Choose Chicago counts some of the city’s most accomplished professionals among our board members, each committed to promoting Chicago as a premier leisure, meetings, and events destination. In conjunction with the Choose Chicago Executive Office, the Board of Directors serves as a primary source of communication, decision-making, initiative leadership, management, and execution to better serve the Chicago tourism industry.
Board of Directors
Officers
Glenn Eden
Board Chair
Executive Vice President, Corporate and Technology Lead, Weber Shandwick (Chicago Office)
Alpana Singh
Treasurer
Master Sommelier, Owner of Terra and Vine Restaurant
Board of Directors
Board
Jay Blunk
Executive Vice President
Chicago Blackhawks
Rosa Escareno
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
Richard Gamble
Chief Operating Officer
Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Marilynn Gardner
President & CEO
Navy Pier
Brett Hart
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
United Airlines
Jake Henry
Senior Partner and Managing Partner, Chicago Office
McKinsey & Company
Matthew Hynes
Managing Director
GCM Grosvenor
Marko Iglendza
Founder & CEO
Terminal Getaway Spa
Michael Jacobson
President and CEO
Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association
Arthur "Art" Johnston
Co-Founder | Co-Owner
Equality Illinois | Sidetrack Bar
Mark Lauer
General Manager
Sheraton Grand Chicago
Michelle Mason
President and CEO
Association Forum
Kevin McLaughlin
Business Representative
United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 10
Jerry Mickelson
Chairman and Co-Founder
Jam Productions
Lynn J. Osmond , Hon. AIA, CAE
President & CEO
Chicago Architecture Center
Maria Razumich-Zec
Regional Vice President and General Manager
The Peninsula Chicago
Robert Reiter
President
Chicago Federation of Labor
Jamie Rhee
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Aviation
Meg Sahs
Owner
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Myrna Salazar
Executive Director
Chicago Latino Theater Alliance
Manuel “Manny” Sanchez
Founding Partner and Managing Partner
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP
Harriet Seitler
Chief Marketing Officer/Executive Vice President
OWN
Melody Spann-Cooper
Chairman | President
Midway Broadcasting Corporation | WVON, WRLL
Christie Tarantino-Dean
CEO
Institute of Food Technologists
Sam Toia
President & CEO
Illinois Restaurant Association
John Wells
General Manager
Chicago Hilton
Kevin Willer
Partner
Chicago Ventures
Andrea Zopp
President and CEO
World Business Chicago
Board
Ex-Officio
Walter Burnett Jr.
Alderman, 27th Ward
City of Chicago
Don Finn
Business Manager, Financial Secretary
I.B.E.W. Local 134
Billy Glunz
Regional Director, Government Affairs
American Airlines
Erin Guthrie
Acting Director
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Amy Hughes
Illinois – Michigan Market Executive | Managing Director
U.S. Trust | Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Mark Kelly
Commissioner
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events
Barbara Laken
Regional Sales Director
United Airlines
