University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jessie Ann Foley

Novelist

HarperCollins

Brian Ludmer

Manager/tech production

Universal Studios Hollywood

Christy Marx

Noted TV screenwriter

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’

Melissa Tombro

Associate professor

Fashion Institute of Tech.

Jodie Burke

Hollywood scriptwriter

ESPN 30 for 30 alumna

CC Hirsch

Television agent

Creative Arts Agency

Kristina Parsons

Assistant propmaster

Warner Brothers TV

Caroline Liem

Casting director/producer

Glass Ceiling Entertainment

Lorraine Devon Wilke

Actress/singer

Huff Post contributor

Judi Schindler

Speaker, actor, author

‘Husbands: An Owner’s Manual’

Noah Spiegel

Managing director

Nashville Children’s Theatre

Emily Vito

Asst. development director

Lincoln Center Film Society

William Wallace

Art history professor

Washington University

Leo Segedin

Chicagoland artist

Still painting at 90

Lorren Cotton

Actress

Stacy in TV's 'That Guy'

Ilyce Glink

CEO/founder

Best Money Moves

Janet Gannon

Corp. development director

Transcendia

Mark Huddle

Senior counsel

Ice Miller

Aaron Buckley

Microsoft director

Revenue and monetization

Jim McNeely

Won 2001 Grammy

Jazz pianist, composer

John Conrad

Actor/talent coach

‘Oceans 13,’ ‘Meet Dave’

Reggie Brown

Barack Obama impersonator

Comedian, speaker

Emily Sexton

Associate general counsel

Kennedy Center

Felicia Wong

Emmy-winning director

Showtime Networks