Illini Local Business Partners

Check here when you need professional services!! These Illini businesses support the San Diego County Illini Club by contributing at least $100 to cover the Club's Administrative costs. Support fellow Illini by using these businesses! Advertise here!!!!

Insurance: Larry Showley, CLU, ChFC, CLTC  -  Illini Alumni that graduated with a major in Finance.  For more than 40 years, our firm has been helping business owners, families and their advisors with their life, disability, and long-term care insurance needs.  I make things simple for my clients, which they appreciate.  Please contact me at 619-281-6509 ext. 7 or lshowley@saainsurance.com

 Gail Gallagher Hund - Windermere Homes & Estates In 1983 I packed up my Chevette and drove solo from Chicago to So Cal. Now I enjoy helping others buy and sell homes here, treating them like family while guiding them professionally. A Realtor for 15 years, I specialize in coastal properties but enjoy adventuring all over San Diego. http://sandboxrealtor.com    Contact me at gailhund@windermere.com   or 858-354-4149.

Scott McClatchey: CFP®, Wealth Advisor - I'm a small-town boy raised in Watseka, a farming town north of Champaign-Urbana. If you need help with investments or retirement planning, I’m a fee-based CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER with WWM Financial, a wealth management firm headquartered in Carlsbad. I’m an honest person, and am not a pushy salesman. My first career was satellite engineering, so I’m very comfortable with numbers & statistics. Contact your fellow Illini at scott@wwmfinancial.com or 760-692-5196.  

Artifex Brewing Company  - Artifex is a craft brewery located at the south end of Orange County, California in the  beautiful beach town of San Clemente. Ours is a labor of love and we want to share it with you. Come join us in our tasting room, or ask for it at your favorite bar or restaurant. http://artifexbrewing.com/home/

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Escondido - Join us for a meal or a pint in our Bistro’s dynamic and expansive interior, or venture out to our beautiful open-air patio and one-acre organic beer garden. http://www.stonebrewing.com/visit/bistros/escondido 

Home Loans up to $3 million - I am committed to helping you find the right mortgage product for your needs. Every borrower is different, and we offer a variety of products to meet your individual requirements. We donate $100 in your name to the Illini Scholarship fund for each closed transaction. Contact Janet Patzer at 619-688-9080 or jpatzer@cox.net.

Provide Help in Protecting the Most Vulnerable Children - Illini Betty Mohlenbrock founded Reading Legacies, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy of at-risk children by providing a read-aloud experience on DVD with their incarcerated parents.  Illini Pat Giles oversees a Reading Legacies program of disadvantaged teens reading with neighborhood preschoolers.  Your help is needed to promote rehabilitated families and empower teens as positive role models. Please volunteer to help these programs or donate to this cause.  Contact Betty or Pat at www.readinglegacies.org  or 858.775.7668 or betty@readinglegacies.org

Law Firm: VC Law Group, LLP – The VC Law Group is located in San Diego County and handles multiple practice areas including litigation, corporate law, residential and commercial leasing, bankruptcy, and estate planning. We offer free consultations and would be happy to speak with you regarding your legal needs. Please contact Illini Grad Vik Chaudhry at (858) 519-7333 or via email at vik@thevclawgroup.com.  

Financial Advisor: Dimitris Magemeneas, AAMS® - When it comes to your financial future, it is important to work with someone who takes time to understand you and your situation.   We take a step-by-step approach to identify your goals and develop specific strategies to help you achieve them.  Contact me today and see how personal service can make a difference.  Edward Jones, 157 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road, Suite 130, San Marcos, CA 92069.  (760) 752-9733

The Illini Club of San Diego County formerly charged $10 per year dues to its members to cover administrative costs. Local dues were discontinued in 2009 when the Alumni Association discontinued its annual dues. Since then, our treasury balance has consistently declined due to an absence of revenue. Rather than reinstitute Club dues, the Board decided to obtain revenue by soliciting advertising from local Illini businesses.

The businesses listed here have donated at least $100/ per year to the Club to cover administrative costs. Listed businesses are owned by fellow Illini, or they employ Illini. While the Club cannot endorse the quality of the products and services provided, we do suggest that you consider these businesses when the need arises. Perform due diligence as you would for any advertised product or service.

Contact Denis Lougeay at dhlougeay@cox.net for more information about placing your advertisement here while supporting your Illini Club.