Northern Illinois University

Board of Trustees

Manuel SanchezManuel "Manny" Sanchez

  • Vice Chair - Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee
  • Member - Legislation, Audit and External Affairs Committee

 

 

 

Office address

333 West Wacker Drive - Suite 500
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Professional experience

  • Founding Partner (1987 - current)
    Sanchez & Daniels, Attorneys at Law, Chicago, Illinois
  • Associate/Capital Partner (1974 - 1987)
    Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, Illinois

Education

  • Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,1974
  • B.A., Political Science, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois,1970

Awards/Honors & Public Service

  • Board of Trustees, Northern Illinois University (1996-present)
  • The International Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award (1998)
  • John Woodworth Leslie Humanitarian Award (1997)
  • El Humanities Award from Cook County States Attorney (1995)
  • Board of Trustees, Illinois Benedictine College
  • Board of Trustees, St. Ignatius College Prep
  • VIDA Award as Entrepreneur of the Year from NBC in Washington (1995)
  • Illinois Hispanic Family of the Year (1990)
  • Board of Directors, Metropolitan Bank
  • Board of Directors, Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.
  • Executives Club of Chicago Board of Directors
  • Chicago United Co-Chair (1995-97)
  • Board of Overseers, University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Founding member, Mexican American Lawyers Association and Latin American Bar Association
  • United Way/Crusade of Mercy Board of Directors