VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
ROSALIE A. (ROZ) BONAR
Rosalie A. (Roz) Bonar has always been a creative, entrepreneurial leader. 
From her early background in clinical work and hospital management, Roz went on to creating her own health consulting business, working with a large roster of clients. From there, she moved to library administration, and finally retired in 2003 as Business Manager for the Fremont Public Library.
Not someone content to sit back and be retired, Roz came to ESC in 2004, hoping to find a way to put her experience and knowledge to good use. As an active consultant and now Project Manager for ESC, Roz is our expert on library-related services and serves as leader of our group of consultants with an interest in working with libraries. To date, Roz has been at the helm of more than 15 projects with libraries throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, in addition to many more projects with other types of clients.
Roz credits ESC’s award-winning professional development program for helping expand her leadership coaching and facilitation skills as well as informing and deepening her skills in board development, strategic planning and fund development. In addition to libraries, Roz has also worked with clients as diverse as a community-based organization serving refugees and immigrants; a foundation supporting after-school programs in impoverished neighborhoods; and a community art center providing exhibition space, classes and outreach – to name but a few.
Commenting on her ESC experience, Roz said, “I feel fortunate to be able to continue to contribute to nonprofit organizational development and to benefit from the wise counsel of so many at ESC." Roz was honored for her outstanding contribution of 1,500 hours of service to ESC and our clients with the Hall of Fame Service Award in 2008.