Board of Directors FY 2010-11
Officers
Herb Wander, President, Attorney, Katten Muchin Roseman
Susan Ruder, First Vice President, United Way of Highland Park/Highwood, President Emeritus
Phil Kurschner, Second Vice President, Vice President Personal Trust Administration, Northern Trust

Sari Montgomery, Secretary, Attorney, Faculty, School of Law, Loyola University Chicago
Eric Ephraim, Treasurer, Director of Accounting, The PrivateBank Corp. Inc.
Andrea Kressmann, Executive Director

Barbara Haley, Associate Director

Amy Zisook, Development Director

Agency Representatives
Jean Wallace-Baker, Ex. Director, HP Community Nursery School & Day Care Center
Pam Feinberg, Ex. Director, Tri-Con Day Care Center
Jordan Friedman, Ex. Director, Family Network
Jane Talesnick, Coordinator, HP/HW Home Care Association
Robert Wolf, Ex. Director, Family Service

Community Members

Robert S. Baizer, Baizer Kolar & Lewis, P.C.
P. Bryn Benson, Visual Communications, Lake Forest College
Gail Feiger Brown, United Way North shore/Highland Park-Highwood Welfare Council

AJ Chalom, Board Member HP Community Nursery School and Day Care Center

Katie Cohen, Community Volunteer
Janet Freed, Highland Park-Highwood Home Child Care Association, Board of Directors

Maureen Hager, Former NSSD 112 Superintendent
Edith Kaye, United Way of Highland Park-Highwood, President Emeritus

William Kaufman, Retired Business Executive

Emilie Matz, IT Specialist

Claribel Puello, Community Volunteer

Victoria Ratnaswamy, Community Leader

Jane Rich, Recruiting Director, Public Strategies, Inc.
Donald Schindel, Retired Attorney
Jane Shapira, Community Leader
Marilyn Straus, Ravinia Nursery School, Director Emeritus
Karen Wander, Community Volunteer

Roberta Wexler, Coordinator JUF Right Start Program

Ex. Officio Member

Anne Flanigan Bassi, Lake County Board

David Behlow, Superintendent NSSD 112

Susan Garrett, State Senator
Ellen Gussin, Moraine Township
Greg Kurr, NSSD 112

Karen May, State Representative
Liza McElroy, Director, Park District of Highland Park

Nancy Rotering, City Council, Highland Park

Honorary Board Member

Michael Belsky, Mayor of Highland Park

Barbara T. Bowman, Professor and Past President, Erickson Institute, chief Early Childhood Education Officer, Chicago Public Schools

Jane Colman, Community Volunteer

Dolores Kohl Kaplan, Founder Kohl Children's Museum, President & CEO, Dolores Kohl Education Foundation

Sophia Siskel, President and CEO, Chicago Botanic Garden

Bernice Weissbourd, Founder, Family Focus

Consultants
Holabird & Root, Architects
Illinois Facilities Fund, Project Management Consultation
Cheryl Rohlfs & Associates
JB Interaction, New Media Design

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Community Circle                        Building Today For A Strong Tomorrow
The Community Family Center is appreciative to all who have generously supported our efforts while we have been a work in progress and look forward to your continued support.

Member Agencies
Family Network
Family Service: Education, Prevention & Counseling
Tri-Con Child Care Center
Highland Park Community Nursery School & Day Care Center
Highland Park/Highwood Home Childcare Association

CIRCLE OF GIVING

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Friends of CFC

Foundations

Ephraim Family Foundation
Freund Family Foundation
Gemini Foundation
Harken Foundation

Highland Park Community Foundation
I & G Charitable Foundation

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Kaplan Family Foundation
Marshall Frankel Foundation
Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation

MB Charitable Foundation
Minor Family Foundation

Roger O. Brown Revocable Trust
Peter & Stephanie Nolan Fund
Trillium Foundation

Business

BlackRock Financial Management. Inc.
Holabird & Root
Charitable Foundation of MB Financial
Mesirow Financial
Midwest Bank

State & Local Government
Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission
City of Highland Park - Lease of the Karger Site
Moraine Township

County of Lake

Organizations/Agencies
Child Care Coalition of Lake County

Family Network

Family Service: Prevention, Education, Counseling, NPO
Highland Park Community Nursery School and Day Care Center

Highland Park/Highwood Home Child Care Association

Tri-Con Child Care Center

In-Kind Contributors
Anne Flanigan Bassi

P. Bryn Benson
Jane Boutet
Gail Feiger Brown
Angie Coppi
Foley & Lardner Attorneys
Barbara Haley
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Bill Kaufman
Daniel Kaufman

Jeff Kressmann
Betsy Lazerow
Moraine Township Democratic Party
Pedro Moreno
Northern Trust
Susan Ruder
Slattery Design Group
Tom Stone
Jean Wallace-Baker
Herb & Karen Wander

There are many ways to contribute. Your time and expertise are vital to the CFC.

Please contact our office at 847-433-5846 to discuss opportunities.
Thank You!

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