Chicago State Foundation’s Board of Directors, composed of business and civic leaders
from the Greater Chicagoland Region, provide mission-based leadership and strategic
governance to guide the Foundation’s work. Directors serve as trusted advisors to
the Executive Director and as ambassadors of the Foundation and University.

Kimberly Evans
Board Chair
EVP, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion & Social Impact | Northern Trust

Lafayette Kyle Ford
Board Vice Chair
Senior Financial Advisor | Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Joseph Cancila, Jr.
Board Secretary
Partner | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP

Michael T. Harris
Board Treasurer
President | Beverly Bank & Trust

Erin Inman
Member at Large
Executive Committee President & CEO | Primera Engineers, Ltd.

D'Andrea Anderson
President & COO | Halo Security Group

Andre Baker
Market Director, Banking |
JP Morgan Chase

Spring Capers
Board Development Committee Chair
Owner & CEO | Spring’s Place - The Hair Studio

Nick Inman
Vice President, Finance | Comcast, Greater Chicago Region

Jason Mercer
Principal, CAST U.S. Due Diligence | Cleveland Avenue

Mark Miller
President, South Chicagoland Area & Advocate Christ Medical Center | Advocate Health
Care

Peggy Montes
President | Bronzeville Children's Museum

Jason Pugh
Global Director of Inclusion | Gensler

Manika Turnbull
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas

Bernard Williams
Chairman & CEO | Fidelity Print Communications