The WINGS Program is Supported by Many of
Chicago’s Most Influential Citizens and Philanthropists.

­Rebecca Darr | President/CEO

Rita Canning | Co-Chair
Vice President
Canning Foundation

Ellaine A. Sambo-Reyther | Co-Chair
Vice-President – Director, Private Wealth Advisor  
BMO Wealth Management

Matthew Baumann | Immediate Past President
Managing Director
Crosstown Capital Partners

Nate Solomon | Secretary
VP – Head of Benefits
Zurich

William Shannon | Treasurer
Director of National Business Development
Altair Advisers LLC

John Sciaccotta | Of Counsel
Attorney
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Victoria Watkins | VP of Advocacy
Chief of Staff to the Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Investment Officer
Ariel Investments

Sunitha Chamarti | VP of Strategy
Chief Information Officer
Guardian Life

Dr. Algean Garner | VP of Program
Clinical Psychologist (Private Practice)

Ken Gorman | VP of Operations
CEO
Power Wellness Management

Debby Jackson | VP of Board Development
Co-Founder and President
Pivotal Talent Search Inc.

Elizabeth Tenner | VP of Philanthropy
VP Creative
Uline

Mary E. Toomey | VP of Personnel
Human Resource Manager
Bank of America

Terence Banich
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP

Renee Ford
Principal, PwC

April Graves
President/Owner
Light Drawn Studios

Karen Gray-Krehbiel
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Terri Greeno
Owner
Express Employment Professionals

Sandra Hirsh
Director Real Estate & Facilities
Exelon Corporation

Don Houchins
Director Women’s and Children’s Services
Northwest Community Hospital

Jane B. Marcus
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry

Trisha Rooney
Founder & CEO
R4 Services, LLC

Amy Rule
Community Leader

Lisa Sodeika
Community Leader

Darla Swango
Content Marketing Consultant
Brafton, Inc.

Jackie Tilton
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Debra Vander Weit
Associate
Marcus & Millichap

Yolande Wilson-Stubbs
President
Presence Holy Family Medical Center

Greg & Anna Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Motorola Solutions

John & Rita Canning
Co-Chairman of the Board
Madison Dearborn Partners

Michael & Elizabeth Cole
Chief Executive Officer
SevenSaoi Capital

Kent and Liz Dauten
President and Founder
Keystone Capital

Merri Dee
Retired news reporter
WGN

Craig & Janet Duchossois
Chief Executive Officer
The Duchossois Group

Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Former Mayor
City of Chicago

Michael & Jacqueline Ferro
Chairman and Founder
Merrick Ventures

Vince and Pat Foglia
President and Founder
Sage Products

Ron and Christina Gidwitz
Former President
Helene Curtis Industries

Douglas & Ann Grissom
Managing Director
Madison Dearborn Partner

Michael Harrington and Anne Pramaggiore
Chief Executive Officer
ComEd

David Herro & Jay Franke
Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Harris Associates

Jack & Marty Higgins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Higgins Development

John Krehbiel & Karen Gray-Krehbiel
Philanthropist

Felicia Middlebrooks
News Co-Anchor
WBBM Newsradio/CBS, Chicago

Richard & Peggy Notebaert
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Qwest

James & Ellen O’Connor
Former Chief Executive Officer
ComEd

Larry & Corky Richman
President
CIBC Bank US

Glenn & Jackie Tilton
Former Chief Executive Officer
United Airlines

Msgr. Kenneth Velo
Priest
Archdiocese of Chicago

David & Marilyn Vitale
Chairman
Urban Partnership Bank

Paul and Corinne Wood
Former Lieutenant Governor
State of Illinois

Suzie Bassi
(Retired) IL State Representative
54th District

Matt Baumann
Managing Director
Crosstown Capital Partners

Dee Beaubien
Community Leader

Melvin Boldt
Retired Business Owner

Anna Brown
Community Leader

Eileen Brown
Director Strategic Marketing and Innovation
Daily Herald

Rita Canning
Vice President
Canning Foundation

Christina Castro
State Senator
22nd District

Rodney Craig
Mayor
Hanover Park

Fred Crespo
IL State Representative
44th District

Kim Duchossois
President
Duchossois Family Foundation

Sondra Fletcher
Trust Officer
Cornerstone National Bank and Trust

Vinnie Foglia
Foglia Family Foundation

Diane Hill
Trustee
Harper Community College

Richard Hoffman
CEO
Atomatic Mechanical Services, Inc.

William McLeod
Mayor
Hoffman Estates

Tom Morrison
Illinois State Representative
54^th District

Laura Murphy
State Senator
28th District

Michelle Mussman
IL State Representative
56th District

Kenneth Nelson
Former Mayor
Rolling Meadows

Wendy Revak
Sports Agent

Nancy Robb
(Retired) Superintendent
High School District 211

Tom Rooney
Educator
West Leyden High School

John Ropski
Owner
Printing Arts Inc.

Michael Sicher 
Managing Partner
Identiti 

Gerald Smoller
Partner
Hardt, Stern & Kayne, P.C.

Nina Stephenson
Community Leader

Laurie Stone
(Retired) Founder
Schaumburg Business Association

Karen Trzaska
Business Development, External and Government Affairs
Stanley Machining & Tool Corporation

Meeta Yadava
VP/Managing Director
BMO Private Bank

Douglas Zwiener
CEO
Mechanical Power

Darcy Bretz
Director of Communications – Middleby

Christina Currie
Owner
Christina Currie Events

Jim Duff
Managing Director
BMO Harris Bank

Edward Goesel
Director – Vice President
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA

Marty Higgins
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Margot Holland
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Fran Hurley
State Representative/35th District

Jannine Joyce, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist/Clinical Assistant Professor      
Loyola University Medical Center

Marty Joyce
Chief of Staff – Office of the 19th Ward

Sheila King
Sheila King Marketing + Public Relations

Sarah DeRuntz Macchia
Senior Consultant
Gallup

Julie McCormack
Firm Manager
Davis Friedman

Sherri McElhaney
Human Resources Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jennifer McGuffin
Vice President – Global Communications and Public Affairs
Adtalem Global Education

Meghan McRae
Director
The Committee of 200 Foundation

Margaret McSweeney
Author

Chrissie Mena
Founder and President
Living60010 Media, Inc.

Amy O’Keeffe
Director of Membership
The Committee of 200

Matthew O’Shea
Alderman, Committeeman – 19th Ward

Cathy Osborn
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Doug Pattison 
Executive VP, CFO
Silver Chalice Ventures

Paul Pavlus
Circuit Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County

Jennifer Pope
Owner
The Red Balloon

Meg Satherlie 
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Bonnie Smith
Founder, CEO   
Studio B Entertainment

Allison Szafranski
Director of Major Gifts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Kristin Tews
Media Executive – Noteworthy Media Network

Devanee Washington
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Kim White 
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Jane Zaug
Account Executive
98.7 WFMT/WTTW 11

Hemingway Benton 
Sales Development Representative
Salesforce

Annette Buonavolanto
Catering Manager
Navy Pier Catering by Chicago Signature Services

Allison Cuca
‎Sr. Product Manager at McDonald’s Global Digital
McDonald’s Corporation

Katie De Runtz   ‎
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Wintrust Financial Corporation

Arin Fife 
Senior Associate
Boyle Feinberg, P.C.

Betsy Gregg 
‎Communications Coordinator
Lagunitas Brewing Company

Cass Gunderson ‎
Associate
ParkerGale Capital

Ricky Gutierrez  ‎
Regional Consultant
Goldman Sachs

Carrie Harrington
Attorney
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Michael Hennig ‎
Managing Director
Traditum Group LLC

Jamie Karoff
‎Operations Consultant
SAP Fieldglass

Lauren Lang
Consultant
Stax, Inc.

Sarah Macchia 
Senior Consultant
The Gallup Organization

Dina Ninfo 
Partner
Angelini & Ori, LLC

Tassie Sotiropoulos 
Associate
Holland & Knight LLP

Liz Yarger  
Assistant Vice President
HUB International Midwest Limited