Our People

ELPC’s effective strategy is built by many hands across multiple states.

Our multidisciplinary staff employs teamwork approaches using legal, economic, public policy, and communications tools to produce successes that improve our environment and economy. ELPC is governed by a board composed of leaders from the business academic, legal, and civic sectors, and we are guided by expertise from several advisory councils.

Staff

Board

Advisory Councils

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

Alan Chang

Chief Investment Officer, LTW Investments

Ellen C. Craig

Consultant

Harry W. Drucker

Chair of the Board - Managing Partner, North Shore Realty Partners

Simon Fish

General Counsel, BMO Financial Group

Manny Flores

President & CEO, SomerCor

Stan Goldblatt

Attorney (Retired)

Robert L. Graham

Partner, Jenner & Block

Scott Heidepriem

Founder & Partner, Heidepriem, Purtell & Siegel

Howard A. Learner

President and Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Daniel Levin

Chairman, The Habitat Company

Carl Lingenfelter

Chief Administration Officer, Northern Trust Alternative Fund Services

Nancy Loeb

Director, Northwestern University Environmental Law Clinic

Samir Mayekar

Former CEO, NanoGraf Corporation

William McNary

Co-Executive Director, Citizen Action/Illinois

Knute Nadelhoffer

Professor, University of Michigan

Andrew Ross

Managing Director, Sovereign Infrastructure Group

Carleen Schreder

Managing Partner, Levin Schreder & Carey

Smita Shah

Founder & President, SPAAN Tech, Inc.

Brady C. Williamson

Partner, Godfrey & Kahn