Board of Directors

Boards

The current Board of Directors and Commitee Chairs are as follows.

MRIC 2008 Board Members
 
2008 Officers
Chairman: Gary M. Wolfson (2008 - '09)
Vice Chairmen: Nancy Berberian
Lori Gersten
Beth Gross
Campaign and Ball Co-Chairs: Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Emily Emmerman
Secretary: Linda Corwin
Assistant Secretary: Lisa Cohen
Treasurer: Malcom Kamin (2008 - '09)
Assistant Tresurer: Steve Mogul (2008 - '09)
Legal Advisor: Lesli Falk
 
Board Committee Chairmen
Advisory
Nancy Berberian
Deborah Beitler
Advertising
Robin Weissman
Annual Giving
Gail H. Gassner*
Carol Streicker*
Corporate Sponsorship
Mimi Sherman
Lisa Lewis
Program Book
Lynda Sax Gordon
Jennifer Crane
Publicity
Marti Zelikof
Special Events
Ronna Zoll
Tribute Cards
Ned S. Robertson+
Web Site
Jennifer Crane
MRJBF Liason
Judy Weitzman
Nominating
Ruth Geller+
Rick Tannenbaum
NSMRJB Liason
Gail H. Gassner*
Ellyn K. Katz
Planned Giving
Lori A. Hess
Helping Hands
Alice Cannon
Research/Education
Charles Gofen
Major Gifts
R. Corey Harris
Hilary Sallerson
Membership
Lori Gersten*
 
Board of Directors

Deborah G. Beitler*
Nancy Berberian*
Meredith Bluhm-Wolf
Alice Cannon
Lisa Cohen
Eva Cohen
Linda Corwin
Jennifer Crane
JoAnn Eisenberg, PhD*+
Emily Emmerman
Lesli Falk
Marilyn Fields*
Lisa Florence-Ray
Deborah L. Frank
Alan Freeman
Marilyn Freund
Jacqueline Friedman
Carissa H. Froome
Gail H. Gassner*
Ruth Geller*+
Andrew R. Gellman+

Lori Gersten*
Charlie Gofen
Lynda S. Gordon
Beth M. Gross
Corey R. Harris
Lori A. Hess
Stephen J. Jacobsen
Debra H. Jarett
Deborah Jarol
Malcom S. Kamin+
Sandra Kamin*
Ellyn K. Katz
Andrea H. Kott
Steven M. LaKind
Lisa Lewis
Lori S. Loeb
Daniel G.M. Marre
David McHugh
Alison Mitchell
Steven Mogul
Carrie L. Newton

Jamie Pasquale
Jenny Patinkin
Seth A. Prostic
Ned S. Robertson
Roger 'Biff' Ruttenberg
Hilary Sallerson*
Emilio S. Salvi
Katie Schimberg
David A. Sherman
Mimi Sherman
Elizabeth Stele
Carol R. Streicker*
Richard Tannenbaum
Robin Weissman
Judy Weitzman
Gary Wolfson
Marti Zelikoff
Debra Ziegelman
Stephen Zimmer
Ronna Zoll
Michael Zoller

Sustaining Member
Joan B. Brodsky
Jan Bergman Weinstein
MRJBF Co-Chairmen
Lesley Kagan
Katrina Lehman
NSMRJB
Co-Chairmen
Lisa Mann
Dana Wallman
Honorary Life Members
Eva Cohen
Herbert A. Loeb, III+
Cindy F. Wile+
Ex-Officio Directors
Philip D. Block, III
Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD
Patrick M. Magoon
Bernard L. Mirkin, PhD, M.D.**

*Advisory Board Member
+Past MRIC Chairman
**Deceased

The MRIC is fortunate to have two thriving junior boards, which also support pediatric biomedical research at Children's Memorial Hospital – the Medical Research Junior Board Foundation (MRJBF) and North Suburban Medical Research Junior Board (NSMRJB).