People
426
Chicago
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Former U.S. Congressman
Served from 1995-2012
Nancy Farrell
Reg. dietitian nutritionist
Farrell Dietitian Services
Phil Hockberger
Associate VP/research
Northwestern University
Mei-Mei Chan Kirk
Retired media executive
Started at USA Today
Chloe Johnston
Experience analyst, Obama Foundation
Past president, UI Black Alumni Network
Kevin McFall
Principal, Red Clay Digital
Past president, UI Black Alumni Network
Deb Sokolow
Artist, writer
Northwestern professor
Judson Todd Allen
Chicago chef
‘Architect of flavor’
Colleen Keough Wagner
Fiction author, editor
aka ‘Rumer Haven’
Orazio Buzza
Founder/CEO
Fooda, Inc.
Maria Carrillo
Chief science officer
Alzheimer’s Association
Gina Chinino Dardi
Global comms manager
Cushman & Wakefield
John David Mooney
Chicago-based artist
Mooney Studio
Nik Lapin
Sr. manager/partnerships
EZLinks Golf LLC
Bryana Holcomb
Editor
BlackDoctor, Inc.
Tracey Konicek
Chicago-based consultant
qler Solutions
Bruce Bloom
CEO
Cures Within Reach
Indira Saladi
Intellectual property attorney
Endowed UI scholarship
Pam Downey
Chief operating officer
Elohi Strategic Advisors
Brian Bock
VP, sales/marketing
Dukane Precast Inc.
Tom Vodick
Creative director
WGN-TV, CLTV
Michael Jesiolowski
Senior horticulturist
Chicago Botanic Garden
Charlie Catlett
Sr. computer scientist
Argonne National Lab
Andy Langan
Chicago law partner
Kirkland & Ellis
