Chicago Loop Alliance Leadership & Staff; photo credit Kyle Flubacker
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) CLA Impact Report 2025

Leadership & Staff

State Street Commission

  • Ryan Segal
    Commission Chair Vice President
    Acadia Realty Trust
  • Konstantine “Gus” Drosos
    Commission Vice Chair General Manager
    Palmer House, a Hilton hotel
  • La Verne O. Morris
    Commission Secretary Board President, 20 N. State Condominium Association
  • Kristin Duncan
    Commission Treasurer General Manager
    Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
  • Mark Anderson, CPM General Manager
    131 South Dearborn, LLC
  • Ciere Boatright Commissioner
    Chicago Department of Planning & Development
  • Greg Cameron President and CEO
    The Joffrey Ballet
  • Tom Carney Commissioner
    Chicago Department of Transportation
  • Brian Grossman Director, Property Tax
    Walgreens
  • Clinée Hedspeth Commissioner
    Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
  • John H. Idler President & General Manager
    ABC-7/WLS Television, Inc.
  • Kenya Merritt Acting Commissioner
    Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
  • Cole Stallard Commissioner
    Chicago Department of Streets & Sanitation

Chicago Loop Alliance Officers

  • Kemena Brooks
    Kemena Brooks
    Chair Chief of Staff
    Chicago Housing Authority
  • Charles Smith
    Charles Smith
    Vice Chair Principal, Chicago Practice Lead
    CannonDesign
  • LaShaun Sah Jackson
    LaShaun “Sah” Jackson
    CEO CIRCLE Foundation/Innovations High School
  • Laura Graves
    Laura Graves
    Treasurer Vice President of Operations & Business Planning
    ABC-7/WLS Television, Inc.
  • Judie Green
    Judie Green
    Immediate Past Chair
    The Auditorium
CLA Board Meeting photo credit Faith Kelsey

Board of Directors

  • Lenny Asaro Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Kati Baker Downtown Apartment Collective
  • Amy Boonstra Mindworks/University of Chicago
  • David Broz Columbia College Chicago
  • Tom Buechele School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • William (Bill) Burfeind Proven IT
  • Kristen Buza Starbucks Coffee Company
  • Ron Chaille Metropolis Condominium Association
  • John Collins Goodman Theatre
  • Louis D’Angelo Metropolitan Properties of Chicago, LLC
  • Morgan Eagles theWit, a Hilton Hotel
  • Kirsten Ekdahl-Hull Willis Tower
  • Cory Foster ComEd
  • Nora Gainer Art Institute of Chicago
  • Rich Gamble RVC Chicago
  • Aileen Gaspari BlueSky Restoration
  • Tess Green 212 W. Washington Condominium Association
  • Noreen Heron Heron Agency
  • Jacqueline Herrara NASCAR Events and Entertainment
  • Jackie Jackson Kilwins Chocolates Fudge and Ice Cream Chicago
  • Kearby Kaiser Millennium Park Plaza
  • Misoon Kong Hilton Chicago
  • Eileen LaCario Broadway In Chicago
  • Rachel Lott Target
  • Shari Massey The Joffrey Ballet
  • Renauld Mitchell Moody Nolan
  • Stanley Nitzberg Mid-America Real Estate Corp.
  • Jesse Nunez InterPark, LLC
  • Janette Outlaw Continua Interiors
  • Mary Person Clayco
  • Michael W. Reschke The Prime Group, Inc.
  • Issac Riggs Millennium Parking Garages and SP+, a Metropolis Company
  • Jim Rylowicz CenTrio Energy
  • Matthew Sarosy Macy's on State Street
  • YaFawn Smith Comcast, NBC Universal
  • Kevin Swanson Walgreens
  • Amanda Thompson DePaul University
  • Matthew Toles PNC Bank
  • James Turner CIBC
  • Bill Villarreal Wintrust Bank – Chicago
  • Jim Vozzella 360 Chicago
  • Rian Walker DL3 Realty L.P.
  • Markeyon Wallock BWYB Products/Wallock International

Honorary Board

  • Ronald M. Arnold
  • Cal Audrain*
  • Herman Berghoff
  • Fran Casey
  • Norman Elkin
  • Lori T. Healey*
  • Ralph Hughes
  • Melvin L. Katten
  • G. Brent Minor*

* - deceased

Administrative Staff

Michael M. Edwards

Michael M. Edwards

President and CEO

Abel Rodriguez

Abel Rodriguez

Chief Financial Officer

Christian Boyer

Christian Boyer

Director of Development

Allison Gerlach

Allison Gerlach

Director of Placemaking and Events

Ariella Gibson

Ariella Gibson

Director of Marketing & Communications

Kenna Tunis

Kenna J. Tunis

Director of Community Engagement

Daisy Ruiz

Daisy Ruiz

Marketing & Communications Manager

Jerry Zollicoffer

Jerry Zollicoffer

Operations Manager (through Streetplus)

Octavion Thomas

Octavion Thomas

Social Services Outreach Specialist (through Streetplus)

Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Erika Coldman

Erika Coldman

Administrative Coordinator

Cameron Lind

Cameron Lind

Planning Intern

Hanna Abera

Planning Intern

Sam Liu

Placemaking Intern

Angela Sheridon

Placemaking Assistant

Street Team Clean Team

2025 State Street Ambassador staff
(throughout 2025)

  • Vincent Accurso
  • Nakena Calhoun
  • Tony Johnson
  • Tawone Keith
  • Andre Matthews
  • Harold Matthews
  • Daniel Moore
  • Anthony Osbourne
  • Alfonso Redditt
  • Nico Roa
  • Keontrae Sanders
  • Alex Scott
  • Jahmil Thomas
  • Alonzo Zollicoffer

Security Patrols
throughout 2025

  • Derrick Brunson
  • Brian Castillo
  • Devonte Collins
  • Veronica Collins
  • Jaylen Nathaniel
  • Blake Ware