Health and Safety

Board of Directors

The Alliance Française de Chicago is dependent upon its Board of Directors as its governing body.

This group of individuals guides and oversees the strategic and fiscal direction of the organization, as well as investing their time, expertise, and critical financial support. We are deeply grateful for their leadership.

Executive Committee

Chair Emeritus | Solange P. Brown
Chair | David B. Horn
President | Richard Shepro
Vice President | W. Paul Krauss
Vice President | Caroline Paranikas
Vice President | Betsey N. Pinkert
Vice President | Francine Saltoun
Treasurer | Tim Calkins
Secretary | Jonathan Lewis
Counselor | Cheryl Sandner
Executive Director, Ex Officio | Mary Ellen Connellan

Board Members and Advisors

Elisabeth Adams
Lisa Bailey, Member at large
Myriam Bransfied
Noelle Brock
Solange P. Brown, Chair Emeritus
Tim Calkins, Treasurer
Geoffroy de Carbonnel
Laurie Cherbonnier
Paul-Henri Chevalier
Mary Ellen Connellan, Ex Officio (Executive Director)
Fabien Duboeuf
Jean-Pierre Ergas, Member at Large
Constance M. Frydenlund
M. Hill Hammock, Member at large
John Holmes
David B. Horn, Chair
W. Paul Krauss, Vice President
Christine Laurens
Blair Thrush Lele
Jonathan Lewis, Secretary
Aida Lutfi
Rachael Halstuk Mangoubi
Charles Mottier
Catherine Mouly
Caroline Paranikas, Vice President
Betsey N. Pinkert, Vice President
Francine Saltoun, Vice President
Cheryl Sandner, Counselor
Ann E. Thompson, Ex-officio (President of the Woman’s Board)
Richard W. Shepro, President
Yannick Tagand, Consul Général de Chicago, Honorary
Carol Elizabeth Vance
David Zaslavsky

Advisors
Jess Quilling, AFPG President