Cohort, 2026, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Chime Asonye is the Founder of Nigerian Mental Health, the country’s largest multidisciplinary community of practitioners, comprising over 50 organizations advancing policy, research, wellness, and disability inclusion. His t...

Cohort, 2026, Industry, Law, Sector, Academia, Social Media, Paulina Muñoz is a senior assistant general counsel with Chicago Public Schools’ legal department. In this role, she negotiates and advises complex legal and policy matters that support the district’s mission to provide equitable,...

The Council offers undergraduate juniors and seniors, and graduate students the opportunity to learn about our organization and participate in a variety of duties associated with ongoing projects through our internship program.

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Science, Technology, & Innovation, Sector, Private Sector, After nearly 20 years in leadership roles at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Benjamin Bader now leads the global workplace function for HERE Technologies, managing real estate across nearly 40 countries. He oversees a di...

Cohort, 2024, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Tina Kotrych is the senior investment officer at the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago. In this role, she leverages broad networks on both sides of the border to help Midwest-based firms navigate all aspects...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Before joining Invenergy, Arthur Colby was a director at DaVita Kidney Care, creating an integrated corporate strategy and driving sustained growth for more than 120 kidney dialysis clinics in the Chicagoland and Wisconsin mar...

Cohort, 2023, Industry, Environment & Sustainability, Sector, Private Sector, Erin Delawalla leads regional sales and business development in the Upper Midwest for Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC, the nation’s largest operational ecological restoration company. She works to develop new ma...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Healthcare, Sector, Private Sector, Sonia Bobra is an assistant professor of Neuroradiology at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. Bobra serves as education director for radiology residents and medical students and as a mentor to inter...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Government, Policy, & Public Affairs, Sector, Public Sector, Maggie Cullerton Hooper is the deputy commissioner of partnerships at the City of Chicago, creating the first cohesive, long-term plan for public-private partnerships on a citywide scale. She is responsible for C...