GPOA Board
Board Members
Members of the Board are dedicated to promoting the unique Festival experience of free, high-quality classical music in Chicago's magnificent Millennium Park.
Officers
Ms. Beth Clark Rodriguez, GPOA President
Managing Director, Wealth Advisory, JPMorgan Private Bank
Mr. William P. Ritchie, GPOA Vice President
Partner In Charge, Jones Day
Mr. Julian Oettinger, GPOA Secretary
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Walgreens Inc. (retired)
Ms. Eileen Friestad, GPOA Treasurer
President, CWP Management, Inc.
Directors
Mr. Fred Brandstrader
Vice President, Pyramid Project Managment, LLC
Ms. Marta Farion
Attorney
Ms. Cassandra Francis
Vice President, US Equities
Mr. Carl M. Birkelbach
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Birkelbach Investment Securities Inc.
Mr. Donald E. Casey, Jr.
Dean, DePaul University School of Music
Mr. Ronald Emmerman
Certified Public Accountant, Ronald J. Borden & Company
Ms. Joan Fencik Parsons
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Exelon Corp.
Dr. Julius Few
Director, The Few Institute for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Mr. Raymond A. Frick, Jr.
Managing Principal, Augustus Group LLC
Mr. Steve Robinson
Senior Vice President, WFMT, WFMT Radio Network
Window to the World Communications, Inc.
Mr. Vern Broders
Managing Principal, Broders & Associates
Mr. Charles M. Kierscht
Attorney
Mr. Peter V. Baugher
Partner, Schopf & Weiss LLP
Mr. David M. Greenwald
Partner, Jenner & Block
Ms. Lois Weisberg
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
