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Mrs. Kirstin Chernawsky, MPS, Class of 2019
Associate Secretary of Early Childhood, Family, and Community
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
Mr. Abram Gamboa, Class of 2019
Managing Director
CBRE, Inc.
Ms. Neha Gill, Class of 2019
Executive Director
Apna Ghar, Inc. (Our Home)
Mr. Joseph Healy, Class of 2019
Business Manager
LiUNA Local 1092
Mrs. Leah Hobson, Class of 2019
Vice President of Finance
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Mrs. Kristel Jensen, Class of 2019
Vice President and Regional Manager
Fifth Third Bank
Mr. William Knightly, Class of 2019
Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
Cushman & Wakefield
Mrs. Linh Lawler, Class of 2019
Director, Claims Innovation & Customer Experience
Allstate Insurance Company
Mrs. Lisa Lesniak, Class of 2019
System Vice President
Advocate Aurora Health
Mr. Gerald Lewis, Jr., Class of 2019
Market President | North Shore Market
BMO Wealth Management U.S.
Mr. Fred Long, Class of 2019
Vice President of Development and Government Affairs
UCAN
Ms. Nancy Maldonado, Class of 2019
Judge for the United States District Court
Northern District of Illinois
Ms. Geetanjli Malhotra, Class of 2019
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Dr. Suzet McKinney, Class of 2019
Principal and Director of Life Sciences
Sterling Bay
Ms. Patricia Mota, Class of 2019
President & Chief Executive Officer
Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
Mr. Christopher Myers, Class of 2019
M&A Partner
EY-Parthenon
Ms. Paige Ponder, Class of 2019
Visiting Senior Advisor, Pritzker Tech Talent Labs
Discovery Partners Institute - University of Illinois System
Mr. Jason Quiara, Class of 2019
Former Senior Program Officer
The Joyce Foundation
Mr. Shaz Rasul, Class of 2019
Executive Director, Education Partnerships
The University of Chicago - Office of Civic Engagement
Ms. Danya Rosen, Class of 2019
Executive Director
Chicago Run
Mr. Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Class of 2019
President & Chief Executive Officer
V-Square Quantitative Management LLC
Mr. Douglas Schenkelberg, Class of 2019
Executive Director
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Ms. Priya Shah, Class of 2019
Former Executive Director
Storycatchers Theatre
Mr. Aneesh Sohoni, Class of 2019
Chief Executive Officer
One Million Degrees
Ms. Maya Solis, Class of 2019
Former South Region Director
Chicago Park District
Ms. Chris Annmarie Spencer, Class of 2019
Principal, AIA, NOMA
Wheeler Kearns Architects
Ms. Anne Sweeney, Class of 2019
Senior Advisor for Community Impact
Catholic Charities of Chicago
Mr. Mario Treto, Jr., Class of 2019
Secretary
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Dr. Andrew Van Wieren, Class of 2019
Chief Medical Officer
Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center
Ms. Solange-Marie Velazquez, Class of 2019
Vice President
William Blair & Company
Dr. Lionel Allen, Jr., Ed.D., Class of 2018
Founder, edLeaders Matter
Clinical Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ms. Karyn Bass Ehler, Class of 2018
Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General
Illinois Attorney General
Dr. Roslind Blasingame-Buford, Ed.D, Class of 2018
Vice President, Thriving Families
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Mr. Dana Bolton, Class of 2018
Managing Director, Branch Technology Product Owner
JPMorgan Chase
Ms. Amanda Brimmer, Class of 2018
Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group Inc.
Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Class of 2018
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Tara Dziengel, Class of 2018
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance
Northern Trust
Mr. Miguel Edwards, Class of 2018
Chief Information Officer
Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Ms. Sylvia Garcia, Class of 2018
Chief Operating Officer
The Chicago Community Trust
Ms. Jamie Georgas, Class of 2018
Executive Managing Director
CBRE, Inc.
Mr. David Gordon, Class of 2018
Partner and Head of the Chicago Litigation Group
Sidley Austin LLP
Mr. Michael Harris, Jr., Class of 2018
President
Beverly Bank & Trust Company
Ms. Colleen Harvey, Class of 2018
Executive Director
Playworks Illinois
Mr. Damion Heron, Class of 2018
West Midwest Regional Director, Corporate Responsibility
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Mrs. Ashley Joyce, Class of 2018
President
The Duchossois Family Foundation
Mr. Andy Kang, Class of 2018
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC)
Mr. Bradley Klein, Class of 2018
Senior Attorney
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Ms. Mrinalini Lakshminarayanan, Class of 2018
Senior Product Director, Customer Solutions and Delivery
Gogo, Inc.
Mrs. Sara Lever Ortiz, Class of 2018
Associate Vice President
KEES Alford Executive Search
Mr. Jamal Malone, Class of 2018
Chief Executive Officer
Ada S. McKinley Community Services Inc.
Ms. Deanne Millison, Class of 2018
Deputy Policy Director
Office of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

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