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Board of Directors

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

Guy Chipparoni

Guy Chipparoni
Chair

President & CEO, Res Publica Group

Keiana Barrett

Keiana Barrett
Vice Chair

CEO, Business Leadership Council

Liz Lombardo Stark

Liz Lombardo Stark
Treasurer & Chair of the Finance Committee

Director of Marketing & PR, Gibsons Restaurant Group

Chevy Humphrey­

Chevy Humphrey­
Secretary

President & CEO, Griffin Museum of Science & Industry

Board of Directors
Board

Jeff Bethke

Jeff Bethke

Managing Partner, Ingenuity Advising

Ivan Capifali

Ivan Capifali

Commissioner, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection

Phil Clement

Phil Clement

President & CEO, World Business Chicago

Catherine De Orio­

Catherine De Orio­

Executive Director­, Foundation for Culinary Arts

Lisa Duarte­

Lisa Duarte­

Partner­, Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres

Devin Griffith

Devin Griffith

Global Head of Asset Management, Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Nina Grondin

Nina Grondin

Equity Partner, Curioso

Ayesha Jaco

Ayesha Jaco

Executive Director, West Side United

Andrea Kluger

Andrea Kluger

Chief of Staff, Chicago Federation of Labor

Misoon Kong

Misoon Kong

General Manager, Chicago Hilton and Towers

Kevin McLaughlin

Kevin McLaughlin

Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council

Michael McMurray

Michael McMurray

Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation

RJ Melman

RJ Melman

President, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants

Eve Rodriguez Montoya

Eve Rodriguez Montoya

President and CEO, Rodriguez Media Communications, Inc.

Artesha Moore

Artesha Moore

President & CEO, Association Forum

José Ochoa

José Ochoa

President and CEO, National Museum of Mexican Art

Vinnie Polito

Vinnie Polito

CEO, Society of Independent Show Organizers

Michael Reinsdorf

Michael Reinsdorf

President & COO, Chicago Bulls

Kristen Reynolds

Kristen Reynolds

President and CEO, Choose Chicago

James Rondeau

James Rondeau

President & Eloise W. Martin Director, The Art Institute of Chicago

Dan Russell

Dan F. Russell

Senior VP, City Cruises

Juan Salgado

Juan Salgado

Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago

Alexandra Sims­

Alexandra Sims­

CEO, APS & Associates

Michael Strautmanis

Michael Strautmanis

Executive Vice President for Civic Engagement, Obama Foundation

Cherryl Thomas

Cherryl Thomas

Chief Strategy Officer, Ardmore Roderick

Lisa Timbo

Lisa Timbo

Area General Manager, Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk

Jorge Valdivia

Jorge Valdivia

Executive Director, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance

Mark Wagner

Mark Wagner

Hotel Manager, Hyatt Regency Chicago

Rodney Williams

Rodney Williams

President, Diageo Beer Company and Diageo Canada

Elizabeth “Betsy” Ziegler

Elizabeth "Betsy" Ziegler

CEO, 1871/CEC - Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center

Board
Ex-Officio

Doreen Burse

Doreen Burse

SVP Worldwide Sales, United Airlines

Larita D. Clark

Larita D. Clark

CEO, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)

Jason Ervin

Jason Ervin

Alderman, 28th Ward, Chicago City Council

Clinée Hedspeth

Clinée Hedspeth

Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

Benjamin Humphrey

Benjamin Humphrey

Vice President of ORD Operations, American Airlines

Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

President & Business Manager, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399

Rich Levin

Rich Levin

Managing Director, Consumer and Retail Corporate & Investment Banking, B of A Securities, Inc.

Kristin Richards

Kristin Richards

Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

Ex-Officio
In Memoriam

David Jacobs

David Jacobs

General Manager, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Myrna Salazar

Myrna Salazar

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance

 

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