Rev Matt Conrad and Raman Grover Classification Talks 2-3-15
Posted by Al Anile
Rotary Members Rev. Mat Conrad and Raman Grover did their Classification Talk at our weekly meeting of February 3,2015.
Rev. Matt Conrad is the pastor of St Paul Lutheran Church in Skokie. He's been there 6 years and has actively been working to help the church engage the community. One of the congregation's more recent endeavors has been starting a clothing closet that serves the communities of Niles, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, and Skokie.
Matt has been married 11 years to his beautiful wife, Danelle. Danelle is an oncology nurse and works for a doctor in Skokie. They have 3 children: Nathan (7), Mya (5), and Isaiah (2). Most of their free time is spent with the children, making sure everyone stays out of trouble and no one gets hurt. The Conrads enjoy the many restaurants offered in Chicago and try their hand at cooking as well. Right now most of their travels involve visiting parents in either southern California or the Washington DC area.
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Raman has owned two hospitality supplies companies for the past 25 years, one is located in Skokie and the other in India. The company in Skokie caters to restaurants and hotels, and the one in India specializes in marketing and sales to 3, 4 and 5 stars international hotel chains. “The most rewarding part of my business” Raman said “is that I get to travel extensively around the world, see some of the finest hotels, production facilities and exhibitions, and meet a lot of interesting people”. Before getting in the hospitality supplies business, Raman was a financial planner.
Raman has been married to his wife Polly (presently a bank manager) for the past 30 years, and they have two beautiful daughters, Stuti and Shreya both Loyola College Graduates. Stuti is a successful CPA in downtown Chicago, and her younger sister Shreya has recently embarked in her dad’s footsteps.
Raman has been a Rotarian since 1988, twice club president in India and the United States, very active in Rotary District 6440 in the capacity of assistant governor, membership chair and presently "End Polio Now" chair. He enjoys cooking, traveling and meeting Rotarians in the US and around the world.