Officers
Jill Wolowitz^, Chair
Kandace Lenti^, Vice Chair
Brian Septon^, Vice Chair
Simon Wlodarski^, Vice Chair
Kent Swanson^, Treasurer
Directors
Steven Abbey
Kristopher Anderson
Daniel Ash
Jeffrey Baker
Scott Bremer
Whitney Carlisle^
Kristin Carlson Vogen^
Jonathan Casiano
Richard Ciccarone*
Peter Coffey
Paula Conrad
Gillian Darlow
Mark Davis,* Past Chair
John DeBlasio
John Dunn
Michael Eickhoff
Denise Fogus Gibson
DeShana Forney
Stephen Friedman^
Katherine Gale
Damla Gerhart
Judith Gold
Philip Hale
Aaron Harris
Susan Hayes Gordon
Mark Heckler
Damion Heron
Mitchell Holzrichter
Mark Ishaug
Ianna Kachoris
Jennifer Koehler
Rebekah Kohmescher
Thomas Livingston^, Past Chair
Dave Lundy
William Mack^
Samir Mayekar
Thomas McNulty^, Past Chair
Timothy Moran
Monica Mueller,* Past Chair
Paul Newman
Bert Nuehring^
Douglas O'Brien
Gregory O’Leary^
Donovan Pepper^, Past Chair
Sylvia Puente
John Quinn
Anthony Reinhart
Scott Saef^, Past Chair
Gabriel Sanders
Rebekah Scheinfeld
Lois Scott
James Sledge^
Matthew Szafranski
Mark Taylor^
Andrew Weil
Meghan Woltman
Scott Ziomek
*Denotes Director Emeritus
^Denotes Executive Committee
Chicago’s future will be decided by the work we do today to build the City we need tomorrow, even as we address the challenges inherited from the past. Visioning and building that City of tomorrow will require the energy, creativity, and commitment of a new generation of civic leaders and investors who appreciate the unique platform the Civic Federation provides as a neutral broker advancing evidence-based analysis.
The Federation’s founding mission is still relevant today as it was over 130 years ago to address concerns about the city’s economic and social challenges: Promote the responsible, effective delivery of government services. Now Chicago stands at another crossroads that calls for deep generational re-assessment of the priorities and commitments needed for building a 21st century infrastructure.
The 2037 Society is the Federation’s answer to this challenge. As we approach the bicentennial, the Society will provide strategic counsel to the Federation on key research and pressing issues that are necessary to our city’s success, such as promoting a city charter, comprehensive pension reform, recalibration of the region’s tax structure, and regional governance for critical infrastructure. Society members will also benefit from exclusive access to Federation leadership, special projects, and private briefings on our budget analyses.
Society members commit to a multi-year investment, participate in relevant meetings, events, and working groups, and help identify other leaders and funders to join this important effort.