Chicago Speakers & Entertainers

Spend time on Friday, June 5 with television personality and AARP Ambassador James Brown.

Dr. James Galloway is the regional health administrator for the U.S. Public Health Service for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio.

Ed Gjertsen is vice president of the financial planning and money management firm of Mack Investment Securities, Inc.

Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets.

Cindy Halstenson is a registered dietitian and a certified diabetes educator who has more than 25 years of experience in working with consumers in hospitals, at clinics and diabetes care centers and via telephonic health promotion and disease management.

Tio Hardiman is director of gang mediation and community organizing for Cease Fire, a Chicago-based anti-violence group dedicated to reducing shootings and homicides among young people.

Mellody Hobson has been educating the public about important money decisions as the financial contributor to ABC’s “Good Morning America” since 2000.

Tom Joyner is a much-honored media personality who hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.”

Chad Koenekamp is currently enjoying his second “tour of duty” with UnitedHealthcare as sales manager for the Chicago and northern Illinois markets.

Mary Mary, Grammy Award-winning R&B/Gospel duo, has dedicated its music to giving praise. Make plans now to see them in concert on Friday evening, June 5th.

Patricia Russell-McCloud is a “visual speaking experience.” Her engaging and well-researched presentations have been a favorite on the lecture circuit for 20+ years.

Make plans to hear UnitedHealth Group's executive vice president and chief of medical affairs, Dr. Reed Tuckson, talk on healthcare and aging.

Malay Vasavda is a financial planner who founded Quantum Financial Management, having worked for some of the most respected companies in the world.

Robert Vassar, PhD, is an associate professor of cell and molecular biology at the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Please visit us again soon to see an expanded list of exciting entertainers and speakers we have lined up for you.