Regional Lifetime Friends are limited to 50 in each of the Ten
Federal Regions that comprise the United States of America.

The following individuals support Boardroom Bound® as a “Regional Lifetime Friend” within one of the TEN Standard Federal Regions. The list represents people from across the nation who share our vision that diversified leadership in the American Corporate Boardroom will play a critical role in maintaining our nation’s edge in a one-world, global economy. Regional Lifetime Friends help finance our entry into multiple markets. As a result, our Boardology™ Institute delivers training, education and referral services beyond our [former base in Washington, DC] and now in Chicago, to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St Louis and Washington, DC. Currently our multi-city and regional Friends Network numbers nearly 400 individuals who share our vision and want 50 by 15! (50% boardroom diversity by 2015).


Region III: DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, WDC


Region V - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

Maria Bechily
Principal
Maria Bechily Public Relations
Corporate Advisory Board:
Northern Trust Bank
Logan Square, IL

Jody Berns
Managing Director
Business Systems, HSBC Technology and Services

Wendy Breuder, JD
recently, Managing Director, BNP Paribas

Gwendolyn L. Butler
President and Chief Operating Officer
Capri Capital Partners, LLC 

Michelle L. Collins
President
Cambium LLC
Board Director
BCBS of IL
Molex, Inc., IL
PNA Holdings
Advisory Board:
Parts Now 

Marsha A. Cruzan
Managing Director, Wealth Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Emilia DiMenco
Executive Vice President
Segment Management Group
Harris Bank

Cheryl Francis
Co-Founder and Vice Chair
Corporate Leadership Center
Board Director:
Hewitt Associates LLC, IL
Hon Industries, IA
Morningstar, Inc., IL

Lisa Wilhelm Haag, CFA
Director, Investment Strategy & Asset Allocation, Boeing Corporation
Audit Chair and Board Director:
Merrill Lynch Insurance Group Variable Insurance Trust, NJ

Gregory Hinton
Chief Diversity Officer
U.S. Cellular Corporation

Diana Joseph, JD
Chief Investment Officer
Barrington Strategic Wealth Mgt Group

Rick Julien, CIA, CPA
Partner
Risk Management Consulting
Crowe Horwath LLP

Catherine Ann Kelly
Director - Sales & Marketing
Great Lakes Advisors

Andrea S. Kramer, JD
Partner in Tax
Chair, Gender Diversity Committee
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Anne Linsdau
Vice President, Human Resources
McCain Foods
Prior, Advisory Board:
Pharmicia Corporation, NJ

Dorri C. McWhorter, CPA, CIA
Partner
Crowe Horwath LLP

Kathy Minx, CPA, CFP
Chief Operating Officer
BSA Life Structures (IN)

Karen Morse, CFP, CDFA
Vice President
Private Wealth Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Virginia Ojeda
McDonald’s Franchise Owner (3 locations)
McDonald's Corporation
Board Director: BlueCross BlueShield of IL

Alice M. Peterson
President
Syrus Global
Board Director:
Hanesbrands Inc., NC
Williams Partners, OK

Anthony J. Rhem, PhD
Senior Partner - Chief Scientist
A.J. Rhem & Associates, Inc.
Technology Council of Advisors:
The Gerson Lehman Group

John Rogers
Chairman and CEO
Ariel Capital Management, LLC
Board Director:
Aon Corporation
Exelon Corporation
McDonalds Corporation

Penny Sanchez
Vice President, Business Development
Harris Bank

Eileen Timmins, Ph.D.
SVP, Human Resources
R.J. O’Brien

Gaye van den Hombergh
Interim President
Winning Workplaces 

Donna Sims Wilson
President
M.R. Beal & Company
Board Director:
ILICO/ SAGEF Group, Africa


Region IX: AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands
Christine M. Summers
Chief Compliance Officer
Bank of the West

UPDATED AUGUST 2009