• What was or is your career?
For about 20 years I worked for various large, commercial real estate developers. For the last 9 years I've worked for GLC Custom Media, a small Nothbrook company that creates newsletters, journals, and magazines for corporations and associations.
• What is your favorite book?
favorite non-fiction:
Human Action, by Ludwig von Mises. An economics treatise that lays out the foundation of free-market economics.
favorite fiction:
And Ladies of the Club, Helen Hooven Santmeyer
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
I read a lot of history and biographies. My recent favorites are:
Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
Stones into Schools, by Greg Mortenson
• What are your hobbies?
reading, walking, Rotary, genealogy
• What do most people NOT know about me?
I play classical piano
• Who was your sponsor?
John Glasgow, John Wertymer, John
• How do you pitch Rotary?
with excitement and enthusiasm
• What is your most memorable experience in Rotary?
meeting the goals set for my first holiday fundraiser
• Were you exposed to Rotary as a child?
My father was a founding member of the Lake Forest club in 1960. I remember his club as being very much like ours - dynamic, gregarious, and fun - with lots of teasing.