Board of Directors

Our Local Leadership

Jill Kadam, President
GM, Oncology Global Pipeline Marketing
AbbVie

Tom Goris, Jr., Vice-President
Managing Partner
Northwestern Mutual

Bill Ballinger, Secretary
Sr. VP & Chief Underwriting Officer
Allstate Insurance Co.

Marko Vajda, Treasurer
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Steve Svendsen, Past President
VP & Chief Financial Officer
Acceleration Academies LLC

Mark Altschul
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Jim Bertram
Managing Director, William Blair &
Company

Derek Bly
Customer Service Manager
PowerPlan

Gregory Butz
Sr. VP & Managing Director
Chicago Wire Stone

Ninette Caruso
Sr. VP & Chief Audit Executive
Discover Financial

David Delaney
Strategic Advisor
Paine and Partners

Congressman Bob Dold
President
Rose Pest Solutions

Brett Finley, Secretary
President, Therma-Tru
Fortune Brands

Peter Gountanis
Contracts Manager –Legal Services Group
Accenture LLP

Jeff Howard
Retired VP
United Stationers

Dan Kotecki
Director of Operational Planning and New Services Development
Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Julie Loeger
Chief Marketing Officer
Discover Financial

Troy Mills
Divisional VP—Customer Care
Walgreens

Fred Niemeier
Former General Manager/Vice President – Liquid Controls
IDEX Corp

Craig Omtvedt
Retired, CFO
Fortune Brands

Evelyn Stamelos
Community Volunteer

Matt Shattock
Chairman & CEO
Beam Suntory, Inc.

Victor Swint
President & CEO
Interface Performance Materials

Carl Traynor
Consultant