"More money does not buy more happiness. What brings you happiness and joy is impacting the world, helping someone else."
- Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods Inc.
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JULIE SMOLYANSKY ON PHILANTHROPY 
Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods Inc., participated in an interview with
Reuters. Julie shared her views on estate planning and philanthropy and discussed the values she would like to instill in her two daughters. "More money does not buy more happiness," Julie Smolyansky said. "What brings you happiness and joy is impacting the world, helping someone else."
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 ELIZABETH RICHTER FEATURED IN CHICAGO WOMAN
Elizabeth Richter, Founder and President of The Richter Group, and the newest President of the Guild of the Chicago History Museum, spoke with
Chicago Woman about the things that inspire her daily, and how her extensive background in communications is beneficial in numerous aspects of her life. She also shared why being a woman in her field matters.
"Gender does not determine how skilled one is in developing a communications strategy. A majority of practitioners in nonprofit communications (as opposed to corporate marketing) tend to be women. The most important characteristic of an effective communicator is to be a good listener. To the degree that women are conditioned to listen and respond to others' needs in our society, being female may be an advantage."
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INGREDION CEO ILENE GORDON ELECTED TO LOCKHEED MARTIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lockheed Martin's board just elected
Ilene Gordon, Ingredion chairman, President and CEO, as its newest director, effective immediately.
In addition to Ingredion and Lockheed Martin, Ilene is on the board of directors of International Paper. In the past, Ilene has served on the boards of five public companies, and she was the first female director at Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, United Stationers Inc., Outboard Marine Corporation, Sundstrand Corporation and Zenith Electronics.
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THE 5TH ANNUAL CHAMBERS DIVERSITY AWARDS
The 5th Annual Chambers Diversity Awards honors lawyers, law firms and corporate law departments for a range of diversity achievements in the legal profession. Chambers is the leading firm that ranks the world's best lawyers. The event in New York included a keynote by the Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, as well as numerous other pioneers in diversity in the law.
Carrie Hightman, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at NiSource Inc., was one of three finalists in the category of Gender Diversity Lawyer of the Year (In-House).
Susan Levy (General Counsel of Northern Trust) won for Corporate Social Responsibility Lawyer of the Year (In-House).
Andrea Kramer (partner at McDermott Will & Emery) was a finalist for Gender Diversity Lawyer of the Year (Private Practice).
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PERKINS+WILL HONORED BY INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATION
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) honored Perkins+Will (Eva Maddox) as the Best of Competition winner of the 43rd annual Interior Design Competition for its project, the Newell Rubbermaid Design Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The IIDA Interior Design Competition recognizes outstanding, innovative interior design/interior architecture projects that encourage new ideas and techniques in the design and furnishings of interior spaces. The Best of Competition winner was announced on Sunday, June 12 at COOL, the annual IIDA black-tie gala, which celebrates design excellence.
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 CBS 2 WAS NAMED CHICAGO MARKET STATION OF THE YEAR
From Marty Wilke, President, General Manager, CBS2 Chicago/WBBM-TV:
CBS 2 was named Chicago Market Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Association last week. We are humbled and thrilled for the honor. Below are the 8 station Silver Dome awards that contributed to our overall Chicago Market Station of the Year win!
1st Places:
- Best TV PSA - American Diabetes 'The Truth in 17 Seconds'
- Best Community Service Activity - 2015 Red Cross Disaster Relief Telethon
- Best TV Reporter - Jeremy Ross
- Best TV Station Self-Promotion - 'Differences'
- Best TV Hard News Story
2nd Places:
- Best TV Investigative Report - Oswego Road Commissioner
- Best TV Newscast - 11/4/15 10pm Newscast
3rd Place:
- Best TV Light Feature - 'A Silver Flash of Nostalgia'
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ILENE GORDON CO-CHAIRS THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON LATIN AMERICA
Ilene Gordon, Ingredion CEO, served as a co-chair of the World Economic Forum on Latin America, June 16 - 17 in Medellin, Colombia. The forum attracted more than 550 leaders from 40 countries, including the Presidents of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, Argentina, Maurico Macri, and Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina Sanchez. Representing business, government, civil society, academia and the media, participants engaged in high-level discussions on the opportunities and challenges facing the region.
Click here for a press conference with the co-chairs of the forum.
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 ANN DRAKE FEATURED IN KELLOGG MAGAZINE
Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics and founder of AWESOME (Achieving Women's Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management, and Education) is profiled in the "Brave Thinkers" section of the Spring Summer 2016 edition of
Kellogg magazine from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University as the "female icon of supply chain management."
Characterized in the profile's headline as "The long term visionary," Ann discusses how she wanted the company to succeed in the 21st century when, after earning an MBA from Kellogg in 1984, she crafted the reorganization plan that consolidated DSC Logistics into one entity and sent it on its way to becoming a leader in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
Ann remembers the tough job of convincing employees and customers to embrace the big changes, and then the first time a customer asked for DSC's help in growing their business. "I think he was very impressed with our team," she said.
As for developing women leaders in supply chain and continuing to find ways to keep DSC evolving, she said, "I've been going straight up a learning curve for the past 20 years, and the good news is, it hasn't stopped."
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 VICKY KALOGERA ON 'CHIRPS' GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE OBSERVATORY (LIGO) DETECTORS
Vicky Kalogera and Shane Larson recently discussed the two different 'chirps' detected by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors.
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ADELA CEPEDA ON JOINING A BOARD
Adela Cepeda, President of A.C. Advisory, Inc. served as panelist at the Alumni Society's 2016 Leadership Summit on June 23rd. The discussion focused recruitment practices and actionable steps for members looking to join a board of directors.
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 UNITED WAY'S ILLINOIS BUDGET SURVEY FINDINGS
This week, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (
Wendy DuBoe) released the results of its 4
th survey on the Illinois State Budget Impasse.
In the survey, more than half of safety net and mental health providers responded that they have been unable to meet the needs of clients for the past year. Survey respondents also indicated that the disruption in services will have long-term effects on the people they serve as extended waiting lists, the elimination of programs and triaging of clients mean more people are moving into crisis situations. To read the full results, click here...
And don't miss our TCN Roundtable on the Illinois Budget Impasse this coming Tuesday, June 28
th at 5:30 PM featuring United Way of Metropolitan Chicago President & CEO Wendy DuBoe!
Register here...
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NOMINATIONS FOR CHICAGO INNOVATION AWARDS
For the 15th annual year, the Chicago Innovation Awards will be celebrating the most innovative new products and services introduced in the Chicago region. Nominees and winners can cut across all industries, from large corporations to new start-ups, for-profit and non-profit, public and private sector, high tech and low tech. The key is innovation.
TCN encourages all of you who have developed a new product or service in the last 3 years to self-nominate for this year's awards. Nominations are free, and can be submitted via an online form at
www.chicagoinnovationawards.com. The deadline is July 31st.
This year's winners will be celebrated to 1500 business and civic leaders at the Chicago Innovation Awards on October 25th at the Harris Theater, covered in local and national media, invited to ring the NASDAQ Bell, invited to meet with the Mayor, Governor, Cook County President and more.
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