Board of Directors

8 Hospitality

Carmen Rossi, Members

ABC 7 Chicago

John Idler, Members

Adtalem Global Education

Amirah Salaam, Members

Advocate Aurora Health

Crystal Olsen, Members

Allwyn North America

Keith Horton, Members

Amazon

Julian Federle, Members

American Airlines, Incorporated

Billy Glunz, Members

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Richard Lehmuth, Members

Aon

Steven Carleton, Members

Ariel Investments, LLC

, Members

Ascension Healthcare

Julie Mirostaw, Members

AT&T Illinois

Eileen Mitchell, Members

Atomic Hospitality Group

Joe Manna, Members

Avison Young

, Members

Baker Tilly US, LLP

John Bennecke, Members

Bally’s Chicago

Monica Scott, Members

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Edward Brennan, Members

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

David Ritter, Members

BDO USA, LLP

Tony Huckeby, Members

BlackRock

Neetika Singh, Members

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Kevin Cassidy, Members

Blue Plate Chicago

Wendy Badia, Members

BMO Harris Bank

Steve Fansler, Members

BP America

Mike Wortham, Members

Cambium

Michelle Collins, Members

CBRE, Inc.

, Members

Chicago Bears Football Club

Kevin Warren, Members

The Chicago Cubs

Tom Ricketts, Members

CIBC

Brian Greenblatt, Members

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios

Michael Scott, Members

Clayco, Incorporated

Mary Person, Members

CME Group

, Members

CNA Financial

Brent Smoyer , Members

Comcast Business

Matthew Summy, Members

Constellation

Dwayne Pickett, Members

Crain’s Chicago Business

Jim Kirk, Members

Creospan

Praj Shah, Members

Cresco Labs

Charles Bachtell, Members

Crown Castle

Mike Connelly, Members

DeVry University

Jacob Bonifield, Members

DLA Piper LLP (US)

, Members

Dykema

Abad Lopez, Members

Enova International

Kirk Chartier, Members

Equinix Inc.

Rey Banks, Members

Exelon Corporation

David Perez, Members

EY

Matthew Conway, Members

Fifth Third Bank

John Sassaris, Members

Finkl Steel

David Laurenson, Members

First Women’s Bank of Chicago

Kristie Paskvan, Members

Ford Motor Company

Anthony Reinhart, Members

FourStar Wealth Advisors LLC

Brian Kasal, Members

General Motors

George Cook, Members

GMA Construction Group

Cornelius Griggs, Members

Google

Robert Biederman, Members

Goose Island Beer Company – Anheuser Busch

Todd Ahsmann, Members

Grubhub

JR Starrett, Members

Haymarket Center

Heather Way Kitzes, Members

Home Infusion Options

Kristin Bowers, Members

House of Blues Chicago

Kristin Atlas, Members

Hyatt Regency Chicago

Mark Wagner, Members

Ingredion Incorporated

Luz del Carmen Najera, Members

Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications

James Terman, Members

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

David Rudolph, Members

Jupiter Power

Jack Godshall, Members

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

Jay Stieber, Members

Linkedin Chicago

Sam Patel, Members

Lyft

Arielle Maffei, Members

Macy’s

Matthew Sarosy, Members

Mars

Jesse Greenberg, Members

Mayer Brown LLP

Joseph Seliga, Members

McDonald’s

Kim Walz, Members

Mesirow Financial

Erik Barefield, Members

Microsoft Corporation

Nisaini Rexach, Members

Molson Coors Beverage Company

, Members

Morreale Communications

Kim Morreale, Members

Motorola Mobility

Khalid Pagan, Members

Motorola Solutions

, Members

Navy Pier

Marilynn Gardner, Members

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Scott Ziomek, Members

Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Michele Hansen, Members

Old National Bank

Joe Angel , Members

Parkside Realty, Inc

Robert Wislow, Members

Peoples Gas

Maria Bocanegra, Members

PNC Bank – Illinois

, Members

Protiviti, Incorporated

Brad Rachmiel, Members

Quant 16

Robert Blackwell Jr. , Members

Realized Value Collaborative, LLC

Rich Gamble, Members

Related Midwest

Tricia Van Horn, Members

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLC

Patricia Brown Holmes, Members

RSM US LLP

John Bird, Members

S&C Electric Company

Jennifer Barton, Members

Salesforce

Robin Glover, Members

Signature Bank

Michael O’Rourke, Members

SomerCor

Manny Flores, Members

Southwest Airlines

Aileen Furlong , Members

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Reah Aitken, Members

Target Corporation

Michael Deyle, Members

The Boeing Company

Bea Billups, Members

The Huntington National Bank

Steve Whitehill, Members

The Second City

Kelly Leonard, Members

Union Pacific Railroad Company

Thomas Evenson, Members

United Airlines

Daniel Lynch, Members

United Healthcare of Illinois

Tom Kunst, Members

University of Chicago and University of Chicago Medical Center

Benjamin Gibson, Members

University of Illinois at Chicago

Marie Lynn Miranda, Members

University of Illinois System

Timothy Killeen, Members

UPS

Jonathan Chowansky, Members

U.S. Bank

Joan Heggen-McMahon, Members

Verizon

, Members

Walgreen Co.

Joel Baise, Members

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Douglas Donovan, Members

West Monroe Partners

Chuck Kirchner, Members

Wight & Company

Patrick Cermak, Members

Wintrust

, Members

Zurich North America

Deirdre Manna, Members

Deirdre Manna
SVP and Head of Government and Industry Affairs