April 30, 2025

Leading In Color Newsletter


Chicago United - Leading in Color Newsletter
April 2025
Insights from Leadership. Tiffany Hamel Johnson, President & CEO of Chicago United

Access To Opportunity

Our work has been and will remain focused on access and opportunity for everyone, on creating an inclusive business culture where all can thrive. This work welcomes new, strategic thinking from new, aligned voices.

Chicago United’s Programming is the necessary tool for this season. Our Programming is for all — designed to enhance cultural competency, help build talent pipelines across an organization, support leadership development, and provide opportunities for professional development and mentorship.

Our 2025 Programming began in earnest with offerings for all … C-Suite Sessions, Business Leaders of Color Programming Series, Diversity Officer Roundtables, Employee Resource Group Symposiums, Mid-Level Manager Series and Emerging Leader Series. I am excited at the thought leadership and the eagerness to dig deeper into this work.

Chicago United is creating long-term value by providing opportunity and access for today’s – and tomorrow’s leaders.

Be well, 

Save The Date: Chicago United’s 2025 Bridge Awards Celebration

Save The Date: Chicago United’s 2025 Bridge Awards Celebration

Save the date for Chicago United’s 2025 Bridge Awards Celebration, taking place Thursday, November 20, 2025, at The Geraghty, 2520 S. Hoyne Avenue in Chicago. Highlighting this year’s celebration is the presentation of Chicago United’s Bridge Award and the 2025 CU Impact Award, as well as the introduction of the talented professionals honored as 2025 Business Leaders of Color.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available; please contact Gail Arrigo, Executive Vice President, for details.
Chicago United 2025 Programming Guide

Now Available: Chicago United’s 2025 Programming Guide

Chicago United’s 2025 Programming Guide is available for download. The Guide is a year-long overview of the organization’s signature programming, providing comprehensive resources for all levels of an organization — from the C-Suite and Executive Level to the Mid-Level Manager and Emerging Leader. 

Download The Program Guide  →
We CU

Aurora Austriaco, Shareholder of Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C., Chicago United Board Secretary, and a 2019 Business Leader of Color, was re-appointed as a Member of the Illinois Court of Claims by Governor JB Pritzker.
 
Adela Cepeda, Founder of Angeles Investors and a 2005 Business Leader of Color, was named a “Woman to Watch in 2025,” honoring inspiring women who are pioneers in their respective fields, by Brown Brothers Harriman.
 
Arthur Zayas Miller, President and CEO of the MZI Group, Inc. and a 2023 Business Leader of Color, was inducted as a 2025 Chicago TITAN 100.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

The following programs are open only to employees of Chicago United Member Companies. Please click here to view our Events Calendar for additional details and registration links.

The Changing Climate and Legal Implications on Supplier Diversity – A Minority Business Partnership Program


PRESENTED BY:
Maurice Grant, Principal, Grant Austin LLC (Chicago United Board Member and 2013 Business Leader of Color) and Martin Montes, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP (2021 Business Leader of Color)

HOSTED BY:
Prado & Renteria, CPAs

PROGRAM
Thursday, May 1 | 9:00 am - 10:30 am

LOCATION
1837 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago

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