2019 – Speakers

Howard Rosing
Executive Director
Steans Center at DePaul University
Faculty Member
ABCD Institute

Mary Nelson
Former Founding President & CEO
Bethel New Life
Faculty Member
ABCD Institute

Brandon Davis
Director of Public Relations and CSR
CNA Insurance

Bernita Johnson-Gabriel
Executive Vice President, Neighborhood & Strategic Initiatives
World Business Chicago

Jack P. Lavin
President and CEO
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Stephanie J. Schmitz Bechteler, Ph.D.
Vice President & Executive Director, Research & Policy Center
Chicago Urban League

Jess Wollmuth
Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY

Lauren Stone
Senior Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility
Walgreens Boots Alliance

Robert J. Rizzo
Senior Director
Conagra Foundation

Molly E. Cook
US Central Corporate Responsibility Leader
EY

Beth Spurgeon
Division Manager, Corporate Responsibility
ArcelorMittal

Kristin Carlson Vogen
Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
The Chicago Community Trust

Sarah Burke
Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Affiliate Giving
Northwestern Memorial Foundation

Allison Nichols LCSW
Social Worker
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Emergency Department pilot program)

Lisa Azu-Popow
Program Director, community health services
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (public-health analyst)

Carlos DeJeus
Director of Special Initiatives
Center for Housing and Health (grass-roots organizer)

McKay Barra
Director of Operations
Northwestern Medical Group/Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Transitional Care Clinic)

Henok Misgina
Facebook

Patricia HarrisĀ 
Manager – Social Impact
Best Buy

Katherine Bissell Cordova
Executive Director
Chicago Fair Trade

Emily Hobbs
Development Manager
Fair Trade USA

Anthony Kingsley
Local & Sustainable Produce Lead
US Foods