Leadership
Board Chair
Craig W. Johnson*, American Medical Association
Vice Chair
Nanette Silva*, Community Memorial Foundation
Treasurer and Finance Chair
Janet Lin*, MD, MPH, MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago
Secretary
Chad Thompson*, Lyceum Leadership Consulting
Past Chair
Dr. Terri Friel*, Venture Connects
Policy & Advocacy Chair
Mary Pounder*, Comer Family Foundation
Fund Development Chair
Lori Kaufman*
Governance Chair
Geoffrey Brown*, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
Center for Housing and Health Chair
Kuliva N. Wilburn, MPH, Wilburn Strategic Solutions
Strategic Planning Chair
Chad Thompson*, Lyceum Leadership Consulting
Programs Chair
Nanette Silva*, Community Memorial Foundation
Board of Directors
Adwoa Antwi-Barfi, McDonald’s
Anthony Bruck, Eckhart Trading Company
Caprice Carthans, South Side Help Center
Cecil Dearborne, Thoughtworks
Paula D. Friedman, Paula D. Friedman, Attorney
Roy A. Ferguson
Yusef Garcia, Forefront
Lance P. Glass, LPG Interiors, Inc.
Derrick Kimbrough, Chicago Public Schools
Janet Lin, MD, MPH, MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago
Tanya Lopez, MS, American Medical Association
Liu Montsho, 360 HR Solutions
Markus Pitchford, Glenhouse Strategies
Esteban Rodriguez, Northwest Side Housing Center
Julie Scott, CARS.com
Tom Sondergeld, FliptRX
Joseph Stokes, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Ben Stringfellow, CRA
Anthony Tintinalli, BMO Harris
JP Valadez, Kivvit
Terri Wilkerson, North Lawndale Employment Network
* Executive Committee member
Joanne P. Armenio
Deborah S. Ashen
Tom Buchanan
Martin Cournane
Dirk S. Denison
Fred Eychaner
Karen Fishman
Robert L. Fogel
Mark Ishaug
Eva M. Janzen Powell
Tom G. Kehoe
Anna C. Laubach
Paul Lehman
Michael A. Leppen
Stephen C. Mack
Casey Marsh
Condon McGlothlen
Gary F. Metzner
Robert L. Mink
David E. Munar
Brandon Neese
Robert H. Neubert
Gerard F. Notario, MD
Frank Quinn and Craig C. Andree
Curtis Reed, Jr.
Ernie Rodriguez
Mary Lu Roffe
Dr. Renslow D. Sherer, Jr.
Thomas G. Sinkovic
Ruth Sklar
Rev. Charles Straight
Richard B. Turner
Cleo F. Wilson
President/CEO
John Peller
VP of Policy & Advocacy
Nadeen Israel
Chief Programs Officer
Simone Koehlinger
VP of Operations
Tom Menard
VP of Care
Bashirat Olayanju
Senior Vice President, Housing/ Executive Director of CHH
Peter Toepfer
Senior Vice President, Community Partnerships & Special Projects
Cynthia Tucker, Dr. P.H.
Chief Officer of External Relations
Edward Wagner
Chief Financial Officer
Laurie Wettstead