Ilean and her husband Alan moved from New York City to Cherry Hill, New Jersey in 1977. In 1980 she joined Alan in Stein Associates, a Sales and Marketing Company in the Home Textile Industry until 2009.
Ilean became a member of the Garden State Rotary Club in 1996. During her time with the Club she served as Membership Chair, Secretary, Board Member, and President in 2005-2006. She is a graduate of the Rotary Leadership Institute and completed the Post Graduate Course in 2002. Ilean is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow she served on 3 district conference committees 2005, 2008 and 2010. In 2006 became a member of the Rotary Youth Exchange serving as liaison and counselor for 7 students
At the 2010 Rotary Convention in New Orleans we met Kathy and Blake Collingsworth and learned about Josh the Otter Program. During his year as District Governor Josh the Otter became a District Project and still is.
Ilean and Alan transferred to the Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club in 2009 and in 2011-2012 the club sponsored an exchange student from Brazil, in 2014 a student from Mexico. She is currently
District Literacy Chair. In 2014 she became District Secretary and Board Member of the Rotary Youth Exchange and Secretary for her club, Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club..
Ilean was an Assistant Governor from 2009 to 2011 and as of July 1, 2011 became District 7640 First Lady when Alan became District Governor. On July 1, 2012 she resumed being an Assistant Governor for District Governor John Andrews year.
Ilean attended the Zone Institute & Leadership forums in Niagara Falls in 2009, London Ontario, Canada in November of 2010, and Boston, Massachusetts in 2011. As spouse of the Governor she attended the 2011 International Assembly in San Diego, the International Convention in New Orleans, and has visited many of the Clubs in District 7640.
On a personal note, Ilean was an active member of the Cherry Hill Regional Chamber of Commerce, a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and Board Member of the Delaware Valley Stroke Council. In 2004 along with Alan was selected as “Volunteers of the Year” at their Stars for Stroke Gala.
Ilean has been married to PDG Alan for 42 years. They have 5 children, 8 grandchildren, and Giorgio Armani their Silky Terrier.