Honoring the 2022 theme, A Movement, Not A Moment, the meeting featured a welcome messages from Chicago United President and CEO Tiffany Hamel Johnson, and Chicago United Board Chairman John C. Robak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greeley and Hansen, a moment to honor retiring Board member James P. Kolar, PwC Board Member and Former Central Market Managing Partner, PwC LLP, and the introduction of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Elected Officers. Newer Board Members since last year’s Annual Meeting include: Aurora Austriaco, Shareholder, Valentine, Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.; Nidhi Kapoor, President, RK Management Consultants, Inc.; Katherine Scherer, Vice Chair, Central Region Marketplace Leader and Managing Partner, Chicago Office, Deloitte; and Manika Turnbull, Divisional Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Health Care Service Corporation/Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Please click here to view the full Board of Directors and Officers.

A centerpiece of the meeting was the presentation of the Chairman’s Awards, presented on behalf of the Chairman of the Board in recognition of Chicago United’s Board Members and partners who have made mission-advancing contributions in 2021. During the presentation, the Special Recognition Award was rededication as the Toni Cornelius Special Recognition Award. Toni Cornelius, President at Tamarind Tree Consulting Ltd., passed in February 2022. She was a great friend and advocate of Chicago United. The Special Recognition Award was renamed to honor Toni’s memory and her unforgettable dedication to Chicago United.

Chairman’s Award recipients include: CEO Council Champion - Jim Skogsbergh, President and CEO, Advocate Aurora Health; Leaders Council Champion - Dana Adamczyk, Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion Corporate Human Resources, Abbott; Chicago United Benefactor - Darrel Hackett, President, BMO Wealth Management - U.S.; Championship Team - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Toni Cornelius Special Recognition Awards - Health Care Service Corporation/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and Aurora Austriaco, New Board Member and Partner, Valentine, Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C.

Source: Comcast Newsmakers

Posted: Jun 08, 2021

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