Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dr. David Eaton as a new ILR faculty member. Professor Eaton has more than 40 years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. His specialties are medical toxicology, chemicals and cancer risk, environmental toxicity, drug metabolism, natural…
Kenneth Marich, Member, Board of Directors The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is an adult continuing education program founded in 2005. The ILR provides a broad range of educational opportunities right here in SaddleBrooke for all residents. The ILR program offers more than 30 courses throughout the year. All courses are designed to meet the…
Kenneth Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Kathy Szpakowski as a new member of the ILR faculty. Kathy is an author, speaker, radio personality, consultant, and successful business owner. She has more than 25 years of experience in human behavior and resource development and is a certified professional behavioral analyst…
Ken Marich On March 1 the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) held its annual reception to thank the instructors who volunteer to teach courses in the ILR program. Since the formation of the ILR in 2005, over 60 instructors have taught more than 400 courses in a wide variety of subjects, including history, art,…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dale Boschke as a member of our faculty. The first class he taught in SaddleBrooke was Introduction to Harmonica. The class was a blast, and we all learned that the harmonica (aka harp) is much harder to play than a kazoo. Dale…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Kent Treiber as the newest member of the ILR Board of Directors. Kent was born in Salt Lake City in 1945 and mostly grew up in the Sacramento area. His parents moved often, so, as a young child, he spent some of…
Ken Marich The program title is “This Is Your Brain on Music,” presented by Susan Kravitz. Her program will be held on Feb. 8 in the MountainView Ballroom East from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so come early. Susan was born in Long Island and grew up in the New York area. She…
Meet the Board of Directors Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Sharon Triester who has served on the board of directors for around 14 years. Sharon was born in Philadelphia and spent most of her life in the Philadelphia area. She married Dr. Arthur Triester, cardiologist, in 1967.…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Lieutenant Colonel Mark R. Schwartz, USAF (retired) as an instructor for the ILR program. Mark was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1951 and grew up in the Columbus area. He attended Ohio State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce board member Ted Sivalon, who serves as the registrar. Ted was born and raised in Butte, Mont. In high school, he was good in math and had an excellent physics teacher who spurred his interest in physics. After high school, he moved to…