Events
Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle
An intimate, client-driven workshop designed for your community. You choose the date, provide a list of 10–20 guests, and I’ll bring the guidance (and the pizza).
Who Should Attend:
Adults who want practical, honest conversations about money — women in transition, parents, couples, friends, and families navigating disability or other life changes.
What You’ll Get:
A relaxed, educational experience featuring a Thrivent-approved workshop of your choice, interactive Q&A, and time to talk money in a supportive, judgment-free space. Snacks included; your guests are welcome to BYOB.
Group Size:
Minimum 5 confirmed attendees.
How to Book:
Contact me to coordinate scheduling and provide your guest list. I’ll send all email invitations and manage RSVPs.
Availability:
Offered once per month (or by appointment), in-person within one hour of Downers Grove or virtually.
Important Note:
These are Thrivent-approved educational workshops. No products will be sold during the sessions.
Estate Planning & Probate Law Program -- Planning for Loved Ones with Disabilities
Join us for a practical educational session designed to help families thoughtfully plan for the care, financial stability, and quality of life of loved ones with disabilities. Gain strategies for transition planning, and building a care team and support network.
What you will learn by attending the program:
How to protect eligibility for government benefits
Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney
No products will be sold. Thrivent and its financial advisors and professionals do not provide legal, accounting, or tax advice. Consult your attorney or tax professional. 8869915.1
Speakers: Presenter, Michele Westmaas, Financial Advisor with Thrivent and member of Academy of Special Needs Planners. Co-presenter providing an attorney/legal perspective, Michelle Gonzalez-Tyler, estate planning attorney, Heritage Wealth Solutions
CLE Credit Awarded: 1.0 MCLE Credit
Price: FREE program for DCBA members. You must be signed into your DCBA account to receive FREE pricing. If you are not signed into your account, you will be charged $40.
$40 for non-members
Thank you to Arboretum Wealth & Trust Management, our presenting sponsor for the Estate Planning and Elder Law Sections.
St. Charles Pride Fest
Join me in celebrating Pride in St. Charles!
Family-friendly, free entry, and open to all ages.
- Live music
- Giveaways
- Crafts & activities
- Karaoke
- Food trucks
- Vendor and resource tables
Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle
Your Personal Financial Workshop — Invite Your Circle
102346
RegisterAn intimate, client-driven workshop designed for your community. You choose the date, provide a list of 10–20 guests, and I’ll bring the guidance (and the pizza).
Who Should Attend:
Adults who want practical, honest conversations about money — women in transition, parents, couples, friends, and families navigating disability or other life changes.
What You’ll Get:
A relaxed, educational experience featuring a Thrivent-approved workshop of your choice, interactive Q&A, and time to talk money in a supportive, judgment-free space. Snacks included; your guests are welcome to BYOB.
Group Size:
Minimum 5 confirmed attendees.
How to Book:
Contact me to coordinate scheduling and provide your guest list. I’ll send all email invitations and manage RSVPs.
Availability:
Offered once per month (or by appointment), in-person within one hour of Downers Grove or virtually.
Important Note:
These are Thrivent-approved educational workshops. No products will be sold during the sessions.
Estate Planning & Probate Law Program -- Planning for Loved Ones with Disabilities
Estate Planning & Probate Law Program -- Planning for Loved Ones with Disabilities
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104072
RegisterJoin us for a practical educational session designed to help families thoughtfully plan for the care, financial stability, and quality of life of loved ones with disabilities. Gain strategies for transition planning, and building a care team and support network.
What you will learn by attending the program:
How to protect eligibility for government benefits
Tools for financial planning: special needs trusts, ABLE accounts, life insurance
Legal considerations: guardianship, powers of attorney
No products will be sold. Thrivent and its financial advisors and professionals do not provide legal, accounting, or tax advice. Consult your attorney or tax professional. 8869915.1
Speakers: Presenter, Michele Westmaas, Financial Advisor with Thrivent and member of Academy of Special Needs Planners. Co-presenter providing an attorney/legal perspective, Michelle Gonzalez-Tyler, estate planning attorney, Heritage Wealth Solutions
CLE Credit Awarded: 1.0 MCLE Credit
Price: FREE program for DCBA members. You must be signed into your DCBA account to receive FREE pricing. If you are not signed into your account, you will be charged $40.
$40 for non-members
Thank you to Arboretum Wealth & Trust Management, our presenting sponsor for the Estate Planning and Elder Law Sections.
St. Charles Pride Fest
St. Charles Pride Fest
104137
Join me in celebrating Pride in St. Charles!
Family-friendly, free entry, and open to all ages.
- Live music
- Giveaways
- Crafts & activities
- Karaoke
- Food trucks
- Vendor and resource tables
No products will be sold.