Dean Fischer Larry Suffredin October 22, 2015

You are invited to join us
in honor of
Dean Fischer
Executive Chairman,
West Monroe Partners
and
Larry Suffredin
Commissioner,
Cook County and Forest
Preserve District Board
October 22, 2015
Generously presented by
DEAN FISCHER
Dean Fischer is the executive chairman of the Board of Directors of West Monroe Partners.
Prior to co-founding West Monroe Partners in 2002, he spent 23 years with Arthur
Andersen here in Chicago. Dean’s fascination with the natural world began at an early
age, and over the years, he has integrated his love for the outdoors with his business skills.
Dean has consulted for the National Park Service, as well as other public and private
conservation entities. From 2006 to 2013, he served on the Board of Directors of the
Student Conservation Association (SCA), and in 2014, he joined the boards of Audubon Chicago Region
and Openlands. Dean’s firm has contributed thousands of hours of pro bono time to conservation and
sustainability related projects for the Shedd Aquarium, the SCA, the City of Chicago’s solar initiatives, and
Chicago Wilderness.
LARRY SUFFREDIN
Larry Suffredin is the Cook County Commissioner for the 13th District. He was
elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014. As Commissioner, Suffredin
is acting Chairman of two county comittees and serves on a variety of others, including
the Roads and Bridges; Workforce, Job Development and Training; and Botanic Garden
Committees.
Suffredin is a lifelong resident of Chicagoland, and is a highly successful attorney with a
legal career spanning nearly three decades. He has extensive state and federal trial experience, and has argued
cases before the Supreme Court. Suffredin received his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and his law
degree from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force Reserves and
received an Honorable Discharge.
Friends of the Forest Preserves
Crystal Leaf Awards
honoring
Dean Fischer
Executive Chairman, West Monroe Partners
and
Larry Suffredin
Commissioner, Cook County and Forest Preserve
District Board
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Hilton Hotel
720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
6:00 pm Cocktails | 7:00 pm Dinner
Silent auction prizes provided by the American Fundraising Foundation.
Grand Ballroom closes promptly at 9:00 pm. Business attire encouraged.
Executive Committee
Board Members
Charles Kierscht
Chair
Barbara Birmingham
Susan Brice
Walter Burlack
José Colón
Charles Dillon
Maria Hibbs
Barbara Hill
Akilah Martin
Ronald Milnarik
Michael Mulcahy
Stephen Packard
David South
Ted Wolff
Ed Woodbury
Stephen Schlegel
Vice President
Matthew Haas
Treasurer
Margaret Frisbie
Secretary
Benjamin Cox
President & CEO
Founded in 1998, Friends of the Forest Preserves works to protect, restore, and promote
the forest preserves of Cook County for the benefit of people and nature. Great civic
leaders established the preserves one century ago. Now, it’s our turn to ensure our unique
urban wilderness is here and healthy for the next 100 years.
Images courtesy of Friends’ annual photo contest. Front: Fisherman kayaking, Busse Woods near Elk Grove
Village, by Bob Kuraczek, 2012; inside right: Split gill mushrooms, Indian Road Woods near Chicago, by Ruth
Metterhausen, 2013.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2nd Annual Crystal Leaf Awards Gala
honoring Dean Fischer & Larry Suffredin
Thursday, October 22, 2015
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□ Advocate - WOODLAND - $7,500
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For more information, please call Catie Boehmer at (312) 356-9990.