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28 | June 21, 2018 | The Northbrook tower NEWS
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ZipRecruiter, 22nd Century
Media partner to push
local jobs
22nd Century Media has
announced that starting
immediately its readers
can find local job opportunities
via new job boards
hosted by ZipRecruiter.
Through the partnership,
22nd Century Media and
ZipRecruiter’s job boards
for The North Shore can be
found on NorthbrookTower.com
under the “Jobs”
tab, making it simpler to
find job openings in your
area.
Job postings are fed to
the local job board through
ZipRecruiter and its sister
recruitment sites.
Local businesses can log
on to the site and post any
openings; then, through
geographic targeting, the
local job board populates
jobs near The North Shore.
The job feed is customizable,
as users can filter
using keywords or geography.
school news
Glenbrooks to destroy Class of
‘12 temporary records June 30
In accordance with Illinois
statute, Glenbrook North and
Glenbrook South High Schools
will destroy temporary records
for the class of 2012 graduates,
on June 30, 2018. Students who
have graduated, transferred,
or withdrawn from GBN and
would like to take possession of
their temporary records may do
so by contacting their school’s
registrar prior to June 30, in
writing. Please mail requests to
Glenbrook North, 2300 Shermer
Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
or Glenbrook South, 4000 W.
Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026.
Only temporary records will be
destroyed. In accordance with
the Illinois Student Records
Act, the schools will retain the
official transcript, records requests
and health records.
Northbrook’s Astellas
appoints new vice
president
Astellas appointed Nahrin
Marino to vice president,
head of Ethics and
Compliance, Americas effective
July 15.
Previously, Marino
served as deputy general
counsel, regulatory for Astellas.
“Nahrin acts with the
highest sense of ethics and
integrity, which will enable
our team to advance our
mission of maintaining Astellas’
commitment to the
highest ethical standards,”
said Tatjana Dragovic, senior
vice president.
Marino began her career
in the pharmaceutical
industry as a professional
healthcare representative
in 1999.
Prior to Astellas, she
worked at Dykema Gossett,
representing corporations
in pharmaceutical and
medical device litigation.
She joined Astellas in
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2010 as senior corporate
counsel, rising to her current
position following
several promotions and
increasing responsibilities
within the company.
Marino is an active
member of Astellas’ Stellar
Women Employee
Resource Group, whose
mission is to create an
environment of empowerment
and advocacy to advance
and inspire women
at Astellas.
Submitted by Astellas.
Northbrook resident to
receive elite financial
award
The National Association
of Insurance and Financial
Advisors (NAIFA)
is proud to announce Reginald
N. Rabjohns as the recipient
of the 77th annual
John Newton
Russell
Memorial
Award. The
award is the
industry’s
highest recognition
of Rabjohns
those who
exemplify the standard of
commitment to the life insurance
industry. Rabjohns
will receive the award at
NAIFA’s Performance +
Purpose Conference in
San Antonio, Texas this
September.
“Reginald’s high regard
as an industry speaker and
his dedicated service to
numerous industry organizations
demonstrate his
strong commitment to our
industry and to helping
others achieve professional
success,” said Juli Mc-
Neely, chair of the 2018
award committee. “His exemplary
passion and dedication
make him a worthy
recipient of the 2018 John
Newton Russell Memorial
Award.”
Rabjohns is currently
managing partner at the
Rabjohns Financial Group,
located at 1622 Willow
Road in Northfield. He
qualified for MDRT during
his first full production
year. At age 27, he became
the youngest MDRT Life
Member. He became a
trustee of MDRT and eventually
became president of
the association in 1999. He
is an international speaker
and has addressed financial
professionals and institutions,
regulators and
associations in 42 states
and 25 countries.
Rabjohns’ service to the
industry extends to NAIFA,
where he has been a member
for almost 50 years.
He has served on various
committees for the association
and as trustee and
president of NAIFA-Chicago.
He has also served
as president of the Chicago
Chapter of GAMA
and the Chicago Society of
Financial Services Professionals.
In 2008, Rabjohns
received the Huebner Gold
Medal from The American
College, the institution’s
highest honor. He has also
received the Distinguished
Service Award from NAI-
FA-Chicago and the Huebner
Scholar Award from the
Chicago Chapter of CLU
and ChFC. He is a member
of the Hall of Fame for
both The American College
and the State Mutual/All
America.
Rabjohns’ civic involvement
includes service to
numerous nonprofit organizations,
including the Misericordia
Heart of Mercy
Home, the Union League
Club of Chicago and the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
in Northfield.
Submitted to The Tower
News Briefs are compiled by
Editor Martin Carlino.
7 national awards go to 22nd Century Media
Staff Report
For the sixth straight
year, 22nd Century Media
is a national awardwinner.
The National Newspaper
Association recognized
22nd Century Media,
the parent company
of The Northbrook Tower,
with seven awards for
editorial excellence in its
annual Better Newspaper
Contest.
The competition, which
is judged by third-party
media professionals,
welcomed 1,405 entries
from 115 outlets across
38 states, and the winners
will be recognized at an
awards breakfast Sept. 29
in Norfolk, Va.
“Our journalists work
hard to provide unmatched
coverage of their communities,
and they make us
proud every day,” Publisher
Joe Coughlin said. “Receiving
recognition like
this, especially from your
peers, is an added bonus.”
Out of the North Shore,
The Highland Park Landmark
was named a national
champion in the Best
Feature Story category for
the story, “Highland Park
woman helps create Holocaust
museum’s Take A
Stand Center,” by Xavier
Ward.
Two 22nd Century Media
newspapers — The
New Lenox Patriot and The
Tinley Junction — were
honored twice, while The
Orland Park Prairie, The
Highland Park Landmark
and Malibu Surfside News
picked up one award each.
Two heartwarming feature
stories from The Patriot
were recognized.
Publisher Joe Coughlin’s
personal story, “A
wedding for the best
man,” about his cousin
asking his dying father to
be his best man in his final
days took second place for
Best Feature, while Assistant
Editor Amanda Stoll’s
story, “Central crowns
special education student
as homecoming queen,”
about Lincoln-Way Central’s
special homecoming
night took third in the
same category.
For The Tinley Junction,
Managing Editor
Bill Jones and freelance
journalist Laurie Fanelli
combined on a unique,
firsthand storytelling venture
after Paul McCartney
came to town that earned
them third place for Best
Performing Arts Story.
Freelance photographer
Bob Klein earned honorable
mention for his
Tinley Junction photo of
Mayor Jacob Vandenberg
celebrating his win on
election night.
The Orland Park Prairie
was awarded a Feature
Photo award for the
second straight year and
for the second straight
year the photo came from
Adam Jomant, who this
year was recognized for
a charming photo of two
Spider-mans facing off at
the local library.
Also a national champion,
again, is the Malibu
Surfide News, which won
its third top national prize
in the last two years. This
time, photographer Suzy
Demeter’s photo from a
dance exhibition earned
top honors in the Best Feature
photo category.
Over 11 years of competitions,
22nd Century
Media publications have
earned 175 regional and
national awards for editorial
excellence, including
more than 30 first-place
honors.
The Northbrook Tower
has won five awards from
the National Newspaper
Association since its inception.