Remembering Strictly Business

Greeting guests was the responsibility of (l-r) Sandra Saltzman, Sharon Belloff, MJ Suprawski and Kathy Zook.

Sylvia Lessman and Malachi Kelly enjoyed the networking, breakfast and panel discussion at the Standard Club.

Enjoying the pre-breakfast networking were (l-r) Art Adelberg, Nanette Cohen, Virginia Hopkins and Marc Jacobs.

Marc Jacobs (center) also connected with Neil Posner and H. Debra Levin

Chicagoland businesswomen were well represented – these four are (l-r) Vecia Ricks, Yael Sharon, Paulette Young and Melissa Blank.

Stacey Shor (l) and Susan Duman were among the executive women present.

Two of the agency’s leading lights – Executive Director Howard Sitron (l) and Alan Stone, Business Advisory Committee member, Honorary Director and staunch supporter.

Men of finance connected at Strictly Business, including Brad Boman of Northern Trust Bank and CFO Vince Everson.

Consultant Barbara Rizzo chatted with Dr. Kenneth Ender, one of the Strictly Business panelists, before breakfast.

Three of the event’s distinguished guests – entrepreneur and media personality Jay Goltz (l) and barristers Robert Ferencz and Glenn Ferencz.

Jack Tovin (l) and Rabbi Seth Limmer, who spoke at the event and offered a blessing.

Corey Axelrod and Nancy Kramer proved that you can have fun at 7:30 a.m.

Panelist Ann Edmunds (l) of Manpower, Inc. posed for a picture with our Director of Institutional Advancement Janice Kauffman.

Jennifer Van Wormer (l) and Shannon Lukey

Beverley Armistead

Andy Glick, Director

The panel -- Ann Edmunds, Dr. Kenneth Ender, and Shelly Stern Grach – discussed the widening job skills gap.

Moderating the panel discussion was Susie An, business reporter for WBEZ, Chicagoland Public Radio.

See you next year!