Our Business Partners
CRSM students work in a variety of businesses and across multiple departments. Review a business partner 2024-25 Business Partner Master Agreement
Here is a listing of our Business Partners organized by industry:
Banking
- Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, A Wintrust Community Bank
- Libertyville Bank & Trust Company, A Wintrust Community Bank
- Northbrook Bank & Trust, A Wintrust Community Bank
- State Bank of the Lakes, A Wintrust Community Bank
Construction, Engineering & Design
- Gewalt Hamilton Associates
- IDEX Corporation
- JGMA
- Joel Kennedy Construction Corporation
- L. Marshall Roofing and Sheet Metal
Community Organizations
- A Safe Place
- Beacon Place
- Catholic Charities of Lake County
- Center for Enriched Living
- Gorton Community Center
- HACES
- Habitat for Humanity Lake County
- Mano a Mano
- North Chicago Community Partners
- OMNI Youth Services
- Roberti Community House
- YouthBuild Lake County
- Willow House
Consulting & Staffing
- The Advanced Group
Consumer Products
- Barilla Pasta North America
- Classic Toyota and Kia
- Good Foods Group
- La Mesita de Martin
- Rust-Oleum Corporation
- US Foods
- Woodland Gourmet
Education
- Eugene Field Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Highland Park Montessori
- HR McCall School
- Learn 6
- Learn 9
- Learn 10
- Montessori Connection West
- Our Lady of Humility School
- Our Lord’s Little Ones
- Prairie Crossing Charter School
- Red Oak Elementary School
- Rosalind Franklin University
- School of St. Mary
- St. Anastasia School
- Twain Elementary School
- Whitman Elementary School
Faith-based Organizations
- Society of the Divine Word
- St. Dismas Church
- University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary
- Keshet
Financial & Business Services
- The ABIS Group
- Baird
- CDW
- Lake County Press, Inc.
- Snap-on Credit
- Underwriters Laboratories, LLC (UL LLC)
Government
- City of Waukegan
- Lake County Clerk’s Office
- Lake County Division of Transportation
- Lake County Health Department
- Lake County Public Works
- Lake County Recorder of Deeds
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office
- Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office
- North Shore Water Reclamation District
Healthcare
- Aurora Medical Center
- Abbott
- AbbVie
- Advocate Condell Medical Center
- Antylia Scientific
- Baxter
- CVS Health
- Hollister Incorporated
- Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
- Northwestern Hospital Grayslake
- Walgreens
- Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
Insurance
- First Insurance Funding Corporation
Manufacturing & Distribution
- CF Industries
- EMCO Chemical
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
- MacLean-Fogg Company
- Overture Promotions, Inc.
- Stepan Company
- Synergy Flavors
- W.W. Grainger
- Zebra Technologies
Museums & Cultural Institutions
- The Art Center Highland Park
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Evanston Art Center
- Kohl Children’s Museum
- Ragdale Foundation
- Elawa Farms
Nonprofit Sponsorship Partners
The following partners sponsor student workers at area nonprofits:
- Fred J. Brunner Foundation
- Dr. Scholl Foundation
- George R. Kendall Foundation
- The George P. Kendall, Jr. and Mary Ann Charitable Foundation, Ltd.
- Illinois Tool Works Foundation
- Robert R. McCormick Foundation
- John and Kathleen Schreiber
- Steans Family Foundation
- Union Pacific Foundation
CWSP Staff
Giselle Baca
Celia Cambray-Hernandez
Marcelino Hernandez
Lori Oportobell
Sara Stanke
Brian Weinberg
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