Executive Council Core Team

  Michelle Ware-Ivy, PMP -  Council Chair
Global Business Transformation Leader, Thermo Fisher Scientific
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-ware-ivy
 

Walt Lum, MBA, PMP
AVP Portfolio Change Leader, Business Transformation, Kemper Insurance
https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterlum

 

Paul Zielinski, PMP
Senior Director and Head of Value Realization - Corporate Strategy & Transformation, Ulta Beauty
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablozielinski/

  Sunil Chainani, PMI-PMOCP, DASSM, PMP - Director of Executive Council
VP Business Outreach, PMI Chicagoland Chapter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilchain/
  Steven Barger, MBA, PMP -  Past Council Chair
Chief Operating Officer, Moshun LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmbarger/

Executive Council Members

CURRENT:

Sarah Burnson - Link to Bio
Global PMO Leader, Aon

Lucian Cioata - Link to Bio 
Program Manager, Alight Solutions

Helen S. Cooke, PMP, PMI Fellow - Link to Bio
VP, OMP Mentors - Chicago
Founding Executive Council Member

Laszlo S. Gonc, CISSP - Link to Bio
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Next Era Transformation Group

Mary Harden, PMP, CCMP - Link to Bio
AVP, Sr. Change Management Advisor, Wintrust Financial Corporation

James Harvey, MBA, PMP
Head of Commercial Banking Client Service and Managing Director, JP Morgan

Jim Karthan - Link to Bio 
Project Manager, Independent Consultant, PMI Chicagoland Chapter Past President

Jonathan Lee, PMP - Link to Bio
Strategic Advisor and Agile Instructor and Coach, Vitality Chicago Inc.

Owen J. McGovern, MBA, CPIM, PMP - Link to Bio
CEO, Plan 4 Excellence, Inc.

Susan Patel - Link to Bio
Technical Executive, Expedia Group

Christopher Wall, PMP - Link to Bio
Director Program Management, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.

Kelly Wolf, PMP, CSM - Link to Bio
Managing Director, Enterprise Program Management Office, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

PAST:

Brian Aquadro - Link to Bio
Program Manager, Corellian Consulting Group

Steven Barger, MBA, PMP - Link to Bio
Chief Operating Officer, Moshun LLC

Lisa-Ann Barnes, PMP - Link to Bio
President, BluePontoon

Eileen Carlson - Link to Bio
Senior Director, Technology Adoption, Baxter International Inc.

Mica Cataletto, PMP, CSM - Link to Bio
Director of Client Projects, MyKrill

Robert Chakrabarty - Link to Bio
Cyber Security Project/Program Management, Product Security, Baxter International Inc.

Michael Costantini - Link to Bio 
VP, EMTS - Equipment Management & Technology Solutions

Laura Dribin - Link to Bio
Founder and CEO, Peritius Consulting, Inc

Suzen Frost - Link to Bio
Sr Program Manager, AC Nielsen

Bo Girn - Link to Bio
Data Remediation Strategy and Support Manager, Northern Trust

Yvette Graham - Link to Bio
Managing Partner, Graham Family Restaurants LLC

Milton Haynes, PMP, CBAP - Link to Bio
Digital Content Manager, Blacks Gone Geek · Freelance

Mary Hibbard Ramirez, MBA, PMP - Link to Bio
Senior Director IT, GE Healthcare

Jeannine M. Houlihan, MBA, CSM, PMP - Link to Bio
Vice President Technical Services, Arise Virtual Solutions Inc

Brian Kemper, MBA, PMP - Link to Bio
Principal Consultant, TechSuccess Consulting · Contract

Jane von Kirchbach - Link to Bio
Senior Vice President, Commercial Enablement and Marketing Facing Solutions, Pfizer

Amy Jo Martin, PMP, MBA, MHRM
Vice President, Technology Operations and Program Delivery, Allstate

Rafael Matuk - Link to Bio
Senior Director, Health and Benefits, Aon 

Amy McGraner, MBA, PMP
Director Agile Portfolio Management, Global Governance, Risk & Controls, CNA Insurance

Anthony Mersino, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM - Link to Bio
President and Enterprise Agile Consultant and Coach, Vitality Chicago, Inc.

Joseph F. Norton - Link to Bio
SVP, Chief Customer Satisfaction and Quality Officer, Athos

John Parkinson - Link to Bio
Chairman & Managing Director, ParkWood Advisors, LLC

Richard Pless, PMP - Link to Bio
Executive Director, IS Business Partner, Astellas Pharma USA

Silvia Prickel - Link to Bio
Private Directors Vice Chair, Private Directors Association

Norm Pucilo - Link to Bio
Managing Partner/President, Verve Consulting, Inc.

Bill Stamos, PMP - Link to Bio
Associate Director, IT PMO, Astellas

George C. Wang, PMP - Link to Bio
Chief Marketing Officer, Peterson Technology Partners

Larry Witham, MBA, PMP - Link to Bio
IT PMO Leader

Joseph Zhang, MBA, PMP, CSSBB - Link to Bio
Director of Project Management, Novanta Inc.


Immediate Past Executive Council Core Team

Rob Thompson, PMP, DASM - Past Director of Executive Council - Link To Bio

Consulting Director, NTT Data Services

Andrew D'Amico, PMP - Past Director of Executive Council - Link To Bio
Managing Partner, Northwestern Analytics Partners LLLP

Cathy Westfall, MBA, CPCU, PMP, DASM -  Past Chair - Link to Bio
Vice President, Head of Product Development, Zurich North America

Hugh Pinkus MBA, CPA, PMP, ITIL, CSSBB - Past Board Member - Link to Bio
CFO, Healthcare Ops Group

Brian Donovan, MBA, PMP - Past Chair - Link to Bio 
Program Director, Global Procurement, Abbott Laboratories

Patricia B. Ludwig, MBA, PMP - Past Vice Chair - Link to Bio
Director, Operations Services, Coventry Health Care

Amber Bardon - Past Programs Lead - Link to Bio
CEO, Parasol Alliance

Ryan Siegel, PMP - Past Director of Executive Council - Link to Bio
Director, Value Management Office,Retiree Health Solutions, Aon

Ravichandran Natarajan, PMP - Past Project Manager of Executive Council - Link To Bio
Senior Engagement Manager, NextRow Digital

Executive Council Members & Core Team