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. 

Jackie Potocki

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