Grant Park Music Festival Board of Directors
Members of the Board are dedicated to promoting the unique Festival experience of free, high-quality classical music in Chicago's magnificent Millennium Park.
Photo by Meg Handler
Officers
Ms. Beth Clark Rodriguez, GPOA President
Managing Director, Wealth Advisory, JPMorgan Private Bank (retired)
Mr. William P. Ritchie, GPOA Vice President
Partner In Charge, Jones Day
Mr. Julian Oettinger, GPOA Secretary
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Walgreens Inc. (retired)
Ms. Eileen Friestad, GPOA Treasurer
President, CWP Management, Inc.
Directors
Mr. Karim Ahamed
HPM Partners, LLC
Mr. Peter V. Baugher
Partner, Schopf & Weiss LLP
Mr. Carl M. Birkelbach
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Birkelbach Investment Securities Inc.
Mr. Vern Broders
General Director of Marketing, Gentry Partners, Ltd.
Mr. Friedrich H. Burian
Senior Vice President, Corporate Risk Management, Northern Trust
Mr. Donald E. Casey, Jr.
Dean, DePaul University School of Music
Mr. Ronald Emmerman
Certified Public Accountant, Ronald J. Borden & Company
Mr. James B. Fadim
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Conlon Public Strategies
Ms. Marta Farion
Attorney
Ms. Joan Fencik Parsons
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Exelon Corporation
Ms. Cassandra Francis
Executive Director, ClayCo.
Mr. Raymond A. Frick, Jr.
Managing Principal, Augustus Group LLC
Mr. David M. Greenwald
Partner, Jenner & Block
Ms. Rose Ann Grundman
Civic Leader
Dr. Scott Hanlon
Commissioner, Chicago Park District
Ms. Maria Holmes
Senior Vice President, Private Client Services and Risk Management, Fifth Third Bank
Mr. Bill Hood
Managing Director for State and Community Affairs, American Airlines
Mr. Charles M. Kierscht
Attorney
Ms. Christy Lynch
Senior Manager at Accenture
Mr. Ron Niemaszyk
Patke & Associates, Ltd.
Mr. Steve Robinson
Senior Vice President, WFMT Radio Network, Window to the World Communications, Inc.
Dr. Ken Shanoff
Psychiatrist
Mr. Richard Tribble
President and CEO, Anderson Shumaker
