Board of Directors
Chicago State Foundation’s Board of Directors, composed of business and civic leaders from the Greater Chicagoland Region, provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance to guide the Foundation’s work. Directors serve as trusted advisors to the Executive Director and as ambassadors of the Foundation and University.
John C. Robak
Board Chair
Lafayette Kyle Ford
Board Vice Chair
Senior Financial Advisor | Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Joseph Cancila, Jr.
Board Secretary
Partner | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP
Leslie Anderson-Rutland
Board Treasurer
Budget & Finance Committee Chair Head U.S. Insurance Distribution | BMO
Erin Inman
Memeber at Large
Executive Committee President & CEO | Primera Engineers, Ltd.
Andre Baker
Market Director, Banking |
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
Dorothy Capers
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretry | C.H. Robinson
Spring Capers
Board Development Committee Chair
Owner & CEO | Spring’s Place - The Hair Studio
Eric Dushime
Senior Information Technology Consultant | McKinsey & Company
Kristin Finney Cooke
Board Investment Committee Chair
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager | Christian Brothers Investment Services
Kimberly Evans
EVP, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion & Social Impact | Northern Trust
Jeanne M. Gills
Partner | Foley & Lardner, LLC
Michael T. Harris
President | Beverly Bank & Trust
Katrina Jackson
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Talent Management | Adtalem Global Education
Jason Mercer
Principal, CAST U.S. Due Diligence | Cleveland Avenue
Peggy Montes
President | Bronzeville Children's Museum
Ex Officio Members
Zaldwaynaka "Z" Scott
President | Chicago State University
Melanie Sillas
Executive Director | Chicago State Foundation
Andrea Zopp
Board Chair | Chicago State Board of Trustees
Managing Partner | Cleveland Avenue
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