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
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
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
Vice Chair
Mark Skerjan
Director, Legislative Policy & Analysis External Affairs
Southern Company Gas
Community Impact Steering Committee Chair
Jason Meslin
Celanese Corporation
Scott Allister
Senior Partner & Global Healthcare Transformation Leader
Genpact
Jose Alvarez
Grant Director
Town of Cicero
Linda Anderson
Physician
Edward Medical Group
James Grana
President
Value Based Care Strategies
Samina Kapadia
Director of Compliance and Controls
Obama Foundation
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
Jackie Grimes serves as vice president of marketing and communications at United Way of Metro Chicago. She joined United Way as the director of marketing in 2015 and now leads the organization’s marketing, communications, and digital engagement strategy.
Prior to joining United Way, Jackie honed her marketing and communications skills at Chicago advertising agencies working on brands such as MillerCoors, Jim Beam, and Maytag. However, it was her time spent working at two of Chicago’s cultural gems—the Museum of Science and Industry and Shedd Aquarium—where she discovered her love of nonprofit marketing. Although new to the city of Chicago, but never one to shy away from a challenge, she started her career in tourism marketing at Shedd. Jackie quickly learned about marine life and a new city as she was responsible for marketing the aquarium to local, national, and international tourism groups. Her time at the Museum of Science Industry furthered her love of all things Chicago and provided her with the opportunity to grow as a nonprofit marketing leader. Jackie was a key project lead for the Museum’s rebranding efforts in 2010 and led the execution of marketing plans for popular exhibit launches including Harry Potter: The Exhibition, Science Storms, Christmas Around the World, and many others.
Jackie earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a faithful supporter of all U of I athletic teams (although the football team can make it challenging at times).
Raised in the southern half of the state but having lived in the Chicago area for 20+ years, Jackie is proud to call the Chicago region home. When she’s not working, Jackie and her husband are busy raising twin boys, exploring new hiking trails in the forest preserves, trying new restaurants, and finding time to take weekend trips to Michigan to unwind.
Kimberlee Guenther, Ph.D.
Chief Impact Officer
Anna Lee
Vice President, Initiatives and Public Programming
Anna Lee is United Way of Metro Chicago’s Vice President of Initiatives and Public Programming. In this role, Anna works with community leaders, public sector partners, donors, and academic institutions in innovative efforts to build a stronger region. Anna holds a deep understanding of United Way’s core work as she co-managed and served as The Chicago Community Trust’s point person on the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund, a partnership between the two organizations, which raised over $35 million to support the region’s residents most in need of support amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Prior to United Way, Anna was at The Chicago Community Trust as a Senior Director of Community Impact. She led The Trust’s Addressing Critical Needs strategy, which included change-making efforts in building pathways to stability, promoting well-being, and strengthening social cohesion. Under Anna’s direction, this grantmaking strategy responded to the region’s most urgent needs and advanced policies and practices in strengthening the human service sector.
Before her time at The Trust, Anna was the Director of Operations for Year Up Chicago, leading strategic planning efforts and overseeing day-to-day operations for the organization. She also held leadership roles in the public sector, including the Director of Research, Reporting & Communications and, later, the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Management at the Chicago Housing Authority. Anna also directed the contracting process at the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services and oversaw community development grants at the City’s Office of Budget and Management’s Empowerment Zone.
Anna earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Boston College and master’s degrees in divinity and public policy, both from the University of Chicago. Anna is a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow and serves on the boards of Forefront and Disability Lead.
Anna is a proud daughter of Korean immigrants. She enjoys exploring and learning from cities, especially her beloved Chicago. She resides in the West Ridge neighborhood with her family.
Chris Preston
Chief Development Officer
Chris Preston brings a strong commitment to and understanding of United Way’s mission and work as he has been part of the United Way network for 20 years. Prior to becoming the chief development officer for United Way of Metro Chicago, Chris led the corporate relations team for United Way Worldwide. The team’s purview included the Global Corporate Leadership program, United Way’s flagship corporate partner and recognition program, which consists of 94 corporate partners that raised a combined total of over $900 million for United Ways in communities around the globe and provides support to local United Ways in their overall fundraising efforts as part of the $4.7 billion United Way network. In addition to the Global Corporate Leadership program, the corporate relations team’s purview included working with the United Way network to support and amplify other national and global corporate partnerships, cause marketing efforts for United Way, and the National Football League partnership.
Chris spent the first 11 years of his United Way career at United Way Worldwide with roles as national sales manager of the United Way Store and corporate relations manager for the Global Corporate Leadership team. In addition to those roles, he was resource development liaison for United Way Worldwide’s Africa Region, convener for the Young Leaders Business Resource Group of United Way Worldwide’s Diversity & Inclusion Council, and Project Manager for the Network Engagement and Support Team Committee for United Way’s U.S. Task Force on Economic Model & Growth.
In addition to his roles at United Way Worldwide, Chris has served two other local United Ways. First, as the senior vice president, strategic and regional management at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. In that role, Chris assumed chief of staff duties and was responsible for the management and execution of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s organizational strategies across the region. Chris also served as vice president, resource development, at United Way of the National Capital Area in Washington, D.C. In that role, he led the development team in managing a $33 million annual fundraising effort.
Chris attended George Mason University and has continued to support his alma mater, where he has served as president of the University’s Alumni Association and was named the university’s 2021 Alumnus of the Year. He currently serves as chair of the Green Machine Ensemble Advisory Council (George Mason Band) and as a board member of the Business for a Better World Advisory Board (George Mason School of Business) and a member of the George Mason Honors College Advisory Council. Beyond his volunteerism at George Mason, Chris serves as a board member for the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium.
Andrew Vail
General Counsel
Anna Edwards
As vice president of corporate engagement at United Way of Metro Chicago, Anna Edwards leads the team responsible for all corporate fundraising efforts and partnership development. Overseeing a more than $33-million-dollar portfolio, Anna has never hesitated to step up for a challenge. She leads her team with the grace, compassion, and drive to build a stronger, more equitable Chicago region. In addition to overseeing the corporate fundraising team, Anna also supports United Way’s Campaign Cabinet team, manages prospect development, and focuses on expanding the United Way network to strengthen the region.
Anna earned her bachelor’s degree in American studies at Scripps College and has since focused her career on raising dollars for causes that she cares deeply about. She joined United Way after eight years with the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, where she served as the vice president of development. Anna serves on the board of Friends of Burley and, in 2021, Anna was selected for Leadership Greater Chicago’s 2022 Signature Fellows Program.
Gus Fuguitt
Maya Hardy
Kate Maver
Eithne McMenamin
Jose Rico
Caleb Robinson
Mary Pat Rooney
Mary Pat Rooney is the associate vice president of development at United Way of Metro Chicago and facilitates donor investment in the foundational and strategic neighborhood-based work of the organization and its partners. Mary Pat has nine years of experience as a development professional, including fundraising for human service, cultural, and educational organizations in both Denver and Chicago. Focused on tax-savvy planning techniques, Mary Pat delights in collaborating with donors to ensure they create their legacy in a way that makes the most meaningful impact on their family and the organization. She earned a BA in history and a BSE in secondary education from Drake University and a masters in nonprofit management from DePaul University.
Mary Pat lives in Chicago with her golden retriever, Stanley, and is an avid reader and volunteer for Kappa Kappa Gamma, the Junior League of Chicago, and formerly the Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable, where she was honored with the Paul Jonas Emerging Leadership Award in 2018.
Jackie Rosa