Chicago State Foundation’s Board of Directors, composed of business and civic leaders
from the Greater Chicagoland Region, provides mission-based leadership and strategic
governance to guide the Foundation’s work. Directors serve as trusted advisors to
the Executive Director and as ambassadors of the Foundation and University.

John C. Robak
Board Chair

Lafayette Kyle Ford
Board Vice Chair
Senior Financial Advisor | Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Joseph Cancila, Jr.
Board Secretary
Partner | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP

Leslie Anderson-Rutland
Board Treasurer
National Head of U.S. Wealth
Management Customer and
Employee Strategy | BMO Financial Group

Erin Inman
Memeber at Large, Executive Committee
President & CEO | Primera Engineers, Ltd.

Yemi Akisanya
Vice President, Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and People Experience | Axon

Andre Baker
Market Director, Banking |
JP Morgan Chase

Dorothy Capers
Senior Vice President & General Counsel | Xylem, Inc

Spring Capers
Owner & CEO |
Spring’s Place - The Hair Studio

Donna Coaxum
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | OSI Group, LLC

Eric Dushime
Senior Information Technology Consultant | McKinsey & Company

Kristin Finney-Cooke
Managing Director, Multi-Asset Solutions | J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Kimberly Evans
EVP, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion & Social Impact | Northern Trust

Jeanne M. Gills
Partner | Foley & Lardner, LLC

Michael T. Harris
President | Beverly Bank & Trust

Nick Hnatiw
Partner & Chief Technology Officer | Side Channel Security, Ltd

Katrina Jackson
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Talent Management | Adtalem
Global Education

Jason Mercer
Principal, CASTUS Due Diligence | Cleveland Avenue

Peggy Montes
President | Bronzeville Children's Museum