Chicago Loop Alliance proactively establishes and promotes policies, procedures, and programs that affirm diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of the Loop and beyond.
Since establishing the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee in 2020, Chicago Loop Alliance began strategizing how our organization, and in turn the Loop, will become more equitable in the next few years.
Committee Members
Amy Boonstra
Executive Director of the Center for Decision Research at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
President & CEO, Chicago Loop Alliance
Director of Tourism Marketing and Partnerships, The Art Institute of Chicago
Board Chair, Chicago Loop Alliance Board of Directors
Ariella Gibson
Chief Development Office, Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University
Honorary Board member
Daisy Ruiz
Marketing and Communications Manager, Chicago Loop Alliance
Principal, CannonDesign
Managing Director, CIBC U.S.
Strategic Plan
Our strategic plan will be incorporated into the daily work of Chicago Loop Alliance. The work begins from the top, and we are making strides towards the goal of a board that is more racially and ethnically representative of the demographics of the city of Chicago as whole, not just the Loop. And this is only the beginning.
In our work with the Kaleidoscope Group, Chicago Loop Alliance staff and leadership completed conscious inclusion training, that was both insightful and collaborative. We were all able to gain a deeper understanding of our unconscious biases, as well as take a look inward at the intricacies of our lives that affect how we see each other, and how we are seen.
We believe transparency and accountability is crucial in this type of work. So, we will continue to share progress updates on the work of the IDEA Committee and Chicago Loop Alliance .
Strategic Areas of Focus
