Chairperson
Cheryl A. Francis
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman
Corporate Leadership Center
Vice Chairperson
Linda T. Coberly
Chicago Managing Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Treasurer to the Board
Manuel Flores
President/CEO
SomerCor
David C. Blowers
Vice Chairman
Northern Trust
David R. Casper
U.S. Chief Executive Officer
BMO Financial Group
Wendell Dallas
President & CEO
Nicor Gas
Jeffrey Devron
Executive Vice President- Midwest Region Area President- Chicagoland
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Paulette Dodson
Kenneth Escoe
Executive Vice President Specialty Products
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Bridget Gainer
Global Head Public Affairs & Policy
Aon
Torrence Hinton
President & Chief Executive Officer
Peoples Energy
Linda L. Imonti
Former Chicago Office Managing Principal
KPMG LLP
Rev. Larry L. Jackson, MDiv
Retired Vice President – Mission & Spiritual Care
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Lisa Johnson
Darren Jones
President of the Central Plains District
UPS
Carina Markel
Deals Managing Partner
PwC LLP
Edward W. McGrogan
Retired
Discover Financial Services
Randy Mehrberg
Co-Managing Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
Eileen M. Mitchell
President
AT&T
Neil Murray
Global CEO Work Dynamics
JLL
Kristie P. Paskvan
Corporate Board Director and former Chief Financial Officer
Alicia Ponce
Founder & Principal
APMonarch PLLC
Mark Prindiville
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Allstate Insurance Company
Robert Reiter
President
Chicago Federation of Labor
Mark Skerjan
Director, Legislative Policy & Analysis External Affairs
Southern Company Gas
Jud Snyder
Chicago Office Managing Partner
EY
Robert A. Sullivan
Regional Chairman
Fifth Third Bank, Chicago
Scott C. Swanson
President
PNC Bank, Illinois
Julia Morsch Sznewajs
Managing Partner
Res Publica Group
Brooke Thompson
Managing Director/Market Executive Greater Chicago
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
Wolfe Tone
National Deloitte Private Tax Leader, Business Tax Services
Deloitte Tax LLP
Johanns Williams
Franchise Service Director
LaQuinta by Wyndham
Emeritus Board
Patrick J. Canning
Vice Chairman
Cresset
Board Emeritus
Deborah L. DeHaas
CEO
Corporate Leadership Center
Board Emeritus
Lester McKeever
Partner
Mitchell & Titus, LLP
Board Emeritus
E. Scott Santi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Board Emeritus
Andrew J. McKenna
Chairman Emeritus McDonald's Corporation / Chairman Bunzl Retail Services
Board Emeritus
Frederick H. Waddell
Retired Chairman & CEO
Northern Trust
Sean Garrett
President & Chief Executive Officer
United Way of Metro Chicago
Campaign Chair
Wendell Dallas
President & CEO
Nicor Gas
Vice Chair
Steven C. Bauer
Executive Director
Cushman & Wakefield
Vice Chair
David C. Blowers
Vice Chairman
Northern Trust
Vice Chair
Polly Melton Eldringhoff
Vice President — Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas
Peoples Energy
Vice Chair
Thomas Harmening
Principal, Economic & Valuation Services
KPMG LLP
Vice Chair
Teresa Wilton Harmon
Managing Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Vice Chair
Henry Munez
Segment Head-Middle Market & Mid-Corporate Banking
BMO Harris Bank
Vice Chair
Niamh Kristufek
Managing Director, Business Banking Segment
BMO Harris Bank
Vice Chair
Neil Murray
Global CEO Work Dynamics
JLL
Vice Chair
Brooke Thompson
Managing Director | Market Executive, Greater Chicago Market
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Vice Chair
Wolfe Tone
National Deloitte Private Tax Leader, Business Tax Services
Deloitte Tax LLP
David C. Albright
Senior Vice President, Head of Client Development – Americas, EMEA & APAC Regions
Northern Trust
Antonio Alejo
Principal
KPMG LLP
Saranda Asanoski
Project Manager, Drug Store Systems & Operations
Walgreens
Tom Ausborn
Managing Director, Food & Consumer Group
BMO Harris Bank
Michael Berger
Principal
Lamar Johnson Collaborative
Justin Brown
President & CEO
Skender Construction
Jessica Caffrey
Director
Cook County Government, Department of Real Estate Management
Michael Cullen
Director of Finance
Enterprise
Shane Foley
Partner
KPMG LLP
Michael Folta
Vice President
Burns & McDonnell
Natasha Galavotti
Global Vice President Customers
BIMBO QSR
Germaine Harris
Private Wealth Advisor
BMO Harris Bank
Mike Jank
Manager of Sales
Tandym
Stephanie Kline
Co-Lead, Commercial Middle Market
BMO Harris Bank
Susan C. Levy
Executive Vice President | General Counsel
Northern Trust
Courtney Loacker
Senior Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager
Bank of America
Justine Ochoa
Client Relationship Manager
IHT Wealth Management
Trey Page
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kevin Riordan
Vice President, Market Supervision Manager
Merrill Lynch
Simon M. Saddleton
Partner, Investment Funds
Sidley Austin LLP
Ellaine Sambo-Reyther
Private Wealth Advisor
BMO Harris Bank
John Sassaris
Senior Vice President/Market Executive
Fifth Third Bank
Ben Schack
Head, Retail Deposit Products
BMO Harris Bank
Margi Schiemann
Director, Community Affairs
Nicor
Stephanie Seweryn
Strategy and Innovation Principal
Kin + Carta
Maureen Spain
Marketing Manager
Sidley Austin LLP
Sara Steinken
Managing Director
KPMG LLP
Julius Tamasy
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill Lynch
Lorenza Taylor
Vice President, Commercial Banker Professional Services Group
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Bill Tefft
Director, Asset Based Lending Group
BMO Harris Bank
Bill Thomson
Head, Fuel Services & Convenience Group
BMO Harris Bank
Sarah Vehlow
Senior Vice President, Relationship Manager Corporate & Institutional Banking
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Don V. Villar
Secretary-Treasurer
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chris Watts
Principal
EQT Exeter
Joshua Webster
VP, Wealth Management Banker
Merrill Lynch
Jamie Weisman
Partner
KPMG LLP
Colleen Werner
Founder + CEO
lulafit
Steven Zandpour
US Head of Specialty Sales
BMO Harris Bank
Ryan Zerante
Vice President of Sales & Operations
Corporate Concepts
Chair
Edward W. McGrogan
Retired Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Discover Financial Services
Vice Chair
Samuel Boebel
Assistant Vice President
Zurich North America
Vice Chair
Scott H. Budd
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones Investments
Vice-Chair/CISC Co-Chair
Janet Katz
CEO
American Agricultural Insurance
Secretary/CISC Co-Chair
Alan Bromberg
Wellness Healthcare Partners
Steve Adelstein
CEO
Trillium Solutions Group, Inc.
Chuck Adler
Attorney
Adler Law Offices, LTD.
Christopher Eilers
Financial Advisor
Raymond James
Sue Ehlers
Executive Director/Control Manager
Chase
Barbara Ferguson
Shaun M. Goldfarb
Assurance Partner
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Corey Gustafson
President
JohnsByrne
Jeffrey W. Kreye
Senior Corporate Counsel
CNA Insurance
Satish Kumar
Regional Services Manager
Home Depot
Mark S. Seigle
President
Seigle Cabinet Center
Venetial Valley
Sourcing System Specialist
Woodward
Eric Witherspoon
Superintendent
Evanston Township High School
Regional Board Chair
Johanns Williams
Director, Franchise Operations
Wyndham Suites and Resorts
Vice Chair
Jeff Cohn
Business Development Manager
Energy Systems Group
Vice Chair
Hannah Hayes
Senior Vice President, Manager Business Analysis & Cash and Banking Services
Northern Trust Bank
Co-Chair - Resource Development Committee
Victor Roberson
Lobbyist
Government Business Consulting Group, LLC
Secretary – Chair, Community Impact Steering Committee
Mayme C. Buckley-Leonard
Director, Senior Services
Rich Township
CHAIR, BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Barbara Suggs-Mason, Ph.D.
Retired Superintendent
Matteson School District 159
Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr.
Village President, Village of Hazel Crest
Vice President, Kids Health Club
Kathleen Amuzu, Esq.
Legal, Compliance and Government Relations
Senior Counsel, CNA
L. Marie Asad
Community Relations Coordinator
BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois
Andrea L. Davenport
Director of Community Affairs and Government Relations
Meridian
Dr. Lakshmi Emory
Chief Medical Director
Aetna Better Health of Illinois
Shamus Hayes
Managing Partner & Head of Strategy, Acquisition and Expansion
RideShare Carz
Rev. Larry L. Jackson
Retired Vice President Mission & Spiritual Care
Advocate South Suburban Hospital & Advocate Trinity Hospital
Deborah Stevens
Chief Executive Officer
Perspectives Charter Schools
Desiree Watkins
Trustee, Village of Olympia Fields
Chief Financial Officer, 20/20 Eye Specialists
Regional Board Chair
Mark Skerjan
Director, Legislative Policy & Analysis External Affairs
Southern Company Gas
Scott Allister
Senior Partner & Global Healthcare Transformation Leader
Genpact
Jose Alvarez
Grant Director
Town of Cicero
Linda Anderson
Physician
Edward Medical Group
Michael (Mike) Brophy
Senior Business Consultant, Commercial Technology
BMO Harris Bank
Beth Goncher
Director of Government Affairs
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
James Grana
President
Value Based Care Strategies
Samina Kapadia
Director of Compliance and Controls
Obama Foundation
Edward Klinger
Managing Director
BMO Commercial Bank, US
Marcia MacPhearson
Partner
Oliver Wyman
Aaron McCollough
Partner
McGuireWoods LLC
Tara Nieberding
Owner
101Mobility of Naperville
Sean Garrett
President & CEO
Tamiya Aurel
Chief People & Equity Officer
Ronald DeNard
Chief Financial Officer
Jackie Grimes
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Kimberlee Guenther, Ph.D.
Chief Impact Officer
Anna Lee
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Chris Preston
Chief Development Officer
Andrew Vail
General Counsel
Kris Adamik
Brie Arduini
Kimberly Carodine
Caitlin Closser Peart
Mariela Estrada
Gus Fuguitt
Jeffrey Gawel
Maya Hardy
Jessica Lucas
Kate Maver
Eithne McMenamin
Morlie Patel
Jose Rico
Caleb Robinson
Jackie Rosa
Collier Rowe
Monique Shelton
Lauren Welke