Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is AFC’s governing body responsible for overseeing and advising the work of the organization.

Board Members

  • Geoffrey Brown*, Illinois CPA Society

    Board Chair

  • Yusef Garcia, Monarq Advisors

    Vice Chair & Governance Committee Chair

  • Janet Lin*, MD, MPH, MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago

    Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

  • Cecil Dearborne*, Pariveda

    Secretary

  • Lori Kaufman*

    Fund Development Committee Chair

  • Nanette Silva*, Community Memorial Foundation

    Programs Chair

  • Mary Pounder*, Comer Family Foundation

    Policy & Advocacy Chair

  • Tanya Lopez*, MS, American Medical Association

    Racial Equity Action Plan Implementation

  • Tom Sondergeld, McKinsey & Company

    Strategy Planning Committee Chair

  • Adwoa Antwi-Barfi

    McDonald’s

  • Caprice Carthans

    South Side Help Center

  • Chad Thompson

    Golan Christie Taglia LLP

  • Charles Peterson

    Neelyx Labs

  • JP Valadez

    Avoq

  • Julie Scott

    Cars.com

  • Keith McQueen

    Powerhouse Global Network

  • Lance P. Glass

  • Liu Montsho

  • Markus Pitchford

    Glenhouse Strategies

  • Nnenna Okeke

    BlueCross BlueShield

  • Patrick D. Strieck

    BMO

  • Rina Shah

    Walgreens

  • Roy A. Ferguson

  • Sean Radford

    AON

  • Sergio Mojica

    YR Media

  • Travis A. Gayles

    Hazel Health

  • Terri Wilkerson

    Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

  • Tim Mullet

    Dream Town Real Estate

  • * Executive Committee member

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