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| Name | Title | Business | Community |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Adams | Associate General Counsel for Immigration | Indiana University School of Law | Indianapolis, IN |
| Nihal Advani | Founder & CEO | Georama | Chicago |
| Greg Baise | President & CEO | Illinois Manufacturers’ Associaion | Oak Brook |
| Eira L. Corral | City Clerk | Village of Hanover Park | Hanover Park |
| Gordhan Patel | Chairman | American Standard Circuits Inc., United Electronics | West Chicago |
| Arthur R. Velasquez | Chairman | Azteca Foods | Chicago |
| Megan Jacobs | Chicago | ||
| Junaid Kalmadi | Co-Founder, CEO | Brain.fm | San Francisco, CA |
| Joel Camacho | Camacho Hardwood Flooring | Chicago | |
| Rich Carrigan | President | United Displaycraft | Des Plaines |
| Robert Castillo | Chef | Harvest Moon Grille, International Wooden Spoon Catering, Tavern at the Park | Chicago |
| Martin Cooper | Co-Founder and Chairman | Dyna LLC | Del Mar, CA |
| Arnav Dalmia | Founder & CEO | Cubii | Chicago |
| Jason Blumberg | CEO & Managing Director | Energy Foundry | Chicago |
| Ashish Rangnekar | CEO | BenchPrep | Chicago |
| Mike Rolfes | Executive Director | Renew Chicago | Chicago |
| James W. Mabie | Partner | William Blair and Co. | Chicago |
| Juan Montejano | Business Banker | Urban Partnership Bank | Chicago |
| Sergio Morfin | President | Computer Wow | Chicago |
| Colin Tysoe | NWSOFA | Schaumburg | |
| Carla Edelston | Senior Associate Director | Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management | Evanston |
| Andrea Fox | Former Executive Director | Hanover Park Chamber of Commerce | Hanover Park |
| Dulce Garduno | Owner | DG Promo Design | Chicago |
| Jai Shekhawat | Founder and Former CEO | Fieldglass, Inc. | Chicago |
| Edward J. Wehmer | President, CEO and Founder | Wintrust Financial Corporation | Rosemont |
| Steven Lefar | CEO | Applied Pathways | Skokie |
| Dylan Lingelbach | Former CTO | Rentalutions | Chicago |
| Rishi Shah | CEO | ContextMedia Inc. | Chicago |
| Ellen Stirling | Owner | Lake Forest Shop | Lake Forest |
| Rob Meyer | CEO | Numerical Algorithms Group | Lisle |
| Maja Misheva | Former Developer | Pace University | NYC, NY |
| David Vinca | Founder & CEO | eSpark Learning | Chicago |
| Erik Kinnhammar | Manager, International Programs | Chicago Sister Cities International | Chicago |
| Sylvia Miga | Former Account Executive | Pulido Sanchez Communications | Chicago |
| Jaime Hernandez | O&J Heating and Cooling | Chicago | |
| James Hill, Jr. | Former Chairman & CEO | Hill, Taylor LLC | Chicago |
| Martin Cortez | Martin Fire Places | Chicago | |
| Caroline T. Swinney | Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity and Community Engagement | UIC | Chicago |
| Rigo Padilla Pérez | Commission Member | Illinois DREAM Fund | Chicago |
| Walter Nathan | Chairman | RTC | Chicago |
| Jennifer Tani | Assistant Vice President | Roosevelt University | Chicago |
| Kenneth Stewart | Former Personal Sales Representative | Liberty Mutual Insurance | Mokena |
| Dan Casey | Founder | Sterling Engineering, Inc. | Elmhurst |
| Dr. Daniel Poratt | Australian & New Zealand Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery | Chicago | |
| Dr. Walter Coffey | Australian & New Zealand Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery | Chicago | |
| Keith Carman | Vice President, Fulfillment | Stand Fast Packaging Products Inc. | Carol Stream |
| Tanya Cabrera | Chair | Illinois Dream Fund | Chicago IL |
| Charles Wintersteen | Immigration Attorney | Charles Wintersteen & Associates | Chicago |
| Scott D. Pollock | Founding Partner | Scott D. Pollock & Associates, P.C. | Chicago |
| Alejandro Silva | Co-Founder | Evans Food Group | Chicago |
| Susan Fortino-Brown | Immigration Attorney | Law Offices of Susan Fortino-Brown | Chicago |
| Doug Whitley | Former President & CEO | Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Chicago |
| Michael Fieweger | Partner | Baker & McKenzie LLP | Chicago |
| Kalman Resnick | Attorney | Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd | Chicago |
| Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Founder | Historically Speaking News | Lake Forest |
| John Bucksbaum | CEO | Bucksbaum Retail Properties | Chicago |
| Richard Lariviere | President | The Field Museum | Chicago |
| Trajko Papuckoski | Board Member | United Macedonian Diaspora | Orange County, CA |
| Mercedes Badia-Tavas | Of Counsel/Immigration Attorney | Barnes & Thornberg, LLP | Chicago |
| Theresa & Alberto Boni Paucar | Founders | Martin’s Mini-Market, Inc. | Chicago |
| Renee Silverman | VP Marketing | Irv’s Luggage | Mount Prospect |
| Dave Borris | Co-Founder | Hel’s Kitchen Catering | Northbrook |
| Norm Bobins | CEO & President | Norman Bobins Consulting LLC | Chicago |
| Rachel Bronson | Former Vice President | Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago |
| Martin Cabrera Jr. | Founder & CEO | Cabrera Capital Markets | Chicago |
| Martin R. Castro | President | Castro Synergies, LLC | Chicago |
| Alan Channing | Former President & CEO | Sinai Health System | Chicago |
| Father Brendan Curran | Catholic Businessmen for Immigration Reform | Chicago | |
| Omar Duque | President & CEO | Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Chicago |
| Robert Easter | President Emeritus | University of Illinois | Urbana |
| Hon. Jim Edgar | Former Governor | State of Illinois | |
| Marc J. Gordon | President & CEO | Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association | Chicago |
| Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider | President | DePaul University | Chicago |
| Josh Hoyt | Executive Director/Former Executive Director | National Partnership for New Americans/Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago |
| Christopher G. Kennedy | Former Chairman/Founder and Chairman | University of Illinois Board of Trustees/Top Box Foods | Chicago |
| Billy Lawless | Owner | The Gage, Acanto, the Dawson, and Beacon Tavern | Chicago |
| Ken Lehman | Managing Partner | KKP Group, LLC | Evanston |
| Elizabeth Lively | Former Vice President, Government and External Affairs | Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) | Chicago |
| Patrick M. Magoon | President & CEO | Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago | Chicago |
| Clare Muñana | President | Ancora Associates, Inc. | Chicago |
| Ellen Rudnick | Sr. Advisor on Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Professor | University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Chicago |
| Jesse Ruiz | Partner | Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Chicago |
| Mark Segal | Former President & CEO/Former Public Policy Committee Chair | The Habitat Company/Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce | Chicago |
| Sam Toia | President | Illinois Restaurant Association | Chicago |
| Maryjane A. Wurth | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer/CEO and President | Illinois Hospital Association/Health Forum | Chicago |
| Thomas P. Coffey | CEO | The Haymarket Group | Chicago |
| James Sifuentes | Vice President, Mission and Community Development | Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago |
| Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD | Founding Executive Chairman | Adello Biologics, LLC (Formerly Therapeutics Proteins International, LLC) | Chicago |
| Robert A. Salcedo | Former President | Therapeutics Proteins International, LLC | Chicago |