Mentors

Brian Abrams

Founder, Corporate Imaging Concepts, LLC

Lorraine Anderson King

Head of External Affairs, Braven

Brenda Asare

President and CEO, The Alford Group

Amir Badr

CEO and Founder, Upkey

Jeffrey Beckham Jr.

CEO, Chicago Scholars

Sarah Berghorst

Founder and Principal of August Impact Partners

Michelle Y. Bess

VP of Talent and DEI, OppLoans

Erik Birkerts

CEO, Clean Energy Trust

Julie Brautigam

Sr. Global Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Leader, Hollister Incorporated

Omar Brown

VP, People and Culture Officer, Big Ten Conference

Eileen Buckley

Sr. Director of Corporate Responsibility, Stryker

Shane Caterino

Managing Director, AUSL

Lincoln J. Chandler

Founder and President, Chandler Decision Services

Jonathan Chaparro

Executive Director, Innovation Implementation & Head of Chicago, Braven

Joanna Cohen

Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation, Builders Initiative

Tanjia Coleman

President, Reimagine Organizational Development, Inc.

Founder and President, Conlon Public Strategies

Molly Cook

US-Central Region Corporate Responsibility Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Scott Cooper

Owner and CEO, MEJDI Tours

Holly Copeland

Sr. Director of CSR, Sustainability, and Impact, Horizon

Laura Coy

Director, Philanthropy Strategy, William Blair

Jack Crowe

Former Executive Director, Year Up Chicago

Felicia Davis

President and CEO, Chicago Foundation for Women

Shelley A. Davis

President and CEO, Coleman Foundation

John Dewan

Serial Entrepreneur, STATS

Wendy DuBoe

Chairman, Institute for Nonviolence

Laura Eilts

Corporate Social Responsibility Leader, Grant Thornton

Brian Floriani

Founder, Bernie’s Book Bank and Freadom Promotions

Ellie Forman

VP of Community Engagement, Mesirow

Angela Foster-Rice

Senior VP of Strategic Business Development, Everland LLC

Griselda Garibay

Senior Advisor, Conlon Public Strategies

Stacey Gillett

Government Innovation, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Marguerite Griffin

Director, Philanthropic Advisory Services, Northern Trust

Anne Gross

Sr. Director, Community Impact, KPMG

Joe Grossmann

Founder, Jell Brand Strategy

Deepa Gupta

Founder and Principal, Blue Lotus Advisors

Francia E. Harrington

Philanthropy Professional and Corporate Executive

Christian Herrmann

Former CEO, Morton Salt

Kym Hubbard

Former Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, Ernst & Young

Eric Johnson

Executive Director, Open Books

Jamie Jones Ezefili

Senior VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Northern Trust

Karin Kraai

Executive Director, The Goldie Initiative

Evelyn Kuo Fitzgerald

Executive Director, SVP Chicago

Matt Kruse

Head of Social Responsibility, Groupon

Alexis Langlois

President, Final Touch Decorating Inc.

Kandace Lenti

President and Managing Director, Wintrust

Belinda Li

Founder & Chief Consultant, CiTTA Partnership

Tim Liston

Corporate Responsibility Leader, EY

Eric Lugo

Director, External Relations, Discovery Partners Institute

Kenya Merritt

Chief Small Business Officer, BACP

Kate McAdams

Senior Philanthropy Advisor & Executive Director, JP Morgan Private Bank

Julia McGuire

EVP, Campbell & Co.

Susana Meza

VP, Community Impact, Wintrust

Kim Michelson

Co-founder and CEO, Honest Game

Samir Mirza

Co-Founder & CTO, TapCommerce

Daniel Nielsen

Head of Product Management, ESG Indexes, Morningstar

Katie O’Brien-Jensen

Director of Operations for Community Affairs, ITW

Jill O'Donovan

Chief Innovation Officer, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

Anna Paulson

EVP, Director of Research & Executive Committee Member, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Dawn Perosko Melchiorre

Executive Director, Cradles to Crayons Chicago

Jabari Porter

Chief Investment Officer, Metanoia Capital Management

Pinky Raina

CFO and COO, U.S. Soccer Federation

Leeatt Rothschild

Founder and CEO, Packed with Purpose

Andrea Sáenz

Chief Operating Officer, The Chicago Community Trust

Jon Samuels

Partner, Vistria Group

Mamadou-Abou Sarr

Founder and President, V-Square Quantitative Management

Bill Schleizer

CEO, Delta Institute

Alvin Schexnider

Operations Program Manager (SPSA), IL Department of Human Services

Ashish Shah

CEO, Dina

Kashif Shaikh

Executive Director, Pillars Fund

Steven Shaw

Community Engagement Director, Verizon

Amita Shetty

Break Through Tech Director, UIC

Amy Silverstein

Sr. Manager and Co-leader of Corporate Social Impact, Monitor Institute by Deloitte

Beth Spurgeon

Head of ESG Integration, Wells Fargo

Yolanda Stephens

VP of HR, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Cheryl Stevens

Vice President, Koya Leadership Partners

Lauren Stone

Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Walgreens

Brenda Swartz

President & CEO, Concordia Place

William Towns

Managing Director, 4S Bay Partners LLC

Eric Weinheimer

Interim CEO, Teton Science Schools

Vincent Williams

President and CEO, Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council