Board of Directors
Board Members
Rebecca Darr | President/CEO
Rita Canning | Board Chair Emeritus
Vice President
Canning Foundation
Ellaine A. Sambo-Reyther | Chair
Managing Director and Director, Private Wealth Advisor
BMO Wealth Management
Matthew Baumann | Immediate Past President
Managing Director
Crosstown Capital Partners
Carol Lundahl | Secretary
VP and Assistant Treasurer, Treasury, Planning and Analysis
Allstate
William Shannon | Treasurer
Founder, Managing Principal
LWKM LLC
John Sciaccotta | Of Counsel
Attorney
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
Victoria Watkins | VP of Advocacy
Owner
Inrichmint
Sunitha Chamarti | VP of Strategy
Community Leader
Dr. Algean Garner | VP of Program
Clinical Psychologist (Private Practice)
Ken Gorman | VP of Operations
CEO
Power Wellness Management
Jane B. Marcus | VP of Personnel
Principal
Jane Marcus Associates
Kelly Miller | VP of Philanthropy
Enterprise Account Executive
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Melissa Canning | VP of Board Development
Community and Philanthropic Leader
Darla Swango | VP of Marketing
Entrepreneur and Owner of Swan Kaffee
Terence Banich
Partner
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Janet Boyle
Partner
Family Law Solutions
Katie De Runtz
Assistant Vice President, Marketing Operations
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Rick Deyhle
Retired/Community Leader
Renee Ford
Principal, PwC
Sinead Forkan-Kelly
Nurse Executive, Director of Healthcare Operations
American Medical Association
John Glassgow
Partner
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
April Graves
President/Owner
Light Drawn Studios
Riley Haemer
Director, Digital Commerce
PepsiCo
Julie Harron
Real Estate Advisor
Cervera Real Estate
Don Houchins
Community Leader
Niyaz Kamookagath
Founder, Managing Partner
Wavicle Data Solutions
Karen Klein
Community Leader
Jennifer Koehler
Vice President, Government Relations
Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA)
Dr. Mia Layne
Contemporary OB/GYN Chicago, PLLC
Owner and Medical Director
Maudell Lewis
Community Leader
Jessica McCarihan
Sales & Marketing Manager – Impact House
Former ED & Board Chair – A New Direction
Wanda McKenny
Vice President of Human Resources
Sagent Pharmaceuticals
Shanna Nikolic
Community Leader
Dina Ninfo
Personnel Counsel
CMS Office of Legal Services
Anthony Pasquini
Corporate Legal Counsel
O’Hare Airport Transit System (OATS)
Elena Peerson
Regional Vice President, Retirement Plan Counselor
The Capital Group
Jeannine Reed
Managing Director – Chicago
Colliers International
Lauren Rich
Principal and Head of Performance, Reporting & Analysis
Adams Street Partners, LLC
Tony Rivera
Managing Partner
Grupo Mariposa
President & CEO
Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce
Honorable Kristal Rivers
Circuit Judge, State of Illinois
Juvenile Justice Division
Monique Robbins
Strategic Planning and Operations
AMGEN
Bob Robinson
Community Leader
Trisha Rooney
Founder & CEO
R4 Services, LLC
Michael Sicher
Founder, Managing Partner
Identiti
Jackie Tilton
Community and Philanthropic Leader
Mary Frances Trucco
Director of Communications, Public Affairs & Government Relations
Jewel Osco
Mimosa Unno
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Zurich North America
Yolande Wilson-Stubbs
President
Presence Holy Family Medical Center
Jill Zweigbaum
Senior Director of Human Resources
Hain Celestial
Adjunct Professor at New York University