Emcee Welcome

Kimberley Goode
Chicago United Board Member
2023 BLC

Dignitary Remarks

Juliana Stratton
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

 Toni Preckwinkle
President, Cook County Board

Brandon Johnson
 Mayor of Chicago

Board Chair’s Remarks

Kathy Scherer
Vice Chair and Chicago Managing Partner
Deloitte LLP

Chair
Chicago United

President & CEO Remarks

Tiffany Hamel Johnson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Chicago United

2025 BLC Honorees

Join us in celebrating and recognizing the 2025 BLC Honorees.

Dinner

Bridge Award

Accepted By

Marie Lynn Miranda
Chancellor
The University of Illinois Chicago

Bid For A Brigher Future Auction

Thanks To Our Sponsors

As of November 19, 2025

Chairman's Circle

Advocates for Change

Reception Sponsor

Corporate Citizens for Change

Leaders for Change

Advanced Resources/RK Management Consultants

 Benesch

Cabrera Capital Markets

ComEd, an Exelon Company

Clarity Partners

Deloitte LLP

FARO Advisory/Northeastern Illinois University and NEIU Foundation

Grant Austin, LLC

Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tiffany and Derrick Johnson

LSL Healthcare

LiveWire Construction

Mesirow Financial

METIS Design

Northwestern Settlement

Prado & Renteria CPAs

Primera Engineers, Ltd.

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP

Ropes & Gray

RUSH

Sidley Austin

TASC, Inc.

UCAN

UChicago Medicine

The University of Chicago Office of Business Opportunity

UL Solutions

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C.

Wynndalco Enterprises LLC

Friends for Change

Ardmore Roderick
Blue Daring
CAN TV
Cristina Foods
The Economic Club
Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago
Governors State University

JPMorgan Chase
Leadership Greater Chicago
Mako Capital Group Novalex
Rubinos & Mesia Engineers
Sugar Bliss
VIVA USA

Media Sponsor