McHenry County Business Journal

HUNTLEY – Who would have figured Iron Man was made of plastic?

Marcy Piekos has spent years training and consulting for corporations and executives. So her new role as the executive director of Leadership Greater McHenry County is a natural move for her, she said.

WOODSTOCK – Keely Krueger remains fascinated by cultural diversity, and as bilingual coordinator for Woodstock District 200 she is able to share that passion with others.

CRYSTAL LAKE – It’s past time to make the doughnuts for Sumish Parikh. It’s time to make the doughnut shops.

As a medical resident at Cook County’s John J. Stroger Hospital, Dr. Dudley Brown Jr., delivered a baby for the first time and discovered his calling.

Classmates at Dundee-Crown High School voted Jefferson “Jeff” Batt “Most Friendly.”

CRYSTAL LAKE – “It’s not easy; I don’t sleep as much as I used to,” Ryan Farrell said. “My wife has told me: ‘If you volunteer for one more thing, I’ll kill you.’”

CRYSTAL LAKE – Emily Landis has a hard time envisioning doing anything other than helping people.

Whether it’s a relaxing port-side establishment or a patio in the middle of a historic downtown, options for dining outdoors are plentiful in McHenry County.

ALGONQUIN – It’s not surprising that Ronica Patel is working to promote cultural awareness and accessibility throughout the county. After all, she is a first-generation America who also speaks Gujarati – common in her parents’ native country of India.

McHENRY – The McHenry County College Shah Center offers instructor led, hands-on computer training at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry. To register, call 815-455-8588. For more information and course outlines 815-455-8593. Other locations are indicated.

McHENRY – Wayne Jett has enjoyed a somewhat supersonic rise in business, considering as recent as four years ago he was operating Jett’s Heating & Air out of a two-bedroom apartment.

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CRYSTAL LAKE – Laurie Dayon is using running to help girls stop running – from their problems, from stress of a digital world, from expectations.

This year’s “10 Under 40” list was perhaps our most balanced ever – five men, five women. A variety of occupations. A rainbow of ethnicities.

CRYSTAL LAKE – To say Lee Ellis gets around could be an understatement. He lives in Crystal Lake, works in Hebron and Harvard, and relishes opportunities to head for most any body of water to go diving or sailing.

LGMC is accepting applications for the Class of 2011 – in its seventh year.

The following information was provided by Record Information Services (www.public-record.com) of Kaneville, Ill., a company that compiles public record information form Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. This list contains business-to-business filings and does not represent the entire public record. The Business Journal and Record Information Services are not responsible for business-to-business decisions that are made from reading this list, as the complete public record must be obtained and understood to make well-informed choices.

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