IV Ashton, a resident of Oak Park, is committed to uniting technology and justice to serve vulnerable populations throughout the world. Ashton began his legal career internationally, overseeing the development of a database tracking human rights violations in Kosovo, as well as several online tools for various ministries of justice throughout the Balkans. In 1999 Ashton co-founded Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO), which provides legal training and support to pro bono attorneys and pro se litigants involved with the justice system. In 2001, Ashton founded LegalServer, a web-based case management platform used by hundreds of nonprofit agencies and public defenders. Most recently, Ashton created houston.ai, a web-based platform applying machine learning to streamline legal processes for agencies supporting individuals who cannot afford attorneys.

Alejandro Bodipo-Memba is the founder of OVP Management Consulting Group, based in Oak Park. A former corporate leader and print journalist, he has decades of experience in strategic communications, continuous improvement process design work and leadership development training. He served as senior communications manager at Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon company, and held several roles at DTE Energy in Detroit, MI. In 2010, Bodipo-Memba represented the United States on an international communications consulting team helping the nation of Argentina in developing nuclear communications strategies. He was previously a staff reporter for the Detroit Free Press and Wall Street Journal.

Tiffiny Bolden brings nearly two decades of experience in human resources, corporate learning and development initiatives, and diversity, equity and inclusion programs with international and local organizations. As the global head of human resources for Golin, a global public relations agency, Bolden serves as a member of the executive board and has a professional focus on providing culturally relevant, employee-focused human resources strategy for one of the most prominent and respected PR agencies. In recent years, she has focused on supporting diverse employee populations and building effective and impactful teams as businesses have navigated the pandemic. Bolden has a broad background in human resources spanning leadership roles in both large corporations and local public service organizations. She’s led and developed teams as a senior human resources leader at a variety of companies such as Information Resources, Inc., Medline Industries, Inc., Anixter, Navman Wireless and Illinois Public School District U-46. She lives in River Forest.

Denise Laria Burns, PsyD serves as the chairperson for the Board’s Grants and Programs Committee, as well as the board liaison for the Communityworks Advisory Board. Her volunteer service also includes chairing the Mental Health Committee of River Forest, Old St. Pats Church, and Celestial Ministries in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. She also serves as a board member for Austin Career Education Center, where she had previously been employed as a school counselor for 12 years. A resident of River Forest, Burns received a doctorate of psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1998, as well as a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1988.

With over 25 years of digital marketing and publishing experience, Ana Garcia Doyle is co-founder and executive director of One Earth Collective, an Oak Park-based environmental nonprofit that produces the One Earth Film Festival (the Midwest’s premiere environmental film festival) and other programs. In addition to the Foundation board, she serves on the board of Kinfolk CoLab. She is also a community leader, advocate, and public speaker in the area of environmental sustainability, who helped lead an award-winning zero waste initiative in District 97 schools, and was named a Crain's Chicago Business 2022 Notable Leader in Sustainability. Doyle and her husband Jim live in Oak Park in a renovated 100-year-old home that received a 2012 Green Award from the Village of Oak Park, and 2019 LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. In addition, the Doyles created a scholarship fund to financially assist residents of west Cook County interested in joining the Leadership Lab.

Tawfiq Farraj is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining the Foundation board, he served as a board member with the Muslim Writers Collective, an organization aimed at reclaiming control over the American Muslim narrative and providing a safe space for current and aspiring writers, and as president of the Chicago chapter of the Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals (CAMP). Tawfiq holds an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from the University of Illinois Chicago.

Jon Hale, PhD, CFA, is global head of sustainability research for the Americas at Morningstar, where he developed Morningstar's sustainable investing framework, which provides a straightforward way for financial advisers to understand investor motivations for seeking sustainable investments and outlines the range of activities associated with this approach to investing. Hale holds a doctorate in political science from Indiana University with a specialty in public policy, and is a past Oak Park village trustee. He currently serves on the Village of Oak Park Plan Commission. In addition to his public service, he sat on the board of the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation and co-founded Forum Oak Park, a grass-roots citizen group that advocates for policies that serve the greater good of the community. He lives in Oak Park with his wife, Lynn Kamenitsa, and their two college-age children.

Lisa N. Johnson lives in northeast Oak Park. After 35 years with Wells Fargo, Johnson most recently served as chief financial officer for two startup healthcare firms. She also was chief operating officer of Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC), the architecture and design firm she and her husband Lamar cofounded in 2017. They are members of Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, where Lisa serves as a deacon. In addition to the Community Foundation, Johnson sits on the board of United Way of Metropolitan Chicago and is an active member of the Chicago Network and the Economic Club of Chicago, and has previously served as a trustee of the Chicago Zoological Society. She is also a member of the Foundation’s Women Leaders in Philanthropy giving group.

Sarah Jolie is the owner and president of Hensley Company, a 100-year-old mailing and fulfillment company founded by her grandfather in 1921. Now a certified woman-owned business, in 2021 Hensley was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Jolie has also served on the boards of the Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park United Way, Commercial Law League of America, and Chicago Postal Customer Council. She is the recipient of the 2021 Mail Professional Recognition Award given by the Chicago Postal Customer Council. A graduate of Oak Park public schools, she lived in Forest Park from 2003 to 2014 and now owns a two-flat in Oak Park with two other multi-generation residents.

Mario Lucero (he/him) is an experienced Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) practitioner with a passion for supporting diverse communities, and advocating for social justice across the spectrum. Mario's work at UIC's Office of Diversity, as Director of Inclusion Initiatives, includes supporting the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Engagement, and working with academic units to navigate retention; such as providing program infrastructure to recruit and mentor underrepresented faculty hires. Additionally, Mario is responsible for campus initiatives that deepen and increase DEI efforts for students, faculty, and staff.

As a Strategist with The Nova Collective and in partnership with the Foundation, Mario was part of the Community Voices needs-assessment report. Previously as an Educator in Adult Education at Triton College, Mario was able to serve people from the communities where he grew up as part of the Community Voices team, which was a truly rewarding experience for him.

Mario earned an MA degree in Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) in 2013 from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Arts & Design from the Art Institutes in 2008.

Bill Planek is president of Mastercare Building Services Inc, a full-service property management and development company based in Oak Park. A lifelong Oak Park resident, he is active in the Rotary Club of OPRF and is the current president of the Oak Park Business and Civic Council. Planek holds an MBA from DePaul Driehaus College of Business and a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Chicago.