Our People

Erica Block

Senior Director of Food and Nutrition Services for RUSH University Medical Center and RUSH Oak Park Hospital.

Cuyler Brown

Community volunteer and commercial lender with Huntington Bank. 

Erin Dougherty Foley

Experienced Trial Attorney & Counselor. Labor & Employment Partner Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

Edward Fritsch

Senior Associate Construction Services at Elevate.

Thomas Gary

Economic Development professional, Office of the State Treasurer

Laura GutierrezPresident

Sr. Associate Program Officer, Builders Initiative

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Patricia HannonSecretary

Pediatrician, Erie Family Health Center

David Henkes

Food Industry Consultant and Trendwatcher.

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Christie Hoyt

Campaign Director at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation.

Tom IrvinTreasurer

Managing Partner and co-founder Guggenheim Partners, a diversified financial services firm focusing on Fixed Income Investment Management, Insurance and M&A Advisor

Shawn Joseph

Licensed Banker with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Chase Tower Chicago, lifelong learner, global explorer, servant leader, and community volunteer.

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Fredric McClendon

Senior Vice President and Head of Banking for Global Family and Private Investments Offices at The Northern Trust Company.

Donna Myers

Principal at Adaptation Capital

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Montague Short

CDW, Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

Pamela Valderrama

Legal Counsel. Labor, Employment, & Benefits Law. Litigation Management. Risk Analysis. Compliance.

Stacey Williams

Community volunteer with experience in nonprofit board management, marketing and consumer behavior.

Shatisha WoodsVice President

Principal Business Solution Consultant, Healthcare Service Corporation

Liz Ziehl

Publishing & Product Development Professional

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