Sincere thanks for all your positive comments on "CI." Please continue to let us know what you know regarding promotions, job changes, awards, marriages, births, and whatever you think our chapter colleagues would like to know—but nothing scandalous! Wait—forget that. We’ll listen to anything!
Congratulations
Kudos to all the winners of the 2011 Your Honor Awards! Special congrats to Ross Fishman, the 2011 LMA Midwest Hall of Fame winner and to Molly Kean and Sarah Stachowicz, this year's Rising Stars award winners. Special thanks to our judges Jan Anne Dubin, Jocelyn Brumbaugh, and Mary Doherty. Sincere thanks also to our wonderful sponsors, without whom it would be difficult to host these great events. Finally, great job and many thanks to my co-chairs, Megan McKeon and Joy Long.
Best Wishes
We’re sending a special "shout out" and best wishes to Meghann Eff, Client Communication Coordinator at Robbins Schwartz Nicholas Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., for a speedy and complete recovery. Meghann was the victim of a brutal hit-and-run accident this past December. We are thrilled to report that Meghann has been back at work and is healing. Send Meghann your good wishes at meff@rsnlt.com.
New Ventures
Congrats to longtime LMA Midwest member and former Chief Marketing Officer at Jenner & Block, Murray Coffey. Murray is now the CMO at Haynes & Boone in Dallas, TX.
Best wishes to Joy Long, formerly director of Client Service at IP firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione and last year's LMA Midwest Hall of Fame award winner. Joy is now the Director of Marketing for Ostrow, Reisin, Berk and Abrams (a/k/a ORBA), one of the top 20 accounting firms in Chicago. Say "tax season" to Joy at jlong@orba.com.
Sydney Iglitzen (your humble columnist, Board Member of LMA Midwest, and recently Director of Marketing & Business Development at Gould & Ratner LLP), is thrilled to report that I am now the first in-house Director of Marketing & Business Development for litigation boutique Schopf & Weiss LLP. Hooray for me! I can be reached at siglitzen@netzero.net.
Mergers
Congratulations to Erin Veazey, Director of Business Development at Vedder Price. On February 1, Erin and Jason Baxendale, Director of Gift Planning at The Chicago Community Trust, tied the knot in Honolulu, HI. Wish Erin all the best at eveazey@vedderprice.com.
Acquisitions
Gretchen Materna, U.S. Marketing Manager for Blake, Cassels & Graydon, husband, John, who works for Post Oak Property Management, and brother Paxton, 2 years old, welcomed baby daughter, Sloan Amelia, on November 7, 2011. You can reach Gretchen at gereifsnyder@hotmail.com.
Another new arrival for Taryn Elliott, Marketing Administrator at Kightlinger & Gray LLP, Indy, and husband, Matt, Compliance Manager at Trends International. Baby Charlie (Charles William) born on November 29, 2011, at 8 lbs, 2 oz., and 20.5 inches long, joins big brother, Max, 2 years old. Send hugs to Taryn at telliott@k-glaw.com.
Another new baby in the St. Louis City Group! Wonderful news from Maureen Farr, Business Development Director at Husch Blackwell and St. Louis City Group Co-Chair, who gave birth to third baby, sweet Madeline Rose. Husband RamaSun, a teacher, and siblings Ally, 13, and Caden, 8, are totally thrilled. Send greetings to Maureen at mfarr@huschblackwell.com.
Wow! Another new baby in the St. Louis group. There’s something about attending those LMA programs, hmm? Congratulations to Nicole Weinacht, Client Relations & Marketing Manager at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC and former St. Louis City Group Co-Chair, (who also keeps tabs on the population explosion in St. Louis for the Loop’s Scoop), husband, Tim, Resource Development Manager at CG Group, a recruiting and management consultant firm, and big brother, Caiden, 3 ½. The family welcomed baby Collins Emma, who was born on March 1, at 6 lbs., 9 oz. and 19 inches long. Wish Nicole the best at nlc@greensfelder.com.
BTW, we love to hear news from the City Groups and will always include all the tidbits we receive.
Snippets
- We hear that Kyle Heath, former CMO at Foley & Lardner, has moved over to Sidley.
- Jason Milch, formerly with Jaffe Associates, has opened a Chicago office for Hellerman Baretz.
- Jennifer Hoganson is now a Temporary Project Manager at Foley & Lardner.
- Michael James, formerly at Much Shelist, has joined the team at Vedder Price.
Well, that's all the scoop for now. Please send any enlightening items worthy of note to the "I" at siglitzen@netzero.net.
Sydney Iglitzen was the 2008 President of LMA Midwest and is serving her second year on the Board of Directors as Member-at-Large. She is now the first in-house Director of Marketing & Business for Schopf & Weiss LLP. Sydney was also the LMA Chicago Program Chair for several years, initiating programming in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and SE Michigan, and former Chair of the PR Committee. She is a member of the LMA Midwest and LMA International Membership Committees, a member of the LMA Midwest Programs Committee, and was a member of the Careers in Transitions Task Force and Co-Chair of the 2012 Your Honor Awards.