Anne B. Blanton is a retired executive from the nonprofit sector in Chicago.  She served in senior management positions at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for over twenty years and was the Executive Vice President of The Chicago Community Trust, a community foundation founded in 1915 with over $2 billion in assets.

Emily L. Barr is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Graham Media Group, the television broadcasting division of Graham Holdings Company. She has held this position since July 2012. Prior to joining Graham Media Group, Barr served as the President and General Manager of ABC 7 Chicago (WLS–TV), the ABC-owned station in Chicago, IL. She held this position from April 1997 until July 2012.

Jason Kalajainen is the Executive Director of the Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago. Prior to joining Luminarts, Jason was the Executive Director of Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency.

Joe Krueger is the General Manager of the Ingredients Division of Arro Corporation. Joe is the President of the Parent’s Association and his daughter Meghan will be a Senior in the Music Department at The Academy.

Marypat Mulholland is head of Institutional Equity Sales for Wells Fargo Securities’ Midwest region. With 25 years of experience, she directs all aspects of the client relationship for the accounts and is specifically responsible for building, aligning, and growing Wells Fargo’s client relationships. She is a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Council and is also the founder of the Windy City Women’s Networking Group.

Alexander H. (Sandy) Williams, based in the Oak Brook, IL office, joined Witt/Kieffer after a successful 30-year career in senior healthcare management and association executive roles. He has a special interest in identifying physician executives and other healthcare leaders to chair clinical departments at hospitals and systems.

Larry has been in Public Education for over 25 years. The past 10 years he has been the Principal of Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest Illinois. In 2012, Roosevelt School became nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Past Chairman

Richard H. Sanders received his B.S. from Loyola University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern University Law School. For his entire legal career he was an associate/partner/shareholder at Vedder Price in its Chicago office, providing legal counsel to a broad range of health care providers, including health care systems, hospitals, physicians, provider networks and managed care organizations.