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Lauren Allnutt, CPA
Corporate Controller
Northern Trust
Daniel O. Ash
President
The Field Foundation of Illinois
Tracy L. Brown
Chief Content Officer
Chicago Public Media
Carlos Calderon
Chief Financial Officer
Ariel Investments
Meghan Curran
Chief Marketing and Experience Officer
Shedd Aquarium
Mr. Wendell Dallas
President and CEO
Nicor Gas
Ms. Gillian Darlow
CEO
Polk Bros. Foundation
Katie Fitzgerald, MSW
President and CEO
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Global
Kimberley Goode
Chief Communications and Social Impact Officer
BMO
Lisa Graham
Former SVP, CFO and Treasurer
ComEd
Kelly Graves
CEO, President
FCB Chicago
Kristin Kroeger
Head of Strategic Initiatives
CIBC USA
Ms. Connie L. Lindsey
Philanthropist, Civic leader and Former Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Northern Trust
Robert L. Manuel, Ph.D.
President
DePaul University
Declan McGovern
Executive Director
Music of the Baroque
Dia Nichols, FACHE
President, Central Chicagoland Patient Service Area; President, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Advocate Health
Ms. Marisa Novara
Vice President of Community Impact
The Chicago Community Trust
Darlene Oliver Hightower, JD
President and CEO
Metropolitan Planning Council
Ms. Melissa Root
Partner, Managing Partner Chicago Office
Jenner & Block LLP
Ms. Andrea Sáenz
President and CEO
The Chicago Community Trust
Ms. Kristen Seeger
Partner, Executive Committee Member
Sidley Austin LLP
Smita N. Shah, P.E., LEED AP BD+C
CEO
SPAAN Tech, Inc.
Whitney Smith
CEO
Schreiber Philanthropy
Christina Speh
Chief Compliance Officer
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Mr. Andrés Tapia
Senior Partner, Global DE&I and ESG Strategist
Korn Ferry
Mr. Cedric D. Thurman
Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Group Head, Community Investment and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Jonita Wilson
Chief Diversity Officer
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