WHAT’S HAPPENING AT WEINBERG COMMUNITY By Jennifer Weininger, Executive Director
July 2019
Host Your Event at Weinberg Community
We are happy to host your outside group, such as a men’s or women’s group, in one of our private rooms at Gidwitz. We’ll take care of set up, catering and clean up and you get to be the host! To arrange your event, contact Michelle Bernstein at 847.236.7852. It’s always great to have your colleagues and friends see how wonderful our community is! Welcome Deena Karno
We would like to give a warm welcome to Deena Karno as our new Personal Care Manager/Social Worker! She will be slowly transitioning into her role within the next few weeks. Deena Karno is currently going into her 21st year as a CJE SeniorLife employee. For the past 5 years, Deena has been the Manager of Regulatory Training and Staff Development (Learning Department) for the CJE system. She received her Masters of Public Health with an emphasis on health education from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois and her Masters of Social Work from the University of Illinois, Jane Addams College of Social Work in Chicago, Illinois. Deena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Illinois. Prior to managing the training and development process at CJE, Deena worked as a Staff Educator for 10 years in the Learning department. Previous to her training position, Deena was a social worker at Lieberman for 6 years and worked closely with residents and families. Very recently Deena became a Certified Dementia Practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. Currently Deena is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health Sciences at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. We can’t wait for her to join our team!
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