Board Information

Name CHOOSE CHICAGO
Function To serve as the official destination marketing organization for McCormick Place and Chicago.
Composition Mayoral Appointments: at least 8   Ex Officio Members: not specified   Other: not specified
City Council Approval Not Required
Legal Authority 70 ILCS 210/5.6

Membership

Member Name Term Expires Appointed by
Jeffrey J Bethke No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Doreen Burse No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Ivan Capifali No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Larita Clark No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Phil Clement 06/30/2030 Other
Catherine De Orio 06/30/2027 Mayor
Lisa Duarte 06/30/2027 Other
Glenn Eden Continuing Appointment Mayor
Honorable Jason Ervin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Richard Gamble 06/30/2025 Other
Marilynn Gardner 06/30/2025 Other
Devin D Griffith 03/28/2025 Other
Nina Grondin Continuing Appointment Other
Patrick Hatton Continuing Appointment Other
Clinee Hedspeth No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Benjamin Humphrey 06/30/2029 Other
Chevy Humphrey Continuing Appointment Other
Ayesha A Jaco 06/30/2026 Mayor
Michael Jacobson 06/30/2025 Other
Arthur L Johnston Continuing Appointment Mayor
Patrick Kelly No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Rich Levin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Kevin P McLaughlin Continuing Appointment Other
RJ Melman 06/30/2030 Other
Artesha Moore 06/30/2030 Other
Vinnie Polito 06/30/2030 Other
Michael Reinsdorf 06/30/2030 Other
Robert G Reiter, Jr. 06/30/2025 Other
Jamie Rhee No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Kristin Richards No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Eve Rodriguez Montoya Continuing Appointment Other
James E Rondeau Continuing Appointment Mayor
Juan Salgado Continuing Appointment Mayor
Manuel Sanchez Continuing Appointment Other
Alexandra Sims Continuing Appointment Other
Liz Stark Continuing Appointment Mayor
Michael Strautmanis Continuing Appointment Other
Cherryl T Thomas Continuing Appointment Other
Lisa Timbo 06/30/2029 Other
Jorge Valdivia 06/30/2030 Other
John Wells 06/30/2025 Other
Rodney Williams Continuing Appointment Other
Betsy Zieger Continuing Appointment Other

The information on this site is current as of November 21, 2024