The Board of Directors

Founder and Co-Chairman
Donald J. DePorter
1942-1996

Honorary Co-Chairmen
Mayor Richard M. Daley


Officers

Chairman
Gerald J. Roper
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

Vice Chairman
Jeffrey Siegel
Hygiene Solutions

Treasurer
Shelly Holzman
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Secretary
Jon K. Rodgers
Prism Development Company

Members at Large

Howard Alper
Alper Services LLC

Grant DePorter*
Harry Caray's Restaurant

State Representative John Fritchey

Susanna Negovan
Michigan Avenue Magazine

Sheila O'Grady
Illinois Restaurant Association

Jody Oshita-Bajor
NBC-5

Everett G. Rand
Midway Airport Concessionaires

Steve Traxler*
Jam Theatricals, Ltd.
Waxman Candles

Executive Director
Vince Pagone

* past chairmen