Urban Gateways relies on a dedicated Board of Directors for leadership, advice, support, and encouragement. Their generous contributions to the growth of Urban Gateways help ensure a strong future for the organization. (Click on any name to learn more about our Board members.)

Chair

Kendrick Cox

Vice President, Global People Director, Places GBA, Arcadis NV

Immediate Past Chair

Joseph Kye

Shareholder, Vedder Price

Committee Chairs

Trasha Embry

Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase

Robert McNamara

Managing Director, Guidehouse

Judith Venturino

Audit Partner, KPMG

Christine Weirath

Head of Account Management, Implementation & Operations, Workplace Solutions, Morningstar

Secretary

Amy Van Gelder

Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Directors

Thomas D. Abrahamson

Retired CEO, Lipman Hearne

Past Chair, Honorary Director

Kenneth P. Bergren

Retired Managing Partner, Anderson Consultants

Past Chair, Honorary Director

Dawoud Bey

Distinguished Artist & Professor at Columbia College Chicago

Honorary Director

Jane R. Bilger

Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Supportive Housing

Past Chair

Nick Cave

American Fabric Sculptor, Dancer & Performance Artist

Honorary Director

Patrick J. Condon

Retired Partner, Consultant to Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Past Chair

Kelly Coomer

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Sammons Financial Group, Inc. (SFG)

Bob Faust

Principal & Creative Director, Faust Ltd.

Honorary Director

Ronne Hartfield

Author & Arts Consultant

Honorary Director

Rhonda Hawkins-Lyke

Law Instructor and Career & Technical Advisor, Chicago Public Schools Career and Technical Education

Cate Hill

Chief Of Staff, Obama Presidential Center Operations & Implementation at Obama Foundation

Eileen Holzhauer

Library Media Specialist, Murray Language Academy

William Kahn

Principal, re:brandexperiences and Larchmont Creative Works

Honorary Director

Emmy King

Distinguished Citizen

Honorary Director

Kay Mabie

Retired Director, Glenbrook Meals at Home

Honorary Director

Jessica Madsen

COO, Foundation Institutional Advisors, The Northern Trust Company

Eric T. McKissack

Retired Founder & CEO, Channing Capital Management

Honorary Director

Nichole Panje

Managing Director, Deloitte

Susan S. Pritzker

Distinguished Citizen

Past Chair, Honorary Director

Reginald R. Robinson

Pianist, Composer, Historian, & MacArthur Genius

Honorary Director

Shari Runner

President & CEO, The Humanity Institute

Past Chair

Tammy Steele

Arts Education Consultant

Honorary Director

Angela Stewart

Executive Director, Helen Miller SEIU Member Education & Training Center

Mick L. Thompson

Partner, Mercer Human Resources Consulting