Jan has recently focused on
making art, after an active life of
raising
children, working and volunteering. She is a former art
teacher,
copywriter and executive director of a social service
agency. Besides
painting and drawing, her passion is to help
others become politically
empowered. While she has served
on many boards over the years, her
primary volunteer activity
has been with the League of Women Voters.
From 2002-2006, she served on the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States. She is a past president of the League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of Chicago.
In 2008 Jan began volunteering for Executive Service Corps of Chicago, a nonprofit which uses retired executives, teachers and managers as consultants for area nonprofits and government agencies.
Selected Former Boards,
Commissions and Advisory Groups
ACLU-Illinois, Board of Directors
Chicago Commission on Women's Affairs, Legislative Committee
Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Subcommittee Chair
Friends of Northtown Public Library, Founding member and President
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Steering Committee
Illinois Pro-Choice Alliance Board of Directors
League of Women Voters of Arlington Heights/Mt. Prospect/Buffalo Grove Area,
Board of Directors
League of Women Voters of Chicago
League of Women Voters of Illinois
League of Women Voters of the
United States
Mayor's Education Summit, City of Chicago
National Council of Jewish Women, NW Suburban Section, Board of Directors
Northwest Opportunity Center (Rolling Meadows, IL) Board of Directors
Northwest Suburban Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment, Steering Committee
Elected Position
Solomon School Local School Council Community Representative, 1991-1993
Selected Publications
Contributor, Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary,
Rima
Lunin Schultz and Adele Hast, editors. (Indiana University Press, July 2001)
The Case for New Revenue for Illinois, editor. (LWV Illinois, 1993)
Reproductive Health Action Packet. (LWV Illinois, 1990)
Current Presentations and
Workshops
"Effective Lobbying"
"Fundraising 101"
"How to Be Politically Active"
"Understanding Your Constitutional Rights"
Awards / Recognition
Who's Who among Women in the Midwest, 1994-1995, 4th Edition.
Olive Greensfelder Award, League of Women Voters of Chicago, 1993.
Education
BA, University of Iowa.
Classes and workshops from the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of
Contemporary Art, Terra Museum, Palette and Chisel Academy of Art, and
several private teachers.
Updated September 2009