Our Team
The management team of Children’s Place Association brings together their diverse backgrounds to help fulfill our mission.
Founding Board of Directors
In the late 1980s a small group of concerned Chicagoans responded to the HIV/AIDS health crisis and its impact on children by creating a new organization. Its original program, a 10-bed Children’s Residential Center with 24-hour nursing care, opened in 1991 – one of the first of its kind in the nation.
Thank you to the Founding Board of Directors.
Robert T. Bale
Henrietta Bertelsman
Joseph Hickey
Jack Lee (in memoriam)
Elizabeth LeTourneau-Lee
Langdon D. Neal
Amy Puccinelli
Jack Strand
Ram Yogev, MD
Board of Directors
Children’s Place Association Board of Directors is made up of community and business leaders. Their diverse backgrounds bring unique perspectives and leadership to the organization.
Officers
Michael Silverman, Chair
Senior Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Specialized Operations
SmithBucklin
Bob Ryan, Vice Chair
Chief Financial Officer/Co-Owner
Goldfish Swim School
Christopher Murphy, CPA, Treasurer
Partner
RSM US
Bethany Neckvatal, Secretary
Senior Vice President
Mesirow Financial Currency Management Group
Board Members
Brenda B. Asare
President and CEO
The Alford Group
Robert T. Bale
Community Volunteer
Founding Board Member
Josephine Calderon
Vice President & Senior Trust Officer
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
John J. Durso
Partner
Nixon Peabody, LLC
Brian K. Greenblatt
President, Middle Market – Commercial Banking
The PrivateBank
Harold A. Kessler, MD
Global Medical Director
ViiV Healthcare
Raymond J. Mulligan
Vice President (Retired)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Edward F. Otto*
Principal
Ted Otto Group, LLC
Kathleen Ryan Sellew*
Managing Director (Retired)
Marsh USA Inc.
Diana Ware
Vice President, Corporate Senior Risk Manager
Alliant/Mesirow Insurance
* Indicates past Board Chair
Leadership Advisory Council
Robert T. Bale
Community Volunteer
Langdon D. Neal
Principal and Owner
Neal & Leroy, LLC
Richard S. Price
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mesirow Financial
Mrs. John R. Walter
Community Volunteer & Co-Founder of The Auxiliary of Children’s Place Association
Junior Board
Officers
Greg Bortz, President
The PrivateBank
Maggie Ryan, Event Co-Chair
The PrivateBank
Brigitte Trindl, Event Co-Chair
Mesirow Financial
Megan Zande, Event Co-Chair
The PrivateBank
Sarah Kohler, Marketing Co-Chair
SmithBucklin
Kloie McCann, Marketing Co-Chair
The PrivateBank
Steven Pesce, Recruitment Chair
Fifth Third Bank
Eleni Kontos, Auxiliary Chair
Mesirow Financial
Board Members
Kevin Amoo-Mensah
Goldman Sachs
Nicolas Anderson
Jahn US
Patrick Barrett
PWC
Derek Breese
The PrivateBank
Jillian Dougherty
MB Financial
Julie Frank
Navigate Research
Michael Free
The PrivateBank
Kent Larson
CNA
Leigh Loftus
Loftus Inc
Maureen McCluskey
Duane Morris LLP
Melissa Platt
The PrivateBank
Jonathan Rosen
Pokorny & Marks LLC
Ray Ross
RSM US
Marc Schmidt
KPMG
Breck Seitz
CNA
Sam Smola
The PrivateBank
Colleen Walter
Poisinelli
Josh Udenlhofen
The PrivateBank
Michaela Zook
The PrivateBank
Staff Liaisons
Josh Gates
Children’s Place Association
Stacey Hacker
Children’s Place Association
International Board of Directors
The Board of Children’s Place International is made up of individuals from the Chicago community and abroad who are committed to bringing vital services to high-need regions of the world.
Officers
Leslie McLeod, Chair
Senior Vice President, Alliant Employee Benefits
Alliant/Mesirow Insurance Services
Julia Rehwinkel Roberts, Vice Chair
Deputy Director, Latin America and Caribbean
Population Services International
Brad Dunlap, Secretary
Vice President
CIVCO Medical Solutions
Gary W. Harper, PhD, MPH, Treasurer
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Board Members
Abraham Goldman
Senior Counsel
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International
Marc Harris
Head of Global Research
RBC Capital Markets
Cathy Krieger
President & CEO
Children’s Place Association
Wesler Lambert, MD, MPH
Executive Director
Zanmi Lasante Haiti
Terry McAllister
President, International Markets
Teknion International
Richard Moser
Divisional Vice President Corporate Communications
Abbott Laboratories
Edward Otto
Principal
Ted Otto Group, LLC
Ambassador Board for Fundraising
Tina Eddy
Regional Vice-President
Fresenius Medical Care
Cheryl Gelfond
Vice President
Synthesis
Tim Koenig
Vice President
Navicor Group
Rhea Keenan
Community Volunteer
Kendra Morrill
Community Volunteer
Vanessa Tanaka
Special Counsel
Cadwalader
