FRANCOIS KLOC celebrated his fourteenth anniversary with Buffet Crampon and currently serves as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Buffet Crampon USA. He spearheads the development and implementation of Buffet Crampon USA's marketing initiatives. Francois is also manager of the company's roster of performing artists and artist clinicians and is a master woodwind technician. A graduate of the internationally-recognized Institut Technologique European des Metiers de la Musique, Francois began the time-honored tradition of apprenticeship at age 15. His career has spanned from manufacturing to marketing and his extensive hands-on background makes Francois a leader in the field.

ANDREW "DREW" FAVREAU manages communications for Leadership Talent Management (LTM), an organization within the HR & Administration function at Boeing. LTM is responsible for identifying and developing the next generation of Boeing leaders across 150,000 employees worldwide. Prior to joining Boeing, Favreau spent nearly six years at Edelman working with clients that include Autodesk, iRobot, Rockwell Collins, SSA Global, and UPS. His experience building and executing integrated marketing communications programs built brands and increased sales across a variety of industries. His previous experience also includes positions at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Mayor’s Office of Special Events for the City of Chicago, as well as the Ravinia Festival. During his career, Favreau was a member of several teams that received recognition from the Business Marketing Association and the Public Relations Society of America for creating outstanding communications campaigns. PRWeek also distinguished Favreau as one of five national finalists for Student of the Year in recognition of his ideas to reinvigorate the long-standing Got Milk? campaign. Favreau holds an M.B.A. with a dual concentration in marketing and leadership and change management from DePaul University, where he also received an undergraduate degree in music.

ROBERT FRIEDLANDER  is a graduate of Brown University School of Engineering
and The Chicago Kent College of Law. For many years Bob was a management sonsultant specializing in overseas economic development. Bob retired from consulting work into the life of a commercial property owner transforming Chicago area neighborhoods, over time, with the restoration of his properties. Bob is an amateur clarinetist and alsoserves on The Board of The Grant Healthcare Foundation.
 
 

DR. JULIA RAHN is a Clinical Psychologist with more than ten years experience helping people meet their individual and family goals. Her expertise lies in health and rehabilitation issues such as overcoming eating disorders and adjusting to chronic illness. Dr. Julia also has a solid record assisting both adults and children with patterns of depression and anxiety. By expanding on traditional models of psychotherapy and converting inspiration to reality, Dr. Julia practices what she preaches: success is the result of the development of positive creativity.  More information on Julia and Flourish Studios can be found at www.ICanFlourish.com.

SHAWNA LAKE is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Illinois Wesleyan University. Ms. Lake  Ms. Lake is highly sought after for her orchestral, chamber music and oboe soloist.  She plays in the Elgin Symphony, the City Lights Orchestra, and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra.  She can be heard on Chicago’s own WFMT, in orchestral performance broadcasts. As a teacher for over 20 years, her students lead successful college and professional careers from the east coast to the west coast. Ms. Lake has held faculty positions at the Music Institute of Chicago and DePaul University in Chicago. In additional to performing and teaching, recently Ms. Lake successfully launched an oboe shop called OboeChicago.