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The city’s most beloved champion of the arts, 3Arts Executive Director ESTHER GRIMM, has dedicated her life’s work to uplifting Chicago artists. A master fundraiser, Grimm grew up in Evanston and attended Lake Forest College. With a career-long focus in philanthropy, museum education, and life coaching, Grimm is a bright light who inspires others to

LISA KINZELBERG hopes her paintings take you on a journey. “Art is spiritual … it brings us together,” she says. “It can transport you out of the day-to-day and toward our shared human experiences.” Specifically, the Winnetka artist wants her abstract work to reveal a quiet yet powerful energy, the mystery and profundity of consciousness—and

When it comes to understanding the how, what, or why of Chicago weather, just ask Highland Park resident MARIA PONTICIELLO, who spends a good part of her day analyzing the atmosphere. Ponticiello was born, spent half of her life, and initially started her on-air career in Mexico City. Moving to Highland Park after meeting her

PAUL REAUMOND spent the first 12 years of his professional career focused solely on getting to the top of the Chicago commercial real estate word becoming the youngest Vice Chairman at CBRE, the largest commercial real estate firm in the world. Representing some of the fastest growing and disruptive companies in the world including Uber,

ELAINA VAZQUEZ is the owner of Towne & Oak, a café and private event space located in the Hubbard Woods district of Winnetka. Classically French trained, she previously cooked at various restaurants in the country, including the 3 Michelin Star Joël Robuchon at the Mansion in Las Vegas. In 2008, she started her catering company,

LISA BULZONI, M.Ed, was recently promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer at Reading Power Inc. The organization provides one-to one high-dosage literacy tutoring for prekindergarten through second grade children in North Chicago, Waukegan, and Zion. With more than 25 years of experience in education, Bulzoni has proven herself a highly capable leader, having