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Rock For Reading NFP

Board of Directors/Officers

Officers

  • Alice Peacock, President. Singer/songwriter, recording artist
  • Hugh Haller, Executive Vice President.
    President, Camping and Education Foundation
  • Paul Natkin, Vice President. Nationally recognized music photographer
  • Tony Bowker, Treasurer. COO of Goose Island Beer Company

Board of Directors

  • Jennifer Bowker (Manager of Communications, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center)
  • Jim Buske (Scholarship Administrator,
    University of Wisconsin - Madison)
  • Stephanie Buske (5th Grade Teacher,
    Royal Oaks Elementary School, Sun Prairie, WI)
  • Kassie Davis (Executive Director, CME Trust)
  • Amy Eshleman (Assistant Commissioner,
    Strategic Planning and Partnerships, Chicago Public Library)
  • Rich Gentile (President, Tempo Communications, Inc.)
  • Jeff Leshay (Executive Vice President, Edelman Public Relations)
  • Brad Moore (General Manager, RedEye/Chicago Tribune)
  • Ted Moore (Director - Staffing, ADP)
  • Ralph Senst (Vice President, Global Alliances, IBM)
  • Cyndi Solitro (Vice President, Corporate Promotions Manager,
    Bank of America)

Advisory Board

  • John Cruickshank
  • Mary A. Dempsey (Commissioner, Chicago Public Library)
  • Arne Duncan (CEO, Chicago Public Schools)
  • Kurt Elling (Grammy Award Winning Jazz Vocalist)
  • Ella Jenkins (Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award Winner)
  • Mary Laraia (Senior Fellow/Poject Director,
    Initiavtive on Financial Security, The Aspen Institute)
  • Jerry Mickelson (Founder & Partner, Jam Productions)
  • Andrew S. Morrison (Founder, Cognitive Concepts)
  • Rick Telander (National Syndicated Columnist)
  • Abe Thompson (broadcast veteran/movie producer)
  • Norm Winer (Program Director, WXRT-FM)

Associate Board (former Board of Directors members)

  • Susan Balaban
  • Joe Bogdan (Vice President, Business/Legal Affairs, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.)
  • Jeff Chardell (Consultant, Interactive and Digital Media)
  • Kevin Malover (Chief Technology Officer, Obama for America)
  • Neela Malover (former Account Executive for WTMX)
  • Bill Michlin
  • Melinda Schramm
  • Dave Turner

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