MPEA Board of Directors
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority’s (MPEA) Board is comprised of nine members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Illinois and four members are appointed by the Mayor of Chicago. The Chairman is selected by the MPEA Board of Directors. These individuals lead MPEA in its mission to attract trade shows, conventions and public events to Chicago as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the state and city economies.
- Brett Hart | United Airlines | Chairman
- Julie Chavez | Bank of America | Secretary/Treasurer
- Daniel W. Hynes| UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
- Roger J. Kiley, Jr. | Roger J. Kiley Jr. P.C.
- Ronald E. Powell | Local 881 & United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
- Terrance McGann | Whitfield, McGann & Ketterman
- David Kahnweiler | Colliers International
- Juan Ochoa | Miramar International Group, Inc.
The following meeting of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board of Directors has been CANCELLED:
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The agendas and minutes are in PDF format. If you do not currently have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download a FREE copy of the latest version by clicking here.
Board Meetings Scheduled for 2017
January 17, 2017
February 21, 2017
March 21, 2017
April 18, 2017
May 16, 2017
June 13, 2017
July 25, 2017
August 22, 2017
September 19, 2017
October 17, 2017
November 21, 2017
December 12, 2017
Meeting Agendas and Minutes
2017 Materials
2017 Materials
| Meeting Date | Type | Attachments | ||
| January 17, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| February 21, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| March 21, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| April 18, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| May 16, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| June 13, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| July 25, 2017 | Regular | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| August 22, 2017 | Cancelled | Notice | Agenda | Minutes |
| September 19, 2017 | Regular | |||
Public Comment at MPEA Board and Committee Meetings
Individuals wishing to comment at an MPEA Board meeting must submit a request in advance and follow the rules outlined within the procedures and guidelines document linked here. Public comments may be addressed to the MPEA Board and Committees at a time specified on the agenda of Board and Committee meetings. The registration form for speaking at such meetings must be received by the office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the MPEA no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the meeting. You may complete and submit the form below, download and submit the form via email to mpeaboard@mpea.com or send by fax to MPEA Board Secretary at 312-791-6580.
Notice of the date and time for regularly scheduled meetings of the MPEA Board is posted in the above section. Unless otherwise specified in a duly posted meeting notice, meetings are held in the 5th Floor Board Room at MPEA’s corporate headquarters, located at 301 E. Cermak Road, Chicago, Illinois 60616.
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Public Comment Request and Information Form
Please be aware that your comments will be part of the public record of the meeting. The contact information you provide below will remain confidential although you will need to identify yourself by name and any organization you may be representing.
