Our Leadership
The GPF Foundation’s Board of Directors provides oversight and diverse expertise to all of our activities and initiatives.
Ross Friedman
Board President
RSI Consulting
Josh Lerner
Board Vice President
Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual
Nancy Friedman
Board Treasurer
RSI Consulting
Paula Shopiro
Board Secretary
Senior Contracts Attorney
Experian Marketing Solutions
Molly Ball
Executive Recruiter
Tangerine
Mike Nerheim
Judge
19th Judicial Circuit Court, Illinois
Lexie Kessler
MD Candidate Class of 2023
Chicago Medical School
Marshall Ball
Vice President of Brand Strategy
Expedia Group
Kevin Friedman
Vice President of Acquisitions
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Kevin Gazley
Senior Vice President
Terraco, Inc.
Janna Berk
First Vice President
JUF Women’s Board
Lauren Friedman
Senior Client Development Manager
Heartwork
Lise Eliot, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Chicago Medical School
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
David Derfel
Chief Operating Officer
Northmoor Country Club
Karen Perlman
President and CEO, Quick Caddie
Chief Elevation Office, Brandevate
Dr. Douglas Adler
Gastroenterologist
GI Alliance of Illinois
Advisory Board Members:
Tim Archibald
Dennis Bailen
Marty Becker
Keith Berk
Annalisa DiVito
Dr. James Dolan
Mitch Friedman
Dr. Bill Frost
Barry Gersowsky
Dr. Harry Griffith
Debbie Guggenheim
Jack Hanzlovic
Ray Hartshorne
Jill Heller
Dr. Ron Himmelman
Eugene Hotchkiss
Rimas Kapacinskas
Christine (Cricket) E. Kelly
Lauren Major
Joanne Nemerovski
Diane Quon
Lynda Robbins
Joanna Rolek
Hillary Rosenfeld
Rob Rosenfeld
Mark Shapiro
Hon. Christopher Stride
Dr. Matthew Wendt
Dr. Michael Witkovsky