University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Nell Bekiares

Animal biologist, conservation scientist, wildlife ecologist, zoologist

Research specialist, University of Wisconsin

Drew Bohan

Executive director

California Energy Commission

Michelle Boulé

Choreographer, dancer, teacher

Life coach

Emily (Kline) Bucarich

Director of learning and development content

National Restaurant Association

Auditi Chakravarty

Senior VP, Learning, Evaluation and Research

The College Board

Gillen D’Arcy Wood

Associate director of education

Institute for Sustainability, Energy and the Environment

Brandon Peele

Leadership consultant

Served on Interfraternity Council

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Lea Potter Daigle

Assistant VP

Bank of America

Danielle DuMerer

VP of technology

Shedd Aquarium

Rachel Fowler

Managing editor

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

Michael Harring

Retired VP

Deere & Company

Stacy Walton Long

Indianapolis law partner

Krieg DeVault LLP

Melissa McKillip

Vice dean for advancement

Rutgers University

Katarina Mescal-Pevzner

VP, marketing

Panoply Media

Jim Misener

Principal/President

50,000feet

Norah Piehl

Executive director

Boston Book Festival

Ian Punnett

‘Coast to Coast AM’ weekend host

K-State professor

Bob Rauber

Director, School of Earth, Society and Environment

Professor of atmospheric sciences

Seamus Reilly

President

Carl Sandburg College

Sheila Repeta

Head of People

TeamSnap

Britney Robbins

Founder/CEO, Gray Matter Experience

No. 2 on CS Magazine's 2020 Most Influential Chicagoans list

Lynn Schmit

Retired director

Mahomet Public Library

Charles Shields

Literary biographer, playwright

New York Times best-seller

Lauren Spieller

Novelist, literary agent

TriadaUS