Avenues' Leadership
Avenues to Independence Board of Directors
Chair - Linda Buggy Community Advocate
Vice Chair- Eric T. Johnson BMO Harris Bank
Treasurer - Dirk Ahlbeck Apple Growth Products
Secretary - Jacki Kimel L.I.C.A.(retired)
Joni Kraft- Acting CEOAvenues to Independence
Robert OkazakiPresident/ CEO Emeritus Avenues to Independence
Allan Bartel Allegro Music (retired)
Matthew CoyneCoyne and Company Insurance
Molly Dietlin Community Advocate
Jeanne Doheny Park Ridge Public Schools (retired)
Susan Feldman Community Advocate
Tom GarceaRG Construction
Patricia M. Grimes Glenview State Bank (retired)
Sara Nelson McKitrickLuxury Portfolio
James Meyer Attorney
Peg O'Herron Sears (retired)
Diana OlivoNetwork Distribution
Collin E. Sasser Rush Health
Fred Sasser Sasser Family Holdings Inc. (retired)
Jim StonebridgeOpenfinance
Steve WilsonWilson Dow Group
Avenues Foundation Board
Board Chair - Paul C. Carlisle, Wintrust Financial
Lauren Barron, BMO Harris Bank - Vice Chair
Joseph D. Keenan, III, Attorney- Secretary
Amy Bergren, BMO Harris Bank- Treasurer
Glen Amundsen, Attorney
Linda Buggy- Community Advocate
Fred Sasser, Sasser Family Holdings, Inc. Immediate Past Chair
Robert Washlow, Bay West Management LLC
Jolene M. Wise, SEC
Avenues Partnership Boards - More Info »
Chicago Partnership Board
Chair Amy Bergren, BMO Harris Bank
Immediate Past Chair, Diana Olivo, Nouryan
Chad Andrulonis, Fifth Third Bank
Joseph Bertoni, Morgan Stanley
Matthew Blohm, Salesforce
Suzana Bjelopetrovich, Spark Foundry
Paul C. Carlisle, Wintrust Financial
Karen Clarke, PepsiCo Chicago (retired)
Eldon E. Ham, Eldon L. Ham, P.C.
Ryan Jalowiecki, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mike Jostes, the Holiday Heroes
Gina LoCacciato, Sasser Family Companies
Susan Matejka, HPS Chicago
Collin E. Sasser, Rush Health
Amanda Scott, TCF Bank
Brian Stewart, The Keystone Group
Julie Carlisle Streu, Wintrust Financial
Suburban Partnership Board
Chair, Cindy Walsh, Community Advocate
Immediate Past Chair, Susan Feldman, Community Advocate
Dirk Ahlbeck, Apple Growth Partners
Rick Cosgrove, Agency EA
Edward Coyne, Coyne and Company
Jenny Pawlik, Community Advocate
John Sasser, Sasser Consulting, Inc.
Robert Skoronski
Barbara Spiewak, Community Advocate
Therese Villano, Villano Interiors
Tom Villano, Villano Interiors
James Whittington, Educator (retired)
Jamie Zimmerman, Community Advocate
