Planned Giving Advisory Council

The Planned Giving Advisory Council of Lincoln Park Zoo is composed of attorneys, financial advisors and insurance professionals who provide guidance and assistance to zoo staff regarding ways of giving and the policies and guidelines concerning gift acceptance and the charitable gift annuity program.

We are grateful to the following members of the Council for their service:

Chairman

Neil Kawashima
McDermott, Will & Emery

Council Members

Deborah B. Cole
Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP

Jessica Coleman
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Kelli Garcia
The Northern Trust

James R. Hellige
Foley & Lardner, LLP

Kirk A. Hoopingarner
Quarles & Brady, LLP

Tadd Lindsay
MPI

Kenneth F. Lorch
Hamilton Thies Lorch & Hagnell, LLP

Katarinna McBride
Harrison & Held, LLP

Thomas L. McLeary
Endow, Inc.

Patrick Owens
Di Monte & Lizak, LLC

Joel S. Rothman
Rothman Law Group

David Sawyer
MB Financial Bank

Richard L. Sevcik
Perkins Coie LLP

Robert Sierens
Citi Private Bank

Paul A. Svoboda
Sidley Austin LLP

Brian Zygmunt
Crowe Horwath LLP