In March 2020, Karen Tamley became the new President and CEO of Access Living, a Chicago-based service and advocacy non-profit organization for people with disabilities. In her new role, Karen has returned to her roots, having...

Mimi LeClair currently serves as the President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC), one of Chicago’s leading providers of after-school and summer programs for children and teens ages 5-18. In her...

Celena Sarillo joined the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois as CEO in March of 2016. This region of the Red Cross is the fourth largest region nationally of the American Red Cross...

Mary Meg McCarthy is the executive director of Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), one of the nation’s leading immigrant and human rights advocacy organizations. Under her leadership, NIJC has grown to a staff...

Kate Maehr was appointed chief executive officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the food bank that serves Cook County, Illinois, in 2006. Since her appointment, the Food Depository has increased the annual distribution of...

Chief Development and Marketing Officer at the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Retired CEO of the Girl Scouts of Chicago; Teaching at Kellogg School of Management; Consulting with Non-Profits in the areas of fund development, board governance,...

Angela F. Williams is President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way, and former President and CEO of Easterseals, a national service and advocacy organization for people with disabilities and their families. With over 30...

As President of Heartland Alliance, Evelyn Diaz leads a global anti-poverty and human rights organization based in Chicago that provides a comprehensive array of services to nearly half a million people annually in the areas...