Board of Trustees

Mary Carol Witry '86
BOARD CHAIR
Retired Chief Strategy Officer

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Betty Kosky Harn '82
CHAIR ELECT
President, Marquette Bank

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Kate O'Neill '96
SECRETARY
Chief Financial Officer

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Kathy Burns '84 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CEO, Aclaimant

Dana Simaitis Armagno '85
Operating Shareholder, Vedder Price

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Shay Brokemond
VP Corporate Development, CL Enterprises

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Carey Temple Harrington '86
President, Mother McAuley

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Patrick Hurless
Director of Business Enablement, Northern Trust Asset Management

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Lisa Stephens Janek ‘84
Retired Chief Financial Officer, Cast Products, Inc.

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Sister Kathleen McClelland, RSM
Former Vocation Minister for the Sisters of Mercy

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Megan McKenna '99
Executive Vice President of Creative, Northern Trust

Ellen Gergits Metz '96
Retired Chief of Schools, Noble Schools

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Kevin O'Connor
Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg

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Marie Genevieve LeConte Pawlak ‘87
CEO, Prime Alchemy, a Division of Planning 101 Group Corp

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Severo Pedroza
Insurance Agent, State Farm

Hon. Pam Ingersol Saindon '80
Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

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Nancy Schwaller '83
Agency Principal, Schwaller Insurance Agency

BOARD COMMITTEES

Academic Affairs Committee

Chair

Dr. Beth Hart

Board Members

Mrs. Carey Temple Harrington '86
Ms. Ellen Gergits Metz '96

Non-Board Members

Mrs. Deb Baker
Dr. Colleen Reaney, Ph.D.

Staff Members

Dr. Kathryn Baal
Ms. Sandra Smycz

Audit and Risk Management Committee

Chair

Ms. Mary Carol Witry '86

Board Members

Mrs. Dana Simaitis Armagno '85
Mrs. Carey Temple Harrington '86
Mr. Severo Pedroza                        Ms. Nancy M. Schwaller '83

Non-Board Members

Ms. Jennifer Johnston '92            Ms. Mary Ellen Moriarty '73

Staff Member

Mrs. Beth Meyers Shibata '03

Finance Committee

Chair

Ms. Kate O'Neill '96

Board Members

Mrs. Shay Brokemond
Mrs. Carey Temple Harrington '86 
Mr. Patrick Hurless                      Ms. Lisa Stephens Janek '84 Mr. Kevin O'Connor 

Non-Board Member

Ms. Theresa Lavelle '06

Staff Member

Mrs. Beth Meyers Shibata '03

Institutional Advancement Committee

Chair

Ms. Kathy Burns '84

Board Members

Mrs. Betty Kosky Harn '82        Mrs. Carey Temple Harrington '86
Ms. Megan McKenna '99

Non-Board Members

Mrs. Kate Shannon Boyle '82
Sister Cathleen Cahill, RSM
Ms. Anne L. Czarnecki '98    Mrs. Chris Canavan Duffy '86 Mr. Michael Hughes
Mrs. Morgan Ingersoll Winters '03

Staff Member

Mrs. Peggy Evans Rourke '76
Mrs. Meredith Obiala Simpson '03

Mission and Governance Committee

Chair

Mrs. Vania Montero Wit '86

Board Members

Mrs. Carey Temple Harrington '86
Sister Kathleen McClelland, RSM                                                Ms. Marie Genevieve LeConte Pawlak '87
Hon. Pamela Ingersol Saindon '80


LIFE TRUSTEES

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Sister Cathleen Cahill, RSM
Named in 2022

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Sister Dolly Cypser, RSM
Named in 2017

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Mrs. Anne Edwards-Cotter '73
Named in 2025

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Mr. Fran Houlihan
Named in 2014

Sr. Marion Johnson, RSM
Named in 2024

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Mr. Robert Kuenster
Named in 2014

Headshot of Mr. Raymond Lazzara

Mr. Raymond Lazzara
Named in 2018

Headshot of Mr. Stephen Ligda

Mr. Stephen Ligda (deceased)
Named in 2017

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Sister Teresa Maltby, RSM
Named in 2015

Headshot of Sr. Mary Catherine McDonagh

Sister Mary Catherine McDonagh
Named in 2019

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Sister Patricia A. Murphy, RSM (deceased)
Named in 2020

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Sister Ruth Mutchler, RSM (deceased)
Named in 2018

Headshot of Sister Sue Sanders '69, RSM

Sister Sue Sanders '69, RSM
Named in 2016

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Mr. John Scanlan
Named in 2020

Headshot of Mrs. Susan Scully Schultz '73

Mrs. Susan Scully Schultz '73
Named in 2019

Headshot of Sister Betty Smith, RSM

Sister Betty Smith, RSM
Named in 2014

Headshot of Mrs. Carol Groesbeck Sullivan '68

Mrs. Carol Groesbeck Sullivan '68
Named in 2015

Headshot of Mrs. Carole Intrieri Wilson '68

Mrs. Carole Intrieri Wilson '68
Named in 2016