Alumni
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Jenna Baus
Gonella Baking Co.

Logan Lovelace
Quality Fabricators

Tom Mappin
LeClaire Manufacturing

Gabe Prischak
Plastek Group

Holly Rainey
Autumn Construction Services

John Schroeder
creative werks

Jenny Sizer
Carl Buddig and Co.

David Villasenor
V&V Supremo Foods

Josh Wahl
Wahl Clippers Corp.

Jack Wells
Normandy Construction Company, Inc.

Gabby Wolf
Dan Wolf Automotive Group

Phil Chouinard
Perishable Distribution Solutions

Neil Finke
Neuco Inc.

Hannah Freeman
JX Enterprise

Ashley Gertz
Hallstar

Cassie Martin Graham
D. Martin Enterprises Inc.

Andy Moore
LeClaire Manufacturing

Nick Prischak
Plastek Group

Samuel Russell
Russell Co.

Chris Tinsman
Twin State Inc.

Ben Bush
McCarthy-Bush Corp.

Katie Kroll
P&K Research

Natalie Martin Monroe
RoyOMartin

Corey Passage
Pivot Point International

Michael Schupp
L&L Products

Jeanette Spadavecchio
Chicago Metal Rolled Products

Scott Webber
MicroMetl Corp

Steve Zimmerman
LeClaire Manufacturing

Allan Atkins
Independent's Services

Peter Bramsen
Spraying Systems Co.

James Buddig
Carl Buddig & Co.

Brian Falk
Transport Security Inc.

Richie Guizor
Richards Building Supply

Trey Hemming
Vermeer

Sean Keeley
Keeley Construction Inc.

Billy Schroeder
creative werks

Katie Sullivan Frideres
Cremation Society of Illinois

Michael Thompson
Fair Oaks Farms

Bernard Williams
Fidelity Print Communications

Drew Allen
Grace Technologies

Griffin Hahn
Hahn Ready Mix

Brad Holland
M. Holland Co.

Richard Holson
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Co.

Aaron Jackowski
Peter Baker & Son Co.

Michael Lemar
Rex Carton Co.

Sherri Miles
J.D. Miles & Sons

Brandon Passage
Pivot Point International

Tim Reimer
Midwest Specialty Products

Jacob Wyffels
Wyffels Hybrids

David Yep
TRIUNE Health Group

Tim Agra
Chicago's First Lady Cruises

Maureen Bush Roe
McCarthy Improvement Co.

Bret Dougherty
Dougherty Enterprises

Stephanie Dremonas
Pete's Fresh Market

Parker Pearson
Pearson Realty Group

Brian Reimer
Midwest Specialty Products

Andy Reimink
H-O-H Technology Inc.

James Yep
TRIUNE Health Group

Matt Anderson
Digital Check Corp.

Ches Dougherty
Dougherty Enterprises

Mike Ellis
Riverstone Group Inc.

Jack Gannon
Mullins Food Products

Sally Grant
Crew Carwash Inc.

Matt Malpass
EJ

John Thelen
Thelen Sand & Gravel

Patrick Thornton
Pat Mooney Inc.

Daniel Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Mike Bush
McCarthy-Bush Corp.

Anthony Contrucci
Centier Bank

Damon Marano
Anthony Marano Company

Pat O'Neil
W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.

Matt Schmidt
U.S. Venture Inc.

Jennifer Snow
West Side Tractor Sales

Elise Spadavecchio
Chicago Metal Rolled Products

Drew Thelen
Thelen Sand & Gravel

Phil Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Sara Aikens
Zano Salons

Tim O'Neil
W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.

London Rakestraw
SCR Transportation

Ashlee Robinson
Transcontinental Inc. (formerly Robbie Manufacturing)

Shannon Smith
Mullins Food Products

Renee Perrino-Storie
Home Run Inn

Kate Weicher
Carl Buddig & Co.

Josh Bickford
Clyde's Delicious Donuts

Spencer Christiansen
J.C. Schultz Enterprises

Bud Cretors
C. Cretors and Co.

Adam Kerman
Steiner Electric

Mike Lucchesi
Gonnella Baking Co.

Joe Riley
Feed Energy Co.

Matt Sherman
Burnette Foods Inc.

Matt Thelen
Thelen Sand & Gravel

Mike Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Sean Bolger
Home Run Inn

Jennifer Boyer
Burnette Foods Inc.

Frank Granieri
A. Duie Pyle

Jack Hingst
Mid America Beverage

Amy Lackinski
Top Notch Distributors

David Marcucci
Gonnella Baking Company

Brian Richmond
Dawn Food Products

Peter Swank
Swank Motion Pictures

Kevin Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Sasha Woods
Superior Graphite

Carlos Arango
Little Rapids Corp.

Ann Hingst Vyas
Mid America Beverage

Gretchen Hoffer-Farb
Hoffer Plastics Corp.

Cara Hughes
Baldwin Richardson Foods

Ben Jones
Dawn Food Products

Paul Lacroix
Midtronics Inc.

Hans Latta
A. Duie Pyle

Matt Ozmun
Potomac Corp.

Nick Perrino
Home Run Inn

Ted Sherman
Burnette Foods Inc.

Brian Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Bob Agra
Chicago's First Lady Cruises

Lynn Eplawy
Gary Jet Center

John Hartmann
Hartmann Electric Co.

Tyler Lenczuk
Chamberlain Group Inc.

Lindsey Malpass-Skop
EJ

Dave McCracken
BVC Bacon Veneer

Bill Sherman
Burnette Foods Inc.

Chris Swank
Swank Motion Pictures

Lance Wahl
Wahl Clipper Corp.

Richard Barnett
Principal Manufacturing

Jennifer Faulk
Louis Glunz Beer Inc.

Bill Hartmann
Hartmann Electric Co.

Chris Leffingwell
Randall Metals Corp.

Andrew Libman
Libman Co.

Wesley MacAllister
Cascade Engineering

Bob Sherman
Burnette Foods Inc.

Pat Zerbo
D'Addario & Co.

Graham Allen
Sloan Valve Co.

Laura Andis Bishop
Andis Company Inc.

Nolan Burke
Burke Beverage Inc.

John D'Addario
D'Addario & Co.

Shannon DeProfio
Goodheart-Willcox

Danielle Dy Buncio
Rausch Construction

Mark Guzan
MidCo

Shad Peterson
Sasser Family Holdings

Jeremy Samatas
Lexington Health Care

Bill Wheeler
Wheeler Capital

Marcia Andis
Andis Company

Ben Barnett
Principal Manufacturing

Lee Cohen
Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing

Anthony Costello
Ederer Investment

Deanne Emmons
Ederer Investment

Joe Glunz
Louis Glunz Wines

Michael Guzan
MidCo

Mary Kay Mudd-Bushonville
Mudd Advertising

Katie Plintz
Loram 99 Corp.

John Wheeler
Countryside Bank

Matt Andis
Andis Co.

Kevin Costello
Home Run Inn

Andrew Cretors
C. Cretors and Co.

David Loundy
Devon Bank

James Malpass
EJ

Paul Muskat
Triangle Packaging Machinery

Todd Neisewander
Raynor Worldwide

Lou Pagano
Ferrara Candy Co.

Daniel Thiem
Royal Management

Brendan Wall
Wall Family Enterprise

Alec Dille
Federated Media

Jerry Glunz
Louis Glunz Beer Inc.

Daniel Loundy
IBT Apps

David Nicholson
PVS Chemicals Inc.

Matt Nielsen
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas

Corrine Passage*
Pivot Point International

Cindy Parker
Harbor Industries Inc.

Jason Samatas
Lexington Health Care

Randy Scott
Scott Family Services

Sharon Bice
Primex Family of Companies

Mike Johnson
Clinton Engineering

Andrew Malpass
EJ

Margaret-Jean Mannix
Loram 99 Corp.

Craig Nielsen
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas

Robert Passage
Pivot Point International

Sarah Schmidt
US Venture Inc.

David Van Eekeren
Land O'Frost Inc.

Peter Bush
McCarthy-Bush Corp.

Steve Don
Edward Don & Co.

Michael Heisley
Heico Acquisitions

Pat McCaskey
Chicago Bears

Tim McCaskey
Chicago Bears

Tim Merrigan
Chucking Machine Products

Tom Schmidt
U.S. Venture Inc.

Kurt Bechthold
Payne & Dolan Inc.

Greg Bush
McCarthy-Bush Corp.

Gigi Cohen
Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing

Lou Glunz
Regis Technologies

Andy Hochberg
Next Realty

Martha Martin
Chicago Metallic Corp.

Mark Litzsinger
Follett Corp.

Arthur O'Neil
W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.

Bill Reedy
PremiStar (previously Reedy Industries)

Coleen Reedy
PremiStar (previously Reedy Industries)

Brad Stedronsky
Motivation Media Inc.

Steve Thelen
Thelen Sand & Gravel

Renee Togher
Azteca Foods Inc.

Chris Traut
Follett Corp.

Arthur Velasquez
Azteca Foods Inc.
As an alum of the Next Gen Leadership Institute, you are part of a community that will support you both professionally and personally as you continue to grow within your career.
Join our next cohort! Apply here.