Speakers

Gordon Heinrichs has a long and varied work history in healthcare as well as a background in health education. He has assisted healthcare non-profit companies to improve the readability of their public documents and is a patient advocate whose goal is to improve doctor-patient communication. 

He’s a member of the American Medical Writers’ Association and his latest book is, Did Your Doctor Pass Communications 101? How Miscommunication Endangers Your Life. 

Patti Capouch is Executive Director of Impact - Behavorial Health Partners. Their mission is to develop and champion opportunities for people with serious mental illness by providing comprehensive services in housing, employment, and clinical support so that each person can live as independently as possible.      

Dr. Yashar Taheri-Keramati is a humble person from British Columbia but his presence and actions to help those most in need around the world is powerful. Yashar will tell us about his life and Rotary World Help. His current path began with a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship that took him to South Africa for his Masters that involved gangs, police and corruption. Yashar has never looked back as he then pursued his life goal of providing surgery for those most in need. Currently he is in Cuba as Chief of Surgery in the most depressing conditions imaginable. 

Krista Gallagher, president of Regina Dominican High School, is a long time Chicagoland resident.  She received BA from Duke and an MBA from Kellogg. Prior to life in Wilmette, Krista worked at JPMorganChase, McKinsey and at an international investment bank in Berlin, Germany. Due to a family health situation, the family moved to Wilmette. For many years, she refocused her energy on kids, family and raising money for Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF). She continued to provide consulting services for most of those years - primarily in mission-oriented, not for profit areas.

Krista assumed the role of President at Regina Dominican in the summer of 2024, where her background in strategy and marketing complement the school’s outstanding academic offering.

In recognition of Female History Month, Lisa and John will discuss female entrepreneur/artists with whom John has worked (such as Janet Jackson, Tori Amos, Olivia Newton John, Bette Midler, The Bangles) and their influences.