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President
Gerardo Monroy
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VP Field Administration & Analysis/Chief of Staff
Bankers Life & Casualty Company
A multinational executive with 15 years experience in strategic planning, business development, sales forecasting/modeling, and marketing with increasing responsibility in major corporations such as his previous positions at Conseco LLC – Corporate Marketing as Vice President, Emerging Domestic Markets; Carrier Corporation/United Technologies as Manager, Emerging Domestic Markets and as a Leadership Associate. Mr. Monroy also worked for international corporations in Mexico and Italy, including Procter & Gamble and United Technologies. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in public accounting from Universidad Iberoamericana, in Mexico City
Current responsibility is to provide strategic support as Chief of Staff to President and as a member of Banker’s Senior Staff. |
Secretary
Rosanna Marquez
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President/CEO
Eleanor Foundation
A research-oriented grant-making foundation with a focus on housing and economic self-sufficiency for working women of modest means. Responsible for all aspects of the foundation’s operations, including grant-making, research, strategic oversight, external relations, financial and administrative matters. Held previous positions as UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of HOUSING and URBAN DEVELOPMENT. Secretary’s Representative, Midwest; MAYOR’S OFFICE, CITY of CHICAGO as Director of Programs, Cabinet-level position. Assistant to the Mayor for Policy and Programs; MAYER, BROWN, ROWE & MAW LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Large, international law firm as a Associate in litigation. Service positions: with Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation. President, Board of Directors (on the board since 2001).City of Chicago Community Land Trust Board of Directors. Member,Corporation for Supportive Housing (Illinois office). Member, Advisory Board. Prior service positions: Leadership Greater Chicago. Fellow. Board of Directors ad numerous others. Rosanna holds a law degree from HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology from the UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS at Urbana-Champaign. |
Treasurer
Cynthia Castillo
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PACS & Budget Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Cynthia works for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago which is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks across the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serve as the central bank for the United States. She has held several positions in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago over the last eleven years, primarily within the finance arena. She is currently responsible for coordinating and managing the bank’s cost accounting function, including the development, installation, and monitoring of cost control systems. She also manages the bank’s annual budget process and financial reporting functions. Cynthia’s department is responsible for providing financial information to the bank’s senior management, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve System Product Offices throughout the country, and the Board of Governors. Prior to working at the Federal Reserve, Cynthia brought almost ten years work experience from other Chicago organizations where she held several positions from Office Manager to Director of Students Records for Robert Morris College. Cynthia holds a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance/International Business from Loyola University. |
Resource Development Chair
Mary Grupp
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Citibank, F.S.B., Chicago, Illinois
Mary has nineteen years in the consumer banking and financial services industry.
Her current position requires utilizing strong leadership skills to coach, motivate and direct a diverse staff of 200 employees in 18 Financial Centers with $1.62 billion in assets and liabilities. Developing strong business plans for each financial center and analyzing their profit and loss reports for trends and opportunities for change and improvement is the manager’s role, which contributes to the growth and profitability of the area financial centers. Keeping in touch with the staff and recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and the group as a whole has lead to an active ongoing training process in the Area.
Previously Mary has served as Financial Center Manager for various locations in the greater Chicagoland area as well as Manager in the Retail Acquisition Team. Prior to that she was with Citicorp Retail Services, Chicago Illinois as Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager.
Mary has grown in responsibilities and accomplishment with each role. She is experienced in managing a diverse, ethnic staff and client base and is actively involved in various community events and organizations that mirror the communities in which Citibank serves.
Mary holds a BS from Northern Illinois University. |
Members
Adrian Sierra, CPA, CFE, CFF
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Mr. Sierra is a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Advisory Services practice in Chicago.
Mr. Sierra’s experience has emphasized applying accounting, budgeting, forecasting, project management, financial, and general business expertise in advisory forensic services. He has over five years experience specializing in advisory accounting and forensic services, risk and compliance, and other litigation support services for a diverse group of both public and private clients. He has effectively managed multiple client engagements throughout the world including Brazil, Chile, India, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. He has also conducted most of these engagements in Industries such as advertising, agricultural, automotive, client services, consumer products, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecommunication and transportation
Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Sierra gained a year and a half work experience preparing historical and forecasted financial statements for small to medium size companies as well as preparing corporate and individual tax returns
College of Business, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL May 2003 Bachelor of Science, major in Accounting
BOARD EXPERIENCE:
Association of Latinos in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) Chicago Chapter January 2006-08
Network of Latino Professionals (NLP) October 2008 - Present |
Dianne Rischke
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Harris Bank, Chicago, Illinois 1992 - Present
Vice President Director, Operational Risk Management
Ms. Rischke is an experienced operations manager and project leader. She is a graduate of the Masters of Business Administration program at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, with a focus on Business Strategy, Finance, and Organizational Design. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
In her current position Ms. Rischke oversees Harris Bank’s operational risk profile ensuring bank has proper mechanisms to measure and manage operational risk. Her previous positions at Harris were the following: Shared Services Manager; Strategic Initiatives Manager; Senior Consultant; Sourcing Manager; Project Consultant and Process Consultant.
Ms.Rischke’s affiliations are with Kellogg School of Management Executive Women’s Network; Stonegate Community Association and the Global Association of Risk Professionals |
Madeleine Philbin
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Catholic Relief Services
Responsible for coordinating and directing CRS programs and services to U.S. Catholics in a twelve state region. She also directs CRS’ relationship building, outreach, programming and advocacy in the area. Prior to coming to CRS, she acted as a consultant for the Friends First Mentoring program at the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago . She held numerous community-organizing and social service positions with Chicago Commons. As Project Director for Chicago Commons Future Commons High School Project, she led the implementation of a program to develop and implement a new school-to-work high school in partnership with Chicago Public Schools. She also served as a counselor at Catholic Charities of Chicago. She has long been involved in community and civic groups. Ms. Philbin has also served as a volunteer for the local Special Olympics and as a volunteer for the Peace Museum. Madeleine received her Bachelor or Arts degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. |
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