Our Leadership

The 2023 Komen Chicago Race for the Cure is honored to work with community leaders who volunteer their time in support of Komen’s mission to end breast cancer forever.

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Komen Leadership Council

Jeff Armstrong, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, American Community Bank & Trust

Rebecca Banks, Chair Elect, Regional People Business Partner, GHD

Tony Braglia, Chair, Young Leaders Council, Chicago Territory Sales Representative, Creeden & Associates

Ramona Burress, PharmD, Head of Patient Engagement & Insights - Center for Health Equity and Patient Affairs, Takeda

Brigid Carroll, CPA , Controller, WorkBetter, Inc.

Carrie Falkenhayn, Vice Chairman, Deloitte Tax, Deloitte, Chicago

Nathan Lim, PharmD, Executive Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Business & Development, UChicago Medicine

Isha Malik-Ismail, PharmD, Healthcare Specialty Supervisor, Walgreens

Cindy Markee, President, Markee Consulting

Mike McCarthy - Chair, General Manager, Marquee Sports Network

Jennifer McGuffin, Immediate Past Chair, Chief Communications Officer, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC

Yana Nirshberg, Managing Partner, ParadigmNEXT

Laura Peterson, Client Service Partner, Slalom Consulting

Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UChicago Medicine

Cindy Schwartz, Head of Global Indirect Commodities, Valmont Industries

Sedona Sutker, Immediate Past Chair, Young Leaders Council, Business Development Representative, Coro

Peter Tyor, Ph.D., Retired, Northwestern University

Staff

Jaclyn Groves, Executive Director, Chicago, Susan G. Komen

Katherine Koyak, Development Manager, Chicago, Susan G. Komen

We would like to extend a special thank you to last year’s top fundraisers, teams, and companies for their tremendous support.