Our Team

Director of Communications

Kris Adamik

Senior Director of Human Resources

Kimberly Carodine

Senior Manager of Giving Societies

Amber Clemetson

Senior Director of Public Programs

Caitlin Closser Peart

Associate Vice President of Community Engagement

Mariela Estrada

Director of Labor Partnerships

Gus Fuguitt

Chief Information & Technology Officer

Jeffrey Gawel

Associate Vice President of Finance

Kevin Graan

Regional Director of Development, South-Southwest

Maya Hardy

Senior Director of Workplace Giving

April Hubert

Director of Workforce Training & Development

Carla Iwanski

Senior Director of Community Impact

Jessica Lucas

Director of Public Policy and Advocacy

Eithne McMenamin

Director of Community Engagement

Khaleelah D. Muhammad, J.D.

Director of Individual Giving

Kendria Perry-Madden

Associate Vice President of Development

Mary Pat Rooney

Associate Vice President of Marketing

Collier Rowe

Associate Vice President of Strategic Operations

Jennifer Rusynyk

Director of Community Development

Isaac Smoak

Senior Director of Donor Services

Tony Sulewski

Director of Capacity Building & Operations

Rebecca White

Chair

Linda T. Coberly

Co-Chair, Litigation Department

Winston Taylor LLP

Treasurer to the Board

Manuel Flores

President/CEO

SomerCor

David Albright

Global Head of Sales for Wealth Management

Northern Trust

David C. Blowers

Retired Vice Chairman

Northern Trust

Maria Bocanegra

President

Peoples Gas & North Shore Gas

Jeffery Cohn

Business Development Executive

Energy Systems Group (ESG)

Kevin Cole

Chicago Office Managing Partner

EY

Wendell Dallas

President & CEO

Nicor Gas

Jeffrey Devron

Executive Vice President Midwest Region

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

Paulette Dodson

Board Member

Portillo’s and Mather

Derek Douglas

President

Civic Committee and the Commercial Club of Chicago

Kenneth Escoe

Executive Vice President Specialty Products

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Bridget Gainer

Global Head Public Affairs & Policy

Aon

Darrel Hackett

U.S. CEO, BMO Financial Group CEO, BMO Financial Corp. President & CEO,

BMO Bank N.A.

Teresa Wilton Harmon

Co-managing Partner, Chicago Office

Sidley Austin LLP

Robert S. D. Higgins, MD, MSHA

Acting Dean, President and Chief Academic Officer, Chief Clinical and Academic Officer and Senior Vice President

Rush Medical College, Rush University, Rush University System for Health

Linda Imonti

Director/Not-For-Profit Director

Retired Partner KPMG

Jeff King

Office Managing Partner

KPMG LLP

Kunal Kapoor, CFA

Chief Executive Officer

Morningstar

Carina Markel

Deals Platform Managing Partner

PwC LLP

Randy Mehrberg

Co-Managing Partner

Jenner & Block LLP

Eileen Mitchell

President

AT&T Illinois

Neil Murray

CEO Real Estate Management Services

JLL

Alicia Ponce

Founder & Principal

APMonarch PLLC

Mark Prindiville

Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

Allstate Insurance Company

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.

President

Chicago Federation of Labor

Julia Morsch Sznewajs

Managing Partner

Res Publica Group

Wolfe Tone

Global Deloitte Private Leader | Vice Chair

US Deloitte

Board Emeritus

David R. Casper

Retired U.S. Chief Executive Officer

BMO Financial Group

Board Emeritus

Deborah L. DeHaas

CEO

Corporate Leadership Center

Board Emeritus

Cheryl A. Francis

Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

Corporate Leadership Center

Board Emeritus

Lisa N. Johnson

Board Emeritus

Lester H. McKeever Jr.

Partner

Mitchell & Titus, LLP

Board Emeritus

Kristie P. Paskvan

Board Emeritus

E. Scott Santi

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

ITW

Board Emeritus

Scott C. Swanson

President

PNC Bank, Illinois

President & Chief Executive Officer

Sean Garrett

United Way of Metro Chicago

Cabinet Chair

David C. Blowers

Retired Vice Chairman

Northern Trust

Chuck Adler

Attorney

Adler Injury Law

David Albright

Global Head of Sales for Wealth Management

Northern Trust

Ryan M. Alwood

Executive Vice President Market Leader

PNC

Steven C. Bauer

Executive Vice President

Colliers B & K Real Estate

Alexis Cooper

Partner, M&A / Private Equity

Sidley Austin LLP

Katie Jahnke Dale

Partner and Managing Partner

DLA Piper US LLP

Craig Esko

Senior Vice President, Client and Community Relations Director

PNC

Shane Foley

Partner

KPMG LLP

Vanessa Hall

Manager, Community Partnerships and Engagement

People's Gas

Thomas Harmening

Principal, Economic & Valuation Services

KPMG LLP

Stephanie Kline

Managing Director, Midwest Region Head, Diversified Industries Group

BMO Harris Bank

Timothy Liston

U.S. Civic Strategy & Engagement Lead

EY

John Maranowicz

Vice President

Burns and McDonnell

Jacqueline Nagel

Community Affairs Manager

Nicor Gas

Pablo Rosero

Senior Associate

Res Publica Group

Simon M. Saddleton

Partner, Investment Funds

Sidley Austin LLP

John Sassaris

Senior Vice President/Market Executive

Fifth Third Bank

Benjamin Schack

Head, Retail Deposit Products

BMO Harris Bank

Scott C. Swanson

President, Illinois and Head of Midwest Territory

PNC

Wolfe Tone

Chicago Managing Partner and Vice Chair

Deloitte LLP

Ricardo Trujillo

Director Community & Economic Development

Nicor Gas

Don V. Villar

Secretary-Treasurer

Chicago Federation of Labor

Steven Zandpour

Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer and Business Banking

Associated Bank