Kerstin B. Lane


Appointment by the King of Sweden as Honorary Consul for 
Illinois							 1993 – 2003

Appointment by the King of Sweden as Honorary Consul
General for Illinois					         2003 – present

Swedish American Museum, Executive Director
first paid employee, developed the institution from a 1,000sq
rented space to a 24,000 owned space.				 1986 – 2006

Swedish American Historical Society, Chicago
Program Director						 1985 – 1986

Center for Scandinavian Studies, Board member
North Park University, Chicago					 1985 – present

Swedish American Historical Society, Chicago
Board member							 1988 – present

Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, Chicago
Board member							 1988 – present

Appointment by the Mayor of Chicago as Chairman
Of the Gothenburg Sister City Committee				 1990 – 1996

Swedish Council of America, Minneapolis			
Board member							 1995 – present

Kerstin Lane left Sweden in 1969 and lived in England and 
Belgium before moving to USA in 1973. 
Kerstin Lane is married and has three children.

Kerstin Lane is also the founder of SVEA, Chicago