Board of Directors
LEAP (Language Empowers All People) builds speech, language, and communication skills that advance success in the classroom, the workforce and the community.
LEAP EMPOWERS
Board of Directors
Chairman
Pamela Daniels-Halisi
-Managing Director, Community Development, BMO Harris Bank
Treasurer
Sumitrajit (Sumit) Dhar, Ph.D.
-Associate Provost for Faculty at Northwestern University, Hugh Knowles Professor of Hearing Science
Secretary
Sue Ellen Krause, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
-Executive Director & Owner, Krause Speech & Language Services
Board Members
David Starr
-Midwest Market Manager for Commerical Real Estate, East West Bank
Richard Gottfred
-Partner & Wealth Advisor, William Blair & Company
Jordan Owens
-Senior Vice President Educational Services/ Director, Special Education, Chicago Lighthouse
Dominique Wilson
-Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, RiseKit
Josh Holton
-Entrepreneur & Trader, Purview Trading, LLC
Lorraine Cole, Ph.D.
-Director, Minority & Women Inclusion, United States Department of Treasury
Honorary Cyril Nichols
– Illinois State Representative, 32nd District
President & Founder
Catherine Gottfred, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
LEAP
Executive Director
Nina V. Smith, M.A., CCC-SLP
LEAP
