Foundation Appoints Three New Committee Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 3, 2007

Contact: Mike Sitrick, Manager of Development

(630) 665-5556 or msitrick@dcfdn.org

Wheaton, IL—The DuPage Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Deborah A. du Vair (Glen Ellyn) and Charles T. Neff (Batavia) to its Investment Committee and Patricia deRosset (Naperville) to its Grant Committee.

Deborah A. du Vair enjoyed a highly successful ten-year career with United Airlines before leaving the company in 2002 to raise a family. During her time with the company, she held several positions including financial planning and performance reporting analyst, financial analyst for the Internal Consulting Group, market champion for the West Coast Operations, manager of strategic planning in marketing, regional sales manager for the Midwest, and most recently director of North America sales. Prior to working for United, du Vair had been a supervising senior auditor for KPMG Peat Marwick in Chicago.

du Vair earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s of Management with concentrations in marketing and finance from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.

"I am honored to serve The DuPage Community Foundation,” said du Vair. “I owe thanks to my parents for demonstrating how individuals can make a significant difference in their community. I look forward to using my financial experience to serve the Investment Committee and am excited about contributing to this wonderful organization."

Since leaving United, du Vair has remained active with consulting work on a project-basis, volunteer work and academics. She recently worked with the broader transportation industry as a strategic consultant assisting with strategy, sales and financial issues. du Vair has been a director for the board of the Rolling Meadows-based Special Leisure Services Foundation since 1999 and the group’s treasurer for the past three years. During this time she has also completed coursework for the University of Chicago's Strategies for Nonprofit Management certificate program.

du Vair resides in Glen Ellyn with her husband and three children.

Charles T. Neff is a wealth manager for Balasa Dinverno & Foltz LLC in Itasca where he specializes in working with affluent families and business owners. From 1992 to 2004 he served as co-founder, president and chief investment officer of the Hinsdale-based WNA Investment Programs, Inc. and as a founding partner of Westrick, Neff & Associates, also located in Hinsdale. Prior to this, Neff accumulated considerable experience within the Chicago financial services industry working for such companies as Ernst & Whinney, Schwinn Bicycle Company and Mitsui MTB Options/Cooper-Neff.

“Having grown up in DuPage County (Elmhurst), I benefited from many of the community programs supported by the Foundation,” said Neff. “I now look forward to working with the Investment Committee to effectively manage the funds entrusted to the Foundation and help maximize its ability to serve the residents of DuPage County.”

Neff earned a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the University of Chicago. He is also a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Public Accountant.

Neff resides in Batavia with his wife and four children.

Patricia deRosset is an Assistant State’s Attorney for DuPage County and the supervisor of its Child Support Enforcement Program. Prior to joining the State’s Attorney’s Office in 1999, deRosset had been the manager of a suburban Chicago fitness club while simultaneously serving as the owner and manager of a 32,000 acre beef cattle ranch in North Powder, OR, and the manager of a thoroughbred horse breeding and racing facility in Lexington, KY. Some of her other past occupations include managing a 60,000 sq. ft. suburban Chicago shopping center and teaching at both the high school and college levels.

“Everyone hopes to leave behind something worthwhile and permanent that reflects the life they have led,” commented deRosset. “Perhaps a way to start is by giving of your time and life experiences. A legacy should begin in life. Working with The DuPage Community Foundation is a chance for me to help further the foundation that has already been laid by those who have come before and to build on it to provide an even better foundation for the future.”

deRosset holds a B.A. in Government from Lawrence University, an M.A. in Political Science from Northeastern University and a J.D. from Northern Illinois University. She is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois and is licensed to practice law in both Illinois and Florida.

She resides in Naperville.

Established in 1986, The DuPage Community Foundation is a publicly-supported 501 (c) (3) organization to which contributions are tax deductible. The Foundation was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations, and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation’s grantmaking and community leadership activities.

The DuPage Community Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by developing and channeling philanthropy to meet the needs of its residents. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working in the arts and culture, education, environmental affairs, health, and human services.

For further information about the Foundation or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Michael Sitrick, manager of development, at (630) 665-5556 or msitrick@dcfdn.org.

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