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Our Board

Our Board is comprised of executives from Chicago’s most prominent corporate, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations. Their contributions are vital to building the fiscally sustainable organization needed to maintain the scope and scale of Civic Consulting Alliance’s impact. These leaders provide invaluable resources—including pro bono teams and fellows, philanthropic support, access to new networks, and strategic counsel—that maximize the impact of our work.
  • Deborah L. DeHaas*
    Chair
    Chief Executive Officer
    Corporate Leadership Center
  • Dorothy Abreu
    Senior Vice President, Public Finance
    PNC
  • Kodjo Akaah
    Manager, Capacity Management
    C.H. Robinson
  • Oliver Bevan
    Partner
    McKinsey & Company
  • Debra Bogo-Ernst
    Partner
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Michael Collins
    Chief Operating Officer
    Bain & Company
  • Francesca Cornelli
    Dean
    Kellogg School of Management
  • Matthew C. Crowl
    Partner
    Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
  • A. Steven Crown
    General Partner
    Henry Crown and Company
  • Gillian Darlow*
    Chief Executive Officer
    Polk Bros. Foundation
  • Aarti Dhupelia*
    Executive Vice Chancellor-Chief Student Experience Officer
    City Colleges of Chicago
  • Derek R.B. Douglas*+
    President
    The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Polly Eldringhoff
    Vice President for Operational Performance and Compliance
    Peoples Gas
  • Michael Fassnacht*
    President of the Chicagoland Region and Chief Growth Officer
    Clayco
  • Brent Gledhill
    President and CEO
    William Blair & Company
  • Larry J. Goodman, MD
    Retired CEO of Rush University Medical Center and President Emeritus of Rush University
  • Graham C. Grady
    Partner
    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
  • David Hackett*
    Partner
    Baker McKenzie LLP
  • Lori Healey*
    Senior Vice President and Operations and Implementation Lead
    Obama Presidential Center
    The Obama Foundation
  • Katie Jahnke Dale
    Partner, Co-Managing Partner- Chicago Office
    DLA Piper LLP
  • Kish Khemani
    Partner
    Kearney
  • John Kos
    Managing Director
    GTCR LLC
  • Anne Ladky*
    Senior Advisor
    Corporate Coalition of Chicago
  • Paul C. Maranville
    Managing Partner
    Lantern Partners
  • Beth Marrion
    Senior Managing Director and Chicago Office Managing Director
    Accenture
  • John W. McCarter, Jr.
    Chair, Board of Regents
    Smithsonian Institution
  • Dorri McWhorter
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
  • Cindy S. Moelis
    President
    The Pritzker Traubert Foundation
  • David Narefsky*
    Partner
    Mayer Brown
  • Catherine Nelson
    Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
    Health Care Service Corporation
  • Kedra Newsom Reeves*
    Managing Director and Partner, Chicago
    BCG
  • Michael O'Grady+
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Northern Trust Corporation
    Chair
    Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Christopher A. O'Herlihy
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Illinois Tool Works Inc.
  • James D. Pajakowski
    Executive Vice President, Strategy and Quality
    Protiviti
  • Richard S. Price*
    Executive Chairman
    Mesirow Financial
  • Curtis Reed, Jr.*
    Managing Director and Region Manager - Chicago
    JPMorgan Chase
  • David Reifman
    Partner, Chair of Real Estate Group at Croke
    Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
  • Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
    President
    Chicago Federation of Labor
  • Jennifer F. Scanlon+
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    UL Inc.
    Chair
    The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Stacey Swearingen White
    Dean
    UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Administration 
  • Doug Scott+
    Senior Expert
    McKinsey & Company
  • Mark Shadle
    Chief Reputation Strategist & Global Managing Director, Corporate Affairs
    Zeno Group
  • Meghan Shehorn*
    Partner
    Bain & Company
  • Robert Soles
    Partner, Technology Audit and Assurance
    KPMG LLP
  • Tina Tabacchi
    Partner in Charge, Chicago
    Jones Day
  • Noemie Tilghman
    Principal, US Oil, Gas, and Chemicals Consulting Leader & Chicago Office Consulting Managing Principal
    Deloitte
  • Melissa Washington
    Senior Vice President for Customer Operations and Chief Operating Officer
    ComEd
  • Kelly R. Welsh
    Former President
    The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
  • Teresa Wilton Harmon
    Managing Partner
    Sidley Austin LLP
  • Robert Wislow*
    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
    Parkside Realty, Inc.
  • * Executive Committee Member
  • + Ex Officio Member

Honorary Members of our Board

Our Honorary Members bring a wealth of experience and dedication to Civic Consulting Alliance. These former Board members have served with distinction, offering invaluable insights and continued commitment to our mission. Through ongoing communication and engagement opportunities, they remain active partners in our organization’s success, lending their expertise and serving as ambassadors for Civic Consulting Alliance’s mission.
  • Paula Allen-Meares
    Chancellor Ame
    University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Bram Bluestein
    Co-Founder
    Bluestein Ventures
  • Jim Glerum
    Former Vice Chairman
    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
  • Phyllis Lockett
    Founder & Senior Advisor
    LEAP Innovations
  • Kenneth Porrello
    Senior Advisor
    Ownership Works