NULC Board - Chicago Region

Northwestern is grateful to the committed individuals who serve on Northwestern University Leadership Circle (NULC) Regional Boards, including in the Chicago area. These dedicated volunteers help increase Leadership Circle membership and raise critical funds for the University. Northwestern depends on the generosity and leadership exemplified by NULC Regional Board members. This list reflects board membership as of September 9, 2025.

Co-Chairs

• John Stefan Hruska '19
• Jae W. Kim ’91 (’24, '28 P)
• Jonathan Newcomb ’79, ’82 JD (’15 P)
• Lynsey Olczak Pace ’00

Members

• Brian Dale Arnfelt '12, '13 MA
• Tracey Williams Benford ’91 (’26 P)
• Matthew Berry ’07, ’11 JD
• Susan E. Brice ’92
• Helen H. Chuang ’10
• Julie Gaskin Coan ’98
• Ian Deason ’97
• Meredith Crowther Dinneen ’07
• Willard S. Evans Jr. ’77, ’81 MBA
• Brian Fields ’98
• Jamie Rosen Fields ’04
• Meggan Friedman ’96
• Timothy D. Friedman '98 MBA ('25 P)
• Nicholas J. Gendron ’13
• Georgia Giakoumis Spear ’97, ’05 GME, ’09 GME, ’10 GME
• Jenny Kim Giblin ’07, ’13 MBA
• Brian A. Goldstein ’96, ’06 MBA
• Evan Thomas Gray ’09, ’20 MBA
• Kristen V. Grisius ’00
• Matthew R. Gross ’04
• Rohit Gupta ’95, ’00 MD, ’05 GME, ’06 GME
• Mark D. Hassakis ’73
• Robert M. Hayward ’94, ’97 JD (’24 P), Trustee
• Kee-Won Hong ’05
• Peter J. Hulick ’97
• Audrey M. Huth ’13
• Sara Abrahamson Iorio ’93
• Anish R. Kadakia ’96, ’00 MD, ’05 GME
• Sakina Kadakia ’97
• Kyle B. Kamin ’98
• Barbara Drwila Kassner ’96 (’26 P)
• David E. Kassner ’97 (’26 P)
• Lisa Czepiel Kohr ’86, ’95 MBA (’20, ’22 P)
• William E. Kohr ’86, ’86 MBA (’20, ’22 P)
• Ashish K. Lal ’98
• Richard L. Lies Jr. ’67 (’92 P)
• Lara A. Leniton Liss ’99
• Lousanne Halverson Lofgren ’79
• Scot Marcotte ’90
• MaryAnn U. Marsh ’85
• Pamela R. Mason ’88
• Uday K. Mehta ’93, ’03 GME (’25 P)
• Rukhsana G. Mirza, MD ’94, ’06 GME
• Jennifer Moore Morehead ’00, ’08 MBA
• Erik Ojala ’97
• Shawn L. Olins ’97
• Jay L. Owen Jr. ’94, ’03 MBA
• Frank E. Pasquesi ’87 (’22 P)
• Mason B. Reay ’89, ’19 JD (’20 P)
• Evans Schoeman ’70
• Alan L. Schultz ’03
• Precious N. Schultz ’03
• Gordon C. Scott ’89
• Robert S. Sevim ’97
• Heather McConahey Shaffer ’97
• Michael D. Shaffer ’97, ’03 MBA
• Anand P. Shah, MD ’01, ’05 MD
• Shivani Pankaj Shah, MD ’01, ’05 MD, ’08 GME, ’11 GME
• Shiven S. Shah ’99
• Naved Siddique ’92
• William H. Spear ’97
• Kammer Douglass Strachan ’17
• Christina Thompson ’07, ’07 MS
• Patrick D. Thompson ’00, ’06 MBA
• Kadiatou C. Underwood ’97
• Sam Valenzisi ’95, ’96 MS
• Reed Souter Van Gorden ’06
• Amy Scallan Van Gorp ’91 (’24 P)
• Mark L. Verschuur ’92, ’01 MBA
• Ronald S. Weiss ’86 MD
• Debbie J. Winick (’24, ’25 P)
• Jeffrey Jay Wissink ’94, ’07 MBA
• Eric Michael Yeh ’00, ’09 MBA
• Jaime Lynn Yeh ’99, ’07 MBA