CHICAGO APPLESEED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors is a group of dedicated individuals committed to social justice in Chicago and throughout the nation.
Our board members give generously of their time and talents to assist staff and volunteers on a variety of projects and advocate for systemic change.
Kareem Butler
Law Student, Loyola University Chicago
Donncha Carroll (President)
Partner, Lotis Blue Consulting
María Collado
Director of Grants Management, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Jimmie Covington
Vice President & Counsel, AllianceBernstein
Luke Finn (Secretary)
Mergers and Acquisitions Associate, Kirkland & Ellis
Gwendolyn Gissendanner
Associate, Latham & Watkins
Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
Associate Professor of Sociology, Brown University
Harleen Kaur
Litigation Associate, Goldberg Kohn
Brent D. Knight
Partner, Jones Day
Frances H. Krasnow
Partner, Harrison LLP
Roger A. Lewis
Principal, Goldberg Kohn
Stephen McInerney
Senior Managing Associate, Sidley
Fatima Monteiro
Campaign Strategist, Fines and Fees Justice Center
Sonya Naar
Vice President & Senior Claims Counsel, Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society (ALAS)
Dr. Mary E. Pattillo
Harold Washington Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, Northwestern University
Jennifer Plagman
Partner, Jones Day
Matthew Pozo
Chicago Market Development Manager, BVRG
Lia Raves
Equal Justice Works Fellow, Illinois Prison Project sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP & Discover Financial Services
Alecia Richards
Law Student, Northwestern University
Christopher Rohn (Treasurer)
Principal, PwC
Joe Roselius
Partner, DLA Piper
David Schoenfeld
Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Nicholas Siciliano
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Esmeralda Suarez
Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Courtney Welton
Senior Vice President & General Counsel for Business Law & Compliance and Chief Ethics & Privacy Officer, Allstate