BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CCR’s governing Board of Directors consists of dynamic leaders from Chicago’s legal, banking, consulting, non-profit and government sectors.

 

OFFICERS

  • Ceylan Ayasli Eatherton

    President

    Loyola University Chicago

    School of Law

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  • Melissa Hirst

    President-Elect

    Inspire11

  • Christa C. Cottrell

    Vice President

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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  • Steve Gilford

    Treasurer

    JAMS

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  • Ken Gunn

    Secretary

    Cook County Commission on Human Rights

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​DIRECTORS

Richard (Rick)
Aaronson

Attorney, Mediator

Gene Cahill

Grant Thornton LLP

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Brian Gold

Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres

Michele M. Jochner

Schiller DuCanto

& Fleck

Katie Stevens

Vedder Price

Judge Patrice

Ball-Reed

Circuit Court of Cook County

Elizabeth

M. Chiarello

Sidley Austin LLP

Camille Grant

Illinois Education

Association

Erin A. Kartheiser

Winston & Strawn

Rick
Berman

Attorney, Mediator

Frank Dery

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Elizabeth Hermann Smith

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Justin Polach

Bischoff Partners LLC

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Jack

L. Block

Attorney, Mediator

Jennifer Dressler

CCR Volunteer

Matthew T. Jenkins

Lancer Capital

Partners, LLC

Todd Steenson

Exelon

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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

  • Jaran Moten

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Jonah Orlofsky

    CCR Volunteer Council Chair; 

    Law Offices of Jonah Orlofsky

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