Maureen Lesak is a Managing Director in the Industrials Group of Bank of America Investment Banking and covers industrials clients in the US and internationally. Maureen joined Merrill Lynch Investment Banking in 1997, prior to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America, and has spent nearly 26 years at the firm working with a wide range of clients across the industrial and consumer/retail sectors. Maureen has led recent investment banking transactions for corporate clients including Allegheny Technologies, American Tire Distributors, AMG, ArcelorMittal, Beacon Roofing, Berkshire Hathaway, Big River Steel, CDW, Cleveland-Cliffs, Commercial Metals, MP Materials, Novelis, Nucor, Reliance Steel, Ryerson, Steel Dynamics, United States Steel, Univar Solutions and W.W. Grainger. Maureen has held additional senior roles at the firm including Global COO of the Industrials and Natural Resources Groups within Investment Banking. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Maureen was a CPA with Arthur Andersen LLP. She also holds Series 7, 63 and 24 FINRA licenses. Maureen received a B.S.B.A. in accounting from The American University in Washington, D.C. Maureen is resides in Chicago with her husband Karl and their four children. Maureen serves on the boards of two other Chicago-based nonprofits, Open Heart Magic and Culinary Care. Maureen was recognized in the Crain’s Chicago Business 40 under 40 in 2012.

Holly Amatangelo is a Director at Smithbucklin, where she provides strategic oversight and thought leadership across education and learning services for a diverse portfolio of client organizations. In this role she also serves as Chief Learning Officer for the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), guiding the vision, strategy, and execution of its global learning  initiatives. Throughout her career, Holly has held senior roles at the intersection of education, strategy, and professional development. Prior to Smithbucklin, she served as Director of Training and Development for Kaplan Higher Education and as National Director of Academics for SCORE! Educational Centers.

Holly  earned her B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and her M.S. in Higher Education from Purdue University. Outside of her professional work, she is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Holly was the founding president of Chicago Run’s Next Generation Board and has been an active volunteer  and raving fan of Chicago Run since 2009. Holly has also served on the Community Board of the Emerald City Theater Company and is a Field Advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  Before her knee stopped cooperating, Holly completed five Chicago Marathons and numerous half‑marathons across the country. She is a proud Chicagoan and big Cubs, Bears, and Blackhawks fan. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

Joe Catalano is currently the First Vice President at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. Based in Chicago, he is a partner within the Kartheiser Group, a team of professionals who are working to meet the multifaceted needs of a select group of clients of significant means from individuals and families to business owners and executives. Joe has a 26-year professional history working in finance, both corporate and personal, including roles as an analyst at Ford Motor Company and a managerial role at Deloitte. Joe has since worked at Citi Smith Barney (Citi Family Office), UBS Financial Services, and was a Private Wealth Manager within Merrill Private Wealth at Bank of America. He holds a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) designation and Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation and is a member of the Investments & Wealth Institute TM. Joe earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago where he played Division III Football. He is actively involved in the University of Chicago Alumni Association, formerly the treasurer of the Chi Upsilon graduate board. Joe is an avid runner and recently completed his second Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He lives in Park Ridge with his wife and two young children.

Alicia Coronas is a Divisional Vice President at Health Care Service Corporation, where she leads product strategy for five Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans. In this role she is committed to delivering solutions that provide members support and tools to manage their health, and make informed health care decisions for themselves and their families. She has had a career focus on improving experiences within the health care system, with previous roles in product development at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and in the Strategy Consulting practice at Accenture. Alicia earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Notre Dame, and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She lives in Bucktown and in addition to cheering for the college sports teams you love to hate, she enjoys traveling to new cities and dabbling in piano and guitar lessons.

Hanna Helwig is a criminal Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, where she prosecutes federal crime. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, she worked as an Associate Attorney at Jenner & Block LLP and a judicial law clerk in the Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Hanna was born and raised in Chicago and ran cross country through college. Now, she enjoys training for marathons on the lakefront path and sharing her love for both running and Chicago with anyone who will listen.

Dennis McClelland is the Chief Credit Officer and Beverly Bank and Trust, a Wintrust Bank, and has been with the company since 2010. Dennis manages the overall risk profile of the Bank’s loan portfolio, and is also responsible for the analytical content and qualitative analysis of all underwriting, working with all internal and external regulators, continuous monitoring of the credit portfolio, and attending Beverly’s Board of Directors meetings to provide updates on all loan portfolio matters.  Dennis obtained a BA in Business Administration from St. Xavier University, and holds an MBA and a Masters of Science in Finance from DePaul University’s Kellstadt School of Business.

Mark McKinley is a Managing Director, Wealth Advisor, at William Blair. He is responsible for the investment, relationship management and client communication on a variety of taxable and tax-exempt client relationships. Before joining William Blair, Mark was a portfolio manager at Atlantic Trust for more than 14 years. Previously, he worked at Northern Trust for more than eight years, spending most of that time as a portfolio manager. Mark has lived in Chicago his whole life. He loves to stay active and so do his three daughters, who have all run on their school track or cross country teams. He is passionate about Chicago Run's mission and the benefits of running.

Joon Sung is a risk management and insurance professional having spent his career at JP Morgan Chase, TransUnion and Aon, where he currently serves as an account executive advising large organizations with their corporate insurance programs. After immigrating from Korea at the age of 6, Joon grew up in various towns in southern Wisconsin. Upon graduating from UW Madison with a bachelor’s degree in risk management and finance, Joon moved to Chicago where he serendipitously met his future wife. He is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys hiking with his family, playing tennis and pickleball. Joon has run a total of 7 marathons and is proud to have run the last 4 for Chicago Run.

Meg Young is a Vice President in Private Wealth Management (PWM) at Goldman Sachs, where she co-leads a team that advises privately held business owners, high net worth individuals, family offices and foundations. She is a member of PWM’s Client Engagement Board and the Summer Associate Development Council. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in Institutional Fixed Income Sales and Trading for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York. Meg is a proud Northwestern Wildcat as she serves on the Northwestern Women’s Cross Country Alumni Council and the Northwestern University Leadership Circle Regional Board. Meg earned a BS in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She lives in Chicago and enjoys her Peloton treadmill training for the occasional half marathon.

Lisa Zimmer is the Co-Owner of Fleet Feet Chicagoland. In 1997 she co-founded Fleet Feet Chicago with her husband, Dave, drawing on her marketing communications background from both a large corporation and a major marketing agency. Under their leadership, Fleet Feet Chicago-Rockford has grown to 10 stores across the Chicagoland area.  Fleet Feet Chicago-Rockford sets the pace for the entire franchise network with its community engagement and charitable efforts.