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Left: Women’s Board Scholarship
Committee Co-chair Tammy Olszewski,
Robert Berlag, Dionisia Stamus, Erika
Hartman, Emily Lureau, John Yudt,
Brookfield Zoo Chicago President & CEO
Dr. Michael J. Adkesson, and Women’s
Board Scholarship Committee Chair
Sherry Featherstone (Alyssa Chevalier
is not pictured)

2024 Women’s Board D i on i si a g a i n s h a nd s - on e x p e r i e n c e .
Dionisia gains hands-on experience.
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