HOPE CHICAGO LEADERSHIP
Hope Chicago is a non-profit organization driving economic mobility for Illinois families by funding postsecondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for Chicago Public School graduates and adult family members eager to return to school and update their skills. Founded by businessman Ted Koenig and entrepreneur Pete Kadens, Hope Chicago's leadership team is a multidisciplinary group of experts and executives dedicated to helping tens of thousands of Chicago students and family members earn post-secondary credentials.
Leadership & Board of Directors | Executive Leadership Advisory Board | Associate Board
Leadership & Board of Directors
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Dr. Aaron Kuecker
Chief Executive Officer, Hope Chicago
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Pete Kadens
Founder & Co-Chair, Hope Chicago
Chairman, The Kadens Family Foundation
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Theodore L. Koenig
Co-Founder & Co-Chair, Hope Chicago
Chairman & CEO, Monroe Capital LLC
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Constance Jones
Vice Chair, Hope Chicago
Founding Chief Executive Officer, Imara Fund
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Carlin Adrianopoli
Senior Managing Director, Co-Leader of U.S. Turnaround & Restructuring; FTI Consulting
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Leslie J. Anderson
Global Head of One Client Wealth Management, BMO Financial Group
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Brian Barney
Parent Scholar Ambassador, National Louis University
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Eileen Buckley
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), Stryker
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Geoff Curtis
Founder, Marshall Curtis Communications
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Max DeZara
Founder & Managing Partner, Akoya Capital
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Tony Emerson-Zetina, Ed.L.D
Program Director - Education & Economic Mobility, Crankstart Foundation
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Sherry Ettleson
Principal, DRG Talent
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Aaron Friedman
Consultant
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Julie Hoffmann
Founder & CEO, JH Philanthropy
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Lynn Jerath
President, Citrine Investment Group
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Joyce Johnson-Miller
Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Gate Capital
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Rev. John C. Jones
Chief Executive Officer, HOPE Toledo
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Scott Kapp
Partner, DLA Piper
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Peter Martinez
Retired, Co-Founder of UIC’s Urban Education Leadership Program
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Tom McDonough
Founder & Managing Partner of TJM Capital Partners
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Dorri McWhorter
President & CEO, The Executives' Club of Chicago
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Stephanie Morimoto
Owner & Chief Executive Officer, Asutra
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Martin Ozinga
CEO, Ozinga
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Eric A. Reeves
Chief Executive Officer,
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Lee “Rosy” Rosenberg
Chief Executive Officer, Rosenberg Advisory
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Jason Schultz
Corporate Responsibility Manager, ALDI
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Jon Skinner
Chief Executive Officer, PSP Partners
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Cardelle Spangler
Managing Partner, Winston & Strawn
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Garth Walker
Chief Medical Officer of Rush Health
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine at Rush University System for Health
Executive Leadership Advisory Board
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David R. Casper
U.S. Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group
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Arne Duncan
Managing Partner, Emerson Collective
Former United States Secretary of Education
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Richard Edelman
President & CEO, Edelman
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Andy Gloor
Chief Executive Officer, Sterling Bay
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Pete Kadens
Founder and Co-Chair, Hope Chicago
Chairman, The Kadens Family Foundation
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Theodore L. Koenig
Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Hope Chicago
Chairman & CEO, Monroe Capital LLC
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James Reynolds
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Loop Capital
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Larry Richman
Former Chairman, CIBC Bancorp USA
Chief Executive Officer, The Chicago Club
Chairman, Northwestern Board of Trustees
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Tom Ricketts
Co-Founder, Incapital LLC
Chairman, InspereX
CEO and Chairman, Chicago Cubs
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Eric M. Smith
Vice Chairman, BMO Harris Bank
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Ed Wehmer
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Wintrust Bank
Associate Board
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Victor Aberdeen
Attorney, Wilson Elsner
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Seth Anderson
Principal and Corporate Counsel, Kearney
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Raven Bryant
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Abir Chippa
Senior Manager Financial Services Advisory, PwC
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Joe Chookaszian
Engineer, MEMX LLC
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Elise Cowan
Account Director, OKRP
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Cynthia M. DeLira- Rendon
Head of Impact, Code Your Dreams
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Nicole Dessibourg-Freer
Principal, Kearney
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Kevin Freije
Vice President, Acquisitions; GEM Realty Capital
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Jasmine Denise Gibbs
Investment Banking Analyst, Loop Capital
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Nicole Grabianowski
Partner, Mayer Brown
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Mike Hanfland
Assistant Vice President, Apogem Capital
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Kelly Hoppesch
Consultant
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Haleigh Renee Hoskins
Associate Attorney, DLA Piper LLP
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Christian Hyacinthe, MD
Comprehensive Ophthalmologist, Clinical Assistant Professor; Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Jarrett James
Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
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Amanda Johnson
Associate Attorney, Jones Day
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Ashley Kranz
US Apprenticeship Program Lead, Aon
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Jordyn Kuhn
Assurance Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
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Ashley Langwinski
Senior Relationship Associate, Brown Brothers Harriman
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Ty'Nya Larry
Product Marketing Manager, Emerson
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Bridget Lee
Executive Director, Academy for Local Leadership
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Stephen Lenz
Architect and Design Strategy Practice Leader, Perkins&Will
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Taylor Lewis
Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships, PayPal
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Aracely Martinez
Corporate Citizenship Specialist, Deloitte
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Claire Milliken
Senior Transformation Analyst, Cushman & Wakefield
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Carla Nguenti
Analyst FCS, Loop Capital
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Sharee Onyezia
Senior Director, AP Program Access, The College Board
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Drew Osika
VP Commercial Banking, Wintrust
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Nihar Shah
President, RME
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Matthew Shanley
Head of Revenue & Operations, The Neighborhood Hotel
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Danny Shapiro
Co-Founder, Scofflaw Group
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Jessica Snow-Wasserman
Vice President - Head of Secured Card, Capital One
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Jenny Song
Partner, Navitas Capital
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Wilson Standish
Managing Director, Omnicom Media Group
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Maggie Sugrue
Manager, Community Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
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Tayler Tillman
Learning Technology Partner, McGraw Hill Education
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Xavia Bruce- Thomas
People Impact - Early Careers & Campus Programs Recruiter (Commercial & Ai); United Airlines
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Erik Terzich
Commercial Strategy, PayPal
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Catie Tootle
Field Account Manager, Latcha + Associates
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Jordan Troy
Communications Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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Raymond Turner
Warehouse Facility Trainer, Wesco
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Derek Ward
Senior Executive - Public Sector Growth Leader, Gilbane Building Company
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Ryan B. Willis
CEO, TBZ Collective
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Joel Zimbrick
Associate, FM Capital