Board of Directors
Elisabeth Payne, Board Chair
Verizon Media
Larissa Chaikowsky, Vice Chair – Board Development
BMO Financial Group
Travis Hughes, Vice Chair – External Relations
JP Morgan Asset Management
Vinu Ramasamy, Vice Chair – Program Development
Siemens Building Technologies
Bill Pekin, Treasurer
Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management
Emily Blum, Secretary
ADA25 Advancing Leadership
Lisa Jericho
Chicago Community Trust
April Williams
NORC at the University of Chicago
Lisa Hampton
Chicago Department of Family & Support Services
Ann B. O’Shaughnessy
CIBC
Natalie Lynch
Path
Kristen Nomura
Google
Catherine Faber
Everactive
John Bernard Potter
Morgante Wilson Architects, LTD.
John Bankhurst
Salo LLC
Kaitlin Roe
The Kraft Heinz Company
Blake Overlock
LOUD Capital
Susan Weiss
Strategic Consultant
La’Shawn Hill
BMO Harris Bank
Brandon Barela
KPMG LLP
Ben Yepsen
Comcast
Thomas Dixon
Deloitte
John T. Shapiro, General Counsel (non-voting)
Freeborn & Peters, LLP
Shannon K. Stewart, MSW (non-voting)
Executive Director & CEO, Inspiration Corporation
Auxiliary Board
Sam Teper, President
Focus Heathcare Partners LLC
Chris Bartlett, Vice President
CA Ventures
Tom Hargett, Secretary
Google
Vanessa Mukhebi, Events and Community Chair
ReFED
Ilana Blumin
84.51°
Carolyn Fairbanks
Planned Parenthood
Shannon Halloway
Rush University Medical Center
Kelly Kulasik
Hulu
Derrick Luckie
MetCap Bank
Catherine Meeth
Rowe Elementary
Tony Ohlhausen
NAMI Chicago
Margot Tuchler
Old Salt Insights
Hallie Witmer, Staff Liasion
Inspiration Corporation
Success Stories
Our Foodservice Training Program empowers members of our community with the tools they need to succeed in the foodservice industry and prepares them for a sustainable career path.
One of our program graduates, Chef Anthony Scardino came to Inspiration Corporation almost 10 years ago to start working towards a career in the foodservice industry. After completing his training, Tony went on to work at popular Chicago restaurants, and eventually launched his own business, Professor Pizza!
