SHEDD AQUARIUM TO BRING NEW TRAVELING AQUARIUM TO CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS
This summer, the
Shedd Aquarium (
Bridget Coughlin)
will bring a traveling freshwater aquarium to Altgeld Gardens, a Chicago Housing Authority residence on the Far South Side. With the Shedd's 100th anniversary approaching in 2030, this project is meant to increase the aquarium's visibility in areas it has traditionally underserved.
"How you engage with people is no longer a space-based single location. That is the entire overlay of this strategic vision," said Bridget Coughlin, CEO, Shedd Aquarium.
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CRAIN'S DIRECTORY OF CHICAGO-FOCUSED NONPROFITS
Crain's has just published a directory of the most prominent Chicago-focused nonprofits. The alphabetical directory lists 25 nonprofits primarily doing work in the Chicago area.
The list includes revenue, expenses and assets, percentage of expenses spent on service programs, top executives and mission statements.
The following member nonprofits were included:
- Adler Planetarium (Michelle B. Larson)
- Art Institute of Chicago (Susanne Ghez, Sarah Guernsey, Zoe Ryan)
- Chicago Horticultural Society (Jean M. Franczyk)
- Greater Chicago Food Depository (Kate Maehr)
- Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights (Evelyn Diaz)
- Museum of Contemporary Art (Madeleine Grynsztejn)
- Ounce of Prevention Fund (Diana M. Rauner)
- Shedd Aquarium Society (Bridget Coughlin)
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 UCHICAGO MEDICINE TREATS 274 ADULT TRAUMA PATIENTS IN FIRST MONTH
UChicago Medicine cared for 274 adult trauma patients during its first four weeks as a Level 1 trauma center, an average of nine patients a day.
"We look forward to continuing to build on the lessons learned in our first month. And we thank everyone involved for their excellent work in expanding trauma care to the community," said
Sharon O'Keefe
, President, University of Chicago Medical Center.
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CLIENTS OF THE NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER FEATURED ON CNN'S ANDERSON COOPER 360°
National Immigrant Justice Center (Mary Meg McCarthy) clients
Olga and Marbel, mothers who were separated from their young children when they arrived at the U.S. border seeking safety, courageously shared their stories on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360°
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The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) represents the women and the piece also feature's NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy.
Watch the interview.
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SHELI Z. ROSENBERG NAMED GALA HONOREE AT THE GOLDIE GALA 2018
Sheli Z. Rosenberg, Former President, CEO, Vice Chair, Equity Group Investment, LLC, will be honored as the Goldie Gala 2018 honoree. She has had a 45-year career as a Chicago lawyer, served on 20 corporate public boards, was the first woman to lead the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and is also the co-founder of The Chicago Network!
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If you would like to attend the gala to honor Sheli and join hundreds of industry professionals,
click here.
Thursday, September 13
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Wintrust Grand Banking Hall
231 S LaSalle St #0100s
Chicago, IL 60604
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 CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM HONORS JUSTICE ANNE M. BURKE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
The Chicago History Museum has selected
Anne M. Burke,
Illinois Supreme Court Justice, as the recipient of its annual award for outstanding public service contributions to the City of Chicago.
Anne, who founded the Special Olympics as a young Chicago Park District instructor 50 years ago, will be presented with the Jane Addams Making History Award for Distinction in Public Service at 6 p.m. on June 6 at the Museum's 24th Annual Making History Awards event at the Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place.
Since Burke organized the first games at Soldier Field in 1968, the Special Olympics has evolved into the world's largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities - involving 4.7 million athletes in 172 countries and millions of volunteers. The organization will celebrate its 50th anniversary this July in Chicago, with Anne playing a pivotal role in the ceremonies.
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TERI ARVESU RECEIVES MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARD AT LATINA EXPO 2018
Teri Arvesu, VP & Director of Content,
Univision Chicago, received the Media Excellence award at the LatinaExpo this past weekend.
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MELLODY HOBSON TO BECOME VICE CHAIR AT STARBUCKS
Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments, will become Vice Chair at Starbucks when longtime Chairman Howard Schultz steps down at the end of the month.
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ANGELA V. OLINTO APPOINTED DEAN OF THE DIVISION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Angela V. Olinto, Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Enrico Fermi Institute, and the University of Chicago, has been appointed Dean of the Division of the Physical Sciences, effective July 1, 2018. Angela's appointment was informed by the recommendations of an elected committee of faculty in the Division of the Physical Sciences.
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 ALICE PETERSON NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT CURADUX, INC.
Curadux Inc, a leading provider of new healthcare decision guidance services, is pleased to announce that
Alice M. Peterson, CEO, The Loretto Group, has been named its Chief Operating Officer.
Alice joins the executive leadership at Curadux to drive implementation and results as Curadux continues to build out its customer base and invest in future growth. She will oversee technology, product development and delivery, client management, as well as finance and other administrative functions.
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KATHRYN SULLIVAN TO RETIRE IN EARLY AUGUST
Kathryn Sullivan, CEO, Employer & Individual Local Markets, UnitedHealthcare, will retire in August after a 40-year career in health care. During her decade at UnitedHealthcare, Kathryn was instrumental in developing the DRIVE Model, helping to enhance local market focus and empowering local teams. She also was very involved with company culture and helped launch Our United Culture journey.
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 CAROLE BROWN MODERATES CRAIN'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BREAKFAST
Carole Brown
, CFO, City of Chicago, moderated the
Crain's
invite-only Chief Financial Officer breakfast on Wednesday, June 6 at
The Chicago Club. The
panel session consisted of five CFOs who discussed the challenges they face in a time of political, societal and economic upheaval.
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TRINA GORDEN ON BOYDEN'S EXPANSION TO HUNGARY
Executive search consultants are seeing an increase in hiring mandates from around the world. To meet demand, they continue to develop new practices, hire recruiters and open more locations. Among them, Boyden has relaunched its Budapest operations with the addition of Judit Szalóky Tóth as a partner in Hungary. Boyden plans additional expansion in Budapest to meet market demands in coming months.
"Judit brings an impressive track record that will be valuable for our global consumer & retail, healthcare & life sciences and technology practices. She is well-known throughout Hungary and Eastern Europe as a management expert and standout consultant in markets where Boyden is already a premium service provider," said
Trina Gordon, President and CEO, Boyden.
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ANGELA OLINTO AMONG RESEARCHERS TO DETECT PARTICLES FROM DEEP SPACE ON NASA BALLOON MISSION
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is part of a team of scientists and NASA engineers, led by Dr.
Angela Olinto, Professor, University of Chicago, that
has been awarded NASA funding as part of a large, five-year-long U.S. collaboration to fly an ultra-long duration balloon mission with three innovative ultra-sensitive telescopes to sense cosmic rays and neutrinos coming from deep space.
Planned for launch in 2022, the second-generation Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon (EUSO-SPB2) is a major step toward a planned mission to send a probe to space.
"This program will help us solve the great mystery of where in the universe these highly energetic particles are coming from, and how they could possibly be made," said Angela Olinto.
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LESLIE HINDMAN AUCTIONEERS NAMES NEW CEO
Leslie Hindman, CEO, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, has named a new CEO, Thomas Galbraith, in order to step back to serve as chair of the board.
"We are extremely excited to have Thomas join us as CEO. With his experience at the cross section of technology and art, and his reputation as a thought leader in the industry, we are poised for future expansion," said Leslie Hindman.
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 RUTH ANN GILLIS AT WOMEN FOR ECONOMIC & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
On June 7th,
Ruth Ann Gillis, Former EVP, CAO, Exelon Corporation, presented at the annual Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD) leadership conference in Columbus, Ohio. It was a sold-out, signature event attended by over 475 executives.
Ruth Ann was among five
highly experienced board directors that served as panelists and shared
personal stories around the path to board service and serving as a board director.
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ANNA RAPPAPORT IN RECENT SOCIETY OF ACTUARIES' ESSAY COLLECTION
Anna Rappaport coauthored two essays, published in June 2018, on phased retirement from the employer and the public policy perspective.
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 LEADERSHIP GREATER CHICAGO (LGC) ANNOUNCES 2019 CLASS OF FELLOWS
Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) (
Maria Wynne) announced its 2019 Class of LGC Fellows. This select group of 40 accomplished and diverse individuals represents a cross-section of professionals from the corporate, nonprofit, government, and education sectors. They share the organization's mission to effect transformative change in the community, and join a 35-year legacy of building and strengthening the pipeline of civic leaders who will lead the future of Chicago. To see the list visit,
click here!
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CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR BLACK WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COHORT
Chicago Foundation for Women (K. Sujata) is now accepting applications for Willie's Warriors, a leadership development cohort for Black women in the Chicago region. Willie's Warriors elevates the leadership of Black women across the Chicago region, creating a pipeline and network of Black women leaders committed to equity and justice in Chicago. Warriors will gain a better sense of themselves as leaders and how best to sustain themselves while moving their communities forward, while building strategies for systems change, economic empowerment, communications and building alliances. Willie's Warriors is supported by the estate of the Reverend Willie "The Little Warrior" Taplin Barrow, in partnership with the African American Legacy (AAL) at the Chicago Community Trust. Applications for the inaugural cohort of Willie's Warriors are now open and are due
Monday, July 2, at 8:00 a.m. CDT
. Learn more and apply at
https://www.cfw.org/willies-warriors
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OPPORTUNITY FROM CHICAGO INNOVATION: WOMEN MENTORING CO-OP
Do you know any young women who are interested in finding a mentor? Applications for the Chicago Innovation Women Mentoring Co-op close Friday, June 8th! Many TCN members are participating as mentors in the co-op. If you're interested in passing the application information to someone you know, click here.
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