Chicago Hard Hats with Heart Leadership
Building on a century of lifesaving progress in cardiovascular disease and stroke, the American Heart Association has centered a new vision for its next 100 years: Advancing health and hope for everyone, everywhere.
To achieve this vision by 2028, the American Heart Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach people where they are.
Every person means working with every community and that is why our Executive Leadership is so important. The Chicago Hard Hats with Heart Campaign is a catalyst for this work.
2025 Chicago Hard Hats with Heart Chair
Kevin Connelly
Chief Executive Officer
Connelly Electric
Executive Leadership Team
Michael Alberico
SVP, Construction, Real Estate & Alternative Risk
Marsh McLennan Agency
Rocco Bartucci
President
Contech
Ken Bauwens
Co-Owner
Jamerson & Bauwens
Larry Blouin
Senior Director Capital Programs Facilities
Northwestern University
Marco Capicchioni
VP, Facilities & Support Services
UChicago Medicine
Tim Cooper
Senior Vice President
Gilbane Building Company
Jennifer Riddle Curley
Associate Principal
Perkins&Will
Ekua Davis
General Manager
Automated Logic Controls
Herb Dawson
Project Executive
W.E. O’Neil
Angela Drexel
Vice President
LiveWire
Jeff Emerson
Area Sales Manager
Schneider Electric
Jada Escarpita
Chief Administrative Officer
Escarpita Construction
Steve Eskildsen
Director of Business Development
Mortenson Construction
Shawn Gleason
Account Executive
Merge
John Hartmann
Executive Vice President
Hartmann Electric Company, Inc.
Steve Hassler
General Manager
Siemens
Andy Hill
President
Glass Solutions
Jim Hill, III
President
The Hill Group
Amy Jenkinson
Director of Aviation
RM Chin & Associates, Inc
Rick Kerman
Chairman
Steiner Electric Company
Matt Kiefer
Vice President
International Decorators, Inc.
Jim Kokaska
Vice President, Planning, Design & Construction
Advocate Health Care
John Kurtz
Vice President & District Manager
Anning-Johnson
Loranne May
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Connelly Electric
Benjamin Mikulcik
Director, Health & Hospital
RM Chin & Associates, Inc
Brittany Natanek
Commercial Sales Representative
USG
Tom Nelson
Construction Executive, Healthcare Director
Turner Construction Company
John O’Connell
Managing Director
CIBC Bank USA
Chris Redpath
Partner
Clune Construction
John Ryder
President
Kelso-Burnett
John Sepiol
Account Manager
Graybar
Lee Serritella
President
General Building Supply
Gary Shamasko
Vice President
Jamerson & Bauwens
Susan Stearn
Sr. Construction Project Manager
RUSH
Christine Strom
Director, Planning & Construction
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
Chris TenEyck
President
Connelly Electric
KC Wigle
VP, Marketing & Business Development
W.E. O’Neil
