Baronica brings extensive experience in financial management and operations to GDDF. Before joining GDDF in 2021, Baronica served for seven years as Deputy Commissioner/Chief Financial and Operating Officer for Chicago Public Library (CPL), where she oversaw budgeting and staffing, as well as stewarding of its endowment. In 2015, she was selected as a part of the inaugural class of the Civic Leadership Academy of the University of Chicago. Baronica serves as Chairman of the board of the African American Legacy Fund of the Chicago Community Trust. She also serves on the boards of Bright Promises Foundation, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, Monarch Awards Foundation, and the Chicago Chapter Charitie