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Barrington resident, Harper distinguished alumni takes on the world

 

BY BRIDGET O’SHEA | boshea@pioneerlocal.com November 12, 2012 8:06AM

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Barrington resident Angela LeMay recently won Harper College's Distinguished Alumni award. Harper President Dr. Kenneth Ender presented her with the award. | Photos courtesy of Harper College GRID: personality profile

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Updated: December 9, 2012 6:43AM

BARRINGTON — Barrington resident Angela LeMay was named a Harper College Distinguished Alumni last month.

LeMay, who started taking classes at Harper at 16 years old, later graduated summa cum laude from North Park University.

While at Harper, LeMay took French classes while studying business. After landing a job as a flight attendant, LeMay often traveled to France. Today, she and her husband travel to France at least once a year.

Since 2008, LeMay has served as chief financial officer for Refurbished Office Environment, a company that focuses on manufacturing office furniture by recycling, refurbishing and other sustainable alternative methods.

LeMay runs the company with her husband, and they have grown to nearly $50 million in sales a year.

Q: How long have you lived in Barrington?

A: I’ve lived in the Barrington area for the past 20 years.

Q: Why did you pick Barrington?

A: I’ve just always loved Barrington.

Q: Where are you originally from?

A: Rolling Meadows

Q: Tell me about your family.

A: I have two biological children and one stepchild.

Q: What about Barrington makes you proud?

A: I just like the community, and having several acres of land.

Q: What is your favorite community event?

A: Every year they do The Nutcracker at Barrington high School.

Q: What is your favorite restaurant or entertainment venue in town?

A: Pl8 Simply Asian.

Q: If you were mayor for the day, what would you do?

A: I’d try to do something about stopping the increase of freight trains coming through town.

Q: What has changed in Barrington since you moved here?

A: We couldn’t think of anything. Maybe better restaurants and shopping than when we moved here.

Q: What inspired you to learn French?

A: In high school, everyone else was taking Spanish, which might be why I was drawn to French.

Q: What are your future career/volunteering goals?

A: Keep growing my company with my husband and go back to France once a year.

Q: What is your proudest moment or greatest achievement?

A: I’m on the Board of the Buddy Foundation, which does animal rescue. I’m also involved with a children’s dance ensemble. Those things have given me more pleasure than anything.

Q: What are you reading?

A: “In the Woods” by Tana French

Q: What is your favorite movie?

A: “Gone with the Wind”

Q: What’s on your iPod?

A: Mainly Aerosmith these days. I plan to see them live.

Q: Are you a summer or winter person?

A: I’m more of a fall person.

Q: What is your favorite Chicago sports team?

A: Probably the Bears.




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