
Kimberley Goode, Senior Advisor at BMO Financial Group, a Chicago United Board Member and a 2023 Business Leader of Color, was inducted into Ragan Communications’ Top Women in Communications Hall of Fame.
Kimberly Evans, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact at Northern Trust, a Chicago United Board Member and a 2019 Business Leader of Color, and Lou Sandoval, President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and a 2021 Business Leader of Color, are two of 28 C-level and senior executives selected for Leadership Greater Chicago’s 2025 Cohort of The Daniel Burnham Fellowship.
Sylvia Garcia, Chief Operating Officer of The Chicago Community Trust and a Chicago United Board Member, and Luz María Vargas, Chicago United’s Senior Director of Leadership Development & Organizational Capacity, served as judges of The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago) Foundation’s 2025 Gold Circle Award – DEI Leader of the Year category.
Sandeep Nain, President and Founder of SNtial Technologies, Inc. and a 2023 Business Leader of Color, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Leadership Greater Chicago.