Our Board
Wendy Garrett
Chair of the Board
Managing Director, Independence and Ethics
Grant Thornton LLP
Robin L. Brown (Ret.)
Vice Chair of the Board
Vice President Government Affairs and External Relations
Ingredion Incorporated
Julie Overbeck
Treasurer of the Board
President
Basset Capital
Alana Ward-Robinson
Secretary of the Board
President & CEO
Robinson Consulting Group, Inc.
Adam Berkoff
Board Member
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Alison Murphy
Board Member
Managing Director Group Head
CIBC Bank USA
Gamilah N. Pierre
Board Member
MD FACOG
Partners In Obstetrics And Women’s Health
Jean McLaren
Board Member
Retired President
Chicago, MARC USA
Jennifer Vidis
Board Member
Deputy Commissioner
Chicago Department of Public Health
Kelly Spowage
Board Member
Managing Director
International Tax Deloitte
Kenyatta S. Beverly
Board Member
Labor and Employment Counsel
The Davey Tree Expert Company
Kyle T. Schulz
Board Member
Executive Vice President of Business and Workforce Development
World Business Chicago
Mary Ann Hynes
Board Member
Senior Counsel
Dentons US LLP
Mary Wilson
Board Member
Managing Partner
Dentons US LLP
Tanya Jaeger de Foras
Board Member
SVP, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, & Chief Compliance Officer
Ingredion Incorporated
Vanesa Scott-Thompson, Ed.D
Board Member
Vice President of Program
Elim Christian Services
Paula Oyibo
Board Member
Senior Vice President, Finance
Ulta
Sonya Olds Som, Esq
Board Member
Global Managing Partner – Legal, Risk, Compliance & Government Affairs Practice
Diversified Search Group
Jennifer Kenedy
Board Member
Partner
General Counsel Locke Lord LLP
Shammara Howell
Board Member
VP, Global Chief Field People Officer
McDonald’s USA
Kathryn (Katie) Fischer
Board Member
Vice President, North America Head of Exchange Traded Derivatives
Northern Trust Company
Anita Watkins
Board Member
Trade Area Vice President – Chicago
Bloomingdale’s
Maya Hightower
Board Member
Director of Community Relations
Witherite Law Group
Asha Jessop
Board Member
Vice President, Business Contracts Management
Financial Institution
