Erikson Institute Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees represents a cross section of Chicago’s civic, corporate, professional, and philanthropic communities.
The board’s constant stewardship and fundraising support enables us to maintain our reputation as a premier institution of higher education and an organization that works to ensure that all children have equal opportunity to realize their potential.
Erikson Trustees help steer the organization towards a sustainable future. The Trustees in concert with the Executive Leadership Team adopt legal governance and financial management policies, as well as ensure Erikson has adequate resources to advance its mission.
Executive Officers
Susan Stone, Chair
Civic Leader
José Cerda III, Vice Chair
Chief External Affairs Officer, IFF
Lewis Ingall, Treasurer
Senior Managing Director, Heitman
Life Trustees
Virginia Bobins
Michelle Collins
Toby Herr
Bruce E. Huey
Sara Crown Star
Scott Steffens
Patty Walsh
Susan Wislow
Sheri B. Zuckerman
- Catherine M. Adduci
President of the Board, Village of River Forest - Eric Adelstein
Partner, AL Media - Jackie Barlow
Vice Chairman, CIBC Bank - Susan Booth
Artistic Director, Goodman Theatre - Elizabeth Browne
Managing Director, Sponsor Solutions Group, GCM Grosvenor LP - Richard A. Chesley
DLA Piper LLP, US Co-US Managing Partner, Global Managing Partner - Angela Cobb
Founder and CEO, FirstGen Partners LLC - Frank Gettridge
President and CEO, National Public Education Support Fund
- Ikram Goldman
President, ikram - Sabrina Gracias
Founder, Ortus Foundation - Julie Herr
Civic Leader - Mitchell J. Lederer
Partner, Brand Capital, L.L.C. - Carol D. Lee
Professor Emerita, Northwestern University - Judith K. McCaskey
Civic Leader - Diane Goldstick Meagher
Civic Leader - Charles R. Middleton
President and Professor Emeritus, Roosevelt University
- Kate Neisser
Civic Leader - Maggie Pucker
Civic Leader - Kathy Richland Pick
Owner, Kathy Richland Photography - Nicole Robinson
Chief Executive Officer at YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Civic Leader - Cari B. Sacks
Civic Leader - Joy Segal
Civic Leader - Deana Spencer
Director of Early Learning and Policy, Holy Family Ministries - Cyrus Walker
CEO Data Defenders, LLC - Dianne Wasieleski
Partner, Grant Thornton
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