BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2020-21 CHIWIP COMMITTEE ROSTER
Annual Dinner
Chairs:
Emma Bienias, Stout
Emily Kappers, Brinks Gilson & Lione
Members:
Allison Fox, Aon
Anne Gerspach, Charles River Associates
Judy He, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Nikki Little, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Committee Development
Chairs:
Catherine Klima, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
Rebecca Rokos, Rush University Medical Center
Community Involvement
Chairs:
Amy Adler, Shure Incorporated
Anthoula Pomrening, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Members:
Caroline Teichner, The Kraft Heinz Company
Meghan Tierney, K&L Gates LLP
Jaclyne Wallace, Foley & Lardner LLP
Finance
Chair:
Laurel Palluzi, Elastic
Members:
Emma Bienias, Stout
Gia Velasquez, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Foundation Exploration
Chairs:
Janet Garetto, Nixon Peabody LLP
Michelle Zimmermann, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Members:
Jennifer Mikulina, McDermott Will & Emery
Anne Sutton, Sidley Austin LLP
Marketing
Chairs:
Kristine Bergman, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP
Calista Mitchell, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Members:
Dani Johnson, Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
Hillary Maynard, Ulmer & Berne LLP
Shandice Sluch, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Irina Sullivan, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mentoring Circles
Chairs:
Carolyn Blessing, Locke Lord LLP
Candice Cornelius, Stout
Members:
Jacqueline Brousseau, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Amanda O’Donnell, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Sara Suleiman, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Outreach
Chairs:
Katie Becker, Banner Witcoff, Ltd.
Donielle Robinson, Jayaram Law Group
Members:
Manon Burns, Irwin IP LLC
Alexis Lavko, Epsilon Economics LLC
Stephanie Nikitenko, Braun IP Law
Emily Sample, Irwin IP LLC
Professional Development
Chairs:
Anisha Mehta, K&L Gates LLP
Stephanie Nelson, Perkins Coie LLP
Members:
Francyn Brown, Partridge Partners, P.C.
Kelley Gordon, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Victoria Hanson, Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP
Angela Kalsi, Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP
Social Events
Chairs:
Francesca Cardillo, K&L Gates LLP
Christine Filarski, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Members:
Lisa Carlson, Banner Witcoff, Ltd.
Mia LaFlore, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Sara Siegall, Chapman Spingola LLP
Special Events
Chairs:
Helen Ji, Schiff Hardin LLP
Nikki Little, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Members:
Julianne Hartzell, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Susan Hallen, IBM
Laura Labeots, Lathrop GPM LLP
Liz Michalowska, Circuit Court of Cook County
Laurel Palluzi, Elastic