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Board of Directors

Leadership

(as of 2/27/2026)

Kemena Brooks (Chair)
Chief of Staff, Chicago Housing Authority
Charles Smith (Vice Chair)
Principal, Chicago Office Practice Lead, CannonDesign
Laura Graves (Treasurer)
Vice President of Planning and Business Operations, ABC 7 Chicago — WLS Television Inc.
 LaShaun "Sah" Jackson (Secretary)
 CEO, CIRCLE Foundation/Innovations High School

Judie Green (Immediate Past Chair, Honorary Board)
The Auditorium

Directors

Brandon Allen
Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement, Target

Ronald M. Arnold (Honorary Board)

Lenny Asaro
Partner, Taft Stettnius & Hollister LLP

Cal Audrain (Honorary Board)*

Kati Baker
CEO, Downtown Apartment Collective

Rob Biederman
Senior Director, Head of State & Local Government Affairs, Google

Herman Berghoff (Honorary Board)

Zachary Blaner
Executive Director, Investment Bank Credit Risk, JPMorgan

Amy Boonstra
Executive Director, Mindworks/University of Chicago

David Broz
Professor, Columbia College Chicago

Tom Buechele
Vice President of Campus Operations, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

William (Bill) F Burfeind 
Chief Revenue Officer, Proven IT

Fran Casey (Honorary Board)

Ron Chaille
Board President, Metropolis Properties of Chicago, LLC

John Collins
CEO, Goodman Theatre

Lisa Dziekan
Principal, Economic Development, Clayco

Morgan Eagles
General Manger, theWit, a Hilton Hotel

Kirsten Ekdahl-Hull
Senior Vice President, Development & Construction, Perform Properties

Norman Elkin (Honorary Board)

Cory Foster
Senior Manager of External Affairs, ComEd

Nora Gainer
Director of Partnerships & Tourism, The Art Institute of Chicago

Rich Gamble
President & CEO, RVC Chicago

Aileen Gaspari
Business Development Manager, BlueSky Restoration

Tess Green
Immediate Past President, 212 W. Washington Condominium Association

Lori T. Healey (Honorary Board)*
The Obama Foundation

Jerald Hedrick
Director of Public Safety, Bally's

Jacqueline Herrera
General Manager, NASCAR Chicagoland Speedway

Noreen Heron
CEO, Heron Agency

Ralph Hughes (Honorary Board)

Jackie Jackson
Owner, Kilwins Chicago

Kirstin Jones
Vice President, Digital Marketing & Community Engagement, First Women's Bank

Kearby Kaiser
Millennium Park Plaza

Melvin L. Katten (Honorary Board)

Misoon Kong 
General Manager, Hilton Chicago

Eileen LaCario
Vice President, Broadway In Chicago

Shari Massey 
Chief Financial Officer, The Joffrey Ballet

G. Brent Minor (Honorary Board)

Renauld Mitchell
Partner, Chicago Office, Moody Nolan

Stanley Nitzberg 
Principal & Executive Vice President, Mid-America Real Estate Group.

Jesse Nunez
Division General Manager, InterPark, LLC

Janette Outlaw
VP of Strategic Accounts, Continua Interiors

Rich Regan
CEO, The Auditorium

Michael W. Reschke
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Prime Group, Inc.

Issac Riggs
Chief Operating Officer, Millennium Garages and SP+, A Metropolis Company

Matthew Sarosy
Store Manager, Macy's

Ahmad Shams
Director of Business Development, CenTrio

YaFawn Smith
Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Comcast/NBC Universal

Kevin Swanson
Director of Pharmacy & Retail Operations, Walgreens

Amanda Thompson
Manager of External Relations, DePaul University

Matthew Toles
Senior Vice President/Sales & Client Experience Manager, PNC Bank

James Turner
Managing Director, CIBC U.S.

Bill Villarreal 
Assistant Vice President, Wintrust Bank - Chicago

Jim Vozzella
Senior Sales Manager, 360 Chicago

Rian Walker
Creative Director, DL3 Realty L.P.

Markeyon Wallock
Founder & CEO, Wallock International Group LLC/BWYB Products

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