Board of Advisors

A Board of Advisors provides guidance and counsel to LISC Chicago. The Board’s purview includes policy development and strategic planning; budget and finance; credit review and supervision; and fundraising.

Board members are selected on the basis of their engagement in community development matters in the metro Chicago area. They are:

Lori Healey, Principal, The John Buck Company (Chair)

David Anderson (Emeritus), Managing Director, New Pacific Consulting, LLC

Ann Baughan, Vice President, Operations, State Farm Insurance

Kevin B. Brookins, Vice President, Distribution System Operations, Commonwealth Edison

James Capraro, Principal, Capraro Consulting

Franklin Cole (Emeritus), Chairman, Croesus Corporation

Willard S. Evans, Jr., President, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas

Lawrence E. Grisham, Managing Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago, Dept. of Housing and Economic Development

Frances Grossman (Emeritus), Managing Director, Chicagoland Microlending Institute (Accion Chicago)

Francia Harrington, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase

Mary R. Kenney, Executive Director, Illinois Housing Development Authority

Michael W. Lewis, Executive Vice President, BMO Harris Bank

John G. Markowski, President, Community Investment Corporation

Mary Pat McKeown, Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Investment Group, Allstate Investments, LLC

Craig Mizushima, Senior VP/Midwest Regional Manager, US Bank

John Newman, LaSalle Bank (Ret.)

Perry Pero (Emeritus), Northern Trust (Ret.)

Terry Peterson, Vice President, Government Affairs, Ruth University Medical Center

Howard C. Pizer, Executive Vice President, United Center Joint Venture/Chicago White Sox

Hipolito Roldan, CEO, Hispanic Housing Development Corp.

Scott Swanson, President, Charter One Bank-Illinois

David Vitale

Thomas O. Weeks, Clayco