BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD CHAIR
Anna Laubach, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Past chair: J. Ben Stringfellow
VICE CHAIR
Jeffrey Green, Adler University
TREASURER
Dr. Terri Friel, Venture Connects
SECRETARY
Ernie Rodriguez, Gilead Sciences
POLICY AND PROGRAMS
VICE CHAIR
Anthony Bruck, Eckhart Trading Company
Abbas Hyderi, MD MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
FUND DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR
Lori Kaufman
GOVERNANCE
CHAIR
Edward W. Diffin, III, Freeborn and Peters, LLP
CENTER FOR HOUSING AND HEALTH
CHAIR
Nicole D. Kazee, Ph.D., Erie Family Health Center
STRATEGIC PLAN TASK FORCE
CHAIR
Chad Thompson, Director of Research and Finance, Lyceum Leadership Consulting
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deborah S. Ashen, Ashen/Faulkner
Gary B. Beringer, Dr. P. H., Beringer & Associates Litigation Support
Paula D. Friedman, Paula D. Friedman, Attorney
Larry Giddings, @ Properties
Kevin Lamarr James, University of Illinois at Chicago
Craig W. Johnson, American Medical Association
Thomas Kehoe, Kehoe Designs
Condon McGlothlen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Robert Neubert, Hilton Chicago
Mary Pounder, Comer Family Foundation
Nanette Silva, Community Memorial Foundation
Thomas A. Sondergeld, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Joseph Stokes, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
J. Ben Stringfellow, CRA, Inc.
Chad Thompson, Lyceum Leadership Consulting
Tony Tintinalli, BMO Harris
Kuliva Wilburn, MPH, Wilburn Strategic Solutions
LEADERSHIP STAFF
PRESIDENT/CEO
John Peller
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY
Ramon Gardenhire
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Kathye Gorosh
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
Simone Koehlinger
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Tom Menard
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF HOUSING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR HOUSING AND HEALTH
Peter Toepfer
VICE PRESIDENT OF PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Cynthia Tucker
CHIEF OFFICER OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Edward Wagner
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Laurie Wettstead
ASSOCIATE BOARD
CO-CHAIRS
Tony Guerrero, Northwestern University
Brooke Morris, American Library Association
SECRETARY
Alden Woodhull, Res Publica Group
TREASURER
David Neef, Clutch Group
PUBLIC RELATIONS/SOCIAL MEDIA
Johnny Ford, John G. Shedd Aquarium
Nicole Holmes, Center on Halsted
MEMBERS
Meghan Beach, National Sporting Goods Association
Manjima Bose, FUND Consulting
Keith Bukowski, C.I.T.Y. Club Gymnastics
Ramona Burress, Walgreens
Ronnie Chatterjee, DayNine Consulting
AJ Estacion, Allstate
Grant Ladniak, Roosevelt University
Meghan Monaghan, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Anthony Pendleton, Chipotle
Jemina Shikany, American Red Cross
BOARD EMERITI
Joanne P. Armenio
Michael Bauer
Tom Buchanan
Leslie Cole-Morgan
Isiaah Crawford, Ph.D.
Dirk S. Denison
Martin L. Eisenberg
Sarah Esler Pearsall
Fred Eychaner
Thomas J. Feie
Robert L. Fogel
Valerie Hoffman
Ralph Hughes
Eva M. Janzen Powell
Paul Lehman
Dr. John Leonard
Stephen C. Mack
Michael T. McRaith
Gary F. Metzner
Richard A. Moser
Brandon Neese
Richard L. Nelson
Curtis Reed, Jr.
Mary Lu Roffe
Dr. Renslow D. Sherer Jr.
Ruth L. Sklar
Donna A. Stone
Rev. Charles Straight
Richard B. Turner
Richard Wheeler
Cleo F. Wilson