Past Leadership

2023

President

REYNARD L. TANIG

Vice President

ALAN MONTERA

Secretary

IAN SHARPING

Treasurer

JANICE A. DANTES

Communications Officer

ISRAEL DEL MUNDO

Board of Directors

MARK J. CALAGUAS
KRISTY M. GONOWON
HOPE F. MERCADO
ELIZABETH A. OLIVERA
EMILY M. OLIVERA

Immediate Past President

MELANIE B. MATIAS

Law Student Representative

MARC MONTANO



Honorary Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN
Maurides Foley Tabangay Turner & Agustin LLC

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS
Alter Domus

DENNIS J. MONDERO 
Chinese Mutual Aid Association 

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE 
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Venable LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 


Honorary Judicial Board

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. ISRAEL A. DESIERTO
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. ANJANA M.J. HANSEN
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. MARK J. LOPEZ (RET.)
Circuit Court of Cook County


2022

President
MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Vice President
REYNARD L. TANIG
Harrison & Held, LLP


Secretary
ALAN MONTERA
McAndrews, Held & Malloy

Treasurer
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law


Board of Directors

AILEEN BHANDARI
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

HOPE F. MERCADO
Attorney at Law

ELIZABETH A. OLIVERA
Cozen O'Connor P.C.

EMILY M. OLIVERA
Sidley Austin LLP

Law Student Representative

ISRAEL DEL MUNDO
DePaul University College of Law


Immediate Past President

MARK J. CALAGUAS
Tayo


Honorary Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN
Maurides Foley Tabangay Turner & Agustin LLC

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS
Alter Domus

DENNIS J. MONDERO 
Chinese Mutual Aid Association 

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE 
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Venable LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 


Honorary Judicial Board

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. ISRAEL A. DESIERTO
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. ANJANA M.J. HANSEN
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. MARK J. LOPEZ (RET.)
Circuit Court of Cook County

 

2021

President
MARK J. CALAGUAS
Tayo

Vice President
MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office


Secretary
ELIZABETH A. OLIVERA
Cozen O'Connor P.C.

Treasurer
IAN SHARPING
Instituto del Progreso Latino

Communications Officer
KARMAN BAINS
Johnson & Bell Ltd.

Board of Directors

AILEEN BHANDARI
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

EMILY M. OLIVERA
Sidley Austin LLP

REYNARD L. TANIG
Harrison & Held, LLP


JAMES R. VERGARA
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Law Student Representative

ISRAEL DEL MUNDO
DePaul University College of Law


Immediate Past President

JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Honorary Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN
Maurides Foley Tabangay Turner & Agustin LLC

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

MARY CARMEN MADRID-CROST
Madrid Crost Law Group

DENNIS J. MONDERO 
Chinese Mutual Aid Association 

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE 
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Schiff Hardin LLP

CATALINA J. SUGAYAN
Sedgwick LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 


Honorary Judicial Board

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. ISRAEL A. DESIERTO
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. ANJANA M.J. HANSEN
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. MARK J. LOPEZ
Circuit Court of Cook County


2020

President
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Vice President
MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Secretary
ELIZABETH A. OLIVERA
Cozen O'Connor P.C.

Treasurer
REYNARD L. TANIG
Harrison & Held, LLP

Communications Officer
JAMES R. VERGARA
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Board of Directors

ATHENA AHERRERA
Sidley Austin LLP

AILEEN G. CORDERO
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

VEDA MANIQUIS
Walker Morton LLP

MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

EMILY M. OLIVERA
Sidley Austin LLP

SREE RAO
Allstate Insurance Company

Law Student Representative

ISRAEL DEL MUNDO
DePaul University College of Law


Immediate Past President

GREGORY J. LAMORENA
Malman Law


Honorary Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN
Maurides Foley Tabangay Turner & Agustin LLC

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

MARY CARMEN MADRID-CROST
Madrid Crost Law Group

DENNIS J. MONDERO 
Chinese Mutual Aid Association 

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE 
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Schiff Hardin LLP

CATALINA J. SUGAYAN
Sedgwick LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 


2019

President

GREGORY LAMORENA
Malman Law

Vice President
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Treasurer
REYNARD L. TANIG
Harrison & Held, LLP

Secretary
KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

Communications Officer
MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Board of Directors

AILEEN BHANDARI
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

LIZL LEONARDO
Nixon Peabody LLP

MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

ELIZABETH A. OLIVERA
Cozen O'Connor P.C.

RAYMUND SAGUN
City of Chicago
Department of Transportation

MARICAR C. TINIO
Todd Legal Search Inc.

ALEXIS M. TOMCZEWSKI
Fisher & LaMonica, P.C.

JAMES R. VERGARA
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

XAVIER A. VERGARA
Kennedys CMK

Immediate Past President
WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS
Near North National Title

Honorary Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN
Maurides Foley Tabangay Turner & Agustin LLC

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO

Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

MARY CARMEN MADRID-CROST
Madrid Crost Law Group

DENNIS J. MONDERO 
Chinese Mutual Aid Association 

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE 
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Schiff Hardin LLP

CATALINA J. SUGAYAN
Sedgwick LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 

2018

President

WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS
Near North National Title

Vice President
GREGORY LAMORENA
Karlin, Fleisher & Falkenberg, LLC

Treasurer
REYNARD L. TANIG
Harrison & Held, LLP

Secretary
KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

Communications Officer
MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Board of Directors

MARJORIE A. BALTAZAR
Baltazar Global LLC

GRACE P. CHUA
Social Security Administration

EDWIN J. CRUZ
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

ARIANNE C. FREEMAN
Schiff Hardin LLP

KATHRYN C. KAWAUCHI
BatesCarey LLP

MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

RAYMUND SAGUN
City of Chicago
Department of Transportation

MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

MARICAR C. TINIO
Todd Legal Search Inc.

Immediate Past President
LESLEY R. ARCA
Jurisprudence Health Law Group PC

Honorary Board of Directors

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO
Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

COURTNEY FONG
CompTIA

MARY CARMEN MADRID-CROST
Madrid Crost Law Group

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE
Polsinelli, PC

CHRISTINE A. POMPA
The Kraft Heinz Company

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Schiff Hardin LLP

CATALINA J. SUGAYAN
Sedgwick LLP

GARY ZHAO
SmithAmundsen LLC 


Honorary Judicial Board

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. THOMAS L. KILBRIDE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. TIMOTHY C. EVANS
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. ISRAEL A. DESIERTO
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. MARK J. LOPEZ
Circuit Court of Cook County


2017


President

LESLEY R. ARCA
Jurisprudence Health Law Group PC

Vice President
WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS
Near North National Title

Treasurer
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Secretary
KRISTY M. GONOWON
Allstate Insurance Company

Communications Officer
MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Board of Directors

SABENA AUYEUNG
Pugh, Jones & Johnson, P.C.

RONALD J. INAWAT
The Bradford Group

GREGORY LAMORENA
Karlin, Fleisher & Falkenberg, LLC

MELANIE B. MATIAS
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

RAYMUND SAGUN
City of Chicago
Department of Transportation

REYNARD L. TANIG
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

ALEXIS M. TOMCZEWSKI
Fisher & LaMonica, P.C.

Immediate Past President
CHRISTINE A. POMPA
The Kraft Heinz Company  

Honorary Board of Directors

AURORA ABELLA AUSTRIACO
Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel P.C.

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

MARY CARMEN MADRID-CROST
Madrid Crost Law Group

JEAN MARIE PECHETTE
Polsinelli, PC

ROMEO S. QUINTO, JR.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

MICHAEL J. RAIZ
Jurisprudence Health Law Group PC

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP

HEIDI HENNIG ROWE
Schiff Hardin LLP

CATALINA J. SUGAYAN
Sedgwick LLP

ANNA B. SUTTI
Wells Fargo 


Honorary Judicial Board

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. THOMAS L. KILBRIDE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. TIMOTHY C. EVANS
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. ISRAEL A. DESIERTO
Circuit Court of Cook County

HON. JESSICA ARONG O'BRIEN
Circuit Court of Cook County


JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

2016

President

CHRISTINE A. POMPA
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Vice President
LESLEY R. ARCA
Raiz Law Group LLC

Treasurer
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Secretary
ARIANNE D. FREEMAN
Schiff Hardin LLP

Board of Directors

LEANDRO A. ALHAMBRA
Woodruff Johnson & Palermo

MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

RUDY A. FIGUEROA
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

COURTNEY FONG
Castle Creek Arbitrage, LLC

RONALD J. INAWAT
Music Dealers, LLC

GREGORY LAMORENA
Karlin, Fleisher & Falkenberg, LLC

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

RAYMUND SAGUN
City of Chicago
Department of Transportation

Immediate Past President
JASMINE V. HERNANDEZ
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
   

                                                                           

Honorary Board

HON. RUBEN CASTILLO
Chief Judge, United States 
District Court for the 
Northern District of Illinois

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. THOMAS L. KILBRIDE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. LAURA C. LIU
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. TIMOTHY C. EVANS
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

DAN L. BOHO
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP


President

CHRISTINE A. POMPA
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Vice President
LESLEY R. ARCA
Raiz Law Group LLC

Treasurer
JANICE A. DANTES
Attorney at Law

Secretary
ARIANNE D. FREEMAN
Schiff Hardin LLP

Board of Directors

LEANDRO A. ALHAMBRA
Woodruff Johnson & Palermo

MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

RUDY A. FIGUEROA
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

COURTNEY FONG
Castle Creek Arbitrage, LLC

RONALD J. INAWAT
Music Dealers, LLC

GREGORY LAMORENA
Karlin, Fleisher & Falkenberg, LLC

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

RAYMUND SAGUN
City of Chicago
Department of Transportation

Immediate Past President
JASMINE V. HERNANDEZ
Cook County State's Attorney's Office
   

                                                                     

Honorary Board
HON. RUBEN CASTILLO
Chief Judge, United States 
District Court for the 
Northern District of Illinois

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. THOMAS L. KILBRIDE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. LAURA C. LIU
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. TIMOTHY C. EVANS
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

DAN L. BOHO
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

2015

President
JASMINE V. HERNANDEZ
Cook County State's Attorney's Office

Vice President
ZENIA C. SALLES
Holland & Knight LLP

Treasurer
CHRISTINE A. POMPA
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Secretary
CHRISTINE S. BAUTISTA
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Board of Directors

MICHAEL C. AGUHAR
Alliance of Filipinos for
Immigrant Rights and Empowerment

LEANDRO A. ALHAMBRA
Woodruff Johnson & Palermo

LESLEY R. ARCA
Raiz Law Group LLC

MARJORIE A. BALTAZAR
Sidley Austin LLP

JEROME C. BARRIDO
Office of the Cook County Public Defender

MARK J. CALAGUAS
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

RUDY A. FIGUEROA
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

RACHEL E. MERCER
Discover Financial Services

MARK J. REYES
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ANNA B. SUTTI
Jenner & Block LLP

MARICAR C. TINIO
NexLP, LLC

Immediate Past President
MARK A. JAVIER
Javier Law Firm

Honorary Board

HON. RUBEN CASTILLO
Chief Judge, United States
District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois

HON. ANNE M. BURKE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. THOMAS L. KILBRIDE
Supreme Court of Illinois

HON. LAURA C. LIU
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. JESSE G. REYES
Illinois Appellate Court

HON. TIMOTHY C. EVANS
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County

DAN L. BOHO
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

MICHAEL P. CHU
McDermott Will & Emery LLP


2014

President
MARK A. JAVIER

Vice President
JASMINE V. HERNANDEZ

Treasurer
ZENIA C. SALLES

Secretary
KRISTINE J. QUEMA

Board of Directors

FREDERICK E. AGUSTIN

MICHAEL C. AGUHAR

MARJORIE A. BALTAZAR

MARK J. CALAGUAS

RUDY A. FIGUEROA

WINNALYNN N. KANTARIS

RACHEL E. MERCER

CAROL Y. SALES

ANNA B. SUTTI

MARICAR C. TINIO

DENNIS N. VENTURA

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