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
Rich Ashlin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Jeffrey J Bethke No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Jay Blunk 06/30/2025 Other
Doreen Burse No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Larita Clark No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Phil Clement No Expiration Date Other
Catherine De Orio Continuing Appointment Mayor
Lisa Duarte Continuing Appointment Other
Glenn Eden Continuing Appointment Mayor
Honorable Jason Ervin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Richard Gamble 06/30/2025 Other
Sylvia I Garcia No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Marilynn Gardner 06/30/2025 Other
Devin D Griffith 03/28/2025 Other
Nina Grondin 09/14/2024 Other
Patrick Hatton 09/08/2024 Other
Clinee Hedspeth No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Chevy Humphrey 11/01/2024 Other
Ayesha A Jaco Continuing Appointment Mayor
Michael Jacobson 06/30/2025 Other
Arthur L Johnston Continuing Appointment Mayor
Patrick Kelly No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Mark Lauer 09/10/2024 Other
Kenneth Meyer No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Jerry Mickelson Continuing Appointment Other
Gary Perinar Continuing Appointment Other
Maria Razumich-Zec Continuing Appointment Other
Robert G Reiter, Jr. 06/30/2025 Other
Jamie Rhee No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Eve Rodriguez Montoya 09/08/2024 Other
James E Rondeau Continuing Appointment Mayor
Juan Salgado Continuing Appointment Mayor
Manuel Sanchez Continuing Appointment Other
Rebecca Shi Continuing Appointment Other
Alexandra Sims Continuing Appointment Other
Liz Stark Continuing Appointment Mayor
Michael Strautmanis Continuing Appointment Other
Christie Tarantino-Dean Continuing Appointment Other
Cherryl T Thomas 09/08/2024 Other
Sam P Toia Continuing Appointment Mayor
John Wells 06/30/2025 Other
Nykia Wright Continuing Appointment Other
Betsy Zieger Continuing Appointment Other

The information on this site is current as of July 5, 2024