Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is comprised of foremost leaders in social impact, enterprise, and responsibility who believe in and seek to advance the Baumhart Center’s mission of promoting social business in the service of a just, humane, and sustainable world. Members of the Leadership Council provide guidance on the Center’s strategies, as well as connect the Center’s initiatives with valued expertise, partners, and opportunities.

	Jennifer Alter Warden COO & EVP, Baird & Warner
	Brenda Asare President & CEO, Alford Group
	Cliff Barber Chief Strategy Officer, Archdiocese of Chicago
	Kevin Conlon Founder & President, Conlon & Dunn Public Strategies
	Donald Cooke SVP of Philanthropy, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
‌	Laura Coy Director of Philanthropy Strategy, William Blair
	Evelyn Diaz President, Heartland Alliance
	Wendy DuBoe President & CEO, United Way of Metro Chicago
	John Edelman Managing Director, Edelman
	Vicki Escarra Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
	Brian Fabes Former CEO, Civic Consulting Alliance
	Denitra Griffin, Ed.D. President & Co-Owner, AGB Investigative Services
‌	Francia E. Harrington Former Executive Leader, Fifth Third Bank
	Joe Higgins Director of External Affairs, Comcast Corporation
	Peter Hoskow Principal & Managing Director, CCS
	Mark Ishaug CEO, Thresholds
	Brad Jeffrey CEO, Causegear
	William Kistner Director, Northwestern Memorial HC
	Dan Kotowski President and CEO, ChildServ
	Mimi LeClair President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
	Kandace Lenti Managing Director, Wintrust
	Eric Lugo Executive Vice Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
‌	Rosemary Matzl Vice President of Community Affairs, ITW
	Kate McAdams Managing Director, Arabella Advisors
	Julia McGuire* EVP, Campbell & Company
	Dorri McWhorter CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
	Kim Michelson Co-founder, The Honest Game
	Art Mollenhauer Former CEO, BBBS of Metropolitan Chicago
	Mark Mulroe* EVP, A Safe Haven
	Daniel Nielsen Managing Director, Great Lakes Advisors
	Anna Paulson EVP, Director of Research & Executive Committee Member Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
	Ashish Shah CEO & Founder, PreparedHealth
	Amy Silverstein Senior Manager, Deloitte's Monitor Institute
	Whitney Smith Head of Regional Philanthropy - North America, JPMorgan Chase
	Tim Stojka CEO, Agentis
	William Towns* Managing Director, 4S Bay Partners
	Eric Weinheimer President & CEO, Forefront