Officers & Directors

Officer Bios
President Victoria Sivrais Founding Partner Clermont Partners 161 N Clark St # 2950 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 773-428-4900 vsivrais@clermontpartners.com	Executive Vice President Larry Larsen III Senior Vice President Greentarget Global Group Chicago Board of Trade 141 W. Jackson, Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: 312-253-7296 l larsen@greentarget.com

Vice President, Programs Terri Anne Powers Director of North American Investor Relations Veolia Environnement 200 E. Randolph St., Suite 7900 Chicago, IL 60601-7704 Phone: 312-552-2890 terri.powers@veolia.com	Vice President, Communications Maryellen T. Thielen, ABC Senior Manager, Financial Communications The Allstate Corporation 2775 Sanders Road, Suite F4 Northbrook, IL 60062 Phone: 847-402-3971 Cell: 773-677-0646 maryellen.thielen@allstate.com

Vice President, Membership Janine Warell Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Consultant 445 E. North Water, #1101 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 312-670-4246 jwarell@sbcglobal.net	Vice President, Treasurer Ruth E. Venning Phone: 312-388-0519 VenningRuth@gmail.com

Vice President, Sponsorship Christine J. Hanneman Principal Professional Communications Specialists 1784 Belmont Drive Libertyville, IL 60048 Phone: 847-549-0984 christinehanneman@gmail.com

Director Bios
Chairman Lisa Micou Meers, CFA Vice President - Investor Relations Anixter International 2301 Patriot Boulevard Glenview, IL 60026 Phone: 224-521-8895 lisa.meers@anixter.com	Elizabeth R. Allen, CFA Manager, Investor Relations FedEx Corp. 942 S. Shady Grove Road Memphis, TN 38120 Phone: 901-818-7153 erallen@fedex.com

Shep Dunlap Shep Dunlap Vice President, Investor Relations Motorola Solutions, Inc. 1303 E Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196-4041 Phone: 847-576-6899 shep.dunlap@motorolasolutions.com	Bill Franklin Vice President, Investor Relations Discover Financial Services 2500 Lake Cook Rd, 1EB Riverwoods, IL 60015 Phone: 224-405-1902 williamfranklin@discover.com

Elizabeth M. Higashi, CFA Higashi Advisors 21386 N. Highwood Rd. Kildeer, IL 60047 Phone: 847-540-6500 eliz.m.higashi@gmail.com	Dee Johnson Vice President, Investor Relations Rubicon Technology 900 E. Green St., Unit A Bensenville, IL 60106-2553 Phone: 847-457-3426 djohnson@rubicontechnology.com

Advisory Board
Steven D. Carr, J.D., CCEP Chief Executive Officer Dresner Corporate Services, Inc. 20 North Clark Street, Suite 3550 Chicago IL 60602 Phone: 312-780-7211 scarr@dresnerco.com	William D. Chapman Senior Director, Investor Relations W.W. Grainger, Inc. 100 Grainger Pkwy. Lake Forest, IL 60045 Phone: 847-535-0881 william.chapman@grainger.com

Lisa I. Ciota Principal Strategic & Investor Communications Phone 630-638-7052 lisa.ciota@gmail.com	Kevin P. Kelly Managing Director Morrow & Co. 1 South Dearborn Street, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-212-4416 Cell: 312-282-6808 kkelly@morrowco.com

Thomas J. Laughran Senior Vice President Fleishman-Hillard Inc. 875 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3300 Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 312-751-3519 tom.laughran@fleishman.com	William H. Parke Senior Director, Corporate Marketing and Financial Communications CME Group 20 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-930-3467 william.parke@cmegroup.com

Patricia M. (Patty) Paul Principal ButtonWood Associates 423 Briargate Terrace Hinsdale, IL 60521 Phone: 630-850-7552 Cell: 630-207-2075 patty.paul@sbcglobal.net	David A. Prichard Spectrum Brands Holdings 3001 Deming Way Middleton, WI 53562 phone: 608-278-6141 david.prichard@spectrumbrands.com

Past Presidents

The administrator of the NIRI-Chicago chapter is Kathy Laack Short, who can be reached at:

NIRI-Chicago Chapter
P.O. Box 268611
Chicago, IL 60626
t: (773) 262-1090
f: (435) 604-6049
info@niri-chicago.org

Contact information for the chapter's officers and directors is at Officers & Directors.

Contact information for the chapter's committee members is at Committees & Contacts.