About Lumity
Board
Our board of directors provides strategic guidance and oversight to Lumity. Comprised of experienced and thoughtful STEM leaders from Chicagoland employers, our board is deeply committed to our mission of preparing every youth for a career in STEM.
The associate board represents up-and-coming STEM leaders who contribute to Lumity’s programming while preparing for their next leadership move.
Board Leadership
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Rodney Zech
Lumity Chair | Managing Partner, Clarity Partners
![Headshot of Kohatsu](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kohatsu.jpg)
Katherine Kohatsu
Lumity Vice Chair | Partner, EY
![Headshot of Jennifer Village](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-jennifer-village-150x150.png)
Jennifer Village
Lumity Secretary | Partner, PwC
![Kapil-Kalohke, VP, Corporate Development & Strategy, ePost Global](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kapil-Kalohke-1670378975951.png)
Kapil Kalohke
Lumity Treasurer |
VP, Corporate Development & Strategy, ePost Global
![Headshot of Alok Dalal](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Alok-Dalal.jpg)
Alok Dalal
Partner, McKinsey
Lumity STEM Career Prep Chair
![Jerome Nolasco
Senior Director IT- Application and Development, USG Corp.](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lumity-board-Jerome-nolasco.png)
Jerome Nolasco
Senior Director IT- Application and Development, USG Corp.
Lumity STEMWorks Chair
Members
![Greg Guidotti, Cheif Marketing Officer, Ferrara Candy Company](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Greg-Guidotti.jpg)
Greg Guidotti
Chief Marketing Officer, Ferrara Candy Company
![Schereina Horton
Senior Workforce Development
ComEd](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Schereina-Horton-lumity-board-120x134-1.jpg)
Schereina Horton
Senior Workforce Development
ComEd
![Headshot of Chris Johnston](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Chris-Johnston.jpg)
Christopher Johnston
Lumity Chair | Managing Director, Accenture
![Headshot of Roshni Joshi](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Roshni-Joshi.jpg)
Roshni Joshi
Director of Customer Engineering, US Central, Google Cloud
![Headshot of Mark Kaufmann](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Mark-Kaufmann.jpg)
Mark Kaufmann
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
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Les McCollum II
Executive Director and CISO, University of Chicago Medicine
![Headshot of Aparna Misra](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Aparna-Misra.jpg)
Aparna Misra
VP – Head of Strategy, Planning, and Risk Management, Aon
![Headshot of Jennifer Telek](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Jennifer-Telek.jpg)
Jennifer Telek
Vice President Marketing, Hub Group
![Head shot of Fred Thompson](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FredThompson.jpg)
Fred Thompson
Holcim
![Conor Waddell, CDW](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wadell-Conor-2023.jpg)
Conor Waddell
Vice President and General Manager – Digital Infrastructure, CDW, Inc.
![Headshot of Chetan Padnis](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Chetan-Padnis.jpg)
In loving memory of Chetan Phadnis
VP, Product Development
Arity
Associate Board
![Headshot of Maria Benitez](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-maria-benitez.png)
Maria Benitez
CDW
![Alex Crick](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Alex-Crick.jpg)
Alex Crick
Clarity Partners
![Michael Fay](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Michael-Fay-Photo-headshot-718x768.png)
Michael Fay
Accenture
![Headshot of Julie Fults](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-julie-fults.png)
Julie Fults
KPMG
![Headshot of Omar Harb](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-omar-harb.png)
Omar Harb
JLL
![Headshot of Lexi Jung](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-lexi-jung.png)
Lexi Jung
PwC
![Headshot of Ron McClain](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-ron-mcclain.png)
Ron McClain
Pariveda Solutions
![Headshot of Fletcher McCombie](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FLETCHERMCCOMBIE-STEMSPEAKER300X300.png)
Fletcher McCombie
Forrest Advisors
![Headshot of Josh Moore](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/josh-moore-assoc-board.png)
Josh Moore
Deloitte
![](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dan-Segura.jpg)
Dan Segura
PwC
![Headshot of Ken Sourounis](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ken-Sourounis-Assoc-Brd.png)
Ken Sourounis
Barry-Callebaut
![Headshot of Arnold Tate](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/associate-board-arnold-tate.png)
Arnold Tate
Northwestern Hospital
![Melissa Tate](https://lumity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Melissa-Tate.jpg)
Melissa Tate
LEED Green Assoc.
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