LEADERSHIP

SCOTT RUDIN - PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER

As father to his late son Kenny, a young adult with intellectual & developmental disabilities, Scott set out to actively participate in charitable endeavors dedicated to children and young adults with special needs, including sitting on the Board of Trustees for Keshet and the Advisory Board of Directors at the Equestrian Connection. As a personal injury attorney at Miroballi, Durkin & Rudin, LLC, he has been practicing for over 25 years and has posted an impressive record of settlements in a variety of personal injury cases.

MICHAEL ROSEN - SECRETARY & CO-FOUNDER

Michael's son Jack is a young adult with special needs. Once it was learned that Jack was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, Michael became involved with charities that raised funds for research and provided services for children and young adults with special needs. Michael has also involved himself in the Northbrook community having served on the Board of Directors for Northbrook Baseball. Michael lives in Northbrook with his wife Wendy and son's Jack and Charlie. He is a partner with his wife Wendy and Brother-in-Law Marc Jacobson in a financial services firm operating in Northbrook since 1989.

Michael is a graduate of Seward Park High School and holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to that Michael served over five (5) years in the United States Coast Guard as an Aviation Search and Rescue specialist.

STEVE HARA - VICE PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER

Steve is the Sales Director at Howard Orloff Imports in Chicago, IL. Steve has spent 45 years achieving the highest level of success in the auto industry in both sales management and customer satisfaction.

Steve has lived on the north shore for over 30 years with wife, Debbie and their three sons. Upon learning that his nephew was on the autism spectrum, Steve set out on a journey to navigate the world of disabilities in order to be the best advocate that he could be for his nephew. That path has led him to becoming an activist and fundraiser for children with special needs and challenges. In 2000, after 3 decades as an acting board member and a current board of director advisor for The Little City Foundation, Steve was asked to join The Special Kids Network, where he successfully served on their board for 17 years.

With the same energy and devotion Steve takes great pride in being a founding member of The Helping Hand Network. He has discovered that this journey is a path that involves the willingness of others to reach out to one another, and he is inspired to do the same.   

Event Board

President / Co-Founder
Scott Rudin

TREVOR BRODY
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

Board of Advisors

Michael Cohen
Joe & Sheila Gutman
Pete Hassen
Billy Jaffe
Sarah Kustok
Larry & Claudia Lubin
Lauren Rubinson-Morris

Event Committee

Jill Bartuch
Garry Benjoya
Craig Culp
Laurie DeSimone
Michael & Cindy Edelstein
Shannon Evans
Phil Gerber
Dirk Graham
Jodi Hansen
Jeff Jones

SPECIAL HALL OF HEROES
(In-Memoriam)

Kenny Rudin

Justin Coe
Jeffrey Kray
Howard Orloff
Melissa Lashbrook
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Weisberg