Board of Directors
Deborah Baker, Esq
General Counsel
Illinois Department of Labor
Averil Edwards, Esq
United Airlines
Managing Counsel
Wendy Bloom, Esq
Senior Attorney
Environmental Law & Policy Center
James Kelly, Esq
Renovo Home Partners
General Counsel
*Board Chair
Ashley Cano, Esq
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Pro Bono & Philanthropy Partner
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Christian Kemnitz, Esq
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Partner
Djenne Clayton, Esq
Barilla America, Inc
General Counsel
Auyana Orr
Ariel Investments
Director, Community Affairs
*Board Secretary
Chanda Rice, Esq
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Counsel IT Operations
*Board Vice Chair
Melissa Root, Esq
Jenner & Block LLP
Partner
*Board Treasurer
Susannah Schmid, Esq
Mayer Brown, LLP
Partner
Paul Stephens, Esq
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Partner
Associate Board
Alexander Hevia
Assistant Attorney General
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Ali Schaller
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Associate Attorney
Anne Harris
King & Spalding LLP
Senior Associate
Andrew Hemmer
Federal Defender Program
Staff Attorney
Chloe Madvig
​Operation Swing State Partnerships Lead​
*Board Co-Chair
Caroline A. Wong
Sidley Austin LLP
Litigation Associate
Charlotte Cottier
Crown Family Philanthropies
Communications and Advisory Lead
Dawson Cosgrove
Nonprofit Banking Analyst
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
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Evan Hill
Cresa
Senior Associate, Sales Operations
*Board Co-Chair
Jaime Simon
Sidley Austin LLP
Associate Attorney
Jessica Barnes
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Associate Attorney
Kate Watson Moss
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Associate Attorney
Lamar Brown
Lyft
Community Strategist
Reed Chisenhall
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP
Associate Attorney
Sam Schoenburg
Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP
Associate Attorney
Thomas Guillen
Hughes Law Offices
Attorney