Chicago Leadership

2026 Officers & Board of Directors

Chicago Officers:

Chicago Board Members:

 

Elizabeth Babbitt, Taft Law

Susan Best, Gordon & Rees

Nicole Bruno, Goldberg & Kohn

Julie Busch, Johnson & Bell

Kristi Cercone, Jones Day

Christina Chieffo, Banner Property Management

Dierdre Close, Croke Fairchild

Meghan Dalton, Clyde & Co.

Nerissa Diaz Moisan, IPCB

Emily Garrison, Honigman

Jami Gekas, Foley & Lardner

Melissa Grim, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Kirstin Ives, Falkenberg Ives

Camille Khodadad, Much Shelist

Anne Larson, Ogletree Deakins

Lucee Laursen, White & Case

Suet Lee

Elaine Liu, Mayer Brown

Stacy Maione, Bartlit Beck

Maria Maras, Accenture

Christina Martini, McDermott Will & Emery

Gray Mateo-Harris, Fox Rothschild

Kim Metrick, Walgreen Co.

Megan Miller, Lathrop GPM

Leslie Minier, Katten

Danielle Moore, Hub International

Jennifer Nichols, CRG

Adie Olson, Steptoe LLP

Hannah Oswald, Locke Lord

Marcia Owens, Honigman

Tanvi Patel, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg

Agnes Ptasznik, Chuhak & Tecson

Maria Rossi, Seyfarth Shaw

Stephanie Samz, McAndrews

Amy Starinieri Gilbert, McGuire Woods

Brianne Straka, Quinn Emmanuel

Molly Werwas, Airdo Werwas

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