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Cinema/Chicago Governing Board

Cinema/Chicago’s Governing Board of Directors is comprised of a dynamic group of community leaders dedicated to furthering the mission of Cinema/Chicago through the development of long-term strategies, financial oversight and fundraising.

Executive Committee

Board Chair

headshot: Charles Droeg

Charles Droege
Chief Operating Officer,
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Vice-Chair

Brenda Robinson
Entertainment Attorney,
Producer, Philanthropist

Secretary

headshot: Frank Ballantine

Frank Ballantine
Partner
Dykema Gossett PLLC

Treasurer

headshot: Rohit Panikkar

Rohit Panikkar
Partner,
McKinsey & Company

At-Large

Headshot: Jacolyn Buckbaum

Jacolyn Bucksbaum
Founder,
The Focus Foundation

At-Large

headshot: Jon Harris

Jon Harris
Executive Vice President, Chief Communications and Networking Officer,
Conagra Brands

Leadership

headshot: Mimi Plauché

Mimi Plauché
Artistic Director,
Cinema/Chicago

Leadership

headshot: Vivian Teng

Vivian Teng
Managing Director,
Cinema/Chicago

Directors

Headshot: Lee Blackwell Bauer

Lee Blackwell Baur
Philanthropist
Securities Trader (ret.),
Chicago Stock Exchange

Headshot: Philip Clement

Philip B. Clement
President & CEO,
World Business Chicago

Headshot: Les Coney

Les Coney
Executive Vice President,
Mesirow Financial

headshot: Catherine De Orio

Catherine De Orio
Food Reporter, NBC 5 News
Executive Director, Foundation for Culinary Arts

headshot: Steve Dolinsky

Steve Dolinsky
Food Reporter, NBC 5 News
Founder, Pizza City Tours, Podcast and Fest

Headshot: Michelle Hawyard

Michelle Hayward
Founder,
Bluedog

Headshot: Chris Keogh

Christopher M. Keogh
Co-President and Head of Client Engagement & Capital Formation
Future Standard

Headshot: Mark Mitten

Mark Mitten
President,
Mitten, Inc.

Joe Sciarrotta
Deputy Creative Director,
Ogilvy Worldwide

headshot: John Starkey

John Starkey
President,
Family Care Kimberly Clark North America

Emeritus Board

headshot: Michael Kutza

Michael Kutza
Founder & Emeritus CEO, Cinema/Chicago and Chicago International Film Festival
Photo credit: Tim Klein

Joseph Antonow†
Phil Azar
Charles Benton*†
Daniel P. Coffey*
Randy Crumpton†
Martin Gapshis†
Judy Gaynor**
Ellis Goodman*
Jonathan Harries
Joel Hochbergº
Chuck Johnsen
Mary Ann Josh†
Walter Kaiser†
Burton Kanter†
James Klutznick
Linda Leemasterº
Jeanne Randall Malkin*
Suzanne McCormick**
Allyn Miller
Colleen Moore Hargrave*†
Ken Nordine†
Ray Nordstrand*†
Byron Pollock†
Ed Rabin
Robert Scarpelli
Victor Skrebneski†
Colleen Sullivan**
Mary Sweeney†
Yale Wexler*†
Rev. Walter Wilczek†
Dori Wilson†

* Past Chairperson    ** Past Executive Director    † Deceased

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