2009 BRIDGE AWARDS DINNER

HONORING LEADERSHIP
Celebrating Accomplishment

The Bridge Award represents the first national award that honors a CEO who is an advocate for multiracial diversity in corporate governance and executive level management. This award brings visibility to those who have managed change and inspires others to follow.

The National Bridge Award will be presented to Michael E. Szymanczyk, chairman and chief executive officer, Altria Group, Inc. for exemplary practices of a Fortune 500 corporation. The Chicago Bridge Award will be presented to Gregory C. Case, president and chief executive officer, Aon Corporation for supporting the development of a vibrant and richly diverse business community in the Chicago region. The Bridge Advocate Award will be presented to James Tyree, chairman and chief executive officer, Mesirow Financial for promoting successful strategies for stimulating and elevating the discussion of inclusion in governance, workforce development and business partnerships.

The Bridge Awards Dinner promises to generate excitement through the introduction of the 2009 Business Leaders of Color. By identifying and celebrating these talented individuals, Chicago United connects today’s diverse business leaders with tomorrow’s and inspires the next generation to ensure that multiracial leadership development continues.

The 2009 Changing Color of Leadership Conference and Bridge Awards Dinner are ideal opportunities to network with the most diverse assembly of past, present and future dynamic executives from Chicago’s leading businesses.

The 2009 Business Leaders of Color

• David R. Andalcio, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC
• Nancy C. Andrade, President and General Counsel, Mexifeast Foods, Inc.
• Andrea G. Barthwell, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, EMGlobal LLC
• Linda Boasmond, President, Cedar Concepts Corporation
• Ramón Cepeda, Senior Vice President - Managing Director, Northern Trust
• Pedro Cevallos-Candau, Executive Vice President , Primera Engineers, Ltd.
• Johnathan U. Choe, Executive Vice President, Retail Banking, Fifth Third Bank
• Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior Vice President and Genera Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company
• Michelle L. Collins, President, Cambium LLC
• Nelda J. Connors, President, Tyco Electrical and Metal Products Division, Tyco International Management Co.
• Billy Dexter, Managing Director and Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
• Sue Ling Gin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Flying Food Group
• Quin R. Golden, Associate VP for Strategic Affiliations and Urban Health Initiatives, University of Chicago Medical Center
• J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, President, McDonald’s Latin America
• Wallace Harris, Jr., Senior Vice President, District Executive, Harris Community Banking, Harris
• Ted Hawkins, Partner, Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
• Amy S. Hilliard, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Comfort Cake Company, LLC
• Kym M. Hubbard, Chief Investment Officer, Ernest & Young LLP
• Robert Johnson, Managing Counsel, McDonald’s Corporation
• Earl Jones, President & Market Manager, Clear Channel Radio Chicago
• Dolores A. Kunda, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lapiz Hispanic Marketing and Leo Burnett Puerto Rico
• Deryl McKissack, President and Chief Executive Officer, McKissack & McKissack
• Dorri C. McWhorter, Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP
• Verett Mims, Assistant Treasurer, The Boeing Company
• Ray Mota, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mota Construction Co.
• Linda M. Nolan, Senior Vice President, Northern Trust
• Linda O’Bannon, Medical Director, North Central Region, Aetna
• Nam Hung Paik, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
• Terry Peterson, Vice President, Government Affairs, Rush University Medical Center
• Anita Ponder, Partner, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP
• Quintin E. Primo III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Capri Capital Partners, LLC
• Nazneen Razi, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle
• Eric A. Reeves, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Duchossois Group, Inc.
• Judith C. Rice, Vice President, Director of Government Relations, Harris
• Brenda A. Russell, Director and Client Relations Executive, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
• Gene Saffold, Chief Financial Officer, City of Chicago
• Donna Sims Wilson, President, M. R. Beal & Company
• Michael Sutton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.
• Sheila G. Talton, Vice President, Cisco Globalization Office, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Nigel F. Telman, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Shundrawn A. Thomas, President, Northern Trust Securities, Inc., Northern Trust
• Darryl Tom, Partner, Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan LLC
• Jason Tyler, Senior Vice President, Investment Committee & Director of Research Operations, Ariel Investments
• Neli Vazquez-Rowland, CEO, Be! Products and Co-Founder, A Safe Haven, LLC
• George A. Williams, Senior Vice President, Operations, ComEd
• James H. Wooten, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel andSecretary, Illinois Tool Works Inc.