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
