Adrianna Lohnes

Adrianna Lohnes is an industry-diverse executive assistant with nearly 20 years of experience. As the Executive Assistant/Board Liaison at the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), Adrianna is responsible for supporting the Executive Director and Board Directors in executing the mission of CLF as it invests in climate resilience, climate justice, and legacy initiatives in the Caribbean & United States.

Adrianna graduated from the State University of New York Brockport with double majors in creative writing and journalism, and completed graduate coursework in management at Harvard University. Her professional experience includes having supported executives at Harvard Business School, The Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Ebony & Jet Magazines, Kirkland & Ellis LP, Ann Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and The Center for Community Self-Help, a multi-billion dollar Community Development Finacial Institution (CDFI) focused on providing techincal support, consumer, financial services, ad advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream.

Adrianna was awarded for Outstanding Outreach & Community Building at Harvard University in 2015, and was a Chicago-wide finalist for an Administrative Excellence in Health Care Award in 2020.

Outside of her full-time position at CLF, Adrianna spends time volunteering, hiking, baking, and thread painting.