Children’s Place Association Board of Directors comprises community and business leaders. Their diverse backgrounds bring unique perspectives and leadership to the organization.

Christopher Murphy, CPA
Chair

Partner
RSM US

Committee Involvement:
Executive (Chair)
Fiduciary (Member)
Governance (Chair)

Bob Ryan,
Vice Chair

CFO/Co-Owner
Gold Fish Swim School – Roscoe Village

Committee Involvement:
Executive (Member)
Fiduciary (Member)
Governance (Member)
Foundation Subsidiary (Member)
Real Estate (Chair)

John F. Ward, Jr.,
Treasurer

Partner
Jenner & Block

Committee Involvement:
Executive (Member)
Fiduciary (Chair)

Kristen Daihes,
Secretary

Partner
Opex Analytics

Committee Involvement:
Executive (Member)
Donor Engagement (Member)

Brenda B. Asare*

President & CEO
The Alford Group

Committee Involvement:
Donor Engagement (Chair)
Governance (Member)

John J. Durso

Attorney at Law

Committee Involvement:
Fiduciary (Member)
Housing Subsidiary (Member)

Joseph Fabusiwa

Management/Finance Consultant & Director
DLC Group

Committee Involvement:
Fiduciary (Member)

Danielle Litinsky

Community Outreach Organizer

Committee Involvement:
Real Estate (Member)

Eric Hoffman

Vice President
Project Management Advisors

Christopher Parker

VP & Director of Community Engagement
Wintrust

Michael Silverman*

Senior Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Specialized Operations
SmithBucklin

Committee Involvement:
Governance (Member)

Cinaiya Stubbs

President & CEO
Children’s Place Association

Ex-Officio Member

* Indicates past Board Chair

In the late 1980s, a small group of concerned Chicagoans responded to the HIV/AIDS health crisis and its impact on children by creating a new organization. Its original program, a 10-bed Children’s Residential Center with 24-hour nursing care, opened in 1991 – one of the first of its kind in the nation.

Robert T. Bale (in memoriam)

Henrietta Bertelsman

Joseph Hickey Jack Lee
(in memoriam)

Elizabeth LeTourneau-Lee

Langdon D. Neal

Amy Puccinelli

Jack Strand

Ram Yogev, MD

Thank you to the Founding Board of Directors.

The Steering Committee of the Child Thrive Initiative is an informed and inclusive group of business, professional and civic leaders that are passionate about the positive development of children, youth, and families.

Committee members share their individual talents with the Child Thrive Initiative and, when appropriate, the resources and skills of themselves, their company, foundation, or organization.

The Child Thrive Steering Committee members are vested with the responsibility to provide guidance, support, thought leadership to help ensure the sustainability and growth of Child Thrive.

Joseph Fabusiwa
Chair

Management/Finance Consultant
2022 Director DLC Group

Jill Erickson

Head, Medical External Affairs
Health Equity & Community Affairs Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Leo Harmon

Senior Managing Director
Chief Investment Officer
Equity Management
Mesirow

Ellen Moiani

Senior Manager- Gov. & Community Affairs
Community Advisory Council (Chair)

Rowe-Clark (Noble Network of Schools)

Christopher Parker

Vice President, Director of Community Banking
CRA Officer, Community Impact Liaison

Wintrust Commercial Banking

Meghan Reilly

LCSW Private Practice on Trauma Informed Care

Lecturer for University of Chicago

Pauline Taylor

CPI Board
Retired – Finance

John F. Ward Jr.

Partner
Jenner & Block

Dominique Wilson

CPA Ambassador/Past Participant
Rise Kit “Economic Mobility Software”

Children’s Place Association’s Annual  Champions Gala Committee is a group of passionate individuals from a variety of different backgrounds who lead the fundraising efforts for our largest annual fundraiser each spring.

Maureen Larson
Lettuce Entertain You

Lizbeth Botello
Boston University Student

Simone Esters
Workday

Alex Hupe
CME Group

Hannah Song
Promus Equity Partners

Sanjeet Toby
Morningstar

Belle Weiler
Cristo Rey Network