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Partners of the Illinois Leadership Center

It is with the support of our generous donors and corporate sponsors the Illinois Leadership Center can offer the Imprint Program and other leadership programs to Illinois students at no cost. We thank them for their generosity and support of leadership at Illinois.

Corporate Sponsors:

Individual Donors

Tony Petullo

John Graf

Richard Cavenaugh

John & Leeann Moss Tracy Glancy

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Illinois Philosophy of Leadership

Leaders are individuals who work with others to create positive change. Leadership can be prac-ticed by anyone interested in making a contribu-tion, regardless of formal authority or position. Leadership development begins with self-knowledge—understanding one’s passions, mo-tivations, strengths, limits, and personal val-ues. Leaders are committed to continual self-discovery, reflection, and learning. Learning to work with others is essential, since leadership never happens alone. Leadership is exercised as members of teams, business, civic, and community organizations, and as global citizens. Leaders recognize and value the multitude of voices, opinions, experi-ences, and identities in our workplaces and communities, and as leaders, we work to pro-mote greater inclusivity and respect. At the University of Illinois, students learn and practice leadership in their academic course-work and out of classroom activities.

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Colleen taught and coached for four years in Dade County, FL. Colleen worked in the field of Dentistry for ten years gaining certification in radiology & expanded duties from the state of Florida. She then earned a Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy in 1993 and worked in the medical field for two years. In 1994, she & Ken Braid founded The J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation in memory of their son. After twenty years, Colleen has created JKB Experiential Education Foundation to continue Kyle’s memory and legacy. She is currently the CEO & Executive Director and is a certified ROPES course facilitator. She was presented the Brevard County Citizen of the Year Award in 2002 by Florida Today and the University of Illinois Alumni Association Humanitarian Award in May of 2007. She is currently a Rotarian in Las Vegas, was presented Rotarian of the Year Award in 2013/2014 from her club, and is a Paul Harris Fellow.

Keynote: Colleen Malany College of Applied Health Sciences Physical Education, 1974 Founder/Executive Director of the JKB Experiential

Education Foundation

Lead Facilitator: Heather Horn College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Speech Communication, 2001

School of Labor and Employment Relations

Master of Human Resources & Industrial

Relationships, 2003

Assistant Director, Academic Labor and Employee Relations, University

of Illinois

Heather serves as a chief negotiator for many of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus labor agreements. Her passion for the field evolved while pursuing a Master’s degree through the School of Labor & Employee Relations from the University of Illinois. She has worked in this field for nearly ten years, as well as presenting in the leadership field. Heather enjoys providing mentorship to young students and athletes alike as she played as a setter for the University of Illinois' Varsity Volleyball team. In addition to her full-time work, Heather enjoys coaching, being a wife and mother, and playing sports.

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Mike’s passion for writing was launched when he served as the editor in chief for The Daily Illini. This passion stayed with him through twenty-five years of government and corporate work. During that part of his career, Mike’s roles included serving as press secretary and Washington, D.C. director for a Congressman from Illinois and as vice president responsible for communications, investor relations, global brand and sustainable development at a leading worldwide sustainability services company. In recent years, Mike has interspersed publishing four books with occasional writing for outlets that include The Huffington Post. His books include Suicide Escape, a novella/memoir exploring teen depression, and Doing Unto Others, a future-based thriller testing Golden Rule principles against unfortunately imaginable evils. Mike serves on the Morton Arboretum Advisory Board, mentors at 360 Youth Services and co-chairs the Lived Experience Committee for a mental health group.

Mike Bushman College of Media Journalism, 1986

Author

Michael Brunetto College of Engineering General Engineering and Engineering Administration, 1977 Senior Manager, Special Projects Construction, Panera

In 1980, Mike Brunetto was accepted into the Olin Graduate School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned his MBA in 1984. Prior to his current job with Panera, Mike spent four years with ARCO National Construction – Beverage Group, as its Director of Business Development. Prior to that, Mike worked in engineering, sales and marketing, and wholesale operations for Anheuser-Busch (now Anheuser-Busch InBev), the world’s largest brewer. Mike is past president of the ISE Alumni Board, and has sponsored four ISE Senior Design Project Teams. He is a recipient of the General Engineering Distinguished Service Award, the Gamma Epsilon Distinguished Alumni Award, and the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s Loyalty Award. He is a frequent speaker on campus, having addressed ISGE, SWE, SHBE, SITES, and the Society of Engineering Councils.

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Ashton Clark College of Business Accountancy, 2010 Internal IT Consultant, MillerCoors/Tenth & Blake

Ashton is an information technology (IT) professional, real estate

investor and nationally award-winning entrepreneur and motivational

speaker who started his first successful business at the age of

thirteen. Ashton has an exciting career in beer, working in the Chicago

headquarters for MillerCoors as an internal IT Consultant for their

revenue management and marketing functions, as well as Tenth and

Blake, the company’s Craft and Import division. Prior to MillerCoors,

Ashton worked at Accenture as an IT Strategy and Transformation

Analyst. Ashton is currently a graduate student at the Kellogg School of

Management (Northwestern University) part-time MBA program where

he is studying marketing, strategy and operations.

Ryan Clark graduated from the College of Business and Engineering. He received a B.S. in Accountancy, and a minor in Technology and Management. Currently, Ryan works for K2 as a Pre-Sales Technical Specialist and is a member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago where he dedicates time every month to being a positive role model for local youth. In addition, Ryan runs 24/7Mixtapes.com a mixtape platform that aims to bring inner city youth off the streets through music-based incentive programs.

Ryan Clark College of Business Accountancy, 2010 Pre-Sales Technical Specialist, K2

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Kristina Colbert College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Economics and Political Science, 2010 Executive, State of Illinois

Kristina Colbert is an Executive with the State of Illinois, where she specializes in Grants Administration and Performance Management. Kristina is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and is currently studying for the CPA exam. Kristina earned her Illinois Leadership Certificate in 2010 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science. She will be completing her Master’s degree in Accountancy this May.

Tim Crowley, a Chicago native and U of I alum, is a retired Hospital

Executive with thirty-seven years of experience leading hospitals ranging

in size from small rural to large urban. He is a married father of two and

grandfather of five. Tim and his wife live in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio,

and he is working towards an encore career as a hospice chaplain. He

spent much of his career serving as a mentor to students in health

administration, and remains a member of the volunteer faculty at the

University of Cincinnati MHA Program. He serves on community boards

and leads a grief support group at his parish. He is an avid golfer and

relishes a broad circle of friends.

Tim Crowley College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Psychology, 1972 Former Executive Director, The Christ Hospital

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Dr. Bhibha M Das College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Molecular and Integrative Biology, 2003 College of Applied Health Sciences Ph.D. Kinesiology, 2011 Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, East Carolina

University

Bhibha M. Das earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and a doctorate in Kinesiology and Community Health from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bhibha is employed currently at East Carolina University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. Prior to her academic career, Bhibha worked in the field of Public Health, first at the Illinois Department of Public Health and then at Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. As a life-long Illini, Bhibha is excited to share her experiences with fellow Illini to help them develop and maintain the skills needed for personal and professional success.

Daissy Dominguez College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Political Science, 2010 Managing Counsel, Dominguez Legal Justice Center

Pursuing a legal career dedicated to social justice, Daissy founded Dominguez Legal Justice Center, LLC (DLJC) which focuses on immigration and landlord/tenant disputes. Daissy believes in taking a holistic approach to her practice, providing not only legal representation but also connecting clients with other resources and conducting legal workshops in the community. She founded the "Ibanez DLJC Scholarship" to provide financial assistance to undocumented college students in order to assist them in their pursuit of a higher education. Daissy is currently on the Board of Directors for The University of Illinois Latina Latino Alumni Association, the Korean American Community Services, and the Wiley Resource Center. She has been featured in Latinas Uprising, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine, and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Newspaper.

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Dan Duster College of Business Finance, 1991 President, 3D Development Group

Dan Duster is known as “Dan Duster - The Barrier Buster”…helping people Obliterate Obstacles on their Path to Prosperity. Dan impacts leaders across the nation through his workshops and speeches, showing you how to set and achieve goals, communicate effectively and “Achieve Your Amazing.” Dan has worked in sales for IBM, Coca-Cola and Verizon. He has owned his own company for the past fifteen years where he has worked with small businesses and corporations to increase sales, improve productivity and create high performance teams. He’s helped entrepreneurs and affinity groups to do strategic planning, mentor and leadership development, and effective networking. Dan has been in Who’s Who in Black Chicago, one of the Chicago Defender’s “Men of Excellence,” and has received the AKA Monarch Award. He’s appeared on ABC, NBC, Fox News, BBC.com, CNN.com, in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and many other media outlets. Dan just published a book called Peaceful Selling – Easy Sales Techniques to Grow Your Small Business. He also launched the training series called Sales 30/30 – How to increase your sales by 30% in 30 days.

Ashley Dye College of Applied Health Sciences

Community Health, 1999 College of Education M.A. Education, 2001 Assistant Dean of Students, Director, Fraternity and Sorority Affairs

Ashley Dye is responsible for coordinating the Fraternity & Sorority Affairs department within the Office of the Dean of Students. Ashley is a two-time University of Illinois graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Com-munity Health and a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administra-tion. She returned to UIUC in 2006 after working as the Director of Greek Life at the University of California, Irvine for five years. Ashley has served as a national officer for her sorority, volunteer for the National Panhellenic Conference and several other fraternal organizations. She is currently involved in the community as a member of Champaign Rotary and a member of Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation Board of Di-rectors. Ashley lives in Champaign, Illinois with her dog Gerty.

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Jim Fessler College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Speech Communication, 1985 Partner, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins Ltd.

After graduating in 1985, Jim Fessler earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1988 from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, where he also earned his Master of Law (LLM) degree in Real Estate Law in 2008. Upon graduating from law school, Jim served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. Moran, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Since completing his clerkship, Jim has practiced law in Chicago, specializing in appellate advocacy, commercial litigation, local government law, insurance coverage law, and real estate law. Jim has served on the Student Affairs Advisory Committee, the Chicago Illini Club Board of Directors, the Urbana-Champaign Campus Alumni Advisory Board, the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors, and as a member of the University of Illinois Foundation, among others. Jim also enjoys travelling, golf, wine, Illini athletics, the Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, and Dunkin Donuts coffee.

Eileen Fleming College of Applied Health Sciences Recreation, Sport and Tourism , 2012 College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences M.A. Agricultural Education, 2014 Program Coordinator, Graduate School at Large Program, The University

of Chicago

Eileen Fleming is currently working at The University of Chicago as the Program Coordinator for the Graduate Student-at-Large Program. In her role, she provides extensive individual advising to both international and domestic students, as well as support for program recruitment and admissions for each academic quarter. Since first graduating from UIUC in 2012, Eileen has also worked for UIUC, SXSW Conferences and Festivals, and REI Outdoor School.

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Dr. Evan Glazer College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Mathematics, 1993 College of Education M.A. Education, 1994 Principal, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Dr. Evan Glazer has been the principal of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) since July 2006. During his tenure, the school has received a US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, Intel’s Star Innovator award for the best science program in the United States, and the top public high school ranking in America from both Newsweek and US News and World Report. Currently, he has been leading the school in a full renovation to introduce new research labs, commons areas for interdisciplinary collaborative work, and outdoor classrooms. Previously as a high school principal in Roanoke, Virginia, Evan instituted new research programs in science and technology, and taught math, computer science, and mentorship courses to students and professional development seminars to teachers. At the university level, Evan taught courses on instructional design, research methods, using computers in the classroom, preparing beginning teachers, and preparing new administrators. He has authored two books.

Enrique Guerrero College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Communication, 2011 Assistant Director of Transfer and Adult Enrollment,

DePaul University

Enrique Guerrero is an alumnus of the College of Liberal Arts and Scienc-es at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He studied Communication and Latina/o Studies during his time at UIUC. While on campus, he was active with Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, La Casa, and served as a Graf Intern with the Illinois Leadership Center. After completing his graduate program at DePaul University in 2014, he became employed by the institution where he currently serves as the Assistant Director of Transfer and Adult Enrollment. His role focuses on event planning, student development, and recruitment.

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Ms. Hove currently works in Process Design and Program Management at Steelcase. In her thirty-three years with the company, Pam has held over fifteen positions ranging from engineer to project director to organizational consultant. In these roles, she has gained a reputation of being able to solve problems, identify opportunities, and empower individuals or groups towards action.

Pam Hove College of Education Education, 2008 Process Design Leader, Steelcase

John Kalachnik College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Psychology, 1973 College of Education M.A. Education, 1977 Director of Integrated Services, Iowa Department of Human Services, Woodward Resource Center

John E. Kalachnik, M.Ed., is involved with psychotropic medication oversight and tracking with the psychiatry, pharmacy, psychology, and nursing departments as well as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. He has worked with individuals with intellectual disabilities in various capacities since 1979; has published approximately thirty-five articles on psychotropic drugs, tardive dyskinesia, and side effects with individuals with intellectual disabilities; has made numerous conference and organizational presentations, and has assisted a number of state systems serving individuals with intellectual disability. Mr. Kalachnik is participating on vacation time and does not represent the State of Iowa or any of its positions or policies.

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Cheryl Lamm College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Spanish, 1983

Director, Community Relations, McMaster-Carr Supply

Company

Since 2006, Cheryl Lamm directs anonymous corporate grants for McMaster-Carr, a privately held distributor of industrial supplies. She previously handled Community Relations for The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, as well as Rush – Oak Park Hospital. She is an active volunteer for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (co-chaired the Illini Leadership Council Chicago), Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority (past International President, Ritualist, and convention facilitator), Chicago Cares, and professional associations. Cheryl recently earned Corporate Responsibility Executive Institute (CREI) designation from Notre Dame University, holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Management from North Park University, and a Bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. An enthusiastic traveler, after seeing all fifty states, she is working on visiting the continents – most recently Africa and Antarctica.

Bruce Mabee College of Fine and Applied Arts Industrial Design, 1973 Managing Partner, Milestone Partners, LLC

Bruce Mabee is a consultant who has served Fortune 100, governmen-tal, and not-for-profit organizations for over thirty years in the United States, Europe and Asia. Bruce helps business units and teams design and implement strategies for their own unit or project--targeted to en-hance the total corporate strategy. He also leads workshops that apply innovation and design thinking to leadership and organizational change.

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Michael R. Mathieson College of Business Accountancy, 1974 Senior Consultant, Valuation Research Company

Michael R. Mathieson graduated from the College of Business in 1974. He passed the May of 1974 exam and received his CPA certificate in Au-gust of 1974. Upon graduation, Mike joined the public accounting firm of Peat. Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (currently KPMG) serving in the Chicago operating office and in the Department of Professional Practice in the Executive Office in New York City. Upon leaving public accounting, he served with Paine Webber Group as Vice President and Director of Fi-nancial Reporting, as Vice President and Corporate Controller with Avon Products Inc. and Fortune Brands, Inc. and recently retired as Senior Director, Accounting Compliance at Mondelez International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods, Inc.). He currently is assisting the international valuation firm of Valuation Resources Corporation as Senior Consultant in accounting and valuation matters.

Luis Narvaez College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Latin American Studies, 2003 Strategic Projects Director, Chicago Public Schools

Office of Language and Cultural Education

Luis Narvaez worked in both the corporate world (Albertson’s) as well as at the university level (Office of Admissions and Records and Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). As a College and Career Access for Special Populations Specialist at the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of College and Career Success, he assisted in the promotion of postsecondary access to Chicago’s immigrant and Latino communities. In his current role, Luis is pushing to have increased recognition for students who are both bilingual and biliterate as well as recruit more teachers to become ESL & Bilingual endorsed. In addition to family and work life, Luis is also enrolled at Northeastern Illinois University’s Masters in Educational Leadership program with a concentration in Higher Education through the ENLACE Fellowship Institute.

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Anisha Ismael Patel College of Education Elementary Education, 1998 College of Education M.A. Education, 2004 Founder and Chief Education Officer, InnovusED LLC

Anisha Ismail Patel is a global educator with over twenty-three years of experience as a teacher, professor and administrator. A fellow of the Harvard Global Education Think Tank, Anisha began her journey attend-ing an International School in Malawi-Africa, where she was fortunate to have a multi-lingual upbringing. Anisha moved to the US to further her education. She was the Valedictorian of her graduating college class and was also awarded academic merit scholarships. She is passionate about nurturing women and youth in leadership and service. Anisha has launched a philanthropic and personal development non-profit organi-zation. She serves on the Board of UIUC’s Alumni Association, the Advi-sory Board of the Global Education Conference, and is on the develop-ment team of an educational nonprofit, Mosayec. She is also a speaker, writer and education social entrepreneur. Anisha lives in Arlington Heights, IL with her husband and children.

Mitul Patel College of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007 Principal Staff Electrical Engineer, Motorola

Mitul is an innovative sensors expert and electrical architect for the last

ten years, working at Motorola Mobility, CUFF Inc., and most recently

has started his own IOT and wearable consulting firm. Prior to starting

his own engineering consulting firm, Mitul ran the EE development at

CUFF Inc. and was responsible for developing the bio-medical sensors

for the Moto 360 at Motorola Mobility where he was also a subject

matter expert for touch screens and advanced sensor solutions. Using

extensive consumer device expertise, Mitul's team is able to provide a

turn key offering for their customers and is able to take an innovative

idea and put it on store shelves in a very short period of time.

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Liz Pelletier College of Applied Health Sciences Speech and Hearing Science, 2011 College of Applied Health Sciences M.A. Speech and Hearing Science, 2011 Speech-Language Pathologist, Chicago Public Schools

Liz Pelletier is a speech-language pathologist in the Chicago Public Schools working with students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Helping others communicate is a passion of her and she is com-mitted to providing support and an environment in which her students can communicate effectively with peers and adults. By living, working, and learning in the diverse area of Chicago, she enjoys constantly grow-ing and building upon skills in a profession which she loves.

Lynn Pivar College of Business Business Administration, 1983 Independent Consultant in the Banking Industry

Lynn Pivar is a member of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign class of 1983. Her career has included eighteen years with the Ex-change/LaSalle/ABN AMRO Bank. While at the bank, she worked in Op-erations, Human Resources Training, Product Development, and spent three years working overseas in Amsterdam for the IT Department. She retired in 2006, and has since been working as an independent consult-ant within the Banking industry. She loves running, the outdoors and travel!

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Nicole Polley College of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering, 2005 Quality Systems Consultant, Next Level

After graduation at UIUC, Nicole joined GE Aviation on the Edison Engi-neering Development Program. In 2009, Nicole moved to Milwaukee and worked as a Quality Manager for Milwaukee Precision Casting (investment casting) and then Cree (LED lighting). Nicole is currently a Quality Systems Consultant working with a local manufacturing company to obtain ISO9001 certification. Nicole enjoys being a Milwaukee Habi-tat for Humanity Board Member, mentoring a high school freshman with Big Brothers Big Sisters, spending time with family and working out.

Dr. Kristian May Stewart, Ph.D. College of Business Advertising, 1992 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences M.A. Sociology, 1994 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Self-Employed/Consultant

Kristian is a senior-level strategist with twenty years of progressive agency experience. Kristian served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Analytics & Research (SAR) at Commonground/MGS. She led the firm’s seventeen-person think-tank and oversaw brand strategy, consumer and shopper insight, market research and analytics for American Family Insurance, Bacardi, Coors Light, HBO Latino, MGD, Miller Lite, NBC Universal, Northstar Lottery Group (Illinois), and Verizon. Previously, Kristian worked at DDB Chicago in the retail, food service, packaged goods, insurance & financial services, and telecommunications/technology industries, and at Leo Burnett Worldwide on U.S. and global trend projects. She is a guest lecturer at Medill/Northwestern University and Columbia College. She spoke at the 11th Annual New Mainstream Business Summit presented by Geoscape (March 2015). Kristian is a 2015 graduate of the Crain’s Leadership Academy (Chicago) inaugural class. In May 2014, she was an Advertising Age Women to Watch honoree. She has been recognized as a Chicago Defender Woman of Excellence. She is a member of the Chicago Sinfonietta Board of Directors, University of Illinois Student Affairs Advisory Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Theta Omega Chapter), Jack & Jill of America Inc. (Chicago Chapter), and Camp Kupugani Parents Advisory Board.

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Carol Stuff College of Business Marketing and Commerce, 1984 Former Global Sales Director, Hilton Worldwide

Upon graduation, Carol moved to Chicago to join NCR to sell business forms. She then moved to Dallas and worked a local market with the Sheraton Dallas, that led to a regional market with Courtyard by Marriott, then a national market with Hilton Hotels. She then joined the Hilton National Sales office in Washington D.C. as a Sales Manager. After several years in D.C., Carol moved to Champaign to help her family business. Once that sold, she returned to the hospitality industry in Chicago, then Colorado. While representing the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa, her family suffered a blow that called her back home. She settled in Indianapolis and opened a Hilton Garden Inn. Later, she landed the position of Global Sales Director with Hilton Worldwide in Chicago. Since she could do this living anywhere, she returned to Champaign where she reconnected with friends and created new networks through Rotary. That led to getting engaged to the love of her life! Carol has retired from the hotel industry and is currently focusing on her new home and planning her wedding. She hopes to work with animals in the non-profit world in the future.

Bruce Winter College of Engineering General Engineering, 1976 Global Manager for Slidegate Refractory

Bruce Winter’s first job was as a private brands tire engineer assigned to

the Montgomery Ward account working for Firestone Tire and Rubber

Company in Akron, Ohio. In 1978, he transferred to the Firestone plant

in Decatur, Illinois where he worked as a technical services engineer until

January of 1980 when he joined Flo-Con Systems in Champaign, Illinois.

Flo-Con was subsequently acquired by Vesuvius in 1990. Since then,

Bruce has been Vesuvius’ global manager for Slidegate Refractory Engi-

neering. In January, he was given the additional responsibility of manag-

ing Purging Systems Refractory Engineering. Bruce and Alicia, his wife of

40 years have two adult daughters who are also UIUC graduates.

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Brian Young College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering, 1993

College of Engineering,

M.A. Mechanical Engineering, 1999

Machine Controls and Development Team Manager, Caterpillar

Brian is a 1993 graduate from the College of Engineering. He later received a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1999. Brian spent eleven years working as an engine development engineer at the Ford Motor Company. In that role, he worked in engine and vehicle controls development, calibration data acquisition tools, high performance driving, and travelled extensively to a variety of test tracks throughout North America. In 2004, he accepted an engineering role at Caterpillar, Inc. In his eleven years at Caterpillar, he has held a variety of roles in controls engineering, engineering data tools, process efficiency improvement, and as a change management agent. He is currently a Powertrain Controls Development Engineering Supervisor leading an advanced controls team. Brian met his now wife at UIUC. They have one son who is fifteen.

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