University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Elizabeth Austin

Editorial consultant

Social media strategist

Bob Axelrod

Senior VP

FleishmanHillard

Leslie Bardo Gordon

Writer, marketer, strategist

LeslieWrites, LLC

Dorothy Capers

Senior VP, general counsel

National Express LLC

Joan Cetera

Senior director/PR

Frito-Lay

Scott Chantos

VP, sales and marketing

RAEN

Jeff Badu

2018 Lester McKeever Award

Chicago CPA

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Immanuel Chu

Georgia pastor, public speaker

Prized Ron Zook football recruit

Matt Coldagelli

Senior VP

Edelman

John Conrad

Actor/talent coach

‘Oceans 13,’ ‘Meet Dave’

Barbara Crowder

Retired judge

Madison County Circuit Court

Airies Davis

Founder, principal

WorkforcEQi LLC

Paul Farahvar

Chicago attorney, comedian

Farahvar Law Group

Marra Gad

Director, president

Egad! Productions

Graham Grady

Chicago law partner

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Eric Guenther

Former Illini linebacker

State Farm

Priya Harjani

Associate VP, deputy general counsel

Northwestern University

Jerrance Howard

Illini guard, coach

Now on Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks staff

Pam Kuforiji

Past president, UI Black Alumni Network

AVID coordinator, Tefft Middle School of Streamwood

Lisa Ligon

Nat’l sales/marketing manager

AeroPress, Inc.

Blake Mathias

Assistant professor of entrepreneurship

Indiana University

Amber McReynolds

CEO, National Vote At Home Institute and Coalition

Co-author, ‘When Women Vote’

Josey Miller

Actress, singer, writer

WCIA alum

Jamila Reeves

Managing director

Teach For America

Sheila Repeta

Head of People

TeamSnap