Leadership

The Hall of Fame governing body is comprised of a national Screening Committee and a local Governance Committee. Together, they review and vet all nominations and select the inductees each year.

Screening Committee

 

Eugene Cooney
Cooney Funeral Home
Chicago, IL

 

Anita Daly
Daly Communications
New York, NY

 

Frank Gleeson
Irish American Heritage Center
Chicago, IL

 

Anne Lofaso, D.Phil, J.D.
West Virginia University College of Law
Morgantown, WV

 

Rory Makem
Chicago, IL

 

James McDonnell
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Charlotte, NC

 

Robert McNamara
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
Chicago, IL

 

Jack O’Callahan
Ziegler
Ponte Vedra, FL

 

Christopher “Kip” O’Neill, J.D.
O’Neill, Athy & Casey
Bethesda, MD

 

Betty O’Shaughnessy
Loyola Academy
Wilmette, IL

 

Bill O’Sullivan
Gaelic Park
Oak Forest, IL

 

Brian Witt
Milwaukee Irish Fest/Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
Franklin, WI

 

Tony McHale, President
Irish American Heritage Center

Governance Committee

 

Pamela Marshall Taylor, Chair

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

 

Cliff Carlson
Irish American News

 

James O'Conor Corboy
Quiet Man Marketing

 

Caroline Hennessy
Ideator Marketing

 

Brian Noonan
WTMJ Radio

 

Joan O’Hara

Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates

 

Kathy O’Neill

Pat Tillman Foundation

 

Mike Shevlin

Past President, Irish American Heritage Center