Metro Leadership Council

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Darcy Bretz
Director of Communications – Middleby

Javier L. Cervantes
Illinois State Senator

Jim Duff
Managing Director
BMO Harris Bank

Edward Goesel
Director – Vice President
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA

Jeylú Gutiérrez
Alderwoman – 14th Ward, City of Chicago

Marty Higgins
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Fran Hurley
Member of the Illinois Labor Relations Board

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

Sheila King
Sheila King Marketing + Public Relations

Sarah DeRuntz Macchia
Senior Consultant
Gallup

Sherri McElhaney
Human Resources Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Margaret McSweeney
Author

Amy O’Keeffe
Director of Membership
The Committee of 200

Matthew O’Shea
Alderman, Committeeman – 19th Ward, City of Chicago

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

Bonnie Smith
Founder, CEO
Studio B Entertainment

Allison Szafranski
Director of Major Gifts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Kristin Tews
Media Executive – Noteworthy Media Network

Marilyn Vitale
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Devanee Washington
Community and Philanthropic Leader

Jane Zaug
Account Executive
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