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10 | March 15, 2018 | The glencoe anchor News
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22CM Boost offers writing services to local businesses
Staff Report
A new division from
22nd Century Media,
publisher of The Glencoe
Anchor, aims to share
the company’s way with
words with local businesses.
22CM Boost, which
launched last week, will
leverage the media company’s
connection to numerous
professional reporters
and editors to provide
businesses with writing
and text solutions.
22CM Boost will operate
as a separate entity
under the supervision of
Heather Warthen, 22nd
Century Media’s chief
events officer who also
leads the company’s marketing
efforts.
Aside from offering advertising
solutions on multiple
platforms, to serve
local businesses, 22nd
Century Media has put on
local events and expos —
such as Lady: A Women’s
Expo, Active Aging and
the Choice Awards — for
four years.
“22CM Boost is a natural
step for us to add to our
services that we offer local
22CM Boost, the newest division of 22nd Century Media, offers a variety of writing
solutions to local businesses. Image Submitted
businesses,” Warthen said.
“Boosting local business
through advertisements
and events is something
we do well, but now we
can expand and add in
content and editing for our
clients.
“We are fortunate
enough to have an extremely
talented and versatile
writing and editing
staff that can definitely
help boost local business
by utilizing their talents.”
At 22CMboost.com,
which begins with the tagline
“There’s a way with
words. We have it,” 11 services
are offered, including
written press releases and
corporate profiles, copy
for ads and web pages, and
editing and proofreading.
As an introductory offer,
the site says, all a la carte
services are half off.
Additionally, 22CM
Boost offers custom packages
for any business looking
for comprehensive writing
work, Warthen said.
For more information
on Boost, contact
Heather Warthen at (708)
390-7622 ext. 16 or email
content@22cmboost.com.
Glencoe Youth Services
announces new leadership
Submitted by glencoe
youth services
With new leadership,
2018 is poised to be an exciting
and productive year
for both Glencoe Youth
Service and Special Needs
Adult Program.
GYS welcomes Margaret
Ann Paauw, who became
GYS’ new executive
director in January.
Paauw has a broad professional
background
working with at-risk youth
and community mental
health centers and comes
to GYS from her previous
role at Thresholds in Chicago.
Paauw has a passion
for working with adolescents
and upon her arrival
at GYS immediately began
creating programs that will
appeal to sixth through
12th grade students, such
as movie outings, social
services projects, cooking
and crafts.
“I look forward to getting
to know this community
better and am excited
about the opportunities to
grow this organization,”
Paauw said.
The GYS Board and
supporters are thrilled
Paauw is leading the team
and invite the community
to meet her and learn more
about her plans for programs
for young adults.
In late 2017, SNAP appointed
Jaimie Frazin as executive
director.
Frazin brings new energy
and focus to Special
Needs Adult Program,
the only free program of
its kind in Cook County.
SNAP participants attend
events together and enjoy
a homemade dinner, donated
by area businesses
or families, at the center
every Tuesday night.
“I am fully dedicated to
the special needs community
and I am honored to
be part of such an amazing
organization,” Frazin said.
SNAP provides social
activities and support for
adults with disabilities.
New fiscal year brings Village staff promotions, title changes
Submitted by Village of
Glencoe
With the start of the new
fiscal year on March 1, the
Village is pleased to announce
several changes
for existing staff. These
changes underscore the
Village’s commitment to
hiring and developing excellent
staff in service to
the Glencoe community.
Megan Hoffman has
served as a Management
Analyst in the Village
Manager’s Office
since November 2016.
As of March 1, Hoffman
has been promoted to the
newly created position of
Assistant to the Village
Manager. Since joining the
Glencoe team, Hoffman
has managed the implementation
of the Village’s
new communications plan,
including launching the
Village’s new website and
bi-weekly e-newsletter,
increasing the Village’s
social media presence
and redesigning the community’s
combined print
newsletter, Inside Glencoe
(formerly the Glencoe
Quarterly). She has also
been heavily involved in
the Village’s on-going
Strategic Visioning process
and led efforts to develop
a comprehensive
report detailing the current
state of the Village, highlighting
local and regional
trends that will likely impact
the community into
the future.
Moving into her new
role as Assistant to the Village
Manager, Hoffman
will lead a myriad of process
improvement projects
across all departments and
will also focus on streamlining
customer service
functions at Village Hall.
Hoffman also serves as
liaison to the Sesquicentennial
Planning Group.
Hoffman holds a bachelor
of arts degree in Politics
and Government from
Ohio Wesleyan University
and a Master of Public Administration
degree from
the John Glenn College of
Public Affairs at The Ohio
State University.
Other title changes include
Planning and Development
Administrator
Nathan Parch shifting to
Community Development
Administrator and Civil
Engineer Anna Kesler being
named Village Engineer.
Parch has served in the
Public Works Department
since 2001. His title
change reflects new responsibilities
taken on
following the retirement
of long-time Building and
Zoning Administrator,
John Houde. This includes
the oversight of HR Green,
which began providing
building plan review and
inspection services in June
2017. Parch serves as liaison
to the Plan Commission
and Zoning Commission/Board
of Appeals and
was instrumental to the
adoption of the Village’s
Downtown Plan. He is
also spearheading the Tudor
Court Design Review
Process in conjunction
with Teska Associates.
Parch holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Urban
Planning from Iowa State
University and a Master of
Public Administration degree
from Northern Illinois
University.
Kesler started with
the Village in 2016. Her
change of title from Civil
Engineer to Village Engineer
was made to reflect
her attainment of a State
of Illinois Professional Engineer
certification in September
2017. One of Kesler’s
major responsibilities
is managing several projects
that are part of the Village’s
annual Community
Improvement Program.
She holds a bachelor of
science degree in civil and
environmental engineering
and a Master of Science
degree in Water Resource
Engineering from Marquette
University.
“Each of these individuals
represent an incredible
amount of talent
put to work each day to
benefit the entire Glencoe
community,” said Village
Manager Phil Kiraly. “I
am immensely proud of
their contributions to our
team and our community,
and I look forward to their
continued success.”