Board of Managers

Meet Our Board of Managers

Meet the dedicated leaders who bring their passion and enthusiasm to the operations, strategic planning, and oversight of the YMCA of Metro Chicago!

Officers

Steven P. Sorenson (Chairperson)


Caryn Rowe Africk (Vice Chairperson)

President, Merit Advisors, LLC

Chris Trick (Vice Chairperson)

Partner, Pritzker Private Capital

Lawrence G. Hund (Treasurer)

Bridget R. O'Neill (Recording Secretary)

Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Members

Ali Akbar

Vice President, Product, Portfolio, and Digital Strategy, W.W. Grainger, Inc.

David Albright

Global Head of Client Development Wealth Management, Northern Trust

Brandon Allen

Property Manager Business Partner, Target

Lisa Anastasia

Executive Producer, Media Direct Productions

Amy L. Carbone

Clarence Carson

Senior Vice President, DCS Global 

Bradley D. Chapin

Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate, BMO Capital Markets

Felicia Cummings

Vice President of Compensation, Exelon

Tom Day

CEO, Reyes Holdings Beer Division

James S. DiMatteo

Chairman & Trustee, Dodi Management Group A JSD LLC

Jeffrey W. Douthit

Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Ben Erwin

President and CEO, Encore

Charles E. Frank

President, Z Frank, Inc.

Tiffany Hamel Johnson

President & CEO, Chicago United

Michelle Heron-Means

Director, National Engagement and Talent Leadership, Consolidated Flooring

Emeka Igwilo

Chief Data Officer & Vice President of Operations Support, Southern Company Gas

Nick Inman

CFO, Greater Chicago Region, Comcast

Peter Kadens

Chairman, Kadens Family Foundation

Joseph P. Karczewski

Managing Director, Andersen Tax LLC

Winston Langston III

Senior Sales Director, Gilead Sciences

Bishop Robert Lombardo, CFR

Director, Mission of Our Lady of the Angel

Patrick Martin

Managing Director, Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Scott McLellan

Executive Director, Julian Grace Foundation

Dorri C. McWhorter

President & CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Thomas C. Miers

President, Naperville Bank & Trust

Vaishak Mittur

Director, Audit & Analytics, CME Group

Sheila M. Nelson

President, SMN Consulting

Meredith O'Connor

International Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Janna Patterson

Senior Vice President of Global Child Health and Life Support, American Academy of Pediatrics

Rachel Purches

Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

S. James Perlow

Attorney-at-Law

Kathy Roeser

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Ralston Simmons

Director, Information Security, Vivid Seats

Mason Smoot

Senior Vice President and Chief Restaurant Officer, McDonald's USA

Judith Toland

Vice President, Global Audience Marketing and Head of Office, Meta Chicago

Mark D. Wilcox