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Board of Directors

Meet the dedicated leaders guiding Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley in our mission to empower children and their families.

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Board Chair
Partner, Katten Muchin Roseman, LLP

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Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Senior Portfolio Manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

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Secretary
Director of Sustainable Investing, William Blair Investment Management LLC

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Partner, Change for Balance

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Vice President, Customer Service, United States Gypsum Company 

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Retired Chief Financial Officer, RLI Corp | Board Member, Old National Bancorp | Board Member, James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

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Pediatric Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Service at Lurie Children's Hospital, Faculty Member of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Managing Director, CIBC Private Wealth Management

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Executive Vice President & Chief Generation Officer, Constellation

Andy Koziarski BOD Headshot

President, Marketplace Brands

Wendy Kubista BOD Headshot

Managing Director of Sales, UPS

Dmitriy Lampert BOD Headshot

Partner & COO, Chicago Atlantic Trident

John Merriman

Retired, Bank Treasury Management

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Partner, VP of Client Services at David James Group

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Vice President of Government Affairs, Comcast

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President, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital