Join us tonight at Lake Zurich Rotary to hear about renewable energy and how to make it happen.  Meeting starts at 6:30 via Zoom.  Send an email to lzrotary@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
 
Anna Maria Kowalik – SVP, Director of Business Development -- The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority (IECA)
She is one of the Inland bank business partners who has spoken about a very interesting “renewable energy based” lending program that is new to Illinois and especially lake county.  This lending program centers on a “renewable energy” loans to businesses and is very interesting and new.  
 
 
Anna Maria is responsible for the business development of the Illinois C- PACE program through the marketing, education, and implementation of this next generation sustainability financing option through presentations, panel participation, Lunch ‘n’ Learns, and networking opportunities. Most recently, she was instrumental in the closing of the first three C-PACE deals in the State of Illinois. 

Ms. Kowalik possesses over 25 years’ experience in the Commercial Real Estate and Property Management industries, including with a former Inland Real Estate REIT where she oversaw portfolios of over 30 retail properties consisting of 3.4 million square feet with more than 500 tenants and budgets of close to a quarter billion dollars.  She has been an active member of industry organizations and chambers of commerce, and acts as liaison with municipal, county and state governments.