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board of directors - 2025

The Chicago Region of Lambda Alpha International is a professional society 501(c) 6 under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Internationally, LAI functions as a confederation of Chapters, and the Presidents of each local Chapter are members of the LAI's Board of Governors,

Locally, we operate under a Board of Directors. In addition to the President, President-elect, Treasurer, and Secretary, our board comprises VPs who serve as committee chairs, and directors-at-large who support the chapter through committee service. 

Nominations for new board members open in July of each year.

Officers


President

Jewell Walton
Evergreen Real Estate Group
566 W. Lake Street, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60661



President Elect

LeeAnn Tomas-Foster
Arcadis U.S., Inc.
225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 2015
Chicago, IL 60606


Treasurer

Malek Abdulsamad
Greenstone Partners
1040 N. Halsted Street, Suite A
Chicago, IL 60642
917-251-9087



Secretary

Ranadip Bose
SB Friedman Development Advisors, LLC
70 West Madison Street, Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60602
312.384.2407


VP Programs

Mariah DiGrino
DLA Piper
444 W. Lake Street, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606
312-368-7261


VP Chautauqua/Salons

Cassandra Rice, PLA, AICP, ASLA
Perkins & Will
410 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60611



VP Membership

Diane Gormely-Barnes
HNTB
1 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60606
312.798.0306


VP Communications

Justin Pelej
Focus
100 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60606
847.441.0474


Directors-at-Large


Kenneth Gilkes
Cook County Land Bank Authority
69 W. Washington St., #2938
Chicago, IL 60602



Rana Lee
HOK
333 S. Wabash Avenue, 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
312-254-5355



Caitlin Ritter
Transwestern Real Estate Services
200 W. Madison St., Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
312-881-7009


Gordon Ziegenhagen
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
55 E. Monroe St., Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60603


Immediate Past President


Zach Lowe
Development Planning Partners
3023 N. Clark Street, #865
Chicago, IL 60657
312.906.7537

Permanent Secretary


Melissa Lagowski
773.804.8592

Executive Director


Tricia Fusilero
773.804.8592


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Chicago, IL 60646

773-804-8592

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