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JANAÉ MEYER is a nonprofit professional with more than 20 years of experience in youth advocacy, education access, and high-quality out-of-school-time support. She currently serves as CEO of MetroSquash, an organization that combines academic support, competitive squash instruction, and enrichment opportunities to youth from 5th grade through college graduation. What does the idea of power

As partners with Davis Friedman LLP, JOY M. FEINBERG and JENNIFER S. TIER carry on a proud tradition of insightful advocacy in family law that began at Davis Friedman in 1946. Feinberg and Tier joined Davis Friedman’s team of intelligent, seasoned, and leading divorce lawyers, bringing their thoughtful and creative resolution-oriented approach to their clientele.

When JOALIDA SMIT moved to Lake Forest with her family in early 2020, she brought years of experience as a Pediatric Neuropsychologist in South Africa and the U.K. Months of pandemic isolation sent her to the canvas to paint, resulting in a debut exhibition at The Gallery in Lake Forest and the launch of Joalida

JESSICA MARGOT, owner of Jessica Margot Design, approaches her interior design projects like an artist stepping up to a canvas. Each living environment she creates is truly one of a kind—the result of a collaborative endeavor that customizes each space to match her client’s personality, taste, and lifestyle. Margot, who launched her high-end, boutique residential

Pennyworth Projects LLC is a boutique firm that connects executives and principals with the right support for their offices and homes. With co-founder JULIA HUDSON at the helm as Chief Executive Officer and fellow co-founder LISA CASSON serving as Chief Operating Officer, there is little this duo can’t accomplish. Both have previous experience in private

JODY DICKSTEIN with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate is known as the “Luxury Home Lister,” not only for the homes she lists but by giving her clients the service they are accustomed to. She specializes in homes ranging from $500,000 to $10 million and has cultivated expertise on the North Shore. She has the ability