Top Leaders of Polk Bros. Fund Will Retire to Make Way for Restructuring Plans

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Charlie Westerman

Sandra P. Guthman (left) and Nikki Will Stein both intend to stay involved with Polk Bros. Foundation after they step down from their current posts.

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Charlie Westerman

Sandra P. Guthman (left) and Nikki Will Stein both intend to stay involved with Polk Bros. Foundation after they step down from their current posts.

Where they’re going: Sandra P. Guthman, 68, and Nikki Will Stein, 64, will both retire in December from leadership roles at the Polk Bros. Foundation, in Chicago, each wrapping up 23 years at the organization. Ms. Guthman has been chief executive since 1993 and head of the foundation’s board—a position she will retain—since it became a stand-alone nonprofit in 1988. Ms. Stein, who was the foundation’s first employee, will retire as executive