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.

Chicago State Foundation Announces New Board Chair

John C. robak

John C. Robak | Board Chair
Chairman of the Board | Greeley and Hansen

Yemi Akisanya

Yemi Akisanya
Global Head of DEI | Groupon

Leslie Anderson

Leslie Anderson
Global Employee Tech Experience & U.S. Chief Technology Resiliency & Operations Officer | BMO Financial Group

Alvin Boutte

Alvin Boutte Jr.
Chief Executive Officer & Director | Bronzeville Academy Charter & School Mates Consulting

Joseph Cancila

Joseph Cancila, Jr.
Partner | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP

Dorothy Capers

Dorothy Capers
Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Xylem, Inc

Spring Capers

Spring Capers
Owner & Chief Executive Officer | Spring's Place - The Hair Studio

Donna Coaxum

Donna Coaxum
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | OSI Group, LLC

Kimberly Evans

Kimberly Evans
EVP, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion & Social Impact | Northern Trust

Kristin Finney-Cooke

Kristin Finney-Cooke
Managing Director, Multi-Asset Solutins | J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Jeanne M. Gills

Jeanne M. Gills
Partner | Foley & Lardner, LLC

Michael Harris

Michael T. Harris
President | Beverly Bank & Trust Company

Rev. Dr. Marshall Hatch

Rev. Dr. Marshall Hatch
Senior Pastor | New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist

Nick Hnatiw

Nick Hnatiw
Partner & Chief Technology Officer | Side Channel Security

Erin Inman

Erin Inman
President & CEO | Primera Engineers, Ltd.

Katrina Jackson

Katrina Jackson
Global Head of DEI | UL

Peggy Montes

Peggy Montes
President | Bronzeville Children's Museum

Jerell Parker

Jerell Parker
Senior Vice President, Midwest | CBS Television Distribution

Angelique David

Angelique David
Trustee | Chicago State University Excec. Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel | Ziegler

Melanie Sillas

Melanie Sillas
Executive Director | Chicago State Foundation

Zaldwaynaka Scott

Zaldwaynaka Scott
President | Chicago State University