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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

In 2019, Glencoe interior designer MICHELE FRIGON founded Designerlink, a membership-based design community. What started as a few meetings a year of like-minded designers discussing trends and materials over coffee has grown into a community of more than 50 members who come together monthly for design collectives and social and educational events. The collectives feature

Ravinia Festival President and CEO JEFFREY P. HAYDON has been sharing his lifelong passion for music with communities nationwide for more than 25 years. Haydon has settled on the North Shore with his family, joining Ravinia in September 2020. Prior to taking his talents to the North Shore, Haydon began his career in music holding