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Steve Schapiro

Steve Schapiro has been a Chicago area business development, fundraising and corporate relations executive for the past 15 years. Prior to that he held key leadership positions in management, sales, and marketing for the country’s largest provider of health information services to the insurance industry.

Steve operates his company, S&S Management Consulting Services, Inc. in north suburban Vernon Hills. His firm provides expertise in special event management, corporate & donor relations, sponsorship sales and fund development to a wide cross section of organizations and non-profits. Steve also volunteers on committees and boards for a number of worthwhile causes.

Prior to his work in the public sector, he played an integral role in growing National Insurance Examination Services of America (NIESA) into the preeminent privately held Health Information Services Company in the Midwest. As a result of Steve’s work and NIESA’s reputation for outstanding service and profitability, they became the target for acquisition. In 1992, the nation’s largest Health Information Services Company purchased NIESA and the company officially became the Chicago North branch of Portamedic. Steve applied the same formula for success at NIESA to his new role at Portamedic. This resulted in his rapid promotion from Branch to District Manager and a ranking of 5th place among 160 offices nationwide in both revenue and profitability.

Fueled by a desire to work more closely with the public and his lifelong passion for Parks and Recreation, Steve changed the course of his career. In 1999 he began his five-year tenure in Parks and Recreation. He produced award winning special events that received statewide recognition by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). He also developed a comprehensive sponsorship program while at the Wheeling Park District that resulted in double digit increases in sponsorship revenue and event attendance. Steve was very active in the business community and served for three years on the Board of Directors for the Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area Chamber of Commerce. While juggling the demands of work and family, he earned his Masters Degree in Parks and Recreation from Aurora University.

Following his tenure in Parks and Recreation, Steve continued to focus his career on assisting non-profits in raising awareness and funds. Examples of his creative thinking and fundraising ability include the innovative fundraising program “Driving What Matters”, in which several car dealers new to the region made a contribution to the United Way for each new vehicle sold. At Pathways Center in Glenview, Steve helped create a donor recognition program and secured media opportunities with such notables as CNN Headline News. At the Alzheimer’s Association, he recruited a “Who's Who” list of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies for the first-ever Alzheimer’s Association Eldercare Workplace Advisory Council (EWAC). He also elevated awareness by securing speaking opportunities at prestigious professional association conferences and meetings.

In recent years, Steve’s work has focused on representing our nation’s leading health charities, including the Alzheimer’s Association and forging win-win relationships between corporate America and health causes impacting today’s workforce. Steve is strategic in his approach in helping organizations across all sectors and size implement Corporate Social Responsibility platforms, and in many instances, extend their existing commitment to philanthropy and employee engagement.

Steve’s robust portfolio of companies includes AbbVie, Chicago Blackhawks, Humana, Hyatt, Lundbeck, Takeda, Thrivent Financial, WGN, and Wintrust.

In the 1940’s Abraham Maslow became famous for the Human Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid. When an individual reaches the top of the pyramid, they achieve Self-Actualization, described by Maslow as the realization of their full potential. S&S Consulting understands that your organization has needs as well. For non-profits, Self-Actualization = Mission Fulfillment. S&S Management Consulting Services, Inc. is poised and ready to work with you and your team as you climb towards the top of your organizational pyramid towards Mission Fulfillment.