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CLOTHILDE EWING is a seasoned communicator with a background in journalism at CBS News, producing for The Oprah Winfrey Show, working in politics, and serving as VP of Strategic Communications at The Chicago Community Trust. She was inspired to start writing children’s books after reading a New York Times opinion piece by Denene Millner, titled

With 30 years of experience in both commercial and luxury residential real estate, LORI NIEMAN brings a very different strategic approach to the real estate process. “Negotiating skills and creativity are imperative in this business,” explains Nieman, a broker with @properties Christies International Real Estate and the John R.Wood Christies office in Naples, Florida. “My

As one of 10 children who was raised by two parents who “sacrificed everything for their family,” JACQUELINE JURICA grew up with a good ethic, surrounded by love. “I have been in the jewelry business since I was 15 years old—starting out in a shop learning how to do jewelry repairs and engraving,” says Jurica,

DR. ANAT ASZODI LANSKY received two bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and psychology at Indiana University before earning her medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and brings more than 20 years of experience in Internal Medicine to her patients.

DR. JANA MECHUROVA received her medical degree from Komenskeho University in Bratislava, Slovakia, and completed her residency in John H. Stroger Hospital in Chicago. She worked as an Assistant Program Director at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago—teaching and supervising residents and providing primary care services to underserved patient populations. Later, Dr. Mechurova accepted a primary

SARAH ELDER LYONS a broker with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate in Winnetka, loves selling real estate on the North Shore because she believes in the community where she raised her own family. Heading into her 20th year in real estate, she has achieved almost every accolade possible, including being recognized as one of The