About Us: Our Team: Board of Directors

Tom Beck

Present: VP, Information Technology, Grainger; VP, US Applications, Grainger; Village of Wadsworth Planning Commission

Past: VP & GM, Parts Division, Grainger

Sue Dye

Present: Career Coach, Career Management Center, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Deacon, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest

Past: SVP HR, Jones Lang LaSalle; Senior Associate, Booz Allen; Alumni Director, Lake Forest College

Lori Goldstein

Present: Employment Attorney & Owner, Law Office of Lori A. Goldstein; Board Member and Legal Counsel, Temple Jeremiah; Board Member, New Trier High School Board of Education; Board Member, North Suburban Special Education District (NSSED); Member, North Shore LAW (Lawyers Advisors Women)

Past: Attorney at Wildman Harrold; Attorney at Holleb & Coff

Charles Gurian

Present: Chief Human Resources Officer, Brinks Hofer Gilson and Lione

Past: Executive Director, Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C.; Office Manager, Duane Morris LLP

Patricia Hall

Present: Client Partner, North Line Search Partners

Past: Executive Recruiter, Global Life Sciences Practice, Heidrick and Struggles; Executive Search Consultant, Korn/Ferry International/Futurestep

Nancy Hensel

Present: VP, Merchandising, BLICK art materials

Past: Senior Product Manager, ULINE; President, The Popcorn Factory; National Buyer, Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Melissa Jensen

Present: Partner, Shoreline Homes LLC

Past: Director, Employee Development, Grainger; Program Development Manager, Grainger

Karen Longe – President

Present: President, Karen Longe & Associates

Past: Marketing Manager, Zebra Technologies; Program Manager, American Hospital Association

Dwight Mater – Treasurer

Present: Managing Director, Kinsale Capital Partners; Board Member, DSC Logistics Health Care Strategy Board

Past: Director, Business Development, Thomson Reuters; Director, Business Development, Ross Health Sciences; VP, Strategy and Business Development, Cardinal Health

Seth Palatnik

Present: Partner-In-Charge, Transaction Advisory Services at FGMK, LLC

Past: Managing Director, Willamette Management Associates; Partner, KPMG; Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group;

Neal Rubin

Present: President, Lifelong Learning Institute, National Louis University; VP and Secretary, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation’s Foundation

Past: Managing Director, Principle Systems Consulting; Consulting Services Manager, CIBER/TSG

Barbara Runyen

Present: Co-Founder & Owner, Executive Coaching Partners, LLC

Past: Managing Director and National Practice Leader, Jannotta Bray and Right Management: COO and VP Operations, Columbus-Cuneo-Cabrini Medical Center

Fred Seff

Present: Retired

Past: Associate Director, Astellas Pharma US; VP Administration, Rush North Shore Medical Center; Vice Chair, Lifelong Learning Institute of National Louis University

Ron Taylor – Secretary

Present: Retired

Past: Director, KPMG; Director, American Cancer Society; GM, Hollister, Incorporated; VP, Siemens Building Technologies