Kent Elliott Novit moved to Lake Forest in 1990 with his wife Nancy and two daughters, Elizabeth and Caroline. He attended the University of Wisconsin and received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. Kent received his Juris Doctor form John Marshall Law School in 1984. In 1990 Kent founded the law firm of Novit & Novit LLC. Kent has been an active member of the Lake Forest Community. He has been involved in Lake Forest government since 2000. He served on the Zoning Board of Appeals for 5 years before serving as the 1st ward Alderman for six years. In addition he served on the Lake Forest School District 67 School Board from 2015 to 2019. Kent looks forward to serving Ward 1 and all Lake Forest residents through his participation on the Caucus Committee.
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Larry Obermeyer
Larry Obermeyer and his wife, Anne O’Connell, have been happy to call Lake Forest their home since 2006. Larry is a retired IT professional who spent much of his career with Lake County government. He also previously was a licensed real estate appraiser.
Larry enjoys golfing, doing home-improvement projects, and spending time with friends and family, including his grandson, Henry.
Tim O’Donnell
Tim, his wife Ashley, and their twin boys moved from Chicago to Lake Forest in 2016. Tim earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University and a Masters of Science from The American College. Having grown up in the northern suburbs, Tim well understands the impact a close-knit community can have on a family and looks forward to helping Lake Forest continue to improve upon its already stellar reputation.
Tim spent the last 10 years working as one of the original members of a software startup based out of the northern suburbs. Tim was the VP of Sales/Partnerships where he utilized his passion for relationship building. The company was successfully sold to one of the largest RCM technology companies in the US. When he is not spending time with his family, you will find Tim training for his next Ironman Triathlon.
Kelly Park
Kelly and her family have been living in Lake Forest since 2018. She is a dermatologist and micrographic dermatologic (Mohs) surgeon in private practice and at the VA. She received her medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Medical University and her Master of Studies in Law degree at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She enjoys exploring what Lake Forest has to offer and being active in the community.
Marian Pearcy
A former attorney, teacher, and principal, Marian has been a resident of Lake Forest Place for the past seven years and served as chairman of its Resident Advisory Council for two years. She would like to contribute to the larger community. Marian grew up on the North Shore and has always appreciated the beauty of Lake Forest. She sees the dichotomy in the push for growth and the desire to preserve the heritage that has made Lake Forest such a wonderful place to live and raise a family.
Garth Pearson
Garth Pearson and his wife, Kristin, moved to Lake Forest in 2017 after 21 years in Lake Bluff.
A native of the Pacific Northwest, he graduated from the University of Puget Sound earning degrees in Math, Computer Science, and Information Systems. He first came to Chicago to attend the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. After several years in Boston, Garth and Kristin returned to Chicago living in the city for a couple of years before moving to Lake Bluff where they raised three children who all graduated from Lake Forest High School.
After enjoying all the benefits of the Lake Forest area, he looks forward to giving back to the community and helping ensure Lake Forest remains a vibrant community.
Mark Pickett
Mark Pickett and his family moved to Lake Forest in 2020. Originally hailing from a small town in central Illinois, a sense of community has always been important to Mark. He currently leads a marketing team for an industrial AI company, based in Chicago. He brings deep expertise across different marketing and advertising disciplines, with a focus on breaking down complex challenges and developing clear, straightforward solutions. Mark and his wife Cara have two young children, Charlotte and Connor. A member of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Rotary Club, Mark is always looking for ways to serve his community.
Jay Soave
Jay, his wife Kait, and three young children Keira, Hunter and Thor, moved to Lake Forest in 2018. Keira attends Cherokee and the other two children are in preschool at EPS. By day, Jay is out hunting for new opportunities at a medical office development and acquisition firm. By night, Jay has coached Keira’s basketball team, Hunter’s flag football team and both of their occasional jui jitsu classes. With his remaining (limited) free time, Jay plays golf (poorly), practices jui jitsu and obsessively cheers on his Michigan Wolverines.
Jay views Lake Forest as a special place and is honored to serve Ward 2 to help maintain and improve our wonderful community.
Charles Stephens
Charles Stephens was born and raised in Lake Forest, and moved back in 2020 with his wife Kate and children Mary and Charlie who are at DPM and Sheridan, respectively. After graduating from LFHS, he earned a BA from Northwestern University and later returned to earn an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. During his early career in consulting with A.T. Kearney and Ernst & Young, he moved to the Bay Area for 6 years and later joined the Gap’s e-commerce division, kicking off a new career in tech. Moving back to Chicago in 2007, Charles held a variety of roles with startups and established companies in e-commerce, marketing and transportation. Most recently, he owned Zipcar’s Chicago market, was an executive at Lyft and is currently the SVP & General Manager of Future’s coaching business. Now back in Lake Forest, Charles is looking to give back to the community that shaped who he is so that his children may benefit from the same strength of community he did.
Janet White
Janet and her family have enjoyed living in Lake Forest/Lake Bluff for the past 28 years. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with her own private practice concentrating in child and adolescence and teaches doctoral students at National Louis University. Raising five children kept her busy with Cub Scouts (three of four sons attained Eagle Scout status and the fourth is nearly there), the Grants Committee of LDA, the School of St. Mary Parent Club, Open Lands, and Catholic Charities. With only two children still at home, she is looking for new ways to contribute to the community.