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Above & Beyond
Choose Chicago board member Michael Jacobson was named to Crain’s 40 Under 40 list.
Jacobson, president and CEO at Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA), was named to Crain’s prestigious list for 2020. Jacobson has been at IHLA for more than two years.
According to Crain’s, Jacobson “helped craft the statewide protocols for hotels to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic and led the city of Chicago’s working group that set new safety guidelines for hotels and tourist attractions, bridging the gap between hospitality stakeholders and public health officials to get hotel operators back on their feet after months of decimated tourism.”
IHLA represents and advocates for the lodging industry in Illinois. Members consist of 500 hotels and their employees throughout the state as well as industry partners and suppliers.
Jacobson is a father of two and credits much of his business insight to his 67-year-old father who has owned a sub shop in Portage Park for nearly 50 years. “Seeing his perspective on things as a small business owner helped coach me over the years about what’s right and what’s wrong,” he told Crain’s. “He’s a good source for getting a real-world perspective.”
Congratulations to Jacobson for this honor.
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Dr. Nancy Crain Burns, ISPIC
Asiaha Butler, RAGE
Kelsey N Cizek, ADHA
Carolyn Day, Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc.
Lisa Doi, PNC
Kim Dooley, Visit KC
Ralph A. Gervasi, CAE, Gervasi & Associates, Inc.
Sarah Stagg Grubbe, Pass with Flying Colors
Gayathri Kher, fusionSpan
Mimi Korcak, Cremation Association of North America
Bunny Lee, American Bar Association
T.W. Li, Video Parachute
Karyn Linn, Chicago Association of Management
Sheila Mulvey, Zonta International
Mary Patrick, Growth Zone
Kimberly Payne-Ward, ATL Airport District
Mary Post, American Academy of Neurology
Erik Skogsbakken, The Huntington National Bank
Lawrence Sloan, Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors
Katrina Stewart, NYC & Company
Norma J. Taylor, CMP, Tourisme Montreal – Business Events Montreal
Jessica Viramontez, Visit Wichita
Jacqueline White, Association of SAP User Groups
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John Schroeder, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Jamie Lin, American Theological Library Association
Zinat Ali, Association Management Center
Michelle Bailey, Academy of General Dentistry
Bill McDowell, Institute of Food Technologists
Dave Adams, REALTORS Land Institute
Mackenzie Nicole Clauss, SmithBucklin
Sara Khan, SmithBucklin
Mary Lilly Rossi, SmithBucklin
Julie Fera, Society of Actuaries
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Edna Ibanez Hernandez, Society of Critical Care Medicine
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