Board of Directors

Traci Braun

Exelon Corporation

Associate General Counsel

Djenne Clayton

National Express

Senior Vice President-Deputy General Counsel

Bryce Cooper

Winston & Strawn LLP

Partner

Steven Fus*

United Airlines

Associate General Counsel

Joanna Horsnail

Mayer Brown LLP

Partner

Candice Jones

Public Welfare Foundation

President & CEO 

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James Kelly

Associate Counsel - Commercial

Stericycle, Inc.

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Christian Kemnitz

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Partner

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Ashley Laken

Seyfarth Shaw

Associate

Ricardo Lugo

Administrative Law Judge

Christopher McClure

Crowe Horwath

Partner

Brenda Parker

Urban Planning & Policy

Associate Professor

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Chanda Rice

Hyatt Corporation

Corporate Counsel IT Practice

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Melissa M. Root

Partner

Jenner & Block LLP

John Simon

Cornerstone Research, Inc.

Vice President

Paul Stephens

Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Partner

*Board Chair

Young Professionals Board

Elizabeth Abramson

DLA Piper

Associate

Deborah Baker

Administrative Law Judge

Lamar Brown

Center for Conflict Resolution

Certified Mediator

Alison Caverly*

Jones Day

Associate

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Jocelyn Chancellor

Corporate Counsel

Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation

Patrick Cordova

Northern District of Illinois

Judicial Law Clerk

Averil Edwards

United Airlines

Managing Counsel

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Denise Fesdjian

Ulmer & Berne LLP

Associate Attorney

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Thomas Guillen

Phillips Law Office

Attorney at Law

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Cara Hanson

GreenbergTraurig

Shareholder

Anne Harris

Jones Day

Associate

Sonje Hawkins

Sidley Austin

Conflicts Staff Attorney

Chris Kaz

TransPerfect Legal Solutions

Director

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Emily Kesler

Seyfarth Shaw

Associate

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Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley

Cook Country State’s Attorney’s Office

Policy Advisor- Juvenile Justice

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Young Moon*

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP

Associate

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Kate Watson Moss

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Associate

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Shannon Murphy

Winston & Strawn LLP

Partner

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Bekah Newman

Ropes & Gray LLP

Associate

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Rachel Pate

The Chicago Community Trust

Impact Coordinator

Karim S. Pirani

Sidley Austin LLP

Associate

Jessenia Rodriguez

The LARC Group

Managing Partner

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Ali Schaller

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Associate

Sam Schoenburg

Goldman Ismail

Associate

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Jaime Simon

Winston & Strawn

Associate Attorney

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Ewa Wieslaw

Allstate Insurance Company

Senior Associate Counsel

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Caroline A. Wong

Sidley Austin LLP

Associate

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*Board Co-Chair