Baronica Roberson serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. The Foundation seeks to sustain and build resilient, vital, engaged, and equitable communities in the Chicago region and the Lowcountry of South Carolina by supporting conservation, arts, and collecting organizations in a variety of ways. The work that Baronica does is vital to that mission, and she is proud to be a part of the organization. Prior to the Foundation she served as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer at Chicago Public Library. She has had the opportunity to serve in executive and management roles at the Chicago departments of Family and Support Services, Public Health, and Human Services, as well as the Office of Budget and Management. This experi­ence has given her a deep appreciation for how government, in con­junction with nonprofits, seek to improve the quality of life for our city, one program at a time. Baronica is an alumnus of Spelman College and the University of Illinois. In addition to serving on the board of the Chicago Dancemakers Forum she also serves as board member of the African American Legacy Fund of the Chicago Community Trust.