New NKFI Board Officers

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected class of NKFI Board Officers! Their combined experience and expertise will help shape the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois as we further our mission to improve the health and well-being of those living with, affected by, and at risk for kidney disease.

Curt Anliker

Co-Founder and CEO of National Dialysis Accreditation Commission

Board President

Suneel Udani, MD

Nephrologist with Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois/Indiana

Board Vice President

Brian O'Dea

Chief Executive Officer of Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois /Indiana

Immediate Past President

Mark L Schwartz

Managing Director at Morgan Stanley

Board Treasurer

Mandy Tilton, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN

Chief Nursing Officer at U.S. Renal Care

Board Secretary

Benjamin Ko, MD

Nephrologist with UChicago Medicine

Professional Advisory Board Chair

We wish to express our sincere thanks to the outgoing officers who remain committed members of our Board of Directors: Jill Schaaf and Jim Easterbrook