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For the Love of Chocolate Scholarship Foundation

Board of Directors

 

Kirk Dakarian

Kirk Dakarian is a Senior Account Executive with Office Concepts in Lake Forest, IL. He has over 27 years of experience in the corporate interior furnishings industry both as a dealer salesperson and as a manufacturer’s representative. Kirk oversees a team of Office Concepts’ specialists, which includes design services, installation specialists, inventory management and sales operations. He has managed projects of all types and scale, from individual office needs to large corporate installations that include several hundred workstations, private offices and meeting spaces.  Kirk has served several high profile Fortune 500 customers on a national and international basis. Kirk is married, has three daughters and resides in Lake Zurich, IL.

Theodore R. Timm

Mr. Timm is a founding member and Partner of the law firm of Levick, Timm & Garfinkel, LLC.  Prior to the formation of Levick, Timm & Garfinkel, LLC, Mr. Timm was a Partner at Grobart & Levick, LLC where he concentrated on corporate and business law, commercial real estate, land use and development. Prior to joining Grobart & Levick, LLC, Mr. Timm was General Counsel of Spence Group Services Inc., one of the largest and most successful franchisees of Burger King Corporation, where he negotiated and handled all corporate and real estate matters for the company.  

Prior to his affiliation with Spence Group Services Inc., Mr. Timm spent thirteen years as General Counsel & Vice President for DoALL Company, one of the largest distributors of industrial supplies in the United States and a world-class manufacturer of machinery.  Mr. Timm was a key member of the management team and was responsible for all legal issues involved in the organization.  Prior to his work for DoALL Company, Mr. Timm was an associate responsible for commercial and corporate transactional work at the Chicago law firm of Levin & Ginsburg.  Mr. Timm’s entrepreneurial spirit is evidenced by his interests in and involvement in numerous start-up businesses, including a business utilizing new patented technology.   Mr. Timm received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University, where he graduated with high honor with a B.S.C. in Management and Marketing.  He received his Juris Doctor with honor from DePaul University, where he won awards in Contracts and Business Organizations.  He is admitted to practice law in the States of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Franco Pacini

Anthony Zagone

Tony earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Electronic and Electromagnetic Engineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Out of college Tony began a very successful 22 year career at Underwriters Laboratories. His career included over 20 years of professional management experience, included significant overseas travel, personnel and performance management for a staff of over 200 and a revenue budget over $16 Million US. Tony also served as chairperson for over 100 Standards Writing Technical panels. Tony achieved the executive position of Director of Primary Designated Engineers and held responsibility for the Principal Engineers in over 60 fields of expertise around the world and the consistency and quality of engineering projects at 28 affiliates globally.

In 2005, Tony and his brothers founded Zagone Studios, LLC a design studio and leading manufacturer of high quality Halloween masks, costumes and accessories. Tony currently co-owns and manages the business with his brother which manufactures in the US with a tremendous focus on detail and quality, Zagone Studios has rapidly become the preferred supplier of Halloween products for those retailers and specialty stores that want something unique, great fitting and fun, and who need to differentiate themselves from the mass merchandisers.

Tony's affiliation with the pastry industry resulted from Tony's engineering background, artistic flare and mold making expertise and the Industry's needs for mold making experience.