Forefront recognizes six Board Members who completed their terms in June 2025:

Mary Pounder, Executive Director, Comer Family Foundation

Antonio “Tony” Martinez, Vice President of University Advancement, Dominican University

Dorri McWhorter, President & CEO, YMCA Metropolitan Chicago 

John Shaw, Director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Maria Pesqueira, President & CEO, Healthy Communities Foundation

Lawrence Benito, CEO, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

We thank them for their commitment and service. Forefront is only able to accomplish our mission of building a vibrant social impact sector for all the people of Illinois with their assistance and guidance.