BOARD of DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
Vice President
Blank Rome LLP
The Prinz Law Firm
Adam Diederich
Laura Feldman
Secretary
Karim Basaria
Treasurer
Sidley Austin LLP
José Behar
Past President
Constellation Energy
Allison Powers
ArentFox Schiff
Our Board of Directors has always attracted dynamic lawyers and leaders, including:
Former President Barack Obama
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Inspiring Leaders
Former President Barack Obama, who served on our board in the 1990’s, poses with civil rights leaders including Jesse Jackson and fellow board member Jeffrey Cummings, now a federal magistrate judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Current Board Members
Kayce Ataiyero - The Joyce Foundation
Karim Basaria - Sidley Austin LLP
José J. Behar - Constellation Energy
Adam Diederich - ArentFox Schiff LLP
Laura Feldman - The Prinz Law Firm
Caronina Grimble - Illinois Department of Human Services
Yan-Ying Hsu - McGuireWoods LLP
Matthew Kutcher - Cooley LLP
Stuart M. Litwin - Mayer Brown LLP
Michael Parks - Thompson Coburn
Katie A. St. Peters, P.C. - Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Allison Powers - Blank Rome
Quinn K. Rallins - Loevy & Loevy LLP
Mario D. Robertson - Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH - UChicago Medicine
Kate Schwartz - Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.
Greg Schweizer -Eimer Stahl LLP
Sharmin Shahjahan - Forefront
Max A. Stein - Maxson Mago & Macaulay LLP
Andrew Stulce - Longford Capital Management
Benjamin E. Waldin - Eimer Stahl LLP
Contact us if you’re interested in applying to be a member of the Board.