Associate Board
The Chicago Public Library Foundation Associate Board are young professionals dedicated to the lifelong pursuit of learning and discovery for all. Associate Board members are committed to engaging Chicago’s young professional community as supporters of─and ambassadors for─the Library.
The Associate Board 2026-27 Leadership Committee
Associate Board Members
- Alexis Aria Nyhan
GoHealth - Elizabeth Astrup
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - Taiylar Ball
American Medical Association - Shai Basys
Cisco - Cassie Burns
McGuire Woods LLP - Nick Casto
Ice Miller LLP - Jameson Clay
Floorguard Product - Kelly Connolly Kern
Alliance for Water Effiency - Kristen Evans
The Embedded Group - Ashley Falcon
Meta - Madeleine Fawcett
Nuveen - Megan Fett
Postscript - Jacob Ford
McDonald’s Corporation - Veronica Gasparro
BMO - Christina Gilligan
LiveRamp - Mary Grady
BMO - Alex Harris
Meta - Nick Hogan
JPMorgan Chase - Mariya Ilieva
CIBC Bank USA - Jasmin Juarez
Chicago Police Department - Juliette Kelly
Bain & Company - Madison Knobloch
EDF Renewables - Rosalyn Kutsch
Impact Genome - Nick Lee
Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management - Patrick McGrath
Chicago Trading Company - Tori McMenamin
Deloitte - Eugene Minon
Clarity Partners - Scott Nunez
Aulos Capitol - Shannon Pesek
APCO Worldwide - Rachel Pustejovsky
Lettuce Entertain You - Nia Robinson
Chicago Sky - Sarah Rolek
Spark Foundry - Kevin Schafer
Chicago Transit Authority - Kayley Shomers
Inspire11 - Alexis Siegel
Schuler Scholar Program - Rebecca Silverman
Obama Foundation - Joan Smedinghoff
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning - Emily Thies
Baird - Daily Twine
HACO Group - Maggie E. West
City Colleges of Chicago - Josephine Wood
Accenture
Relive Night in the Stacks!
Our Associate Board’s party in the Library was a success, raising more than $125,000 for lifelong learning at CPL.