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Here’s who’s with Mayor Brandon Johnson on his trip to visit Pope Leo XIV in Rome

Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago news, politics, sports and more May 28, 2026
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's delegation to Rome this week includes city officials, business leaders and others. Johnson meets Thursday in a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.

Here's the delegation:

1. Brandon Johnson - Mayor, City of Chicago
2. Max Budovitch - Deputy Mayor, Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago
3. Charles Smith - Vice Chair, World Business Chicago; and Chief Executive Officer, CS Insurance Strategies
4. Kristopher Anderson - Director, United Airlines
5. Martin Cabrera Jr - CEO, Cabrera Capital
6. Guy Chipparoni - Chairman of the Board, Choose Chicago; and President & CEO, Res Publica Group
7. Melissa Conyears-Ervin - City Treasurer, City of Chicago
8. John D’Alessandro - Principal, JLD Consulting Group, LLC
9. Joshua Davis - President and CEO, The Will Group
10. Stacy Davis Gates - President, Chicago Teachers Union
11. Mary Dillon - Former CEO, Foot Locker, Inc.
12. Jason Ervin - 28th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago
13. Pasquale Gianni - Principal, Gianni Legal and Consulting Services; and Chair, Milan Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International
14. Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann - Founder, Mishkan Chicago
15. Yusef Jackson - President & CEO, Rainbow Push Coalition
16. Charles Johnson - President, SodexoMagic
17. Reverend Tanya Lozano Washington - Pastor, Lincoln United Methodist Church; and CEO, Healthy Hood Chicago
18. Dr. Robert Manuel, PhD - President, DePaul University
19. Tamar Newberger - Chair of Chicago Sister Cities International, World Business Chicago
20. Dr. Michael Okińczyc-Cruz, DMin. - Executive Director, Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership
21. Julia Ramirez - 12th Ward Alderwoman, City of Chicago
22. Nadia Rawlinson - Co-owner & Operating Chairman, Chicago Sky; Board of Directors for Vail Resort, Stanford University Board of Trustees and Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors
23. Dr. Mark Reed - President, Loyola University Chicago
24. Sheila Regan - Chief Operating Officer, Acclivus
25. Lamont Robinson - 4th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago
26. Antonio Romanucci - Attorney at Law, Romanucci and Blandin LLC
27. Carmen Rossi - CEO, 8 Hospitality
28. Reverend Reginald Sharpe Jr. - Senior Pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
29. Maria Simon - General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
30. Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D. - Senior Pastor, Apostolic Faith Church; and Pediatric Oncologist & Hematologist, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
31. Phil Stefani - Owner, Phil Stefani Restaurants
32. Reverend Stephen Thurston - Pastor, New Covenant Baptist Church
33. Jeffrey Torosian - Partner/Co-Chair, US Business Litigation, DLA Piper LLP (US)
34. Laura Torosian
35. Father Juan Vargas - Associate Pastor, Archdiocese of Chicago - Our Lady of the Rosary
36. Angela Tovar, Commissioner, Department of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago
37. Jason Lee - Senior Advisor to the Mayor, City of Chicago
38. Billy Evans - Chief of Faith Engagement, City of Chicago
39. Erin Connelly - Communications Director, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago
40. Ashlee Horton - Director of Executive Operations, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago
41. Chris Witschy - Digital Director, City of Chicago
42. Vashon Jordan Jr. - Photographer and Creative Director, City of Chicago
43. Darius Newsome - Senior Aide, City of Chicago
44. Adrienne Tongate - Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Initiatives, World Business Chicago
45. Anel Montes Marchan - Vice President, Global Strategic Initiatives, World Business Chicago
46. Justus Pugh - ChiForward Portfolio and Partnerships Lead, World Business Chicago

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