President

Robert L. Manuel

• President
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Administration

Robert L. Manuel, PhD

• President
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Salma Ghanem, PhD

• Provost
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Sherri Sidler

• Executive Vice President
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Kathryn Stieber, JD

• Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Sulin Ba, PhD

• Dean, Driehaus College of Business
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Stephanie Dance-Barnes, PhD

• Dean, College of Science and Health
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Lucia Dettori, PhD

• Interim Dean, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
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Martine Kei Green-Rogers, PhD

• Dean, The Theatre School
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Julie D. Lawton, JD, LLM

• Interim Dean, College of Law
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John Milbauer, PhD

• Dean, School of Music
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Jennifer Mueller

• Dean, College of Education
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Alexandra Murphy, PhD

• Dean, College of Communication
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Tatum Thomas, PhD

• Dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
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Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco, PhD

• Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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David Avdul

• Interim Vice President, Human Resources
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Elizabeth Clements

• Vice President, University Communications
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Peter Coffey

• Associate Vice President, Community and Government Relations
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Katie Fraumann

• Senior Vice President, Advancement and External Relations
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Soumitra Ghosh, PhD

• Vice President, Enrollment Management
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Kimberlie Goldsberry

• Interim Vice President, Student Affairs

Mark Laboe

• Interim Vice President, Mission and Ministry
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Dania Matos

• Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
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Bob McCormick

• Vice President, Information Services

DeWayne Peevy

• Vice President and Director, Athletics
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Arbin Smith

• Chief of Staff, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
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Jo Smith

• Controller
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Cristel Turner

• Chief Branding Officer, University Branding and Marketing
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Benjamin Walters

• Interim Treasurer

Richard Wiltse

• Vice President, Facility Operations
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Board

Mr. Michael Scudder

• Chair

Ms. Sasha Gerritson

• Vice-Chair
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Mr. Peter Argianas

• Chairman, President & CEO, Gold Coast Bank

Ms. Karen Atwood

• Retired EVP Service and Technology, Health Care Service Corporation
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Mr. Gerald Beeson

• Chief Operating Officer, Citadel LLC
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Mr. David Booth

• Associate Vice President Basketball Operations, National Basketball Association (NBA)

Ms. Stephanie Bryan Kangas

• Consultant
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Mr. Michael Canning

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Mr. Timothy Crane

• President & CEO, Wintrust
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Mr. Sebastian Cualoping

• Retired, SLM Asset Management

Mr. Michael de Anda

• Principal, de Anda Capital LLC
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Ms. Therese Fauerbach

• CEO, Northridge Group
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Mr. Manuel Favela

• Retired Chief Financial Officer, Latin America Operations, McDonald's Corporation

Jennifer Fortner

• Founder and CEO "Pay It 4Ward"; Retired Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
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Ms. Sasha Gerritson

• General Director, Opera Festival of Chicago
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Ms. Judith Greffin

• Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, The Allstate Corporation
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Mr. Aristotle Halikias

• Chairman of the Board and CEO, Republic Bancorp Co.
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Mr. Harry Harczak

• Managing Director, Sawdust Capital, LLC
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Dr. Donald Heller

• Retired
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Mr. Roberto Herencia

• Chairman & CEO, Byline Bancorp
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Ms. Stacy Janiak

• Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Global
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Mr. Kevin Keeley

• President, Keeley-Teton Advisors
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Mr. John Kerr

• Distinguished Engineer, Apple
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Mr. Demetrios Logothetis

• Retired
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Rev. James Maher

• President, Niagara University

Dr. Robert Manuel

• President, DePaul University
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Ms. Carla Michelotti

• Board Director & Consultant; Retired Executive Vice President/Chief Legal, Government, and Corporate Affairs Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide
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Ms. Claire O'Grady

Ms. Haydee Olinger

• Strategic Advisor and Coach, BarkerGilmore LLC
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Rev. Mark Pranaitis

• Executive Director, Vincentian International Mission Services
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Dr. Anne Prisco

• President, Holy Family University
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Sr. Barbara Reid

• President, Catholic Theological Union
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Ms. Anna Richo

• Retired Corporate Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, Cargill, Inc.
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Mr. Bertram Scott

• Retired Senior Vice President, Population Health, Novant Health
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Mr. Michael Scudder

• Retired Executive Chairman, Old National Bancorp

Dr. Stephanie Shipp

• Global Head of Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Cytiva
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Mr. Joseph Skender

• Retired, Skender Construction
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Mr. Lucino Sotelo

• Chief Commercial Officer, Grandview Homes, Grandview Capital, LLC
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Ms. Jennifer Steans

• President & CEO, Financial Investments Corporation
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Ms. Donna Thompson

• Retired CEO, Access Community Health Network
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Ms. Dia Weil

• Retired
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Very Rev. Joseph Williams

• Provincial, Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission
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Ms. Ruth Williams-Brinkley

• Managing Director, RWB Advisory Services
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