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OFFICERS

Desiree Rogers

Desiree Rogers

Chair
Choose Chicago

Jillian Darlow

Gillian Darlow

Vice Chair
CEO
Polk Bros. Foundation

Lou Raizin

Lou Raizin

Treasurer
President
Broadway In Chicago

Patrick Donelly

Patrick Donelly

Secretary
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Chicago

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Ralph Affrunti

Ralph Affrunti, President

Chicago & Cook County Building & Construction Trades Council

Holly Agra

Holly Agra

Owner & CEO
Chicago's First Lady Cruises

Walter Burnett

Walter Burnett Jr.*

Alderman, 27th Ward
City of Chicago

John Colletti

John Colletti

Managing Partner
Gibsons Restaurant Group

Rosa Escareno

Rosa Escareno

Commissioner
Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

Don Finn

Don Finn*

Business Manager, Financial Secretary
I.B.E.W. Local #134

Laurence S. Geller

Laurence S. Geller

Chairman
Geller Investment Co.

Billy Glunz

Billy Glunz*

Regional Director of Government Affairs
American Airlines

Brett Hart

Brett Hart

Vice President and General Counsel
United Airlines

Lori Healey

Lori Healey*

CEO
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

Jake Henry

Jake Henry

Senior Partner, Managing Partner
McKinsey & Company

Amy Hughes

Amy Hughes*

Managing Director, Market Executive
Bank of America

Matt Hynes

Matt Hynes

Managing Director
GCM Grosvenor

Marko Iglendza

Marko Iglendza

Founder & CEO
Terminal Getaway Spa

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly*

Commissioner
Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events

Kwang-Wu Kim

Kwang-Wu Kim

President and CEO
Columbia College Chicago

Barbara Laken

Barbara Laken*

Regional Sales Director
United Airlines

Mark Lauer

Mark Lauer

General Manager
Sheraton Grand Chicago

Chair
Choose Chicago General Managers Advisory Committee

Tom Loughlin

Tom Loughlin

Area Vice President, Operations
Hilton Worldwide

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Sean McCarthy

Sean McCarthy*

Director
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Jerry Mickelson

Jerry Mickelson

Chairman and Co-Founder
Jam Productions

Kevin McLaughlin

Kevin McLaughlin

Business Representative
United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Local 10

Lynn Osmond

Lynn Osmond

President & CEO
Chicago Architecture Foundatio

Jorge Ramirez

Jorge Ramirez

Managing Director, Labor Strategies
GCM Grosvenor

Chair
Chicago Sports Commission Board of Directors

Maria Razumich-Zec

Maria Razumich-Zec

General Manager, Regional VP Peninsula Hotels
The Peninsula Chicago

Sandra Reynolds

Sandra Reynolds

Partner
IntraLink Global LLC

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Chairman
Incapital LLC and The Chicago Cubs

Manny Sanchez

Manny Sanchez

Founding Partner
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Harriet Seitler

Harriet Seitler

Chief Marketing Officer/ Executive Vice President
OWN | Harpo Studios

Alpana Singh

Alpana Singh

Restaurateur & Master Sommelier
The Boarding House and Seven Lions

Melody Spann-Cooper

Melody Spann-Cooper

Chairman | President
Midway Broadcasting Company | WVON

Christie Tarantino-Dean

Christie Tarantino

CEO
Institute of Food Technologists

Sam Toia

Sam Toia

President & CEO
Illinois Restaurant Association

John Tomasiewicz

John Tomasiewicz*

Director, Client Management
American Express - Global Merchant Services

Carlos Tortolero

Carlos Tortolero

Founder and President
National Museum of Mexican Art

Ron Vlasic

Ron Vlasic

Regional Vice President of Hotels
Kimpton Hotels & Resorts

Mark Watson

Mark Watson

Executive Director
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Kevin Willer

Kevin Willer

Partner
Chicago Ventures

Andrea Zopp

Andrea Zopp

President & CEO
World Business Chicago

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