Board of Directors | Foundation | Chicago State University

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