CWHC Working Groups

Our Board is comprised of four working groups that our community self-selects to participate in. Working Group Chairs serve on one working group and Board Directors serve on two working groups.

This is the current allocation starting January 2026. The Board meets ten months of the year with August and December as holiday months.

Our Board is actively engaged in the work of preserving Chicago Women’s History working on documentaries, conducting Oral History interviews and organizing programs.

Executive Committee:
President: Xyla Gatilao, Vice President: Esther Nieves, Secretary: Tam Johnson

Communications & Marketing Working Group:
Chair: Melissa Roels
Directors: Laurie Little

Finance & Development Working Group:
Chair: Maureen Hellwig
Directors: Esther Nieves and Xyla Gatilao

Program & Events Working Group:
Chair: Yvette Gatilao Murphy
Directors: Xyla Gatilao, Mary Ann Johnson, Laurie Little, Beth Loch, Rana Segal, Tam Johnson

Research & Scholarship Working Group:
Chair: Beth Loch
Directors: Mary Ann Johnson, Beth Loch, Rana Segal, Tam Johnson