Cheri Chappelle, Chair
Anita Wilson, Secretary
Mark Williams, Treasurer
Margie Evanoff, Finance Co-Chair
Rich Gamble, Marketing Chair
Nazneen Razi, Nominating Chair
Ginny Clarke, Chair-Elect
Pat Cermak, Development Chair
Karim Ahamed, Program Chair
Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director
Jim Hirsch, Executive Director
Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Karim Ahamed
Managing Director, JPMorgan
Anne Barlow-Johnston
Civic Leader
John Barron
Chicago Sun-Times
Jetta Bates-Vasilatos
Linda Boasmond
President, Cedar Concepts
Patrick Cermak
President & COO, Wight & Co.
Cheri Chappelle
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Illinois Tool Works
Eileen Chin
Executive Vice President, R. M. Chin & Associates
Virginia Clarke
President & CEO, Talent Optimization Partners, LLC
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Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Cheri Chappelle, Chair
Anita Wilson, Secretary
Mark Williams, Treasurer
Margie Evanoff, Finance Co-Chair
Rich Gamble, Marketing Chair
Nazneen Razi, Nominating Chair
Ginny Clarke, Chair-Elect
Pat Cermak, Development Chair
Karim Ahamed, Program Chair
Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director
Jim Hirsch, Executive Director
Dr. Neelum Aggarwal, MD
Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Karim Ahamed
Managing Director, JPMorgan
Anne Barlow-Johnston
Civic Leader
John Barron
Chicago Sun-Times
Jetta Bates-Vasilatos
Linda Boasmond
President, Cedar Concepts
Patrick Cermak
President & COO, Wight & Co.
Cheri Chappelle
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Illinois Tool Works
Eileen Chin
Executive Vice President, R. M. Chin & Associates
Virginia Clarke
President & CEO, Talent Optimization Partners, LLC
Phil Engel
Civic Leader
Margarete Evanoff
Partner, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Annette M. Freund
Vice President, Corporate HR & Support, Navistar
Rich Gamble
Chicago Magazine
Jim Hirsch
Executive Director, Chicago Sinfonietta
Steven Hunter
Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP
Gregory P. Jacobson
CEO, The Jacobson Group
Carl Jenkins
V.P./ Director of Community Investments, BMO Harris Bank
Betty Johnson
Civic Leader
Kevin Krakora
Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC
Gordon C. Liao
Vice President, Baird Capital Partners
Oksana Malysheva
Principal, Hamilton White Group, LLC
Anthony E. Munroe, PhD
President, Malcolm X College
Dean R. Nelson
Senior Account Executive, Proctor & Gamble
Nazneen Razi
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle
Maurice Smith
V.P. Corporate Transactions and Business Analysis, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Stephanie Springs
Executive Director, Make A Wish Foundation
Kimberly Waller
Chief Operating Officer, Aon Cornerstone Innovative Solutions
Greta Weathersby
Senior Counsel Legal and Governance Services, Integrys Business Support
Mark Williams
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Anita Wilson
Vice President and Chief Employment Counsel, TreeHouse Foods