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• January 20, 2012: Mason, Koldykes receive National Louis inaugural Pioneer Award, Crain's Chicago Business
  

• August 24, 2011: National Louis University Awarded Grant to develop a headstart math project / Sidebar: Ideas for adding math to kids' lives

• April 26, 2011: First Command's Financial Behaviors Index saw middle class Americans' financial confidence erode in March, Financial Planning

• April 25, 2011: First Command survey featured on blog "Optimism in Housing?', CNBC

• April 21, 2011: First Command says only 24% feel financially secure, Financial Planning

• April 21, 2011: First Command survey finds only 24% feel financially secure, Money Management Executive

• April 14, 2011: First Command survey shows low fees not priority when shopping for advisor, Plan Advisor

• April 2011: Habitat Company featured in property management articles, Chicagoland Buildings and Environments (pg. 25/26)

• April 11, 2011: Golden Apple Scholar moves up from the projects of Cabrini, Chicago Tribune

• April 6, 2011: Chicago Bancorp's John and Steven Calk acquire Generations Bank, Kansas City Business Journal

• April 6, 2011: Chicago Bancorp breaks into banking, Crain's Chicago Business

• April 6, 2011: Chicago Bancorp execs aquire Kansas bank assets, National Mortgage News

• April 5, 2011: First Command survey finds price isn't factor for financial planner choice, Advisors 4 Advisors

• April 4, 2011: First Command on Top Traits of Financial Planner, Financial Planning

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Shonne Fegan-Ehrhardt

Media Specialist

Shonne is a communications professional with experience serving in a senior role to drive and develop public relations strategy to help launch new products or create sustainable communications for well-known brands and organizations. She earned and maintains the accreditation of APR (Accredited in Public Relations) from the Public Relations Society of America. Throughout her 17-year career, Shonne has been an integral part of the team for consumer products, healthcare and corporate communication initiatives for clients including Career Education Corporation (Kitchen Academy); Bristol-Myers Squibb (BARACLUDE/ entecavir); State Farm Insurance; Sargento Cheese and Elan Pharmaceuticals (PRIALT/ziconotide). Shonne has also implemented corporate communication campaigns for Chicago-based advertising and marketing agencies to generate awareness among trade and business media.

In her role at the Harbinger Group, Shonne provides support to clients in media relations, public relations strategy and writing communications materials. Prior to joining the Harbinger Group, Shonne served as a PR consultant helping corporate clients create awareness about an innovative chronic pain treatment as well as implementing a two-year public education and media campaign to reach Asian American physicians and patients to educate them about a new treatment for hepatitis B via media relations and stakeholder outreach. In addition, Shonne was the editor and writer of a monthly newsletter for Kitchen Academy, a professional culinary school, and provided public relations recommendations to increase current and future schools’ visibility in local markets.

Previously, Shonne worked for Manning, Selvage & Lee (MS&L) in Chicago and Detroit, developing and implementing PR plans for Chevrolet (General Motors’ largest brand) as well as several Procter & Gamble Company brands. She was part of the management team that developed and wrote an integrated marketing plan to leverage Chevrolet’s sponsorship of the 2002 Winter Olympic Torch Relay, a 65-day cross-country traveling PR opportunity.

Shonne earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communications Sciences from Michigan State University. In addition, she earned and maintains the accreditation of APR (Accredited in Public Relations) from the Public Relations Society of America.