Chicago United recently announced that Jose Feliciano, System Vice President, Environmental Services and Linen Distribution of Advocate Aurora Health is one of 50 local business executives to be featured in its newest Business Leaders of Color (BLC) publication. The corporate membership organization created this publication to highlight exceptional corporate leaders who currently serve, or are ready to serve, as board directors for Fortune 1,000 companies. The Chicago United Business Leaders of Color are recognized as individuals who, in the face of complex global economies, have combined vision with the ability to execute on strategies. They have led large-scale operations domestically and internationally with a focus on innovation and a keen ability to drive transformational change in their organizations. ​Chicago United has presented the Business Leaders of Color publication biennially since 2003. Past BLC members include former First Lady Michelle Obama, Valerie B. Jarrett, former senior advisor to former President Barack Obama, Gery Chico, politician, lawyer and public official, Don Thompson, and Kwame Raoul, Illinois attorney general. ​ ​These individuals were selected from a nominations pool of 182 exceptionally qualified nominees from a wide variety of product and service industries.