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
Chairman of the Board | Greeley and Hansen

Yemi Akisanya
Global Head of DEI | Groupon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jeanne M. Gills
Partner | Foley & Lardner, LLC

Michael T. Harris
President | Beverly Bank & Trust Company

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

Nick Hnatiw
Partner & Chief Technology Officer | Side Channel Security

Erin Inman
President & CEO | Primera Engineers, Ltd.

Katrina Jackson
Global Head of DEI | UL

Peggy Montes
President | Bronzeville Children's Museum

Jerell Parker
Senior Vice President, Midwest | CBS Television Distribution

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

Melanie Sillas
Executive Director | Chicago State Foundation

Zaldwaynaka Scott
President | Chicago State University