Board of Directors Board of Directors

JA’s Board of Directors is comprised of executives and business leaders who represent a wide range of backgrounds and professional expertise. Bringing a great wealth of wisdom, insight and experience, this dedicated team provides a hands-on approach to positioning JA as a leader in economic education.

Upcoming Area Board Meeting Dates

Next meeting:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Union League Club
65 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604

*Executive Committee Member
**Division Board Chairperson

CHAIRMAN
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.*
Chairman and CEO
Baxter International Inc.

PRESIDENT
Sandy L. Daffé*
President
Junior Achievement of Chicago

SECRETARY
Michael M. Froy*
Partner
SNR Denton U.S. LLP

TREASURER
Bruce J. Piller*
Midwest Area Managing Partner
KPMG LLP

DIRECTORS

Patty Albo**
Market Director of Human Resource
Chicago Marriott O’Hare
Serves as Suburban Cook County Board Chairperson

Charles M. Allen, CPA
CEO
Crowe Horwath LLP

Richard W. Ashley*
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Abbott

Thomas L. Bindley
President
Bindley Capital Corporation
Serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee

Steven E. Brady
Midwest Regional Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP

Catherine S. Brune*
President, Eastern Territory
Allstate Insurance Company
Serves as Co-Chairperson of the Technology Committee

Francis X. Buckley, Jr.
Managing Partner
Thompson Coburn LLP

Alexander G. Campbell
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Vibes Media
Serves as Co-Chairman of the Marketing & Communications Committee

Neal Campbell
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer
CDW Corporation
Serves as Chairman of the Golf Committee

Michele Carlin*
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Jeffrey J. Childs
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer
U.S. Cellular

Robert B. Chodos*
Principal
Colliers International

Sheila Clary
Founder and President
Six Degrees Inc.

John J. Compernolle
SVP and Market Executive
Bank of America

James C. Cotting
Chairman and CEO (retired)
Navistar, Inc.

Bryan C. Cressey*
Partner
Cressey and Company LP

Marsha Cruzan
Chicago Market President
U.S. Bank

Loria Danage-Scott
Senior Partner
Danage & Scott Consulting, LLC

Ghram Debes
SVP, Market Manager – Dealership Finance
BMO Harris Bank

Patrice P. DeCorrevont
CEO
Government, Not-for-Profit, Healthcare
Commercial Banking
JPMorgan

Thomas M. Detelich
Partner
Grandview Capital

James C. Dowdle*
Director
McCormick Foundation

Charles B. Edelstein
CEO
Apollo Group, Inc.

Melissa Erhardt
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Citi

Daniel P. Fallon
Former Chief Technology Officer
Navistar, Inc.
Serves as Co-Chairman of Marketing & Communications Committee

W. James Farrell*
Principal
SLP, LLC

David Fine*
Vice President, General Manager – Illinois-Wisconsin
AT&T

Kristen P. Freund
Managing Director
The PrivateBank and Trust Company

Michael M. Froy
Partner
SNR Denton U.S. LLP

David J. Geary
President, Wireline Division
Alcatel-Lucent

Pantelis A. Georgiadis
President and CEO
Synetro Group

John R. Golden
SVP & Director of Business Banking
Charter One Bank

Stephen J. Grabek
President, Field Operations
Chartis

Stedman Graham
Chairman and CEO
S. Graham & Associates LLC

Adam C. Graves
Managing Director
Goldman, Sachs & Company

Paul Green
Partner, Tax Services
Ernst & Young LLP

Anders Gustafsson
Chief Executive Officer
Zebra Technologies Corporation

Cynthia E. Hardie
Executive Consultant
Fleishman Hillard Inc.
Serves as Co-Chairperson of Marketing & Communications Committee

Dan (Chip) W. Hardt
Managing Director
Hardt Enterprises LLC

Kevin Hartman
Vice President Central Region, UPS Freight
UPS

Steve M. Hatch
Executive Vice President, Chief Claims Officer
Zurich North America

Denis J. Healy, Sr.
Co-Chairman
Turtle Wax, Inc.

Thomas J. Healy
Chief Operating Officer
Turtle Wax, Inc.

Roberto R. Herencia
President and CEO
BXM Holdings, Inc.

Gary E. Holdren*
Former EVP
Navistar, Inc.

John R. Horne
Chairman of the Board (retired)
Navistar, Inc.

Dennis Howarter*
Partner – Chicago Markets Leader
PWC
Serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee

Bob Hubberts
Corporate Vice President and
Director of Finance, Product and Business Operations
Motorola Solutions

James V. James
Vice Chairman and CEO
IDEAL Industries, Inc.

Mary Catherine Jaros
Managing Partner
First Chicago Advisors, Inc.

Donna Jennings
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
DeVry Inc.

George E. Johnson
Chairman Emeritus
Johnson Products Company, Inc.

Kip Kelley
Regional Managing Director
Aon Risk Services Central, Inc. – Illinois Division

Anthony K. Kesman
Chairman
Kesman Group LLC

Lester B. Knight
Founding and Managing Partner
RoundTable Healthcare Partners, L.P.

David C. Koch**
Product Manager
Caterpillar Inc.
Serves as Western Division Board Chairperson

John Kujawa
U.S. Vice President, Global Franchising
McDonald’s USA

Kurt Laufer
Vice President, U.S. Customer Development
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

Jeff Langenbach
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Apollo Group

Leonard H. Lavin
Chairman Emeritus
Alberto-Culver Company

F. David Leiter
Chicago Metro Business Unit Partner in Charge-Tax
KPMG LLP

Dean Lindroth
Former Corporate Vice President, Investor Relations
Motorola Mobility LLC

D. Rick Lowes
SVP, Business Development and Operational Services
USG Corporation

Curtis N. Maas
CEO and Chairman
The RDI Group

Jeffrey A. Malehorn
Former President & CEO
GE Capital – Commercial Distribution Finance

Anne M. McHale
Senior Counsel
IBM

Stephen McLaughlin
Managing Partner
Bain & Company, Inc.

Elaine Melonides
International Director
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.

Lou Meshulam
Regional Vice President of Enterprise Accounts
SAP America, Inc.

Carla R. Michelotti
Global Chief Legal, Government & Corporate Affairs Officer
Leo Burnett Worldwide

Paul Miller
Vice President, U.S. eCommerce
Grainger

Phil Miller**
Director, Employee Relations
Vulcan Construction Materials LP
Serves as Will County Board Chairperson

Heather A. Mooney
President and CEO
Helco Corporation

Brian Morgan
Partner
Baker Tilly LLP

Eugene Morris
President and CEO
E. Morris Communications, Inc.

William L. Morrison*
President and Chief Operating Officer
Northern Trust
Serves as Chairman of the Day at the Races Committee

Michael Murray III
Principal
McKinsey & Company, Inc.

William A. Mynatt, Jr.
Chairman, CEO and President
Dovenmuehle Mortgage, Inc.

David W. Nelms*
Chairman and CEO
Discover Financial Services
Serves as Co-Chairman of the Development Committee

Stephen R. Nesbitt*
EVP, Chief Risk and Administration Officer
HSBC – North America

John D. Nichols*
The Pritzker Organization

Larry Nieman
Dean, School of Business Administration
Robert Morris University

Edmond Opler
Chairman and CEO
World’s Finest Chocolate, Inc.

Charmaine Owens**
Service Program Manager, Global Client Services
Verizon Business
Serves as Central Division Chairperson

J. David Pepper*
Chairman and CEO
Pepper Construction Company

Craig S. Peters
Managing VP – US Card Operations
Capital One

David Pilotto
Attorney
Much Shelist

Nicholas K. Pontikes*
President
Kenny’s Kids

Camille Popiolek
VP and Mid West/Far West Area Manager
Chicago Title & Trust Company

Frank S. Ptak*
President and CEO
The Marmon Group LLC

Paul E. Purcell
Chairman, President and CEO
Robert W. Baird & Company

Zain Raj
CEO
Epsilon Agency Services

Kathi M. Regas
Vice President, Human Resources (retired)
Molex Incorporated

Thomas E. Richards*
President and CEO
CDW Corporation

Mark Roche
Retired SVP, General Counsel & Secretary (retired)
Fortune Brands, Inc.

Patrick Roxworthy
Senior Vice President, Tax
Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Manuel Sanchez
Founding Partner
Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP

Van B. Sapp
Former Senior Vice President – Warehouse Sales
PepsiCo Chicago

Terry L. Savage
President
Terry Savage Productions, Ltd.

Gale E. Sayers
President and CEO
Sayers 40, Inc.

Katherine M. Scherer
Central Region Tax Managing Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Nicole R. Schmied**
Director, Construction & Fundraising
Indiana Ballet Theatre
Serves as Eastern Division Chairperson

Rod Schrader
CEO & Vice Chairman
Komatsu America Corp.

Joy Schwartz
President
Havas Worldwide Chicago

Michael Scimo
Managing Director, US Human Capital & Diversity
Accenture
Serves as Co-Chairman of the Technology Committee

Rex L. Sessions
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP

Stephen E. Sheridan
Managing Partner
Bridge Strategy Group LLC

Luis M. Sierra
Chief of Staff
BP America Inc.

Laura Slagter**
SVP/Marketing Director
Bridgeview Bank
Serves as DuPage County Board Chairperson

Denis E. Springer
Senior Vice President and CFO (retired)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

Chase Stevenson
Partner
BDT Capital Partners, LLC

Steven Strobel
Former EVP and Chief Financial Officer
BlueStar Energy Services
Serves as Co-Chairman of the Volunteer Committee

John B. Sullivan
Strategic Account Management
Aon Risk Services of Illinois

Robert A. Sullivan*
President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank, Chicago

Richard H. Tilghman
Senior Vice President
Pepper Construction Company

Michael J. Tower
Managing Partner, North America
A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Serves as Co-Chairman of the Volunteer Committee

Valerie J. Van Meter
CFO, EEO Officer and Director, Office of Minority & Women Inclusion
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Robert R. Vogel
Vice President – Process Improvement
Vulcan Materials Company

Donn T. Vucovich
Managing Partner
MVP Advisory Group LLC

Mark Wagner*
President, Operations and Community Management
Walgreen Co.

John H. Walker
CEO
Global Brass and Copper, Inc.

Larry J. Wert
President, NBC General Manager
WMAQ-TV Chicago

Norman H. Wesley*
Chairman and CEO (retired)
Fortune Brands, Inc.

Steven Williams
SVP of Sales – Warehouse/Chilled DSD
PepsiCo

Maxine Winer
Senior Partner and General Manager
Fleishman Hillard Inc.

Desmond C. Wong
President and CEO
Sino Strategies Group, LLC