Table Captains are the heart of the HRC Chicago Gala Dinners attendance. Each Table Captain strives to fill a table of 10, creating their own guest list and spending an inspirational evening surrounded with friends and family. You can even co-captain your table with a friend if you like.  It is a great way to guarantee you are sitting with a table full of friends.  As a “thank you” for helping to support the drive for equality, Table Captains are listed in mailed invitations, program books and night of event signage.

There is no financial commitment to become a table captain. 

Organizing a Table
Filling your table begins with extending the invitation. Invite friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, or whoever else you feel may have an interest. The best invitation for your guests is a personal one. Invite them in person, by telephone, or e-mail. Use the sample ask letter here and either customize it to better match your tone and style or send it as is. The most important thing is to extend the invitation.

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2017 Table Captains
Julie Anderton
Dr. Bradley Backhaus & Robert Merk
John K. Barry & Daniel Otto
Michael Casner​
CDW
Conagra Brands
Xavier Esters
Clint Finch
Penny Garcia
​Here Technologies
Inhabit Interiors & Kent Bracken & Daniel Diem
Justin Koziatek
Richard Leithiser
Victor Lim
Tommy Lodge
Brian Magnabosco
Steven C Manns & Dennis F Tamburo​
Tory Mitchell
Morningstar
Robert Newhart
Northern Trust
​Robert Parker & James Sumers
Scott Perlman & Jim Davis
​Bernard Perry
Jose Rubio
Alexandre Schleider
Joshua Schwartz
​US Bank
​Pablo Villareal