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
Caroline Hennessy, Chair
Ideator Marketing
Cliff Carlson
Irish American News
James O'Conor Corboy
Quiet Man Marketing
Anne Marie Herlehy
Sinai Health-Chicago
Brian Noonan
WTMJ Radio
Joan O’Hara
Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates
Kathy O’Neill
Pat Tillman Foundation
Mike Shevlin
Past President, Irish American Heritage Center
Pamela Marshall Taylor
Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.