Good Luck to our American Team traveling to District 1640, France   Blog Site for the American Outbound Team  to Normandy France can be found here. Jane O.Sullivan McDonald (Team Leader) 40; married to Andrew; no children. From Chicago, IL Email: jane_osullivan_mcdonald@yahoo.com Sponsor club: Rotary Club of Chicago Career: Vice President of Education at Institute of Real Estate Management. Responsibilities include strategic oversight of core business functions related to curriculum development in the areas of maintenance, finance, risk management, human resources, marketing and leasing and ethics; faculty training and management; securing of continuing education credit for courses; publication of a bi-monthly professional journal targeted primarily toward thirdparty fee managers of commercial and multi-family residential real estate; development and publication of text books; development and delivery of online courses and professional seminars via web conferencing. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., history/art history); University of Chicago (M.A., history) Outside interests: photography, gardening, cooking, golf, tennis, sailing Other: former Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar (1989-90) sponsored by the Rotary Club of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (D-7690) and hosted by the Rotary Club of Milford, Auckland, New Zealand (D-9910). Worked as staff member at RI Headquarters in Evanston, IL (USA (1995-2002) as Division Manager of Membership Development and Support Division (Membership Development Department, Club and District Support, Leadership Education and Training)   Kate Buchheit (Team Member) 30; single. From Chicago, IL Email: kbuchheit@yahoo.com Sponsor club: Rotary Club of Chicago Northwest Career: Clinical Physical Therapist for Rush University Medical Center. Kate teaches pre-operative joint replacement classes; does research dealing with post-operative gait patterns and protocol development; responsible for the evaluation and treatment of patients pre and post-operatively; creates physical therapy treatment plans and practice management. Vocational day: hopes to enhance her abilities as a physical therapist and grow as a leader Education: Rockhurst University (B.A., psychology; M.S., physical therapy) Outside interests: exercise, travel, spending time with family and friends, service trips to Ecuador where she volunteers in a hospital for people suffering from Hansen`s disease. Monica Edwards (Team Member) 30; single. From Oak Park, IL Email: medwar1@luc.edu Sponsor club: Rotary Club of Oak Park River Forest and Rotary Club of LaGrange. Career: Professor of Sociology at the Loyola University of Chicago. Monica.s responsibilities include planning and teaching undergraduate sociology courses; planning and engaging in research projects and conference presentations. Her concentration areas are media, culture, race, class, and gender. Vocational day: hopes to enhance her knowledge (professionally and personally) and experience of other cultures and our global society. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., English/psychology); M.S. (sociology) Loyola University Chicago (M.S., sociology; currently enrolled in Ph.D. program) Outside interests: music, movies, writing, reading. Nicholas Kantas (Team Member) 28; single. From Chicago, IL Email: Nicholas_kantas@yahoo.com Sponsor club: Rotary Club of Oak Forest Career: attorney with the State.s Attorney.s office in Cook County, IL. Prosecutor who represents the people of Cook County in cases relating to various family law issues. As an attorney Nicholas has tried cases involving child abuse, child neglect, custody hearing, and child support. He has also worked in the Criminal Bureau where he has prosecuted hundreds of narcotics cases. Nicholas also supervises and completes all aspects of legal writing and discovery, including depositions, motions, and forensic financialdiscovery. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., corporate communication major; English minor); Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, England (May . August 1999); Valparaiso University (J.D. Law) Outside interests: active in his profession and community. Member of manylocal organizations, including Hellenic Bar Association, Chicago BarAssociation, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Hamlin Park . Lakeview Neighbors Association, and the Hellenic Young Adult League. Enjoys spending time with family and friends and attending local cultural and sporting events.especially Chicago White Sox baseball games and Chicago Bulls basketball games. Also enjoys hearing new bands play at local bars. Margot Vetter (Team Member) 30, single; From Chicago, IL Email: mvetter20@yahoo.com Sponsor club: Rotary Club of Chicago Financial District Career: Managing Director of the National Foundation for Judicial Education. Margot creates and executes business plan, budget, and organizational infrastructure for 501(c) 3; acts as liaison between state appellate court judges, NFJE Board, committees and members; promotes and manages the content and participation in the Annual Judicial Symposium; handles fundraising and media relations related to foundation activities and efforts Education: Butler University (B.S., Arts Administration.concentration in dance; journalism minor) Outside interests: dance (ballet, modern, and West African); running; golfing; reading (travel.novels and nonfiction; city planning/architecture; philanthropy; small business); spending time with family and friends; traveling; and meeting new people. Rotary District Home | GSE