Who We Are

Since its inception forty years ago, Friends of Prentice, in partnership with Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital, has raised more than $25M to support superior healthcare spanning the full spectrum of a woman’s life in our community and around the globe.

Friends of Prentice Leadership

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Executive Committee

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    Alex Jacobson

    PRESIDENT

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    Meghan O’Halleran Archibald

    SECRETARY

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    Rocky Lopez

    TREASURER

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    Michael C. Borders

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

  • Wendy Freyer

    VICE PRESIDENT | Business Operations

  • Katie Schlott

    VICE PRESIDENT | Chair Membership & Nominating

  • Shannon Flavin

    VICE PRESIDENT | Co-Chair Fundraising

  • Chris Newton

    VICE PRESIDENT | Co-Chair Fundraising

  • Emily Newhouse Dillingham

    VICE PRESIDENT | Co-Chair Grants Commiittee

  • Sarah Miller

    VICE PRESIDENT | Co-Chair Grants Commiittee

  • Elizabeth Curtin

    VICE PRESIDENT | Chair Membership & Nominating

  • Nikki Blank

    VICE PRESIDENT | Chair Marketing & Public Relations

Who We Are

Together, we harness our collective creativity, talents, and resources to drive our mission forward.

Board of Directors

  • Sari Altshul

    Clinical Psychologist, Illness Navigation, Resources

  • Michael B. Arrington

    President & CEO
    Recon Management Services

  • Courtney Bae

    Business Analyst, Health Solutions Product Launch Readiness
    American Medical Association

  • Jack Begley

    Vice President-Wintrust Private Client, Wintrust Financial Corporation

  • Katie Benjamin

    Global Brand Manager
    Beam Suntory

  • Samantha Berngard

    Marketing and Events
    Monica and Andy

  • Katie Bolanowski

    General Counsel
    Gibraltar Industries

  • Janelle R. Bolden, M.D

    Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Prentice, Northwestern Medicine

  • Cecil Booth

    President/Co-Founder
    VENeffect Anti-Aging Skin Care

  • Margaret Brooks

    Clinical Nurse, Northwestern Medicine

  • Oluwateniola (Teni) Brown

    Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the GME, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • Serdar E. Bulun, MD

    Chair of the Department of OB/Gyn
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • Jennifer Carlino

    Real Estate Broker
    Christie's International Real Estate

  • Kristi Carroll

    Senior National Account Manager
    SC Johnson

  • Elizabeth Case

    Chief of Staff | Director of Business Strategy
    Elevance Health

  • Lindsay Cash

    Nurse Practitioner
    The Fitz

  • Kristina Katz Cercone

    Partner, Jones Day

  • Erin Clifford

    Director of Marketing & Business Development
    Clifford Law Offices

  • Shayna Cook

    Partner, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP

  • Ali Craig

    Head of Talent
    Ryse Health

  • Elizabeth Curtin

    Partner
    Sidley Austin LLP

  • Scott Eichberger

    Banker
    JPMorgan

  • Marco Ellis MD, FACS

    Division of Plastic Surgery Assistant Professor
    Northwestern Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine

  • Betsy Farrington

    Associate
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP

  • Caryn Fensel

    Associate Director of Paid Social | dentsuX

  • Morgan Elyse Ferris-Johnston

    Board Eligible Neuropsychologist, O'Koon Psychology Group

  • Arin Fife

    Partner / Attorney, Family Law Solutions

  • Randy A. Fifield

    Vice President
    Fifield Realty Corp.

  • D’Anna L. Flowers

    Principal Consultant
    D’Velop Business Solutions

  • Abigail Baird Gastevich

  • Lee P. Golub

    Executive Vice President
    Golub & Co.

  • Trina Gordon McCallister

    President & CEO, Boyden World Corporation

  • Alexa L. Goutos

    Partner
    Dussias Wittenberg Koenigsberger LLP

  • David Grayson

    Registered Nurse
    Neonatal ICU, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • Katherine Clare (KC) Gudonis

    Sr. Manager, Trader Marketing, Charles Schwab

  • Megan McCarthy Hayes

    Senior Vice President | Wealth Specialist
    Northern Trust

  • Rachael Janas

    Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs, CEO

    NutriReg Consulting LLC

  • Kenna Johnson

    Co-Founder
    Sona Fitness

  • Allyson Julien

    Partner
    Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP

  • Taylor Wald Koldyke

    Account Manager, The Desire Company

  • Lisa Levy

    Business and Strategy Consultant Workday

  • Daniel Linger

    Underwriter, Private Banking
    CIBC

  • Laura Linger

    Investment Counseling
    William Blair & Company

  • Sarah May

    Industry Executive - Midwest Healthcare, Higher Education and Nonprofit, JPMorganChase

  • Lauren McDonnell

    Teacher, Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier School

  • Lynn M. McGovern

    Partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP

  • Naomi Parr Millen

    Stay at Home Mom

  • Liesl Pereira

    Chief External Relations Officer
    Legal Council for Health Justice

  • Bianca Pizzino

    Senior Manager, Solutions Consulting
    Workday

  • Nirali Taswala Rodriguez

    Independent Strategist, Self Employed

  • Martin Roth

    Partner, Client Growth Strategies, Kirkland and Ellis

  • Hillary Scott

    Director, Consulting Operations, Chartis

  • Lauren Selman

    Director, Strategy & Innovation
    The Sound

  • Morgan O'Neil Shaddock

    Senior Manager, Client Partnerships
    Samba TV

  • Michelle Shetty

    Co-Founder, Registered Nurse The Fitz

  • Cheryl Skender

  • Braden R. Smith

    Executive Vice President, Wintrust Wealth Services

  • Donna Kaner Socol

    Shareholder, Lawyer | Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym

  • Ellen Toobin

    Manager Pharmacy Strategy
    Walgreens Pharmacy

  • Arley Weitman

    Director of Quality for the Northwestern System, Teresa Pollack

  • Christina Zhang

    Stay at Home Mother

  • Renee Zipprich

    General Counsel
    Hagerty Consulting, Inc.

  • Julia Zousmer

    Senior Associate
    King & Spaulding LLP

Meet the Team

History & Founders

Forty years ago, Carol Lavin Bernick transformed gratitude into action and sparked a movement that continues to shape the future of women’s healthcare. After bringing home her healthy newborn following a long and difficult journey, Carol was determined to give back to the hospital that made that outcome possible. From that moment of gratitude came a powerful idea: to invest in innovation, research, and care that would improve the lives of women for generations to come.

Carol founded Friends of Prentice with a small group of committed leaders, including Patty Henderson, George McCarthy and Dr. Michael Socol. What began as a single inspired idea quickly gained momentum, bringing together individuals from all backgrounds - patients, physicians, and community leaders - united by a shared belief in advancing women’s health.

Friends of Prentice exists because of that original spark and the decades of dedication that followed. Since 1985, the organization has made a tangible, measurable impact across all stages of women’s healthcare by supporting early-stage research and innovation. The continued involvement of founding members stands as a testament to the enduring strength of Carol’s vision.

Today, Friends of Prentice remains committed to that founding purpose. 

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

Friends of Prentice relies on the generosity of people like you to carry our mission forward.


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