2022-2023 Officers

  Donna Bateman 

Donna is the Deposit Products Marketing Manager at First Bank of Manhattan. She also serves as the treasurer for the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. She previously worked at LaSalle Bank in Chicago, IL. Donna received her Bachelor of Business Administration from DePaul University. Donna joined LWABWO in 2017 after her daughter had earned one of the scholarships and wanted to give back to the organization. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, travel, concerts, plays, and her “fur” babies.  

 Marie Ventura

Marie is a Senior Mortgage Planner with Great Mortgage. She especially enjoys helping seniors strategically utilize the equity in their homes. Marie has lived in Mokena since 1999. She has two special needs children, who are both on the autism spectrum. Marie received her Accounting degree from California State Polytechnic University, and received her CPA certificate in California in 1990. She worked for Arthur Andersen in Southern California, and then went on to work in various positions in Accounting and Finance over a 30-year period, including as a Controller and Financial Consultant. Marie enjoys volunteering in the community and for her church. She was a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), serving as a Guardian ad Litum for two years as a volunteer, and also worked for CASA as a Training and Recruiting Coordinator. Most recently, she served on the Board of the Lincoln Way Special Recreation Foundation in New Lenox, and then was the Accountant for Lincoln Way Special Recreation Association. Marie was a past invited speaker at a LWABWO meeting, speaking as a representative of CASA in 2019, and loved the group so much she stayed on as a participant and then as Treasurer. 

Contact Marie @ www.greatmortgage.loanz.io

Jackie Potocki

Jackie has been a part of Lincoln-Way community since her family moved here in 1973. She is a graduate of Lincoln-Way Central High School. After high school, she attended Columbia College in Chicago. I decided to plant my roots back home where she grew up in New Lenox. She very proudly own and operate Ranch Frosties Ice Cream Shop in New Lenox since 2018.

She is an active member of the New Lenox Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln-Way Area Businesswomen’s Organization of which she currently serve as the LWABWO secretary. She is also an active member of the Women’s Auxiliary with the VFW Post 9545 in New Lenox.  She enjoys giving back and investing whatever she can into our amazing community.

Prior to becoming an agent, she worked over 25 years in the construction industry which is a key asset to her Real Estate career providing me with a keen eye on the core mechanics of a property. This serves as a sound support to her clients when making the decision on the perfect home. Adding to her work experience, she also worked as a loan officer providing her with valuable insight to her clients as they are maneuvering through the due process of the home buying experience.

In her personal life, she is engaged to my best friend John. They share a blended family of six children, and a beautiful granddaughter too!  In their family time, they enjoy getting involved with charitable events and giving back to their community!

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