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KPMG LLP has appointed Sam Pambah, Principal, a 2023 BLC, and Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of Chicago United’s Board of Directors, as the firm’s Tax Business Unit Partner-in-Charge for Chicago-Milwaukee.

Aurora Austriaco, Shareholder at Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C., a 2019 BLC, and Vice Chair of Chicago United’s Board of Directors, has been elected Chair of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

Laura Thonn, Chicago Office Managing Partner of PwC and a Chicago United Board  Member, was named U.S. Assurance Business Leader for Products & Services, Private, and Mexico for the firm.

Nickol Hackett, Chief Investment Officer of The Joyce Foundation and a 2021 BLC, was named a Titans of the Industry - Chief Investment Officer of the Year 2026 Award Recipient by Titans Investors.

Effective January 1, 2027, Josh Levin, Chief Financial Officer of ComEd and a Chicago United Board Member, will assume the role of Senior Vice President of Finance of Exelon Corporation.

Adela Cepeda, Board Chair of Angeles Investors and a 2005 BLC; David Olivencia, CEO of Angeles Investors and a 2019 BLC; Erica Marquez Avitia, Chief Operating Officer at Old Mission Holdings LLC and a 2023 BLC; Martin Cabrera, CEO of Cabrera Capital and a 2003 BLC; and Carlos R. Cardenas, VP Group Manager, Wintrust Commercial Bank and a 2019 BLC, were among the featured speakers during Angeles Investors’ Q3 Summit & Awards in Chicago.

Martín Montes, Partner at Barnes & Thornburg and a 2025 BLC; Juan Morado Jr., Partner at Benesch and a 2025 BLC; and Lou Sandoval, Founder and Chairman of Halo Advisory Group and a 2021 BLC, were named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law 2026.