Uptown United
Uptown United is Uptown’s community economic development organization serving the entire Uptown community, from Irving Park Road on the south to Foster Avenue on the north, Lake Michigan on the east and Ravenswood Avenue on the west. Uptown United is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization lead by a volunteer Board of Directors.
- Antonia Mills Wesselink, Chair, Antonia L. Mills, Attorney at Law, PC
- Emmanuel Abidemi, Vice-Chair, Iyanze West African Cafe and Bar
- Tressa Feher, Secretary, Sellers Dorsey
- Scott Baskin, Treasurer, Small Business Advocacy Council
- Edward (Ned) Budd, Thorek Memorial Hospital
- Don Cortelyou, Wintrust Bank – Uptown
- Amy Crawford, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
- Nadia Geigler, The Admiral at the Lake
- Shawn Jackson, Harry S Truman College
- Lindsay Marciniak, CCS Fundraising
- Sam Coady, CME Group (retired)
- Alex Wolking, Alex Wolking, Inc. | Keller Williams ONEChicago
- Rhea Yapp, Chinese Mutual Aid Association
- Jacqueline Zanders, Illinois Action for Children
Uptown Chamber of Commerce
The Uptown Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit membership organization led by a volunteer Board of Directors. The board members are all current members and are elected by membership, which consists of businesses and organizations which are located in or work in Uptown.
- Emmanuel Abidemi, President, Iyanze West African Cafe and Bar
- Adel Shaw, Vice President, Spoil Me Salon
- Mohammad Abuhashish, Treasurer, Uptown Deli
- Janet Toliver, Secretary, Mind Body Defense
- Danielle Wallington, Harry S Truman College
- Jaime Figueroa, Old National Bank
- Lucio DiPaolo, Rocchetta Inc.
- Laura Kolar-Feng, First Dental Center
- Jennifer Pham, Mini Tx Pharmacy, HAIBAYO
- Jensen Allen, Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum
- Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater
- Antonio Coke, Bodi Shak
- Charles Murray, TERRACE