Patricia Booth (Chair Emeritus)
Assistant Administrator of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), retired, Chicago. 
Ms. Booth is former Chair of the RIC’s Women’s Board and a Board Member of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation.

Howard Conant, Jr. (Chair)
President, Urban Innovations Inc., Chicago.
Urban Innovations is Chicago’s premier developer and operator of office lofts committed to preserving affordable senior housing through the purchase, revitalization, professional management and long-term ownership or existing low-income senior properties.  Mr. Conant is the former President of the Board of Directors of the River North Association.

Ned Cramer
Editor, Architect Magazine, Washington, D.C. 
Mr. Cramer is responsible for exhibitions and for overall creative direction.  Recent projects include the exhibition series “Road Trip”, focusing on significant projects in the Midwest, as well as the exhibition “Invisible City” for which three teams of architects created visionary schemes interpreting major planning efforts in Chicago.  For eight years, Mr. Cramer worked as an editor at Architecture Magazine, most recently as executive editor.

David Hilliard
Partner, Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago.

Kevin Lawler (Treasurer)
Vice President BMO Capital Markets, Chicago.
Kevin Lawler is a vice president in Business Management at BMO Capital Markets, a subsidiary, along with Harris N.A., of Bank of Montreal.  Most of his tenure in banking has been spent on real estate and construction financing and administration.  Prior to BMO Capital Markets, Kevin worked for the Delta Institute, a Chicago based non-profit that focuses on community economic development and environmental issues. 

Eva Maddox (Co-Founder)
Assoc AIA, FIIDA, LEED AP,
Principal, Perkins+Will | Eva Maddox Branded Environments, Chicago.
Ms. Maddox is Co-Founder of Archeworks and a Fellow of the International Interior Design Association. An extended bio can be found on the Our History page.

Eric T. McKissack
CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Channing Capital Management LLC, Chicago.
Channing Capital Management is the subadvisor to the RMK (Regions Morgans Keegan) Mid Cap Value Fund, a publicly traded mutual fund that focuses on medium-sized companies with attractive valuations and promising long-term prospects.  Mr. McKissack specializes in mid- and small-cap equity investing.

James L. Nagle
FAIA, Principal, Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan McKay Penney Architects Ltd., Chicago. 
Mr. Nagle is a Member of the Board of Overseers for the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  He is a frequent lecturer and design juror nationally.  

Judith Neisser (Lifetime Member)
philanthropist, Chicago. 
Ms. Neisser is President of the Neisser Family Fund and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Joel Press
M.D., Director, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Center for Spine, Sports and Occupational Therapy, Chicago. 
Dr. Press received the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation and Proctor and Gamble Excellence Award in Clinical Research in 2001.

Elva Rubio
AIA, Principal, Rubio Studio, Chicago.
Elva Rubio maintains her own design practice with the Chicago offices of Gensler. Under her direction, the firm has won commissions for the Center on Halsted, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Hyatt Regency. The latter project features in the Museum of Contemporary Art's Sustainable Architecture in Chicago: Works in Progress, a companion exhibit to the highly touted exhibit, Massive Change: The Future of Global Design.  Her work has been featured in the Art Institute of Chicago's Ten Visions exhibit and with the Mayor's Institute on City Design Future Visions. Named by Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic Blair Kamin as "One to Watch," her work showcased in the Art Institute's Women in Chicago Architecture exhibition.

Linda Searl (Chair Emeritus)
FAIA, Principal, Searl Lamaster Howe Architects, Chicago. 
Ms. Searl’s firm, founded in 1986, provides design and detailed construction supervision for residential, corporate, commercial and institutional clients.  The firm has developed a reputation for producing quality projects even in limited budgets.  Prior to becoming Principal of her own firm Ms. Searl was an Associate Architect at Nagle Hartray and Associates.  Ms. Searl has served as a member and currently Chair of the Chicago Plan Commission since 1997 and she serves on the Board of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.

John Syvertsen
FAIA, President, OWP/P Architects, Chicago. 
Mr. Syvertsen has been chair of the AIA National Committee on Design, and president of both the AIA Chicago Chapter and the Chicago Architectural Club.  Mr. Syvertsen has Board and Advisory positions at the Illinois Institute of Technology, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.  Mr. Syvertsen is a leader and original member of The Chicago Design Initiative. 

Stanley Tigerman (Co-Founder and Lifetime Member)
FAIA, Principal, Tigerman McCurry Architects, Chicago. 
Mr. Tigerman is Co-Founder of Archeworks and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. An extended bio can be found on the Our History page.

Patricia H. Werhane
Wicklander Professor of Business Ethics and Executive Director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University, Chicago.
Ms. Werhane has a joint appointment as the Ruffin Chair of Business Ethics at the Darden School, University of Virginia.  She is a member of the board of Columbia Wanger Asset Management.  

Rick Valicenti
Founder andDesign Director, Thirst, A Design Collaborative, Chicago.
Rick is the founder and design director of Thirst. His work has been published in practically every major graphic design publication, and has recently been featured in the book Studio Culture, published fall 2009. In 2006, Rick was awarded the AIGA Medal for his sustained contribution to design excellence and development of the design profession. This medal is the highest honor in the graphic design profession.