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 2022-23 Leadership Committee

Andre Smith, McDermott Will & Emery

President

Melinda Kennedy, Publishing and Marketing Communications Professional

Vice President

Adoley Jordan, The Shriver Center on Poverty Law

Chair of Development

Sarah M. Diller, Rotary International

Chair of Events

Joelle Shabat, Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP

Chair of Membership

Associate Board Members

Khadija Ali
Office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul
Anika Allen
William Blair
Brian Amoah
Chicago Crypto Capital
Ariane Andrade
Cooley LLP
Cameron Arnette
Energy BBDO
Jacquelyn Becker
Upwork
Ellen Berce Hindmarch
Conagra
Rachel Bertsche
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law / Penguin Random House
Lisa Bohl
MoloLamken LLP
Elena Cincione
Weidner & McAuliffe, Ltd.
Jillian Craig
Edelman
Isabeau Dasho
University of Chicago
Erica Edwards
Independent Contractor
Naja Edwards
McKinsey & Company
Kristen Evans
RLM Media
Nicole Fedinets
Spotify
Gabrielle Foster
US HUD
Brett Geschke
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Christina Ginardi
Northwestern University
Jonathan Giroux
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mary Grady
BMO Harris Bank
Jennifer Hugenberg
Invenergy LLC
Zachary lacovino
Vedder Price P.C.
Suzi Jones
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Taby Katz
McMaster-Carr Supply Co.
Kyle Leland Bakhshi
William Blair
John Longman
DoorDash
Patrick McGrath
Chicago Trading Company
Eugene Minon
Clarity Partners
Avani Narang
Indus Management Group
Stephanie Ostroff
McGraw-Hill Education
Tara Ounan
Ferrara
Shannon Pesek
APCO Worldwide
Sruti Ramadugu
Meta
Ashley Ramchandani
Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Kevin Schafer
Chicago Transit Authority
Kevin Sherlock
SpotHero, Inc.
Lindsay Slaker
Chicago Bar Association
Joan Smedinghoff
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
DeAnna Smith
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Patrick Sullivan
Quantitative Risk Management
Katie Owens Uelk
UChicago Impact
Will Vorbrich
MBA Candidate, University of Chicago
Mary Eileen Wells
Miller Shakman & Beem LLP
Jessica Westerkamp
Allstate
Rita Williams
PNC Bank

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