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Jean Dziekan Lachowicz has over 30 years of experience in communications, and served for nearly 16 years as Executive Director and CEO for two Chicago-based non-profit human-service organizations.

Professional Background

Urbs In Horto Communications, President and Founder, August 2007 to present. Please visit Our Websites for a sampling of our clients. In addition, Jean is:
- Staff reporter for The Gazette monthly newspaper. Jean's news stories won an APEX Award for Publication Excellence in 2009 and in 2010.
- Assistant to the Founder and Director of the Center for Akashic Studies, handling communications, websites, social networking, public relations, marketing, and accounting for the Center.
Together We Can Change The World, Inc.
- Chief Operating Officer, April 2009 to present.
- Director of Together We Can Change The World Day (T-Day), January-March 2009.
- Member of the Management Team of My Power Mall and Together We Can Change The World, harnessing the power of everyday spending to change lives. 150,000 members in 220 countries.
Camp Fire USA Metropolitan Chicago Council, Executive Director/ CEO, 1996-2006
Genesis House, Executive Director/CEO, 1991-1996
Serra International Headquarters, Director of Communications, 1989-1991
Zonta International Headquarters, Deputy Executive Director; Manager of Planning and Development; Publications Coordinator and Magazine Editor, and 1982-1984 and 1987-1989
Mundelein College, Director of Public Relations and Publications and student newspaper advisor, 1984-1987
U.S. Catholic Magazine, Claretian Publications, Associate Editor/ Production Manager, 1980-1982

Education: MA, BA

Post-graduate work, Master of Public Services program, DePaul University
Master of Arts with distinction, Liberal Studies Program, concentration in political science and urban studies, DePaul University. Included 6-month internship with the Chicago Department of Planning
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, DePaul University. Staff member of The DePaulia, award-winning student newspaper, all four years. Associate Editor and Editor in Chief. Received Arthur J. Schmitt Student Leader Award two years
Queen of Peace High School, Burbank, IL. Founded the student newspaper, The Amity, and served as its first Editor in Chief
Our Lady of the Snows grammar school, Chicago, IL

Primary Volunteer Activities

Co-Chair, DePaulia reunion committee, DePaul University, member of ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) mentoring group
Board of Directors, Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Club
Advisor to Children Without a Voice USA
Founding Board member and Secretary to Ugandan American Global Initiatives and Send An Oven.
Coordinator for Chicago tour of SIFA Children's Choir from Uganda, Together We Can Change the World, Inc.
Hillary Clinton for President campaign
Civic Committee of the Harold Washington Commemorative Year
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Animation Jury
Chicago Transit Authority, Bus “Road-eo” system-wide competition for the top bus operators and maintenance teams, Course Judge
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Ambassador and Peer-Evaluation Committee
Safer Pest Control Project, founding member of the Board of Directors

Married since 1981 to Jim Lachowicz.

Jean's MySpace address: www.myspace.com/jeanlachowicz

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Steve Dziekan, director

Summary of Experience: Stephen M. Dziekan is a World War II veteran (European Theatre) and, for the past 35 years, an active member of the Rhine Post VFW in Chicago, serving in a wide variety of leadership positions. He spent 42 years in customer service at Sears Roebuck & Company, repairing small appliances, televisions, and radios.

As Director of Urbs In Horto Communications, he provides common-sense "fatherly" advice and support.

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Tyler, Gypsy, and Freddie

Tyler has just successfully completed his internship in our Mail Room and has been promoted to our Public Relations Department. In the interest of full disclosure, Gypsy and Freddie did a bit of "hazing" and wanted us to rename Tyler "Dobby the House Elf," but now all are working together very well.....

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