Local Advisory Board
The Board of Advisors provides guidance and counsel to LISC Chicago. The Board’s purview includes policy development and strategic planning; budget and finance; credit review and supervision; and fundraising.
Board members are selected on the basis of their engagement in community development matters in the metro Chicago area. They include:
Gery Chico | Chicago & Nunes, P.C. (Chair) |
Ramon Cepeda | Northern Trust |
Eleanor Gorski | Chicago Architecture Center |
Emily Harris | Disability & Philanthropy Forum |
Levoi Brown | BMO |
Robert Jank | Northern Trust (retired) |
Bernita Johnson-Gabriel | New Growth Innovation Network |
Jeremy Newtson | Stifel, Nicolaus + Co., Inc. |
| Mary Person | Clayco |
Terry Peterson | PTS Corporation |
Howard C. Pizer | United Center Joint Venture/Chicago White Sox |
David Reifman | Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres |
Tony Smith | SB Friedman |
David Vitale | |
| Chris Nash | Bank of America |