Annual Meeting

AFP Chicago Chapter members and guests are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting, to be held on Friday, December 5, 2025.
 
- Vote on the 2025 Board of Directors slate
- Celebrate the 2025 Fellows and meet the incoming class of Fellows for 2025
- Hear about the 2025 Peer Mentoring Program
- Recognize 2025 AFP Chicago Board Members and Committee Volunteers
- Listen to and dialogue with leaders from Chicago philanthropies and nonprofits, as they reflect on the challenges of 2025 and share the "North Star" strategies they use to guide their teams through tumultuous times
- Hot breakfast and networking with colleagues and peers

 

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The Slate of 2026 Officers and Directors

The members of the 2025 Committee on Directorship are pleased to present the following slate of 2026 Officers and Directors for election on December 5, 2025. Terms of office are for one year and begin January 1, 2026.

 

Officers/Executive Committee

President: Kelsey Nelson

President-Elect: George Rattin

Secretary: Jessica Rodriguez

Treasurer: Christopher Chantson

Immediate Past President (appointed): Sarah Danahy, CFRE

Vice President – Continuous Learning Council: Priya Balachandran

Vice President – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access: LaKesha Lockett

Vice President – Member Engagement Committee: William Nalley

Vice President – Resource: Courtney Labetti, MSM, CFRE, CAP®

Class of 2026

Jeanelle Chang, MA
Raynard Crosland, MBA, CFRE, CAP®
Joe Donohue, MBA
Amy Funk
Tula Gogolak, CFRE
Dottie B.B. Gordon
Ann Grant
Jaye Hobart
Anedra Kerr
Derek Lambert
Susan Mchabcheb, CFRE
Nicole Meunier, CFRE
Rachel Solomon, CFRE
Amy Tinucci, CFRE
Chris Toft
Susan M. Zellner

Additional nominations may be submitted in writing if signed by 15% of the membership and received by the Secretary no later than ten days before the Annual Meeting.