Engagement Committee
The overall purpose of the Engagement Committee is to introduce new members to the extraordinary opportunities associated with belonging to a global network of female leaders. Committee members will provide welcome, onboarding, orientation and support for new members, and identify diverse membership needs, including membership engagement, benefits and services. Responsibilities include welcome emails, meeting with new members, and seeking out inactive members to reengage them.

Jennifer Cyra
Committee Chair
Cynamen Advisors
President

Debra D. Schwartz
Committee Vice Chair
MacArthur Foundation
Managing Director - Impact Investments

Laura Dempsey Brown
Committee Member
Retired SVP W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Kate Markin Coleman
Committee Member
ias advising
Principal

Donna de St. Aubin
Committee Member
St. Aubin, Haggerty & Associates, Inc.
President

Vicki Dudley
Committee Member
TTX Company
VP, CFO & Treasurer

Evelyn Kuo Fitzgerald
Committee Member
Social Venture Partners Chicago
Executive Director
Suzanne H. Gilbert
Committee Member
S H Gilbert Consulting
Principal

Tasha Ramona Green Cruzat
Committee Member
Voices for Illinois Children
President

Jessica Herrala
Committee Member
Bonfire.
Chief Communications Officer

Sherren Leigh
Committee Member
Leigh Consulting, LLC
Founder, Today's Chicago Woman (TCW)

Marilyn I Lissner
Committee Member
Cushman and Wakefield
Executive Director

Thania Panopoulos
Committee Member
The Perissos Group
President

Diane I Primo
Committee Member
Purpose Brand
CEO/Founder

Susan Sentell
Committee Member
The Sentell Group
CEO

Michelle Smead
Committee Member
Patina Solutions
Managing Director

Mary Smith
Committee Member
VENG Group
Vice Chair

Brooke Maryl Wiseman
Committee Member
Blessings in a Backpack
National CEO Emeritis