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Ambassador Gaddi H. Vasquez was elected Board Chairman of Project Concern International (PCI). Ambassador Vasquez will spearhead the strategic direction of PCI's efforts to expand its work to prevent disease and promote sustainable development in 16 countries around the globe.

In July, Ambassador Gilbert A. Robinson was appointed as the President and CEO of International Publishers in McLean, Virginia.

On Friday, May 17, Arts Alliance Illinois presented its Citizen Advocate Award to Ambassador Fay Hartog Levin. The award recognizes individuals whose vision and civic leadership provide a heightened visibility to the value of the arts. A benefit luncheon, titled "Voices of a Creative State," was held in coordination with the award presentation. Ambassador Fay Hartog Levin served as the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 2009-2011 and currently serves as The Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Senior Adviser on European Affairs. She has been an active member of Chicago's civic community as a member of the Illinois Arts Alliance Board from 1997–2009 and as its Chairman from 2006–2008.

Lara Porter is an equities sales trader in Electronic Trading at UBS with a focus on clients with quantitative strategies. She is also on the Microfinance Council - Fundraising Committee for Accion East. She graduated from the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Hunter in 2015 with an MA in Economics.

Congratulations to Josh Rubin who will begin Yale Law School in the Fall 2017.

Anna Boadwee is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Malawi. She is an NGO Advising Volunteer in the health sector.