Cara Panares Pietrzak

Cara Panares Pietrzak lives in LaGrange with her husband Jim and their 3 daughters. Their oldest daughters are now attending the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana and their youngest, Devan, is a freshman at Fenwick High School and a proud member of Bravura.

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Cara is a graduate of Indiana University and DePaul University. For the last 16 years she has been a Sr Management Consultant for WCapra Consulting Group, a Chicago based firm specializing in Retail and Payment technology, and Security solutions. She has earned a number of professional certifications and is currently an active member the Project Management Institute(PMI).

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She attends St Francis Xavier Parish and currently serves on the St Francis Peace and Justice Committee. She has been an active member of her school communities -  serving 10 years as a Girl Scout troop leader, logging countless volunteer hours for LaGrange District 102 schools and working as a volunteer for the Fenwick Mothers club for the past 4 years.

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As the mother of 3 girls, Cara has always had an affinity for organizations that educate, empower, affirm and enlighten young women, and she considers it an honor to serve on the board for such an organization.