The Alliance Française de Chicago is dependent upon its Board of Directors as its governing body.
This group of individuals guides and oversees the strategic and fiscal direction of the organization, as well as investing their time, expertise, and critical financial support. We are deeply grateful for their leadership.
Chair Emerita | Solange P. Brown
Chair | David B. Horn
President | Richard Shepro
Vice President | W. Paul Krauss
Vice President | Caroline Paranikas
Vice President | Betsey N. Pinkert
Vice President | Francine Saltoun
Treasurer | Tim Calkins
Secretary | Jonathan Lewis
Counselor | Cheryl Sandner
Executive Director, Ex-officio | Mary Ellen Connellan
Ex-officio, President of the Woman’s Board | Ann E. Thompson
Fabien Duboeuf
Lisa Bailey
Jean-Pierre Ergas
Hill Hammock
Elisabeth Adams
Lisa Bailey, Member at large
Myriam Bransfied
Noelle Brock
Solange P. Brown, Chair Emerita
Tim Calkins, Treasurer
Laurie Cherbonnier
Paul-Henri Chevalier
Mary Ellen Connellan, Ex Officio (Executive Director)
Fabien Duboeuf
Jean-Pierre Ergas, Member at Large
Constance M. Frydenlund
M. Hill Hammock, Member at large
John Holmes
David B. Horn, Chair
W. Paul Krauss, Vice President
Blair Thrush Lele
Jonathan Lewis, Secretary
Baptiste Limb
Aida Lutfi
Rachael Halstuk Mangoubi
Charlotte Montel, Consule Générale de France à Chicago, honorary
Charles Mottier
Catherine Mouly
Caroline Paranikas, Vice President
Betsey N. Pinkert, Vice President
Diane Saltoun
Francine Saltoun, Vice President
Cheryl Sandner, Counselor
Ann E. Thompson, Ex-officio (President of the Woman’s Board)
Richard W. Shepro, President
Carol Elizabeth Vance
David Zaslavsky
Advisors
Jess Quilling, AFPG President