October 13, 2020 Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin – City of Chicago Melissa Conyears-Ervin Melissa Conyears-Ervin is the current City Treasurer of the City of Chicago and a former State Representative for the 10th District. She believes in the promise of opportunity and the strength of families to effectively address the needs of our communities. As the […]

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City Club of Chicago: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin

September 30, 2020 Ready for Reform? The Path to Honest Government in Illinois – David Greising – President and CEO, Better Government Association David Greising David Greising is the president and chief executive of the Better Government Association, joining the BGA in 2018. For nearly a century, the BGA has fought for honest and effective […]

City Club of Chicago: Better Government Association President and CEO David Greising

September 23, 2020 Arne Duncan – Reimagining Public Safety Arne Duncan As managing partner at Emerson Collective, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan returns to Chicago on a mission to improve the lives of young adults in his hometown. Through partnerships with local business leaders, community organizers, and nonprofit groups, Duncan aims to create […]

City Club of Chicago: Arne Duncan – Reimagining Public Safety

September 17, 2020 Census 2020: Accurately Counting Chicagoland – Oswaldo Alvarez, Anita Banerji & Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore Oswaldo Alvarez Oswaldo Alvarez is the State of Illinois’ Census Director and helps oversee all operations including grant management, marketing, government relations. He has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector – ranging from […]

City Club of Chicago: Census 2020 – Accurately Counting Chicagoland

September 14, 2020 Samir Mayekar and Sam Skinner – Chicago: A Path to Economic Recovery Samir Mayekar Samir Mayekar fills the newly created role of Deputy Mayor, Economic and Neighborhood Development, designed to further develop and support Chicago’s neighborhoods. Samir has significant experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Samir previously served in the […]

City Club of Chicago: Chicago – A Path to Economic Recovery

August 19, 2020 Gia Biagi – Commissioner – Chicago Department of Transportation Gia Biagi Gia Biagi is an urban planner and designer with experience in the private and public sectors who was appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot in December 2019. The Mayor charged Biagi with implementing […]

City Club of Chicago: Gia Biagi, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation

August 17, 2020 Chicago’s Evolving Media Landscape: Trends in 2020 – Morgan Elise Johnson, Gregory Pratt and Jen Sabella Morgan Elise Johnson Morgan Elise Johnson (Producer/Director) is an independent filmmaker who recently co-founded The TRiiBE (www.thetriibe.com), a digital publication that is reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago. She is also co-producing Unapologetic, a documentary that […]

City Club of Chicago: Chicago’s Evolving Media Landscape – Trends in 2020

August 12, 2020 Sam Toia – President & CEO – Illinois Restaurant Association Sam Toia Since 2012, Sam Toia has served as President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA), a non-profit trade association representing the state’s largest private sector employer, with projected employment in 2019 of 588,000 people and more than $30.1 billion […]

City Club of Chicago: Sam Toia, President & CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association

July 30, 2020 Michelle Morales – President – Woods Fund Chicago Michelle Morales Michelle Morales is the President of the Woods Fund Chicago. She is a first-generation US born Puerto Rican. Prior Woods Fund, she led the Illinois chapter of the Mikva Challenge, an organization that leads the field of civics by developing young people […]

City Club of Chicago: Michelle Morales, President of the Woods Fund Chicago

July 29, 2020 City Club – Tom Dart – Sheriff – Cook County Hon. Thomas Dart Sheriff Tom Dart has lived a life dedicated to effecting change, protecting the unprotected and fighting for social justice. After serving the community as a prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart decided to run for Cook County Sheriff in […]

City Club of Chicago: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart

July 23, 2020 Dr. Allison Arwady – Chicago Department of Public Health – Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady Dr. Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, is the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Dr. Arwady started at CDPH in 2015 and served as Chief Medical Officer before being confirmed by the City Council as Commissioner […]

City Club of Chicago: Dr. Allison Arwady

July 8, 2020 Jahmal Cole – My Block, My Hood, My City – Founder & CEO Jahmal Cole A champion of social justice, Jahmal Cole’s mission is to build a more interconnected Chicago on the pillars of service and education. As the founder and CEO of the city’s fastest growing social impact organization, My Block […]

City Club of Chicago: My Block, My Hood, My City Founder & CEO Jahmal Cole

June 30, 2020 Erin Aleman – Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning – Executive Director Erin Aleman Erin Aleman was appointed unanimously by the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) in June 2019 as the agency’s third executive director. Immediately prior to joining CMAP, Aleman served as Vice President of Metro Strategies, a […]

City Club of Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Executive Director Erin Aleman

May 14, 2020 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Hon. Toni Preckwinkle started her career as a high school history teacher, teaching in Chicago for 10 years. Her journey in public service started as alderman for 20 years and later in the Harold Washington Administration she worked in the Department of Economic Development. In 2010 Hon. Preckwinkle was elected as […]

President Toni Preckwinkle: From Rapid Response to Equitable Recovery

March 10, 2020 Charting a Future Course in Higher Education – Moderated by Robert Jordan – Dr. Ali R. Malekzadeh & Mablene Krueger Mablene Krueger Mablene Krueger, M.B.A. is the ninth president of Robert Morris University Illinois, is a strategic academic leader who has a distinguished career in higher education for over 35 years. She is passionate about the strengths and challenges of first-generation students. As President of Robert Morris, Krueger spearheaded a plan to refocus the Institution on its […]

City Club of Chicago: Charting a Future Course in Higher Education

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