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SUMMARY:Women in Business | Make Your Mark in 2026 - At Schoolhouse Kitchen
  & Studio
LOCATION:Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio 1011 Madison St.\, Oak Park\, IL Stre
 et parking available on Madison
DESCRIPTION:Make Your Mark in 2026 Join your fellow Women in Business for a
 n energizing gathering and discussion about making our mark in the New Yea
 r. Activate your inner creator with a fun block-printing activity\, and le
 arn more about the art of linocutting with our expert session leaders at S
 choolhouse Kitchen + Studio. **Please note our special meeting location fo
 r January. We will return to our hosts at the Sunrise of River Forest in F
 ebruary. Meet our Speakers: Cheryl Knecht Cheryl Knecht is the Founder and
  Owner of Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio. It’s her dream job. To experienc
 e more meaningful connections to her local farmers and neighbors\, she ope
 ned (along with hundreds of others) a cooperative grocery store in the Vil
 lage of Oak Park\, IL in July 2015 called Sugar Beet Food Co-op. The Co-op
  celebrates community and good food by providing a full-service marketplac
 e for local vendors and producers and greater access to local\, organic fo
 od. Her passion for education and skill-sharing motivated her to establish
  an educational organization which became Sugar Beet Schoolhouse. In 2016 
 Cheryl found a home for the Schoolhouse (we just call it Schoolhouse now) 
 in a sweet little building in River Forest that includes a commercial kitc
 hen for community chefs that she also manages (River Forest Kitchen) and a
  greenhouse. Cheryl received the Golden Beet Award from the Illinois Stewa
 rdship Alliance for Community Food Development in 2015 and has been named 
 to New City Chicago’s “Big Heat” list of Chicago’s “movers and s
 hakers” in the Chicago food scene three times. Cheryl enjoys hiking a
 nd biking\, listening to audiobooks and LOVES sharing her passion with oth
 ers. Cheryl lives in Oak Park\, IL with her loveable teenagers\, Cedar and
  Ren\, and their majestic black cat\, MO. Sarah Edgar Sarah has worked at 
 The Schoolhouse since 2021. She loves tackling new recipes and techniques\
 , and her favorite things to bake are mirror glaze mousse cakes\, macarons
  and cute Kawaii treats. Sarah is delighted to share her love of baking an
 d cooking with children! She loves to encourage kids to keep trying\, even
  if it doesn’t come out perfectly the first time. She lives with her hus
 band\, two children\, cats and chickens in Oak Park. Judy Seals / Founder 
 & Nurse Practitioner\, Synergy Integrative Health & Wellness Jocelyn Calle
 s / Co-Owner\, Las Flores Laundromat Where is it? Schoolhouse Kitchen + St
 udio 1011 Madison St. Oak Park\, IL Street parking is available on Madison
  or adjoining side streets What To Expect... Please come as you are. Coffe
 e\, tea and light refreshments will be served. 9-9:15 am - network\, socia
 lize\, gather refreshments\, and find your seat. 9:15-10:30 - program If y
 ou need to arrive a few minutes late or leave a few minutes early\, please
  still join us! We get it\, we all have things to do. Want more informatio
 n on Women In Business? Contact Melissa Mallinson at mmallinson@oprfchambe
 r.org to learn more about the OPRF Chamber Women in Business Affinity Grou
 p. Fees & registration details Free for members $20 for non-members\n\nhtt
 ps://www.oprfchamber.org/events/94125
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/94125
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