ABOUT US - board of directors

Board Officers

Chair
Rebecca Rupnick, Doctoral Candidate
Curriculum Director
Rhodes School District
Cook County

Vice Chair
Blanca Jara
Interim Executive Director for Government Relations
Northeastern Illinois University

Treasurer
James Marks
Co-Founder
Databloks, Inc.

Secretary
Nathan Parris
Project Designer
HR Green

Board Members

Chris Byrne
Global Marketing and Customer Experience Manager
Valent BioSciences

Kevin Dam
Senior Counsel
Abbott Laboratories

Mary Jo Grill
Social Worker, Retired

Erika Holliday
Associate Director of Development, McDonald’s Engagement
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana

Erik Liederbach
Strategy & Innovation Lead
Qnary

Derek Snyder C.M.
Deputy Executive Director
Central Illinois Regional Airport