Lenore Janecek

Lenore Janecek is a nationally-known health care specialist, financial advisor, and highly experienced in the areas of health care management, public policy issues, insurance and retirement benefits. She is currently the founder and President of SAVE THE PATIENT, a nonprofit organization established in Illinois in 2001. She is also the founder and President of Lenore Janecek & Associates, Ltd., incorporated in 1985.

Ms. Janecek’s appointments and awards include the following:

• Appointments to the Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council and the Health Reform Task Force by Governor Jim Edgar and Governor George Ryan, respectively.
• Appointments by President Bill Clinton, President George Bush, and President Ronald Reagan to the Selective Service Board.
  Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for 10 years of service to her country by the President of the United States.
• Awarded Oustanding Woman In Healthcare Management by the Women Health Executives Network.
• Awarded Honorary Board Member, Lincolnwood Chamber of Commerce, in recognition for founding the chamber.
• Awarded Distinguished Graduate of the Year by National Honor Society, Roosevelt High School, Chicago, Illinois.
• Selected as one of the 100 women leaders in the United States by the Foundation for Women's Resources and for inclusion into Leadership America, Washington, DC.
• Selected for inclusion in: Who's Who in the World; Who's Who of American Women, International Who's Who of Women; Who's Who in Business & Industry; and Who's Who in the Midwest.
• Awarded "Citizen of the Month" by Lerner Newspapers, Chicago, IL.

In addition to being a founder of Leadership Illinois, she has continually remained on the Board of Directors or the Advisory Board since its inception. She is also currently a speaker at one or more of the annual conference.

Lenore Janecek has held or currently positions in the following professional, civic, community or fraternal organizations:

• Past President, Board Member, and Paul Harris Scholar, Skokie Rotary
• Past Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Lincoln Scholars Series Program for Republican Leaders
• Advisory Board Member, Chicago Artists Coalition
• Founding Member and Alumna, Leadership America Alumnae Association
• Advisory Board Member, When Health Executive Network

In addition, Ms. Janecek has published the following articles or books:

• Health Insurance: A Guide for Artists, Consultants, Entrepreneurs and Other Self-Employed, published by American Council for the Arts, New York, New York, September, 1993.
• SAVE THE PATIENT, an article, August 2002.

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