BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2021–22 CHIWIP COMMITTEE ROSTER
Annual Dinner
Chairs:
Emma Bienias, Stout
Emily Kappers, Crowell & Moring LLP
Members:
Anne Gerspach, Charles River Associates
Judy He, Haynes and Boone, LLP
Committee Development
Chair:
Catherine Klima, Videojet Technologies Inc.
Members:
Julie Langdon, Vedder Price
Rebecca Rokos, Rush University Medical Center
Community Involvement
Chairs:
Amy Adler, Shure Incorporated
Anthoula Pomrening, Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Members:
Lisa Furby, Jones Day
Caroline Teichner, The Kraft Heinz Company
Jaclyne Wallace, Foley & Lardner LLP
Finance
Chair:
Laurel Palluzi, Elastic
Foundation Exploration
Chairs:
Janet Garetto, Nixon Peabody LLP
Michelle Zimmermann, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Members:
Tara Kurtis, Perkins Coie LLP
Jennifer Mikulina, McDermott Will & Emery
In-House Advisory Liaisons
Nikki Little, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Rebecca Rokos, Rush University Medical Center
Marketing
Chairs:
Kristine Bergman, Lion Re:Sources
Calista Mitchell, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Members:
Dani Johnson, Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
Nikki Little, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Hillary Maynard, Polsinelli LLP
Shandice Sluch, Mayer Brown LLP
Michelle Smit, Jones Day
Mentoring Circles
Chairs:
Carolyn Blessing, Locke Lord LLP
Amanda O’Donnell, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Members:
Jacqueline Brousseau, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Tasha Gerasimow, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Stephanie Nelson, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Sara Suleiman, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Outreach
Chairs:
Alexis Lavko, Epsilon Economics LLP
Donielle Robinson, McDonald Hopkins LLC
Members:
Emily Sample, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Stefanie Schodrof, GEVERS
Professional Development
Chairs:
Katie Becker, Banner Witcoff Ltd.
Christine Filarski, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Members:
Manon Burns, Amin Talati Wasserman, LLP
Kelley Gordon, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Susan Hallen
Victoria Hanson, Irwin IP LLC
Molly Keelan, Ocean Tomo, LLC
Social Events
Chairs:
Francesca Cardillo, Norton Rose Fulbright
Mia LaFlore, Cooley LLP
Members:
Lisa Carlson, Banner Witcoff, Ltd.
Candice Cornelius, Stout
Kahlia Halpern, Innis Law Group LLC
Special Events
Chairs:
Helen Ji, Schiff Hardin LLP
Nikki Little, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
Members:
Julianne Hartzell, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
Julie Langdon, Vedder Price
Liz Michalowska, Circuit Court of Cook County
Sara Siegall, American AgCredit
![]() ChairRebecca Rokos Rush University Medical Center | ![]() Chair-ElectCatherine Klima Videojet Technologies Inc. | ![]() Vice ChairJulie Langdon Vedder Price |
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![]() TreasurerLaurel Palluzi Elastic | ![]() SecretaryMichelle Zimmermann Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. | ![]() MemberFrancesca Cardillo Norton Rose Fulbright |
![]() MemberChristine Filarski Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | ![]() MemberHelen Ji Schiff Hardin LLP | ![]() MemberMolly Keelan Ocean Tomo, LLC |
![]() MemberNikki Little Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP | ![]() MemberCalista Mitchell Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP |