Board of Directors
Elisabeth Payne, Board Chair
Verizon Media
John Bankhurst, Vice Chair – Board Development
SALO LLC
Blake Overlock, Vice Chair – External Relations
Loud Capital
Vinu Ramasamy, Vice Chair – Program Development
Siemens Building Technologies
Bill Pekin, Treasurer
Pekin Hardy Strauss Wealth Management
La’Shawn Hill, Secretary
BMO Harris Bank
Brandon Barela
KPMG LLP
Emily Blum
National Able Network
Susan M. Boin
Bank of America
Thomas E. Dixon
Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Catherine Faber
Everactive
Lisa Hampton
Chicago Department of Family & Support Services
Travis Hughes
JP Morgan Asset Management
Lisa Jericho
Chicago Community Trust
Natalie Lynch
Path
Kristen Nomura
Google
John Bernard Potter
Morgante Wilson Architects, LTD.
Kaitlin Roe
The Kraft Heinz Company
Susan Weiss
Strategic Consultant
April Williams
NORC at the University of Chicago
Ben Yepsen
Comcast
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
Kaufman Jacobs
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
Wilmette Park District Early Childhood Center
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!
