ED-RED & Lake ROE Mini-Summit 2025

Join us for our 2nd Annual ED-RED & Lake ROE Mini-Summit on Thursday, June 12th at Glenbrook North High School! This event brings together members of the education community to learn, discuss, and engage on issues impacting public education. The event will kick off with breakfast and networking for attendees, followed by the opportunity to attend two breakout sessions and a keynote presentation.  

Breakout sessions will cover a number of topics, including: 

• The Art of Advocacy with Bridget Peach, John Burkey and Jen Figurelli

• Stronger Together: Maximizing Community Resources Through Intergovernmental Collaboration with Hawthorn 73

• Achieving Success in School Referendums: Insights from Multiple Perspectives with D57

• A Superintendent, CSBO, Board Member & Lawyer Walk into a Board Room 

• Social Media Engagement with Cathy Kedjidjian

• Public Education Bill Review with Franczek

• Let’s Talk Pensions with Andrew Bodewes

• Lake Administrator & Teacher of the Year with Michael Karner

• EBF – Where Are We Now with Steve Miller of D54

• FAQs with Expert School Board Members

• Talent, Culture and Teams with Brad Black

This year, we are excited to announce Tim Elmore as our keynote speaker! Tim Elmore is “pracademic,” down-to-earth, and research-based. As a best-selling author and international speaker, Dr. Tim Elmore creates unforgettable leadership experiences for the world’s top brands. 

In the coming weeks, we will release information on each of the breakout sessions! In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to Arabed at arabed@ed-red.org

A special THANK YOU to our ED-RED Annual Sponsors for making events like these possible!