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Associate Board Executive Committee
Branka Milicev

President

La Rabida Children's Hospital
Samantha Drewry

President Elect

Tom Konrad

Past President

Centier Bank
Sara Schulz

Treasurer

Gossamer Bio
Ryan Chapman

Recruitment Co-Chair

Target
George Gavrilos

Social Chair

Advocate Christ Medical Center
Associate Board Members
Tom Abbatacola
Polen Capital
Liesl Block
DRW
Madison Chandler

IWTP Co-Chair

Protiviti
Julia Chillon
CIBC
Ben Christensen
PwC
Kristin Clemens
Industrial Opportunity Partners
Jack Cunningham
Accenture
Jamie Desai
Qualtrics
Patrick Echols
CDW
Lucy Elbaridi
The One Spa Chicago
Mary Flis
Vantage Leadership Consulting
Jordan Freibrun
SixThirty Ventures
Peter Gavrilos
Americaneagle.com
Tania Gonzalez
Art Affair Productions
Maggie Griffin
Citrix
Jess Jordan
McCready Law
Eric Jourdan
Houlihan Lokey
Molly Kinahan
Cisco Systems
Maggie Myles
Spark Foundry
Conor O'Brien
Ambridge Partners LLC
Mary Kate O'Malley
Improving
Jen Olsen
CDW
Danielle Shuey
Loadsmart
Laurel Slick
Reyes Beverage Group
Maddie Speece
Marmon Holdings
Alissa Speyer
Stripe
Katie Stephens
Advocate Christ Medical Center

Emeritus Members

Meagan Giblin
Kirkland and Ellis
Kelsey Jaekel
Slalom Consulting
Chloe Leuthaeuser
Edelman
Olivia Schwab
Equiliem
Apply for the Associate Board 

The Associate Board of Make-A-Wish Illinois unites young Illinois professionals to support the mission of Make-A-Wish. Its purpose is to positively promote Make-A-Wish Illinois philanthropy through personal giving, event-based fundraising, and volunteering to help fulfill the mission. The Associate Board has no governing, legal, or fiduciary authority with respect to Make-A-Wish.

Applications open Spring 2026. For more information, contact Jillian Seguin at jseguin@illinois.wish.org.

2025 Associate Board Members at I Wish to Party