COVER STORY | Aurora Mom & Sales Executive, Lisa Marasso Shares Her Summer 2025 Bucket List

Lisa Marasso of Aurora & Her Family Share 6 Sunny Day Must-Dos Around Town

AURORA–Lisa knows how to mix business with a whole lot of fun! A proud Regional Sales Manager at Arauco, she works from her cozy home office, covering Wisconsin, Illinois, and Northern Indiana. Arauco makes composite panels—like Particleboard, MDF, and TFL (that’s Thermally Fused Laminate, for the curious!). She sells to distribution warehouses, which then supply fabricators and woodworkers. Think stylish kitchen cabinets, hotel interiors, video game setups—you name it!

She's not just a sales pro, though. With a passion for helping others, she treats her customers more like co-workers. Strong relationships and top-tier customer service? That’s her thing. She's motivated, kind, and always ready to brighten someone’s day.

Outside of work, she’s mom to energetic 5-year-old Jack, and married to her partner-in-fun, Rich Salinas. Family life is full of action, from soccer games to T-ball matches and swim meets. When they’re not cheering from the sidelines, you’ll find them soaking up the outdoors together. Whether it’s a morning run or just being active as a family, she’s always on the move and loving every minute of it.

What’s something your younger self would find hilarious about your life as a mom now?

How much I’m forced to talk about bodily functions with my son

If your life had a soundtrack or song title right now, what would be the title of the track/song playing during your morning routine with the kids?

Oh, baby we’re always in a hurry!  Let’s eat, brush, potty and go!

Lisa Shared Her Summer 2025

Top 6 Sunny Days Must Do Bucket List

1. Road Trip!  We are planning to drive down to St. Louis.  There are so many things to do down there but the top things we are going to visit are The City Museum, Magic House, Science Center, and the Zoo.

2. Cubs game.  This will be my son’s first professional game, and we are excited to get him his My First Game certificate.

3.  Bengston’s Farm.  They open for summer and it’s great for all the kids rides, pig races, petting zoo and of course the huge corn box.

4. Festivals are a must for us.  We find most cities that do these have a kid area and have the nicest events scheduled such as exotic animals, balloon twisting, face painting, magic shows and the music and snow cones are for everyone in my family.

5. My son has been learning about recycling and the environment, so we plan to participate in a local clean up the streets event.

6.  Naperville’s Wolf’s Crossing Park.  My little guy is a climber, and this place allows him to do just that.  We plan to go when the weather is hot so we can enjoy the Splash Pad. We bring a bucket, and he can spend hours there.

-Kristen Kucharski

Photos by Mike Catuara