Illinois.

ROHINI DEY JOINS MOTOROLA MOBILITY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PANEL

Rohini Dey joined a panel of local leaders at Motorola Mobility's International Women's Day program on March 8th, which brought over 300 attendees. Members of the panel shared their stories of being bold for change to empower and advance women in their communities and organizations.