Board
Junior Achievement of Chicago Executive Committee
Melissa Bean
President and CEO
Mesirow Wealth Management
Robert Chodos
Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank
Jessica Cole
— Serves as Co-Chair of the Development Committee
President & Chief Executive Officer
Becker's Healthcare
Tyson Cornell
Partner and U.S. Private Consulting Leader
PwC
Patrice DeCorrevont
— Serves as Co-Chair of the Development Committee
Market Executive - Illinois Commercial Banking
Wells Fargo
Michael Froy
— Secretary
Partner
Dentons US LLP
Stephen Grabek
Former Global Leader - Broker & Client Engagement
AIG
Paul Green
— Treasurer
Americas Consumer Products and Retail Tax Market Segment Leader
Ernst & Young LLP
Roberto Herencia
— Serves as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee
Chairman of the Board
Byline Bank
Mablene Krueger
Chief Operating Officer
Roosevelt University - Schaumburg Campus
Christine Leahy
— Served as Co-Chairperson of the 2021 Chicago Business Hall of Fame
CEO
CDW Corporation
David Marberger
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Tracie Morris
U.S. Chief Human Resources and Inclusion Officer
BMO Financial Group
Jose Pena
SVP, Retail Executive
Fifth Third Bank
John Rodi
Financial Services Audit Partner and Leader - KPMG Board Leadership Center
KPMG LLP
E. Scott Santi
Chairman & CEO
ITW
Katherine Scherer
— Chairperson
Central Region Market Leader - Chicago Managing Partner
Deloitte LLP
Michael Tower
Partner Emeritus
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Junior Achievement of Chicago Board Members
Katherine Scherer
— Chairperson
Central Region Market Leader - Chicago Managing Partner
Deloitte LLP
Tom Staab
President and CEO
Junior Achievement of Chicago
Michael Froy
— Secretary
Partner
Dentons US LLP
Jeffrey Albee
Chief Financial & Investment Officer
ACC LLC
Michael Albers
Director, Chicago Sales
American Airlines
Bruce Anderson
Global Managing Director, Electronics Industry
IBM
Brian Barnes
CEO and Founder
M1
Anna Bathrick
Vice President of Sales, Food Services- Central Division
PepsiCo
Melissa Bean
President and CEO
Mesirow Wealth Management
Sean Bentley
SVP, Merchandise Planning and Operations
Ulta Beauty
Thomas Bindley
— Serves as Chairperson of the Investment Committee
President
Bindley Capital Corporation
Hillary Bochniak
Managing Director, Human Resources
Accenture
Catherine Bourke
Vice President of Public Affairs
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Randy Burt
Managing Director
AlixPartners
Tom Cahill
— Serves as Chairman of the Golf Committee
VP, Product & Partner Management
CDW Corporation
Deia Campanelli
Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer
Wabtec Corporation
Alexander Campbell
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Vibes
Neal Campbell
President and Founder
Fortunate LLC
Robert Chodos
Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank
Jessica Cole
— Serves as Co-Chair of the Development Committee
President & Chief Executive Officer
Becker's Healthcare
John Compernolle
SVP and Market Executive
Bank of America, N.A.
Elle Cordes Radke
— Serves as Co-Chairperson of the Marketing & Communications Committee
Vice President, Director
Starcom USA
Tyson Cornell
Partner and U.S. Private Consulting Leader
PwC
Randal Dawson
Executive Vice President
CBRE
Ghram Debes
Managing Director, Head of Dealer Finance
BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
Patrice DeCorrevont
— Serves as Co-Chair of the Development Committee
Market Executive - Illinois Commercial Banking
Wells Fargo
David Dees
Vice President, Communications
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Donna Dorsey
Chief Human Resource Officer
Navistar, Inc.
Bob Dutzi
— Serves as Northern Division Board Chariman
ITW
Charles Edelstein
Senior Advisor and Retired Co-CEO
Apollo Education Group
Gina Fezler
— Serves as Northwest Indiana Division Board Chairperson
First Financial Bank
James Fields
Partner & Global Head, Health Services, Health & Life Sciences and Program Lead, Practicing Wisely
Oliver Wyman
Stanley Fields
President
Morton College
Joseph Fitzpatrick
President, Midwest Region
AIG
Sarah Flanagan
SVP, Corporate Services
Wintrust Mortgage
Kristen Freund
— Serves as Chairperson of the Volunteer Committee
Managing Director & Deputy Group Head
CIBC Bank USA
Stephen Grabek
Former Global Leader - Broker & Client Engagement
AIG
Stedman Graham
Chairman & CEO
S. Graham & Associates LLC
Paul Green
— Treasurer
Americas Consumer Products and Retail Tax Market Segment Leader
Ernst & Young LLP
Chip Hardt
Chief Operating Officer
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Grant Harvey
— Serves as Western Division Board Chairperson
ITW Shakeproof
Jonathan Haugeberg
Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Joan Heggen
SVP and Team Lead - Commercial Banking
U.S. Bank
Steve Henn
CEO
IDEAL Industries
Roberto Herencia
— Serves as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee
Chairman of the Board
Byline Bank
Gary Holdren
Founder and CEO
Garland Capital
José Isasi, ll
Partner
Jones Day
Dr. Janice Jackson
Former CEO
Chicago Public Schools
George Johnson
Chairman Emeritus - Retired
Johnson Products Company, Inc.
Jocelyn Jopa
VP of Strategic Affairs and Partnerships
Zurich North America
Kip Kelley
CEO
Aon Affinity US
Anthony Kesman
Chariman
Kesman Group LLC
Jamie Kieffer
— Serves as Co-Chairperson of Marketing & Communication Committee
Managing Director, Client Strategy
Edelman Chicago
Lester Knight
Founding Partner & Chairman
RoundTable Healthcare Partners, L.P.
Mablene Krueger
Chief Operating Officer
Roosevelt University - Schaumburg Campus
Paul Larson
SVP, Financial Institutions & Management Liability
CNA Insurance
Katie Lawler
SVP - Chief Human Resources Officer
ITW
Christine Leahy
— Served as Co-Chairperson of the 2021 Chicago Business Hall of Fame
CEO
CDW Corporation
Matt Leonard
Partner and Chicago Metro Leader
Oliver Wyman
Katherine Linzer
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Curtis Maas
CEO & Chairman
The RDI Group
Patrick Macellaro
Chief Financial Officer - National General
An Allstate Company
David Marberger
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Gary Maus
CEO & President
Paul Davis Restoration of North Chicago
Willie Mayberry
Executive Vice President, President of Regional Banking
Busey Bank
Anthony McCain
— Serves as Will County Division Board Chairperson
Nicor Gas
Carla Michelotti
President
Carla Michelotti LLC
Michael Mikhail
Dean, College of Business Administration
University of Illinois Chicago
Thomas Monahan
VP & General Manager, Greater Lakes Market
AT&T
Heather Mooney
President & CEO
Helco Corporation
Brian Morgan
Partner
Plante Moran
Paul Morgan
Managing Director, Corporate Solutions
JLL
Tracie Morris
U.S. Chief Human Resources and Inclusion Officer
BMO Financial Group
Wade Mynatt
Vice President
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.
Stephen Nesbitt
Retired EVP – Chief Risk & Administrative Officer
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Larry Nieman
Career Ownership Coach
The Entrepreneur's Source
Robert O'Keef
Vice President & Treasurer
Grainger
Edmond Opler
Chairman & CEO
World's Finest Chocolate, Inc.
Don Ortegel
Chief People Officer - North America
Aon
Charmaine Owens
— Serves as Central Division Board Chairperson
Lead Consultant - Account Services
Verizon
Alberto Paracchini
President & CEO
Byline Bank
Mordie Pearson
Vice President - Operations
UPS East Region
Jose Pena
SVP, Retail Executive
Fifth Third Bank
Amy Pflueger
Former VP, Global Procurement
Ingredion Incorporated
David Pilotto
Principal
Much Shelist LLP
Frank Ptak
Retired Chairman & CEO
Marmon Holdings, Inc.
Scott Ramsbottom
EVP & Chief Information Officer
Anixter
Mark Roche
Retired SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Fortune Brands, Inc.
John Rodi
Financial Services Audit Partner and Leader - KPMG Board Leadership Center
KPMG LLP
Patrick Roxworthy
Retired SVP, Tax
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
James Rozsypal
Partner, Financial Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Jimmy Samartzis
Chief Executive Officer
LanzaJet
E. Scott Santi
Chairman & CEO
ITW
Greg Saul
Senior Account Executive, Media & Marketing Solutions
Bloomberg Media
Rod Schrader
Chairman & CEO
Komatsu America Corp.
Rex Sessions
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Erik Severinghaus
EVP, Business Development
Conexiom
Elbert Singleton
Senior Vice President, Chicago
Shapiro&Raj
Mark Skroch
President
BCV
Laura Slagter
— Serves as DuPage Divisional Board Chair
Marketing Director
Voya Financial
Denis Springer
Retired Senior Vice President
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
Lisa Stenglein
SVP, Chief Procurement Officer
RR Donnelley
Bob Stewart
Corporate VP, Strategic Sourcing Food & Digitalization, Global Supply Chain
McDonald's Corporation
Dr. Lynette Stokes
President
South Suburban College
Chris Sweetland
Regional President, Illinois and Wisconsin
Huntington Bank
Michael Tower
Partner Emeritus
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Mary Ann Travers
Principal
Crowe LLP
Daniel Van Aken
Managing Director, Mid-Corp Segment Lead
Wells Fargo
Molly VandenHuevel
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Development Officer
Oil-Dri Corporation
Bryn Wiley
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Molex
Spencer Williams
— Serves as Southern Cook County Board Chairperson
State Farm
Nathan Winters
Chief Financial Officer
Zebra Technologies Corporation
Desmond Wong
President & CEO
Sino Strategies Group, LLC
Junior Achievement of Chicago DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Beth Amando
BP
Brendan Aubin
DeVry University
Steve Basham
UPS
Lynette Briggs
TCF National Bank
Adam Cibulka
DuPage High School District 88
Mike Cozzi
HAVI Global Solutions
David Cunningham III
AAR Corp.
Barry Dauber
Zip-Pack- An ITW Company
John Dvorak
Gerald Auto Group
Olivia Evans
Nokia
Jason Fues
Nalco, an Ecolab Company
Brian Giovanini
Indian Prairie School District 204
Stacie Graham
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Mark Grippando
Capgemini
David Hill
Community Consolidated School District 93
John Hopp
The Hartford Insurance Company
Bill Kapraun
Fellowes
John Langton
Addison School District #44
Sallie Lupescu
Global Brass and Copper Holdings, Inc.
James Mensching
Itasca Bank & Trust Company
Drew Mitchell
Holladay Properties
Thomas Paleka
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Stephen Pickett
BMO Harris
Ralph Pucek
Crowe
Charlie Russ
Hunken Financial
Linda Salchenberger
Vice President
Executive Synergies, Inc.
Elizabeth Sheaffer
ITW Hi-Cone
Laura Slagter
— Serves as DuPage Divisional Board Chair
Marketing Director
Voya Financial
Tom Stanton
Cornelious Inc.
Amanda Stubenrauch
Dover
Jonathan Twitty
State Farm Insurance Agency
Andrew Walkowicz
The RDI Group
Junior Achievement of Chicago NORTHERN DIVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Will Bird
SCOR Global P&C
Lanette Broderick
CDW
Donald Buskirk
WoodForest National Bank
Michael Connolly
Community Consolidated School
Bob Dutzi
— Serves as Northern Division Board Chariman
ITW
Amarendra Duvuur
AbbVie
Donna Kopera
Point B Consulting
Janeen McGreal
The Lock Up Self Storage
Shawn Messmer
Maine Township High School District
Scott Michelau
Discover Financial Services
Emma Montagu
First Bank of Highland Park
Megan Newton
Rust-Oleum Corporation
Heidi Smithson
First Midwest Bank
Colleen Zambole
Discover Financial Services
Junior Achievement of Chicago NORTHWEST INDIANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Katie Atwood
Becker's Healthcare
Jaclyn Barkow
Indiana University Northwest
Beth Cunningham
Park Place of St. John
Gina Fezler
— Serves as Northwest Indiana Division Board Chairperson
First Financial Bank
Eve Gomez
EG Spanish Interpreting
Stephanie Madison
First Merchants Bank
Pam Martin
Strategize Wealth
Michelle O'Day
First Savings Bank of Hegewisch
Amy Parker
Portage Economic Development
Cherilyn Parker
First Savings Bank of Hegewisch
Marcia Powrozek-Hardison
Nipsco
Brian Rogan
Wells Fargo Bank
Randy Shepard
Centier Bank
Anthony Sindone
Purdue University Northwest
Dr. Mark Sperling
Indiana University Northwest
Jessica Vargas
Holladay Properties
Matt Wells
Purdue Northwest
Jim Wimberley
BP
Junior Achievement of Chicago SUBURBAN COOK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Grant Adelman
Walter Barrett
UPS
Keith Piscitello
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Alan Zindler
Motorola Solutions
Junior Achievement of Chicago WESTERN DIVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Damaris Abella
Old Second National Bank
Miten Champaneri
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Jim Griffin
Nicor Gas
Grant Harvey
— Serves as Western Division Board Chairperson
ITW Shakeproof
Sheila Johnsen
IDEAL Industries, Inc.
Allison Kavulich
Huntington Bank
Scott Peska
Waubonsee Community College
Deborah Ross
Huntington Bank
Mickey Zink
Associated Bank
Junior Achievement of Chicago WILL COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eric Bennett
Robert Morris University
Karla Dearstyne
ITW Deltar - Fasteners
Lloyd Gillespie
INTREN
Kendall Hodge
ComEd
Barrie Link
Woodforest National Bank
Anthony McCain
— Serves as Will County Division Board Chairperson
Nicor Gas
Aaron Miner
LyondellBasell
Mark Parry
ITW Deltar- Fasteners
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