CLC Foundation Mission

Create life-changing opportunities for Lake County residents

Our mission is to inspire philanthropic giving to

  • support student scholarships
  • enhance college programs
  • fund transformative capital projects

Our fundraising priorities are strategically focused to make a lasting impact.

Join us in shaping the future of Lake County. Your generosity creates opportunities, changes lives and builds a stronger community. Together we can inspire success, one student at a time.

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CLC Foundation

(847) 543-2091
foundation@clcillinois.edu

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In this video, learn how CLC scholarships benefit students, their families and all of Lake County.

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Meet our team







Foundation Board of Directors

Renee Young*
Chair
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (retired)

Glenda Abbott
Vice Chair
Abbott Laboratories (retired)

Scot Parker, AIA, LEED AP
Secretary
Principal, Legat Architects

Kevin Appleton
Treasurer (Ex-Officio Member)
Vice President of Business Services and Finance CFO, College of Lake County



Lincoln Abbey
Abbey Family Foundation

Brandon Bennett
Aon

Jorge Cantú, Ph.D.*
Northeastern Illinois University

Paul Diamond*
Diamond Residential Mortgage Corp.

Lesly Flores
Old National Bank

Dave Galla*
R.J. Galla Company, Inc.

Julia Guiney
Adventure Mattress, LLC

Judith A. Haga

Darryl Harlan
Department of Veterans Affairs - North Chicago

Holly Kerr*
Roy G. Kerr Foundation (retired)

Meg Largay
Old National Bank (retired)

Christine López, M.Ed., ACE-CPT*
Lopez Consulting, Inc.

Sonja Marinac
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Elizabeth K. Miller
Elizabeth K. Miller Law Offices

Val Munchez-van der Wagt*
VMvdW Law, P.C.

Tiffany Peppers, Immediate Past Chair*
JIC Community Development Corp.

Christopher Piazzi
Mundelein Community Bank

R. Lee Piekarz
City of Hope Chicago

Joanna P. Rolek
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce

Sandra Shinsky
Wintrust Private Trust Company (retired)

Lisa Dooley Trace
@Properties

Michael S. Trimble*
First Bank of Highland Park

Sam Valenti*
Freight Train Studios, LLC

Ester Viti
Viti Financial Services

Robert R. Worobow
RRW & Associates

Jannes E. Zobus
Legislative Assistant (retired)


Board Ex-Officio Members

Lori Suddick, Ed.D.
President
College of Lake County

Ali O'Brien, Ed.D.
Vice President of Community and Workforce Partnerships
College of Lake County

Kristen Jones, Ed.D.
Vice President of Education
College of Lake County

CLC Board of Trustees Liaison

Paul Virgilio
Virgilio & Associates, Ltd.

CLC Faculty Liaison

Morgan Marcus
College of Lake County


* College of Lake County Alumni