Board of Directors

Governing Board

Craig S. Dean, Board Chair
Principal; AEG Partners, LLC

Mary J. Cahillane, Grants Committee Chair
Chief Financial Officer; The Spencer Foundation

Kelly Mullaney Dean, Sponsor/Mentor Development Chair
Northern Trust

Norbert B. Knapke, II, Program Chair
Partner; Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Daniel A. Levin
Chief Exeuctive Officer, Cain Millwork

Jeffrey M. Muchmore
Managing Director, GE Capital

Christie Tarantino, Stewardship Chair
President & CEO; Association Forum of Chicagoland

Shiwali Varshney
Senior Associate, AEG Partners, LLC

PEAK Board Members: (pictured left to right): Chris Killackey, Loreen Strasser, Craig Dean, Kelly Dean, Norbert Knapke, Mary Cahillane and Christie Tarantino.
 

Advisory Board

Troy Clements, Owner; Pure Wine Company

Carla Dorsey, Ascension Advisors, LLC

Margaret Giffin

Kevin Morris, Partner; Kirkland & Ellis

Floyd Simpson, Northern Trust
 

Emeritus Board

Eileen Bender, Co-Founder

Walter Bledsoe

Nancy Bufalino

Ross H. Jannotta, William Blair & Company

Maria Kelly, Co-Founder

Michael Kelly, Kelly Construction & Design; Founder & President

Chris Killackey, Prairie Capital

Dr. Craig C. McCall

Loreen Strasser, Aol

Fr. Tom Walsh

Joy Wingren-Duggan