Meet the IFF Board of Directors and Advisory Councils who help to better inform and connect our work across multiple sectors and areas.

Board of Directors

Meet Our Board of Directors

George Burciaga
CEO & Managing Partner
Ignite Cities
Chicago, IL

Hamilton Chang
Executive Editor & Board Member
Mandarin Leader Media & Magazine
Chicago, IL

Evelyn Diaz
Consultant
Chicago, IL

Sidney Dillard
Partner, Head of Corporate Investment Banking Division
Loop Capital
Chicago, IL

James (Jim) Due
Senior VP, Head of Risk & Policy
Northern Trust
Chicago, IL

Monique B. Jones
President & CEO
Forefront
Chicago, IL

Rodney Jones-Tyson
Chief Risk Officer
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Chicago, IL

Jason Mercer
Principal, CAST US Due Diligence
Cleveland Avenue
Chicago, IL

Emmet Pierson
President & CEO
Community Builders of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Angie Reyes
Executive Director & Founder
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
Detroit, MI

Greg Robinson
Partner, Head of Corporate Development
Edward Jones
St. Louis, MO

John Sassaris, Treasurer/Secretary & Finance Committee Chair
Senior Vice President & Market Executive
Fifth Third Bank
Chicago, IL

Sakura Takano, Vice Chair
CEO
Rotary Charities
Traverse City, MI

Cheryl Wilson, Chair
Managing Director, Community Development
CIBC Bank USA
Chicago, IL

Advisory Councils

Community Advisory Council

Terese Caro
President
Legacy Redevelopment Corp
Milwaukee, WI

Evelyn Diaz, Chair
Consultant
Chicago, IL

Renee Kent
Director of Special Projects
Communities First
Detroit, MI

Kathryn McHugh
Chief Lending and Investment Officer
Civic Builders
New York, NY

Marion Moore
Chief Financial Officer
Allies for Community Business
Chicago, IL

Doug Rasmussen
CEO & Managing Principal
Steadfast City
St. Louis, MO

Sara VanSlambrook
Chief Impact Officer
United Way of Central Indiana
Indianapolis, IN

Chicago Advisory Council

Kristine Argue-Mason
Executive Director
Partnership for Resilience
Flossmoor, IL

Daniel O. Ash
President
The Field Foundation of Illinois
Chicago, IL

Karen Freeman-Wilson
President & CEO
Chicago Urban League
Chicago, IL

Ayesha Jaco
Executive Director
West Side United
Chicago, IL

Manny Jimenez
First Vice President, CRA Officer
Marquette Bank
Chicago, IL

Monique B. Jones
President & CEO
Forefront
Chicago, IL

Bo Kemp
CEO
Southland Development Authority
Tinley Park, IL

Hilesh Patel
Consultant
Chicago, IL

Ryan Priester
Program Officer, Chicago Commitment
MacArthur Foundation
Chicago, IL

Claire Rice
Executive Director
Arts Alliance Illinois
Chicago, IL

Nicole Robinson
CEO
YWCA Metro Chicago
Chicago, IL

Kimberley Rudd
President & Senior Counselor
Rudd Resources
Chicago, IL

Leticia Reyes-Nash
Principal
Health Management Associates
Chicago, IL

Joanna Trotter
Executive Director/Senior Program Officer, Global Philanthropy
JPMorgan Chase
Chicago, IL

Detroit Advisory Council

Ryan Friedrichs
Vice President
Related Companies

Lisa Johanon
Executive Director
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corp.
Detroit, MI

Kirk Mayes
Detroit, MI

Angie Reyes
Executive Director and Founder
Detroit Hispanic Development Corp.
Detroit, MI

Kurt Strehlke
Senior Vice President
Commercial Manager II
Bank of America
Troy, MI

Kansas City Advisory Council

Deidre Anderson
Former Chief Executive Officer
EarlystART
Kansas City, MO

McClain Bryant Macklin
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Health Forward Foundation
Kansas City, MO

Scott Hall
Senior Vice President for Civic and Community Initiatives
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City, MO

Emmet Pierson
President/CEO
Community Builders of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

St. Louis Advisory Council

Zachary Boyers
Chairman & CEO
US Bancorp Community Development Corp
St. Louis, MO

Maxine Clark
CEO
Clark-Fox Family Foundation
Clayton, MO

Matt Oldani
Vice President Strategic Alignment
Deaconess Foundation
St. Louis, MO

Jason Purnell
President
James S. McDonnell Foundation
St. Louis, MO

Darlene Sowell
President & CEO
Unleashing Potential
St. Louis, MO

Robbyn Wahby
Executive Director
Missouri Charter Public School Commission
St. Louis, MO