Ms. Mekus serves as Interior Design Principal on many of the firm’s interior architecture projects ranging in size up to 500,000 square feet. With over 35 years of experience, she has been involved in programming,...

A principal in the architectural and design firm of Tigerman McCurry and a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Margaret McCurry received her Bachelor’s degree in Art History from Vassar College and her...

Named by Fast Company as one of the “change agents… designers, & dreamers who are creating your future,” Eva L. Maddox is a principal and board member of Perkins+Will as well as the founder of...

Sherren Leigh is founder and president of Leigh Communications, Inc., publishers of Today’s Chicago Woman magazine. Recognized nationally as an advocate of women’s economic and employment equality, she has been quoted in a variety of...

Suzie Isaacs is founder and president of Ampersand, Inc., which she started in 1995. Its purpose is to create, position and market innovative intellectual properties including books, memoirs and other works, offering a full range...

Mary Ann Hynes was appointed as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Corn Products International, Inc., in 2006. She came to Corn Products with a wealth of experience in the role of vice...

Leslie Hindman is President of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and is one of the country’s foremost authorities on the buying and selling of fine art, antiques and collectibles. Her auction house holds regularly scheduled auctions specializing...

After a decade leading Museum Education at the Art Institute of Chicago, RH took early retirement to accept a senior research fellowship at Harvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religions. Her leadership in...