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Vision + Action = Equality in Motion

Vision 2020's Second Annual Congress
October 12, Chase Tower, 10 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60603

Vision + Action = Equality in Motion was a resounding success. Watch the video below for a snapshot of the Chicago Congress and visit the blog for a first-person account of the Vision 2020 experience. 

2011 National Honorees

Five pairs of Chicago-area leaders who demonstrate shared leadership among women and men were honored with Equality in Action Medals.

The 2011 Chicago honorees, who represent the areas of finance, education, arts and culture, law, and business are:

• From Ariel Investments, Chairman, CEO & Chief Investment Officer John W. Rogers, Jr. and President Mellody Hobson.

• From Glencoe School District #35, Superintendent Cathlene A. Crawford, and Director of Finance & Operations Jason A. Edelheit.

• From Goodman Theatre, Executive Director Roche Schulfer and Director of Development Dorlisa Martin.

• From Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Partner Howard Krane and Partner Emily Nicklin.

• From McDonald’s, President and Chief Operating Officer Don Thompson and from McDonald’s USA, President Jan Fields.

Vision 2020 would like to thank all its sponsors

VISION 2020 PRESENTING SPONSOR

Vision 2020’Second Annual Congress is made possible through the generous contributions of the following sponsors:

VISIONARY SPONSOR

CHICAGO SUPPORTERS

CHICAGO FRIENDS

Aronberg Goldgehn
KO Solutions LLC
Marsha Serlin / United Scrap Metal, Inc.
Mesirow Financial

CHICAGO CIRCLE

Michelle Ringold, MBA, CPA

Chicago Host Committee Co-Chairs

A Chicago Host Committee has been established to welcome the out-of-towners and involve those in the region. The committee is co-chaired by:

Melinda Johnson, Director of Administrative Operations, Vision 2020
Cynde H. Munzer, Partner, Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
Anne Pramaggiore, President and COO of ComEd

The members include:

List in formation

Laurel G. Bellows
Vision 2020 National Advisor
Principal
The Bellows Law Group, P.C.
President Elect
American Bar Association

Stacey Kruger Birndorf
Executive Vice President and Principal
Transwestern

Katy Breitenbach
Membership Manager
Catalyst

Cindy Burrell
President
Diversity in Boardrooms

Tracey L. Cantarutti, Ph.D.
Regional Vice President, Midwest
The Leader's Edge/Leaders By Design

Jillian S. Cole
Associate
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Vilma Colom
President
Northern Illinois Chapter of the National Conference of the National Puerto Rican Women
1st Vice President
NACOPRW Board of Directors

Galia S. Felemovicius
Advisor, Private Wealth Management
Goldman Sachs

Nuria Fernandez
Vision 2020 Illinois Delegate
Senior Vice President
CH2M Hill

Evelyn Figueroa
President, Chicago Chapter and National Treasurer
National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, Inc.

Julianne Getty
Vice President, Senior Private Banker
The Northern Trust Corporation

Ruth Ann Gillis
Vision 2020 Visionary Delegate
Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative and Diversity Officer
Exelon Corporation
President
Exelon Business Services Company

Mindy Block Gordon
Executive Director
NAWL Foundation

Joyce Heneberry
Senior Vice President of Development
One Hope United

Mary Vidal Hays
Member
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Jacqueline M. Helmick
Associate
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Julie Kanak
Managing Director
Diversified Search

Rana Lee
Business Development Director
SmithGroup

Sherren Leigh
President/Publisher
Today’s Chicago Women

Connie L. Lindsey
Vision 2020 Illinois Delegate
Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
The Northern Trust Company

Jacqueline Trotter Lotzof
Director of Business Development
Freedom Home Care

Rachael Halstuk Mangoubi
Investment Manager
Mesirow Financial

Rhonda Marin
Vice President
US Bank, SBA Division

Veronica M. Muñoz
Director
Commission on Women in the Profession
American Bar Association

Julie A. Neubauer
Associate
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Cathy M. Niden, Ph.D.
Principal and Managing Director
Navigant Economics

Karen Peery
Vice President of IT Generation Solutions
Exelon Corporation

Cathy Pratt
President-Wilmette
North Shore Community Bank & Trust Company

Amy M. Rapoport
Associate
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Hedy Ratner
Co-President
Women’s Business Development Center

Gwen Rich
Image Style Consultant
Image Inside and Out

Rachel Rosenberg
Regional Vice President
Airbonne International

Marsha Serlin
CEO
United Scrap Metal

Robin Shapiro
Principal
Transformation by Design

Deirdre Joy Smith
Vision 2020 Visionary Delegate
President
Power: Opening Doors for Women

Mary L. Smith
President-Elect
National Native American Bar Association

Blooma Stark
Member
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa

Margaret Stender
President and CEO
Chicago Sky

Dana Wood
Vision 2020 Chicago Volunteer Coordinator
Author of "Regarding the Suffragists

Robyn Wetzel
President
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