Shore vs. City

SHORE VS. CITY: LEEN GUNDOGDU

Leen Gundogdu is the founder and designer of KIVANCI, a luxury fashion brand known for bold custom designs and one-of-a-kind ready-to-wear pieces. With a multicultural background and a strong foundation in business and hospitality, Gundogdu brings a unique perspective to design. Featured in People magazine and on WGN News, her pieces embody individuality, confidence, and

SHORE VS. CITY: KELSEY POEHLMANN

After graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Arizona, Lake Forest native KELSEY POELMANN returned to Chicago in 2011 to build a career in the marketing industry. Her experience spans a wide range of roles across small and mid-sized agencies as well as large corporate marketing departments. In 2021, she and her husband,

SHORE VS. CITY: ONA VILLIER

ONA VILLIER, originally from the Mediterranean island of Menorca, Spain, moved to New York City at 14. After completing her academic design studies, she began her career in fashion advertising in Manhattan. Her journey took another turn when her husband, a native Tuscan whom she met while living in Barcelona, was appointed as a professor

SHORE VS. CITY: LYNNE HEMMER

Kenilworth’s LYNNE HEMMER, President of the Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, plays a key role in local philanthropy. A Northwestern University alum, her deep family ties to the university include her parents, brother, and extended family, with connections to Northwestern’s Passavant School of Nursing and Feinberg School of Medicine. Hemmer, a lifelong North Shore

COUNTRY VS. TOWN: GABRIELA GARCIA

GABRIELA GARCIA spent her early childhood in Lincoln Park before moving to Lubbock, Texas, where her dad worked as a civil engineer. Her mom used that time to attend Texas Tech to earn her law degree. Eventually, they moved back to the Chicagoland area. Gabriela grew up with a love of reading, writing, and music.

SHORE VS. CITY: EMMA MCKEE

EMMA MCKEE is the Director of Mariane Ibrahim, a contemporary art gallery with a strong focus on emerging artists from the African Diaspora. Founded in 2012 by Somali French art dealer Mariane Ibrahim, the gallery ﬁrst opened in Seattle before relocating to Chicago’s West Town neighborhood in 2019. It later expanded to Paris in 2021

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