HL People

A Rare Bloom

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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Most people are surprised to find out that LAUREN SHELTON, DC CACCP, is a visual designer turned chiropractor and wellness aficionado. “I left an incredible position at a Fortune 500…
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Mover and Shaker

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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During BRIDGET SMAGALA’s first three years of marriage and working as a CPA for an accounting firm, she and her husband moved six times. “After the second move I realized…
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Daring Visionary

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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EMILY HIKADE’s aha moment came as she was heading to a small island in the Indian Ocean in 2014 when the plane she was on lost control. “As it started…
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Breaking The Mold

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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JACKELYN KASTANIS learned how to seize opportunity at age 14 when she auditioned her way into the magnet Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City….
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Pursuit of Excellence

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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When pediatric dentist DR. MIRA ALBERT founded Brush Pediatric Dentistry in 2011, she had two small children and several years of practice under her belt. “But I didn’t have a…
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Animal Lover

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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Compassionate is just one word to describe veterinarian JOYCE ASHAMALLA.“Upon graduation, interviewed at many veterinary hospitals, but the decision to join the team associated with Hinsdale Animal Hospital was the best…
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Living In Color

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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When KAREN WOOLLEY enrolled in her first photography class, something just clicked. Call it inspiration, call it a muse, call it imagination. But it happened every time she picked up…
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Pioneering Psychologist

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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Before DR. GRETCHEN A. BOULES became a pioneer and leader in the field of psychology, her life started on a musical note. “Long before my calling as a psychologist my…
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High Standards

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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LYNN LA PALERMO, co-owner with her brother, Tom, of Occhi Lash & Brow Studio and the Occhi Institute, wasn’t going to let a pandemic slow her down. In fact, she…
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Driven To Succeed

by Elaine Doremus • October 1, 2021
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It is apropos that MEGAN MCCLEARY admires hardworking, successful people in the world who are passionate about what they do, and succeed with hard work and integrity. As founder and…
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