Chicago Chapter: Contact List
2015
Elizabeth Hess, Kirkland & Ellis LLP elizabeth.hess@kirkland.com
Mentor: Meredith Ritchie, Alliant Credit Union mritchie@alliantcreditunion.com
Shari Lennon, DLA Piper LLP shari.lennon@dlpiper.com
Mentor: Irene Jakimcius Baxter Healthcare Corporation irenejakimcius@baxter.com
Molly McGinley, K&L Gates LLP molly.mcginley@klgates.com
Mentor: Michelle Kern Horizon Pharma makern6@gmail.com
Sarah Donnell, Kirkland & Ellis LLP sdonnell@kirkland.com
Mentor: Cindy Abbott, Chicago Public Media cp.abbott18@gmail.com
Amanda Hollis, Kirkland & Ellis LLP amanda.hollis@kirkland.com
Mentor: Linda Friedman, Astellas Pharma linda.friedman@astellas.com
Michelle Kilkenney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP michelle.kilkenney@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant Consulting monica.weed@navigant.com
Lauren Norris, K&L Gates LLP Lauren.Norris@klgates.com
Mentor: Georgia Vlamis, FreightCar America georgia.vlamis@gmail.com
2016
Christa Cottrell, Kirkland & Ellis LLP christa.cottrell@kirkland.com
Mentor: Georgia Vlamis, FreightCar America georgia.vlamis@gmail.com
Maria DiGrino, DLA Piper LLP mariah.digrino@dlapiper.com
Mentor: Linda Friedman, Astellas Pharma linda.friedman@astellas.com
Maureen Dixon, DLA Piper LLP maureen.dixon@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant Consulting monica.weed@navigant.com
Sarah Hesse, Winston & Strawn LLP Shesse@winston.com
Mentor: Cindy Abbott, Chicago Public Media cp.abbott18@gmail.com
Deanna Kunze, Nixon Peabody LLP dkunze@nixonpeabody.com
Mentor: Tracy O’Flaherty, Baxter Healthcare Corporation tracy_o’flaherty@baxter.com
Nadia Murad, Kirkland & Ellis LLP nmurad@kirkland.com
Mentor: Teri Cotton Santo, The Warranty Group Teri.CottonSantos@thewarrantygroup.com
Cristin Obsitnik, Drinker Bidle & Realth LLP cristin.obsitnik@dbr.com
Mentor: Heather Libbey, CNA Insurance heather.libbey@cna.com
Deneese Walia Levin, Kirkland & Ellis LLP deneese.walialevin@kirkland.com
Mentor: Nicky Nocera, Exelon Corporation nicole.nocera@exeloncorp.com
2017
Ferlillia Roberson, DLA Piper LLP ferlillia.roberson@dlapiper.com
Mentor: Cindy Abbott, Chicago Public Media cp.abbott18@gmail.com
Christina Briesacher, Kirkland & Ellis LLP christina.briesacher@kirkland.com
Mentor: Tracy O’Flaherty, Baxter Healthcare Corporation tracy_o’flaherty@baxter.com
Carrie Beyer, Drinker Bidle & Realth LLP carrie.beyer@dbr.com
Mentor: Suzanne Massel, Homefinder sjmassel@gmail.com
Jennifer Burnette, Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP jburnette@marshallip.com
Mentor: Linda Friedman, Astellas Pharma linda.friedman@astellas.com
Heather Kissling, Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP hkissling@marshallip.com
Mentor: Teri Cotton Santo, The Warranty Group Teri.CottonSantos@thewarrantygroup.com
Devon Largio, Kirkland & Ellis LLP dlargio@kirkland.com
Mentor: Heather Libbey, CNA Insurance heather.libbey@cna.com
Amy Peters, Kirkland & Ellis LLP apeters@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant Consulting monica.weed@navigant.com
Christina Roupas, Winston & Strawn LLP croupas@winston.com
Mentor: Meredith Ritchie, Alliant Credit Union mritchie@alliantcreditunion.com
2018
Erin Kirchner, DLA Piper LLP erin.kirchner@dlapiper.com
Mentor: Vicki Donati, Crate & Barrel vdonati@crateandbarrel.com
Jennifer Wilson, Kirkland & Ellis LLP jennifer.wilson@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant Consulting Monica.weed@navigant.com
Kim Nemirow, Kirkland & Ellis LL kim.nemirow@kirkland.com
Mentor: Teri Cotton Santo, The Warranty Group Teri.CottonSantos@thewarrantygroup.com
Lynn Janulis, Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP ljanulis@marshallip.com
Mentor: Stacie Phillips, AMRI staciephillips2017@gmail.com
Megan Thibert-Ind, McDermott, Will & Emery mthibert-ind@mwe.com
Mentor: Linda Friedman, Astellas Pharmaceuticals linda.friedman@astellas.com
Melissa Dillenbeck, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP melissa.dillenbeck@dbr.com
Mentor: Meredith Ritchie, Alliant Credit Union mritchie@alliantcreditunion.com
Meredith Kirshenbaum, Goldberg Kohn Ltd. Meredith.kirshenbaum@goldbergkohn.com
Mentor: Georgia Vlamos, FreightCar America georgia.vlamis@gmail.com
Shelley Danek, Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP sdanek@marshallip.com
Mentor: Heather Libbey, CNA Insurance heather.libbey@cna.com
2019
Anh Lee, McDermott Will & Emery anhleet@mwe.com
Mentor: Nancy Stern, Alston Trading nstern@allstontrading.com
Diana Watral, Kirkland & Ellis diana.watral@kirkland.com
Mentor: Vicki Donati, Crate & Barrel vdonati@crateandbarrel.com
Emily Savas, Locke Lord esavas@lockelord.com
Mentor: Amanda Metts, Baxter Healthcare amanda_metts@baxter.com
Katherine Kirkpatrick, King & Spalding kkirkpatrick@kslaw.com
Mentor: Linda Fiedman, Astellas Pharmaceuticals (Ret) – lindafriedman7658@gmail.com
Katie Bolanowski, Kirkland & Ellis katie.bolanowski@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant Consulting, monicaweed1@gmail.com
Katie St. Peters, Kirkland & Ellis katie.stpeters@kirkland.com
Mentor: Sheri Rudberg, Hill Rom, sheri.rudberg@hillrom.com
Kimberly Berkowski, Marshall Gerstein kberkowski@marshallip.com
Mentor: Paula Kelly, Mars – paulajfkelly@gmail.com
Kristen Jones, Goldberg Kohn Kristen.jones@goldbergkohn.com
Mentor: Ilana Shulman, Hill Rom – ilana.shulman@hillrom.com
Lisa Loesel, McDermott Will & Emery lloesel@mwe.com
Mentor: Ellen McIntosh, Baxter Healthcare, ellen_mcintosh@baxter.com
Megan Rooney, McDermott Will & Emery mrooney@mwe.com
Mentor: Alfred Bradley Coar, Bradley-Coar Enterprises, Alfreda_coar@outlook.com
Melissa Grim, Kirkland & Ellis melissa.grim@kirkland.com
Mentor: Katherine Hartrick, Robinson Lowstuter – Kathrynh@robertsonlowstuter.com
Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Kirkland & Ellis rebecca.fitzpatrick@kirkland.com
Mentor: Anne Marie D’Angelo, NiSource – amwdangelo@gmail.com
Stephanie Jones, Gordon Rees sfjones@grsm.com
Mentor: Kari Sheinfeld, JP Morgan Chase – kari.b.sheinfeld@chase.com
Tiffany Gerhke, Marshall Gerstein tgerhke@marshallip.com
Mentor: Cindy Abbott, WBEZ Communications – cp.abbott18@gmail.com
2021
Cate Battin, McDermott Will & Emory cbattin@mwe.com
Mentor: Beth Burk, Green Thumb Industries Beth.Burk@gtigrows.com
Alison Carrizales, Goldberg Kohn alison.carrizales@goldbergkohn.com
Mentor: Kari Sheinfeld, Chase Financial kari.b.sheinfeld@chase.com
Lis Christen, Faegre Drinker elizabeth.christen@faegredrinker.com
Mentor: Amanda Metts, Baxter Intl. amanda_metts@baxter.com
Whitney Becker, Kirkland & Ellis Whitney.becker@kirkland.com
Mentor: Shawna Drobny, Uptake Shawna.drobny@uptake.com
Meggan Duffy, Marshall Gerstein mduffy@marshallip.com
Mentor: Renee Sotos, Havi renee.sotos@havi.com
Jacque DeFoe, Marshall Gerstein jdefoe@marshallip.com
Mentor: Alfreda Brandley Coar (GE – Ret.) alfreda_coar@outlook.com
Jade Lambert, King & Spalding jlambert@kslaw.com
Mentor: Ilana Shulman, HillRom Ilana.Shulman@hillrom.com
Aisha Lavinier, Kirkland & Ellis aisha.lavinier@kirkland.com
Mentor: Monica Weed, Navigant (Ret.) monicaweed1@gmail.com
Kim McGrath, Kirkland & Ellis Kim.mcgrath@kirkland.com
Mentor: Vicki Donati, Crate & Barrel vdonati@crateandbarrel.com
Katie McConnell, Littler Mendelson KMcConnell@littler.com
Mentor: Kathryn Hartrick, Robertson Lowstuter KathrynH@robertsonlowstuter.com
Emma Lange Novak, Kirkland & Ellis emma.lange-novak@kirkland.com
Mentor: Deb Rasin, Hill Rom Deborah.Rasin@hillrom.com
Emma Ross, Goldman Ismael eross@goldmanismail.com
Mentor: Linda Friedman, Astellas (Ret.) lindafriedman7658@gmail.com
