Claudette G. Baker is Vice President of Library and Nonprofit Services at the Donors Forum. Her career has spanned the for-profit, government and nonprofit sectors for more than 25 years. She also served as the Senior Director of Center Development for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

 Kaberi Banerjee Murthy is the Program Director for Education, Arts & Culture and Civic Affairs at Crown Family Philanthropies.  She has spent nearly a decade as a grantmaker, working at local, regional and national foundations. Kaberi is a National Director for Resource Generation, a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow and a member of the Asian Giving Circle in Chicago.

* Harry Chandler is a computer consultant and President of the Board of Directors of Access Living, a local organization that provides services and advocates at the public policy level for people with disabilities. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Transit Authority.

Linda J. Harlan served for more than thirty years in the public and non profit sectors including an administrator for training and development at the Illinois Department of Human Services, Program Director at Chicago Foundation for Women, one of the largest women's funds in the world and president of Haven Towers Development Corporation, a non-profit organization devoted to the development of senior housing in the South Chicago community. She is also active in a number of philanthropic organizations.

Alejandra Ibañez is a Program Officer at Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation.  She immigrated to the United States from Chile in 1977.  Since making Chicago her home in 1989, Alejandra has worked in both the public and non-profit sectors, including serving as Chief of Staff to Illinois State Representative Sonia Silva and serving as Executive Director at Pilsen Alliance.

 Robert (Bob) Horton, Board Co-Chair, worked in the finance and investment management business for over 25 years and currently volunteers for various organizations including the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Center on Halsted and the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple. Bob received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1994.

Barbara Kemmis is the Director of Member Services for the American Theological Library Association. Prior to this, she served as Vice President of Library Services at the Donors Forum of Chicago, and gained experience in the philanthropic sector at the Jewish Federation of Chicago.

 
Christopher Long, Treasurer, is a Fee-Only Certified Financial Planner and a Registered Investment Advisor. Prior to founding Long & Associates LLC, Chris had a 15-year career in marketing and general management. Chris has led a demonstration project to bring financial planning services to low-income residents in Chicago and volunteers with Financial Links for Low Income People.

Rene David Luna is a research and policy analyst studying the Ticket to Work program as part of a collaborative research project between Access Living and DePaul University. He has worked at the Center for Independent Living for over 18 years as a disability rights activist and as a program director. He also served as a Commissioner on the Cook County Commission on Human Rights in Illinois from 1993 to 1997.

Tony Phillips is an information technology consultant with CGI. He is an active volunteer fundraiser, having most recently served on the Alumni Fund Steering Committee for his alma mater Knox College.

Lisa Marie Pickens, Board Co-Chair, is a Chicago-based independent consultant for nonprofit organizations, providing organizational development, strategic planning, and program evaluation as part of her services. She is a founding member and current President of the Board of Affinity Community Services, a 16-year old African American LGBTQ activist organization on Chicago’s South side. Also Lisa has served as the CAPS Beat Facilitator for Beat 411 for over 10 years in her local community.

Christine Kim-Tai Plautz has an extensive background in philanthropy. She was a staff member at Girl's Best Friend Foundation from 2002 until they closed their doors in 2008. She is a member of the steering committee of the Chicago Chapter of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, and is one of the co-chairs of the Asian Giving Circle at the Chicago Community Trust.

Jennifer Rakstad is the Career Development Attorney at Mayer Brown LLP and a former commercial litigator at the firm.  She coaches attorneys on career planning and goal setting and presents on a variety of professional development topics.  Jennifer received her law degree from New York University School of Law and was Law Clerk to the Honorable Jaime Pieras, Jr., Senior District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico.  Jennifer served on the board of Sarah’s Circle for five years and acted as Board President for two.  Jennifer currently serves on her firm’s Women’s Initiatives Committee and is a delegate to the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firms.

Mark Rodriguez currently serves as the Executive Director of Changing Worlds. He has worked for over a decade to strengthen Chicago's nonprofits and communities in various roles such as program director, community organizer, education director, community relations manager and consultant through organizations such as National-Louis University, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI), University of Chicago and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago. Mark is a co-founder and board member of the Telpochcalli Community Education Project and has conducted grant reviews for organizations such as the Department of Cultural Affairs, CityArts division, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and the Woods Fund of Chicago.

Layla P. Suleiman Gonzalez, Ph.D., J.D. has provided training, policy, research, and evaluation consultation to numerous non-profit, private and public entities at the local, state, and national level for over 20 years. Her practice focuses on human rights and civil rights approaches to capacity building in the human services, particularly child welfare, family support, youth development, juvenile justice and community building.  She was on the faculty at both DePaul University and Loyola University where she continues to teach human services and research methodology courses. Dr. Suleiman Gonzalez received her degree in Applied Developmental Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago and her J.D. from DePaul University with a concentration on International Law and Human Rights.

Daryl Woods is a Managing Partner of American Health Resources, Inc. a health care management company.  Her background includes philanthropy, public policy, planning, and research.  She has worked for the City of Chicago, the Chicago Community Trust, the Woods Charitable Fund, and the Chicago Urban League.

Jackie Zevin is an artist and art educator currently teaching for the Chicago Department of Senior Services. She has focused on developing and teaching art classes and special programs in college, school and community settings. Jackie is a founding member of the Lisa Fittko Internship Committee.
 

* In memory