ELPC is governed by a board composed of leaders from the business, academic, legal and civic sectors. They meet quarterly to examine our progress and guide staff on major organizational decisions.
                        
                            
                            
                            Cameron S. Avery
                            Retired Attorney/Board Member Emeritus
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Tim Cox
                            U.S. General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer, BMO
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Ellen C. Craig
                            Secretary of the Board. Consultant 
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Harry W. Drucker
                            Managing Partner, North Shore Realty Partners 
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Manny Flores
                            Chair of the Board. President & CEO, SomerCor
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Stan Goldblatt
                            Attorney (Retired)
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Robert L. Graham
                            Of Counsel, Jenner & Block
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Scott Heidepriem
                            Vice Chair of the Board. Founder & Partner, Heidepriem, Purtell & Siegel
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Howard A. Learner
                            Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Carl Lingenfelter
                            Treasurer of the Board. Chief Administration Officer, Northern Trust Alternative Fund Services 
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Nancy Loeb
                            Clinical Professor of Law, Emerita at Northwestern University School of Law
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Samir Mayekar
                            Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
                                                 
                            
                            
                            William McNary
                            Former Co-Executive Director, Citizen Action/Illinois
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Knute Nadelhoffer
                            Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Andrew Ross
                            Investment Banker – Regiment Securities
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Michelle Saddler
                            Managing Director and Principal, Kittleman & Associates
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Carleen Schreder
                            Managing Partner, Levin Schreder & Carey  
                                                 
                            
                            
                            Smita Shah
                            Founder & President, SPAAN Tech, Inc.
                                                 
                            
                            
                            David Wilhelm
                            CEO, Hecate Global