Our Leadership Council

Dr. Michele Borba, a fair woman with brown hair in a black suit with a wide smile.

Dr. Michele Borba
(she/her)

Author, Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

Jonathan Carroll, a bald white man posing in front of an American Flag.

Rep. Jonathan Carroll

Illinois State Representative

Geanna Connelly, a white woman with dark hair posing in front of a dark grey backdrop.

Geana Connelly

Key Leadership Team, Misericordia Heart of Mercy

Lois Gates, a white woman with blond hair wearing a grey and blue patterned suit and pearl earrings and a multicolored pearl necklace.

Lois Gates

Executive Team, Misericordia Heart of Mercy

Arjan Khalsa, a white man with a white turban and long gray beard.

Arjan Khalsa
(he/him)

Co-Founder and Past-President, Assistive Technology Industry Association

Lachi, a black woman with long wavy hair in a black shirt with cutout shoulders

Lachi

Award-winning Recording Artist and Disability Inclusion Advocate

Martin Nesbitt, a black man with salt and pepper hair in a dark suit with a white shirt and blue tie.

Martin Nesbitt

Founder and CEO, The Vistria Group, LLC

Sarah Pang, an Asian woman with light brown shoulder length hair in a grey suit with a blue blouse.

Sarah Pang

President, One Chicago Fund

Shawnelle Richie, a black woman with short black hair wearing a shimmery gray blouse and a pink beaded necklace.

Shawnelle Richie

Former Director of Communications and Public Affairs, CBS-2/WBBM-TV

Larry Richman, a white man with brown hair in a suit in an office.

Larry Richman

Chair, U.S. Region, CIBC Bank USA

Amy Rule, a white woman with short blond hair and glasses.

Amy Rule

Former First Lady of Chicago

Kathleen Sarpy, a white woman with red hair in a navy blue dress

Kathleen Sarpy

CEO Agency H5

Karen Tamley, a white woman short brown hair in a black blazer with a blue blouse..jpeg

Karen Tamley
(she/her)

CEO Access Living

Eve Tyree, a white woman with blond hair in a blue dress.

Eve Tyree

Chair, James Tyree Foundation

Carl West, a bald black man with a goatee in a black suit with a pin on the lapel.

Carl West

CEO, MG Media