Regional Advisory Boards
Our advisory boards further the organization’s mission by serving as ambassadors to their communities regarding local programs, projects, and partnerships.
Chicago
*Honorary Trustee
Kristyn Friske, Chair
Eric Adelstein
Aaron Díaz Bianco
Genie Bindler
John Brooklier
Greg Cameron
Ellen Carmell
Theresa Cothern
Susan Edwards
Lilly Farahnakian
Jill Garling
Marci Goldberg
Karen Harrison
Lamont Jones
Danan Kirby
Christopher Lueking
Rick Melcher
Linda Miner
Jo Ann Nathan*
Stuart Nathan*
Joanne Nemerovski
Bonnie Oberman
Kathy Pick
Michael Pucker
Peggy Salamon
Carole Segal
Stacy Sharpe
Tom Wippman
Judy Wise
Aretae Wyler
Cleveland
*Honorary Trustee
Shelly Saltzman, Chair
Jejuana Brown
Amy Carlson
Chelsey Cook Kohn
Bob Craig
Amonica Davis
Aneet Deshpande
Phyllis Harris
Marcy Levy Shankman
Daniela Paez
Neal Restivo
Margie Simon
Ranjit Tamaskar
Cynthia Tancer
Ingrid Tolentino
Marcia Wexberg
New England
*Honorary Trustee
Wendy Fischman, Chair
Cara Ahola
Daren Bascome
Jeff Bloomberg
Lisa Blumenthal
Jared Boesse
Lynda Bussgang
Beth Clymer
Gretchen Cook-Anderson
Sally Currier
Michael Denning
Jane Edmonds
Christyanna Egun
Matt Epstein
Marsha Feinberg
Rena Finder
Ilyse Greenberg
Christine Hayward
Keon Holmes
Jill Karp
Susie Kaufman
Emily Leventhal
Karen Levy
John Levy
Kristen Lucken
Mim Minichiello
Dale Mnookin
Lisa Mooney
Saul Natansohn
Tracy Palandjian
Heidi Pearlson
Fran Putnoi
Marci Sapers
Judy Saryan
Susan Tofias
Karen Tucker
New York
*Board of Directors; **Leadership Council
Caren Osten Gerszberg, Chair*
Todd Albert
Jennifer Aubrey**
Zoe Bernstein
Rob Beyer
Ceci Chan**
Lee A. Daniels
Fleur Fairman**
Michael S. Feldberg**
Lori R. Fife*
Mark S. Fife*
Bjorn Haines
Joseph Jackson
Julie Leff*
Evelyn Segal Lipton
Tamara Levenson
Evan C. Meyers**
Mark Najarian
Jane C. Och**
Julia Pershan
Heidi G.C. Rieger
Lisa Roth
Lisa Shamus
Michael Shuman
Shai Waisman
Kate Waisman
Northern California
^Emeritus; *Board of Directors; **Leadership Council
Edda Collins Coleman, Chair*
Soundhari Balaguru
Gloria Brown^
Debra Engel*
Sandy Feldman
Diane Frankle
Nina Gilson
Judy Goldman
Barbara Harriman
Judy Heyboer^**
Gary Hill
Karen Kronick^
Hal Luft^
Felicia Mayo
Deborah Mueller
Laura Murawczyk
Nammy Patel
Sarah Pearson
Joni Podolsky
Tanja Powers
Barbara Reiss Snyder
Joyce Jaffe Reynolds
Susie Richardson*
Allen Samelson
Mansi Shah
Connie Shapiro
Barbara Sonneborn
Sharman Spector-Angel
Alberto Villaluna
Zack Wasserman
Jane Zinner^
Southeast
^Emeritus; *Board of Directors; **Leadership Council
Josh Lipman, Chair*
Joey Beckford
Paul Berz*
Phyllis Berz**
Reggie Crenshaw**
Paulette Delk
Albert Dennis
Tina Fockler*
Amy Grow
Ann Hawkins
Mason Hawkins
Amanda Henneghan
Jeanne Jemison
Carol Johnson-Dean*
Elaine Kaufman
Jay Kaufman
Marty Kelman**
Daniel Kiel
Meggan Kiel
Susan Mallory^
Brian Mellone
Erin Ostrow**
Adrienne Pakis-Gillon
Will Perry
Shelley Robbins
Doug Schrank
Shruti Shah
Rachel Shankman^
Linda Ellen Sklar
Kandace Stewart
Joan Terry
Molly Wexler
Southern California
*Honorary Trustee
Lisa Conn, Chair
Charlene Achki-Repko
Kira Bahat
Jordan Bahat
Joanne Blum
Aaron Cohen
Pamela Cohen
Kobie Conner
Bill Feldman
Andrea Iloulian
Eunice Lee
Rita Lurie
Denise Nelson
Andrew Pauly
Ron Radziner
Carrie Richman
Terrence Roberts
MyKhanh Shelton
Florence Sloan
Jesse Stern
Margaret Stohl
Dave Stohl
Karen Sulzberger
Margaux Susi
Mandy Wolf
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