Leadership
James Turner (Chairman)
Managing Director, CIBC U.S.
David Broz (Vice Chair)
Principal, Gensler
Laura Graves (Treasurer)
Vice President of Operations & Business Planning, ABC-7/WLS Television, Inc.
Jean de St. Aubin (Secretary)
Executive Director, Gene Siskel Film Center
Judie Green (Immediate Past Chair)
Chief Development Officer, Auditorium Theatre
Directors
Irv Abrams
Director of Pharmacy and Retail Operations, Walgreen Co.
Ronald M. Arnold (Honorary Board)
Cal Audrain (Honorary Board)
Herman Berghoff (Honorary Board)
David Brooks
Senior V.P., McGuire Engineers
James F. Buczek
Senior Vice President, SP+
Bill Burfeind
Vice President, J.C. Anderson, Inc.
Fran Casey
Director of Community Affairs, DePaul University
Ben Creamer
Managing Broker, Downtown Apartment Company/Downtown Realty Company
John Curran
Vice President and General Manager, Big Bus Chicago
Louis D. D’Angelo
President, Metropolitan Properties of Chicago LLC
Kirsten Ekdahl-Hull
V.P., Development, Equity Office
Norman Elkin (Honorary Board)
Kat Frerichs
Business Development Manager, AceBounce
Nora Gainer
Director of Tourism Marketing and Partnerships, The Art Institute of Chicago
Rich Gamble
Senior Vice President of Operations, Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Steve Gardner
Chicago Market Officer, InterPark
Kim Groth
Vice President and Store Manager, Macy's
Lori T. Healey (Honorary Board)
President, Clayco Chicago
Ralph Hughes (Honorary Board)
Melvin L. Katten
Senior Counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Ryan Kingston
General Manager, theWit Hotel
Lori Kleinerman
Vice President of Marketing, Chicago Architecture Center
Eileen LaCario
Vice President, Broadway in Chicago
Elizabeth Mackel
Assistant Vice President - Branch Management, Wintrust Bank
George Miller
Resident, 5 North Wabash Condo Association
G. Brent Minor (Honorary Board)
Charles R. Nash
Owner, Concord Realty Advisors
Hassan el Neklawy
General Manager, Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
Stanley Nitzberg
Principal & Executive Vice President, Mid-America Real Estate Group.
Bill Noonan
Janette Outlaw
VP of Strategic Accounts, Interior Investments
Angel Perez
Director of External Affairs, ComEd
Paul J. Rades
Simone Randolph
Partner, Riley, Safer, Holmes & Cancila
Bradley Renner
General Manager, The Joffrey Ballet
Jim Rylowicz
Business Development Manager, Enwave
Roche Edward Schulfer
Executive Director, Goodman Theatre
Mark Shouger
Managing Director, Ronald McDonald House
Charles Smith
Principal, Cannon Design
YaFawn Smith
Comcast, NBC Universal
Colleen Spector
Assistant Director of Sales, Hilton
Martin Stern
Senior Managing Director Advisory Services, CBRE Inc.
Elissa Tenny
President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Peter Tortorello
Managing Director, Newcastle Limited
Betsy Traczek
Director of Property Management & Principal, The John Buck Company
Lauren Vana-Pedersen
Property Manager, Avison Young Chicago LLC
John Vance
Vice President, Stone Real Estate
Gary Warfel
President - Managing Member, Vennequity
John G. Wells
General Manager, Hilton Chicago