| Sharing
Connections' Staff |
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| Sharing
Connections' Board |
| Thomas Hushek, President |
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Tom is a retired Regional Vice President from Nissan Motor Corporation. He currently serves on the Edward Hospital Patient Advisory Board, volunteers with the Naperville Heritage Society and is a consultant for small businesses with S. C. O. R. E. (Senior Core of Retired Executives) in the area of Sales and Marketing. He has been actively involved with Sharing Connections Furniture Bank since 2006 working with the Truck Crew. Tom joined the Board in February of 2009. |
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| Bob
Graham, Vice President |
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Bob
is a Senior Managing Director
for PPM America, Inc.
He has a BS in Finance
and Banking from Saint
Louis University as well
as his MBA from the Kellogg
School of Management at
Northwestern University.
Bob is Chairman of the Golf Committee. He
and his wife have been
involved in Sharing Connections
for many years. Bob joined
the Board in February
2005. |
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| Jenny
Stefani, Vice President |
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Jenny is the Sr. Mgr, Field Sales Support for OfficeMax. She earned
a MBA in Marketing from
Northern Kentucky University
before moving to Naperville
in 1993. She joined the
board in June 2006. Jenny spearheaded the fabulous 2008 Showcase Home Tour for Sharing Connections Furniture Bank. |
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| Dennis Webb, Vice President |
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| Tom
Hough, Treasurer |
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Tom
is currently retired. He served as Vice President
Strategic Initiatives
of International Truck
and Engine Corporation,
one of the world’s
largest truck and engine
manufacturers. He
received a B.S. degree
in accounting from the
University of Illinois
at Chicago in 1967 and
is a Certified Public
Accountant. Tom and his
wife have lived in Lisle
for many years and used
to drop donations off
at Leeanne's garage. Tom
joined the board in April
2004. |
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Kristyn Vaneekeren, Secretary |
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Kristyn began volunteering with Sharing Connections in February of 2006. She regularly donates her time assisting client families and has actively participated in various event committees. Kristyn has served on the St. Raphael Home and School Board as well as being a teacher’s aide for three years, has been co-chair of St. Raphael Autumn Ball and has participated with St. Raphael’s Transitional Housing Ministry. She has also served as the chair of Benet Academy Live Auction. She graduated from Roosevelt University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. Kristyn is a mother of three (Blake, Alyssa and Trevor) and currently lives in Naperville with husband Michael. |
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| Ralph
J. Blust |
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Ralph
is an Executive Vice President
for TriCity Brokerage,
the nations largest commercial
wholesale insurance brokerage.
He has been an active
volunteer since 2000 serving
on various event committees.
He served on the Park
& Recreation Board
in the Village of Riverside
and currently is on the
Endowment Board for the
Union Church of Hinsdale.
Ralph joined the board
in September of 2007.
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Brad Dannegger |
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Brad Dannegger is the vice president and partner of ARCO/Murray National Construction Company, Inc., a company that designs and builds commercial and light industrial facilities. These include warehouse distribution centers, light manufacturing, office and medical buildings throughout the United States and Canada. Brad began his involvement with Sharing Connections Furniture Bank in 2007, when he was a Golf Outing lunch sponsor, and has continued to be an active supporter. He lives in Wheaton with his wife, Bryn, and their three children. Brad joined the board in April 2009. |
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| John
Kaiser |
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John is a Certified Public Accountant and partner of Cray, Kaiser Ltd. He has a BSC in Accounting from DePaul University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He has served a number of not-for-profit boards and is Treasurer of the Oak Brook Rotary Club, John and his wife have been involved in Sharing Connections for many years. John joined the board in June 2004 and was President of the board for six years. |
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| Andy
Kindler |
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Andy
is Sr. Business Development Specialist of Corporate Strategies and Solutions, Inc. He has worked with
the Community Career Center
and Samaritan Interfaith
Hesed House, as well as
been on a number of nonprofit
boards. Andy is currently
serving on the Board for
the Naperville Area Chamber
of Commerce. Andy joined
the Sharing Connections
Board in October 2006. |
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| Dave
Ludwig |
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Dave
is retired from Uniq Digital
Technologies. He is an
original member of Sharing
Connections' steering
board. He volunteers at
the Center every week
running errands for Sharing
Connections, taking in
donations, calling Sharing
Connections’ clients,
and spreading the word
of Sharing Connections’
currently needed items.
Dave has a BA from Muskingum
College in Ohio and a
MBA from Purdue University. |
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| Leeanne
McGrath, Founder |
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Leeanne
founded Sharing Connections.
She has devoted her life
to her vision and works
tirelessly to achieve
her dream of building
a self-sustaining organization.
Leeanne has an extensive
network of contacts covering
a broad spectrum; from
social service agencies,
to churches, to schools
and beyond. She spends
a significant amount of
time out in the community
learning about needs and
communicating our message
and mission. Leeanne is
a Life Trustee. |
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| Joe Vrankin |
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Joe Vrankin is the CEO of TopGolf International, Inc. TopGolf is a golf entertainment company which has created a highly entertaining and new way to play a game of golf. There are currently seven TopGolf locations in the US and UK with more under development. Prior to joining TopGolf, Joe was with the Arena Football League where he served as the Chief Operating Officer. He has over 15 years of experience in leading young, high growth companies. Vrankin has an MBA from Northwestern University’s, Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University. |
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| Sharing
Connections' Advisory Board |
| Sean
Durkin |
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Sean
has been in the Banking
industry since 1993. Sean
joined Charter One Bank-Illinois
in December 2003 and works
in the Commercial Banking
area. Sean has recently
joined the Government
and Not-For-Profit Group
dedicated to serving the
Chicagoland area. Sean
is also a member of the
Board of Directors of
Indian Boundary YMCA,
as well as a member of
the Downers Grove Rotary
Club. From April 1997
until September 2003,
Sean served as Alderman
for the City of Darien.
Currently, he is the Liquor
Commissioner for the Village
of Downers Grove. Sean
joined the board in February
2006. |
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