Salena Whitfield

• Strategist, Abbott Laboratories
• Age: 33
• From: South Shore
• Lives in: South Loop

Whitfield holds a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Michigan and is mentioned in the Inspiring Minds: African Americans in Science and Technology exhibit at Detroit’s Charles H. White Museum of African American History. In her spare time, she balances her love of baking with an even deeper passion for running along the lakefront. “Physical fitness is very important to me,” she says.

Her type: Honest, confident fitness buffs who love foot- ball. “If you are a Bears fan, we can talk all day.”

Take her to: The Shedd Aquarium. “My favorite animal is the dolphin,” she says.