Advisory Board

Honorary Chair
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago

Co-Chair
Harry Harczak, Jr.

Former Executive Vice-President
CDW Corporation

Vice Chair
Merri Dee
President
MD Communications

Vice Chair
Richard A. Devine

Partner
Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP

Vice Chair
Barbara A. Lumpkin

Deputy CEO of External Affairs
Chicago Public Schools


Reverend Daniel Alvarez, Sr.
Founder
Casa Central

Bruce Axtman
Owner
Perishables Group, Inc.

Jorge Cauz
President
Encyclopedia Britannica

Sheila McGinn Dorman
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
The Northern Trust

The Honorable Robert Fioretti
Alderman
Chicago 2nd Ward

Stephen P. Fitzell
Partner
Sidley Austin, LLP

Terry Hillard
Owner
HillardHeintze, LLC.

Rhona Hoffman
Owner
Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Rich Jasculca
Chairman and CEO
Jasculca Terman and Associates, Inc.

The Honorable Iris Martinez
State Senator
Illinois 20th District

Laverne McCartney Knighton
Community Relations Specialist
Target

Mary Mitchell
Columnist
Chicago Sun Times

Reverend Joseph A. Mulcrone
Director
Catholic Office of the Deaf

Monica Pedersen
Host
HGTV

Harry W. Short
Retired
The Northern Trust Company

The Honorable Robert L. Steele
Commissioner
Cook County 2nd District


Stanley Stevens

Retired
Sidley Austin

Kristin Stevens
Retired

Stephanie Wilson-Coleman
Founder and CEO
The Champagne Connection