deborah Leja

Kurt Lentsch, President and Chief Dreamer of Friends of the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse Kurt is a logistics executive from Chicago’s Western Suburbs, Kurt is well-known in the Chicago boating community. He and his family enjoy cruising Lake Michigan on their power boat, Anna Marie. A past board member of the Burnham Park Yacht Club and the Chicago Yacht Club, Kurt also served as chair of the Chicago Yacht Club’s Power Fleet. A United States Coast Guard licensed captain and a member of the USCG Auxiliary since 2001, Kurt is also the Administrator of the Chicago Boaters community, a Facebook group focused on boat safety and boating in Chicago with more than 7000 members.