Officers

Denise Schirmann
Chairman

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
The Thompson-Schirmann Group

Denise Schirmann received her MBA from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and previously earned her BA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also holds the certification of Certified Financial Planner(r) which is one of the recognized standards of excellence for personal financial planning. Denise was awarded the Smith Barney Triple Crown in 2004 and has been a member of the firm's Blue Chip Council for the past four years. She has worked in the financial industry since 2001.

She is also chairman of the School District 95 Educational Foundation and a past president of the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce. She is married with three children. Her oldest son attends New York University, her daughter is a student at the University of Vermont and her youngest son is a Sophomore at Lake Zurich High School.

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Lori Smith
Vice Chair - Projects

Community Volunteer

Mrs. Smith brings a wealth of community experience to the School District 95 Education Foundation Board. She has served in numerous committee positions in the PTO’s of District 95 over the last nine years at May Whitney, Spencer Loomis, Middle School North and Lake Zurich High School. Mrs. Smith has also served in many capacities at her church, Kirk of the Lakes Presbyterian Church, and is now a Session Board Member, Elder and Youth Christian Education Committee Chair.

Mrs. Smith is a 2007 INSPRA Award of Merit for Distinguished Service winner, and has been awarded the Illinois State Board of Education “Those Who Excel” 2006 Award of Meritorious Service for the CUSD 95 PTO Presidents. Previously Mrs. Smith was recognized by CUSD 95 as a Parent Volunteer of the Month.

Educated at Bradley University in Mechanical Engineering, Mrs. Smith was employed by Kemper. Currently she is kept busy by two very active sons in the Lake Zurich Schools.

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Nancy Coleman
Co Chair - Fund Development

Nancy Coleman and her family moved to Lake Zurich from Columbus, Georgia in March.  While in Columbus, Nancy served for three years as Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer for Columbus Technical College.  Prior to joining the College, Nancy served for seven years as Human Resources Manager for Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus Engine Center.  She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Finance and Education from Auburn University.

Nancy is currently serving as a consultant for Columbus Technical College, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and the State of Georgia Governor’s Office for Workforce Development assisting with grant applications and curriculum design for Georgia’s strategic industry sectors.

Nancy served for five years as a board member for the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation.  She also chaired the Chamber’s Partners in Education Board linking industry involvement and support to over 80 elementary, middle and high schools.

Nancy is actively involved with the Spencer Loomis PTO.  She and her husband, Brian, and their two sons, Alec (7) and Taylor (14), reside in Hawthorn Woods.

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Lisa Warren
Treasurer

The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in Health Sciences

Mrs. Warren is an active volunteer in the community serving leadership roles in her church, St. Francis de Sales, her local swim and tennis club, Isacc Fox PTO, Middle School South PTO and other community organizations.

Mrs. Warren received her BS in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and her MBA from The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. After working with Arthur Andersen & Co. and Heller Financial, Inc., Lisa is currently the executive director for The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in Health Sciences.

The Warren household looks forward to many years in the School District 95 family, with one child in middle school and two in elementary.

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