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.
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Christina Steed | Board Chair
Adjunct Professor | DePaul University
John C. robak
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | 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
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
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