Board of Directors
Deborah Baker, Esq
General Counsel
Illinois Department of Labor
Averil Edwards, Esq
United Airlines
Managing Counsel
Auyana Orr
Ariel Investments
Director, Community Affairs
*Board Secretary
Wendy Bloom, Esq
Senior Attorney
Environmental Law & Policy Center
James Kelly, Esq
*Board Chair
Chanda Rice, Esq
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Counsel IT Operations
*Board Vice Chair
Ashley Cano, Esq
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Pro Bono & Philanthropy Partner
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Melissa Root, Esq
Jenner & Block LLP
Partner
*Board Treasurer
Djenne Clayton, Esq
Barilla America, Inc
General Counsel
Christian Kemnitz, Esq
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Partner
Paul Stephens, Esq
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Partner
Associate Board
Ali Schaller
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Associate Attorney
Andrew Hemmer
Federal Defender Program
Staff Attorney
Anne Harris
King & Spalding LLP
Senior Associate
Charlotte Cottier
Crown Family Philanthropies
Communications and Advisory Lead
* Board Co-Chair
Chloe Madvig
Obama Foundation
Creative and Communication Analyst
Evan Hill
Cresa
Senior Associate, Sales Operations
Jaime Simon
Sidley Austin LLP
Associate Attorney
Jessica Barnes
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Associate Attorney
Lamar Brown
Lyft
Community Strategist
Kate Watson Moss
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Associate Attorney
Thomas Guillen
Hughes Law Offices
Attorney
Reed Chisenhall
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
Associate Attorney
Sam Schoenburg
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Associate Attorney
* Board Co-Chair
Dawson Cosgrove
Nonprofit Banking Analyst
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
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Caroline A. Wong
Sidley Austin LLP
Litigation Associate