HEADER CHICAGO DRUG & CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1900 OUR 119 TH YEAR President, Cheryl DePasquale Vice President, Megan Peboontom Secretary, Bob Miller Treasurer, Chris Wrobel WWW.CD-CA.ORG NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2019 In this Issue: Member News 2 Event Recaps 3 5 Mark your CALENDAR CD&CA February Breakfast Thursday, February 14, 8:30 10:30 am Chateau Orleans at 8025 S. Cass Ave., Darien, IL Special Guest Speaker: Mark Biel, Chemical Industry Council of Illinois Impact of new Governor, General Assembly on Illinois chemical industry. Golf Outing Dates for 2019 Monday, May 20 Chevy Chase Monday, July 15 Seven Bridges Monday, August 26 Arrowhead You Be The Chemist Monday, March 4 Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills Greg Hinton Jeff Nelson Lou DePasquale Tim Doody Scott Heck Larry Kelly Brandon King Derek Paulowski Alex Stone Heather Boritzke Ex-Officio Patrick Kapsa Dawn Drass, Executive Administrator DIRECTORS 2019
MEMBER NEWS Heather Boritzke (Essential Ingredients) and her fiancé Drew went to Germany and Austria for a week and a half after the holidays. Her fiancé, Drew, proposed the night before they left on 12/26. They visited Frankfurt, Rhine Valley, Nuremburg, Schwangau, Munich, Dachau, and Salzburg. They did some wine tasting in the Rhine Valley and toured the Hohensalzburg Fortress and Mozart s Birthplace and went to a Mozart concert in Salzburg and toured the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles in Schwangau. They finished up the trip celebrating Heather s birthday and their engagement in Munich drinking their liter beers at the Hofbrauhaus! Heather Boritzke and her fiancé Drew Kip Coco s (Rowell Chemical) daughter, Jennifer (Coco) and Chaseray Griffin welcomed Zora Coco Griffin into the world on November 12, 2018. Baby Z was born at 8 lbs 7oz and she was 21 long. All are in good health, despite living in New Orleans. Baby Z is Kip s first grandchild! Thaddeus (Ted) Lykowski (Seeler Industries) retired from Seeler Industries at the end of December 2018 we wish him well in his retirement! Meet Our New Member Tom Leonard Tom is currently working for PhibroChem as a Technical Sales Representative, having started there in February of this year. Prior to PhibroChem, he worked for Milport Enterprises, Inc. for about 4 years as a Sales Representative. Other past experience was at Haviland Products Company as Purchasing Manager (7 years). He was first exposed to the chemical industry when he was the Purchasing Manager for Keeler Brass Company, a furniture hardware manufacturer, in Grand Rapids, MI. Tom has been married for 28 years and has one daughter who is a sophomore, attending college at the university of Wisconsin Milwaukee. His wife is a yoga instructor and manages/takes care of a VRBO. He enjoys playing golf, sports, exercising and spending time with friends. 2
EVENT RECAPS Annual Meeting and Silent Auction November 8, 2018 LaGrange CC Scholarship Winners Emma Dugenske (daughter of Eric Dugenske) Zach Nelson (son of Jeff Nelson) Jennifer Gaber (granddaughter of John Eterno) Breanne Barco (niece of Dawn Drass) Congrats to all the scholarship winners and good luck in your future studies! Scott Heck, Harris & Ford and Megan Peboontom, Hydrite Chemical working the Annual Meeting and Auction. Pat Kapsa outgoing president and Cheryl De incoming president at the Annual Meeting and Auction. 3
EVENT RECAPS More Photos from the Annual Meeting and Silent Auction 4
EVENT RECAPS President s Luncheon The annual Presidents luncheon was held Thursday, Dec 6, prior to the Holiday Party. A large number of former Presidents attended the event, including Jerry Merkel, CD&CA 1982 President, as Cheryl De was introduced to be the 2019 President by Pat Kapsa. Holiday Party December 6, 2018 Holiday Party at Hilton Hotel Lisle Brian Bloom, FBC Industries and Kip Coco, Rowell Chemical bring in the holiday spirit with their festive attire at the Holiday party. Cheryl De all decked out and looking forward to her CD&CA Presidency. Megan P. and Heather B. getting into the holiday spirit at the CD&CA Holiday party! 5
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