Staff and Board
Our Staff
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Mercedes Alvear (she/her)
Manager, Foundation & Corporate Partnerships
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Kalena Chevalier (she/her)
Director of The Creative Schools Fund
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Lilly Cruz (she/hers/ella)
DIrector of Partnerships & Learning
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Tashia Fouch (she/her)
Operations Manager
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Ayriole Frost (they/them)
Manager, Partnerships & Learning
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Stephanie Held (she/her)
Communications & Storytelling Manager
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Lupe Jimenez-Pinto (she/her)
Chief of Staff
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Carey Kogol (she/her)
Director of Development
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Angela Lin (she/her)
Director of Data & Research
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Christine Ng (she/her)
Data Analyst
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Nicole Upton (she/her)
Executive Director
Our Board
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Karim Ahamed
Board Vice Chair
Partner, Cerity Partners
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Euler K. Bropleh
Founder and Managing Director, VestedWorld
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Maria Maria Calderón
Board Secretary
Wealth Manager, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
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Kelly V. Carter
Lawyer | Law Professor | Arts Advocate
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Lindsay Claytor
Chicago Market Leader, Bank of America Private Bank
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Kimberly Dowdell
Board Chair
Director of Strategic Relationships, HOK
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Francia E. Harrington
BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS
Co-Founder, Chicago Food System Resource Navigator | Senior Philanthropic Consultant, Open Door Advisors
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Thomas Hodges
Board Treasurer
Chief Investment Officer (Retired), NorthShore University HealthSystem
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Anne Kelly, PhD
Project Consultant
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Jorge Lopez
Counsel, Philanthropy & Impact Investing, Builders Vision
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Michele Mazur
Principal, M3 Strategy LLC
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Desirée F. Moore
Partner, Venable
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Peter Ousley
Client Account Senior Manager, Accenture
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Savi Pai
Senior Vice President and Private Wealth Advisor, Capital Group
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Chris Steadley
Director, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Elaine Tinberg
Civic Leader
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David Vitale
Former Chairman, Urban Partnership Bank
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Wendell Williams
Senior Director of Talent and Administration, The Chicago Community Trust
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Sa Zhao-Louvot
Civic Leader
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