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
Keiana Barrett 06/30/2028 Mayor
Jeffrey J Bethke No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Doreen Burse No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Ivan Capifali No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Guy Chipparoni 06/30/2028 Mayor
Larita Clark No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Phil Clement 06/30/2027 Other
Catherine De Orio 06/30/2027 Mayor
Lisa Duarte 06/30/2027 Other
Honorable Jason Ervin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Devin D Griffith 03/28/2027 Other
Nina Grondin 06/30/2027 Other
Benjamin Humphrey No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Chevy Humphrey 06/30/2027 Other
Ayesha A Jaco 06/30/2026 Mayor
Patrick Kelly No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Andrea Kluger 06/30/2028 Other
Misoon Kong 06/30/2028 Other
Rich Levin No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Liz Lombardo Stark 06/30/2026 Mayor
Kevin P McLaughlin 06/30/2027 Other
RJ Melman 06/30/2027 Other
Artesha Moore 06/30/2027 Other
Jose Ochoa 06/30/2028 Other
Tracey Payne No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Vinnie Polito 06/30/2027 Other
Michael Reinsdorf 06/30/2026 Other
Kristin Richards No Expiration Date Ex Officio
Eve Rodriguez Montoya 06/30/2027 Other
James E Rondeau 06/30/2026 Mayor
David Russell 06/30/2028 Other
Juan Salgado 06/30/2026 Mayor
Manuel Sanchez Continuing Appointment Other
Alexandra Sims 06/30/2027 Other
Michael Strautmanis 06/30/2027 Other
Cherryl T Thomas 09/08/2027 Other
Lisa Timbo 06/30/2026 Other
Jorge Valdivia 06/30/2027 Other
Mark Wagner 06/30/2028 Other
Rodney Williams Continuing Appointment Other
Betsy Zieger 06/30/2026 Other
Vacancy Ex Officio

The information on this site is current as of November 25, 2025