Student Profile
Caitlyn, 7th Grade
St. Sylvester School
Caitlyn has a compassionate heart. In the fall, she took it upon herself to organize a teddy bear drive at her school for children affected by the recent hurricanes. Her Big Sibling Mentor, Brittany, also shared that when she took Caitlyn shopping for school supplies this school year, Caitlyn also used her own money to fill an extra backpack full of supplies for a child in need.
Caitlyn is not only kind, but a great leader. In fact, her school recently recognized her leadership by nominating her to participate in an outdoor exploration trip to Wyoming this summer. Only a handful of students were offered this opportunity and Caitlyn was honored to be selected.
Board of Directors
Chair
Greg Dingens
EVP, Head of Investment Banking, Monroe Financial Partners, Inc.
Secretary – Administrative
Audrey George
CEO, Horizons for Youth
Members
Paul Bradley
Chief Data Scientist, ZirMed
Anne Carey
Horizons for Youth Tutor, Former VP of Industry Advisory Services at Bank of America
Pat Doyle
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
Bob Dunklau
Vice President/COO, OMI Industries
Larry Faines
Attending Physician/Assistant Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Bill Forsyth
President and Founder, Frontier Partners
Albert Geldres
Corporate Director of Arcade Strategy & Operations, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
Silvia Gonzalez
Medical Assistant, PCC Community Wellness Center, Parent Representative
Jeff Grimes
Owner, Plastic Graphic Company
Cornelia Grumman
Education Director, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Debbie Ludolph
Vice President, Cloud Solutions, Alight Solutions
Preet Hansra Michelson
Senior HR Business Partner, MillerCoors
Patrick Nash, Jr.
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Mike Owens
VP of Information Technology, Chicago Zoological Society
John Philbin
Founder and CEO, Happy Work Spectacular Life
John Skakun
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Leadership Council
Jeff Akers
Partner, Adam Street Partners
Kent Barnett
Chief Executive Officer, Performitiv
Robert Barnett III
Partner, Wexford Capital Partners LLC
Jim Breen
Partner, KPMG
Bill Butler
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Patrick Collins
Partner, King & Spalding; Co-Founder, Horizons for Youth
Gerry Corcoran
Chief Executive Officer, R.J. O’Brien & Associates
Steve Derks
Co-Founder, Horizons for Youth
Mark DeTrempe
Managing Director, Cornerstone Financial Development, LLC
Mike Doody
President, DCI Marketing
Lynn Eplawy
Managing Partner, Gary Jet Center
Lorraine Fitzgerald
Special Assistant to the President, Loyola University
Steve Fort
Senior Vice President, Turner Construction Company
Matt Gambs
Senior Vice President Business Development, Wintrust Financial
Greg Hathcock
President, Vogue Tyre & Rubber Inc.
Moira Hathcock
Retired Partner, Donohue Brown Mathewson and Smyth
John Iberle
Development Management Consultant, The John Buck Company
Amy Kennedy
Senior Vice President, Golin Harris
Tim Kennedy
Chief Advancement Officer, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Crane Kenney
President of Business Operations, Chicago Cubs
Denise Kenny
Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor, U.S. Trust
Bill Kunkel
General Counsel, Archdiocese of Chicago – Archdiocese of Chicago
Dennis Malchow
Senior Operating Partner, Arbor Private Investment
Andrew McDonough
Partner, Winston & Strawn
Kary McIlwain
Marketing Vice President, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Mike Murdock
Principal, Chestnut Builders of Wilmette; Co-Founder, Horizons for Youth
Linda Nolan
Vice President & Managing Director, The Northern Trust Company
Tom Owens
President, The Thomas M. and Mary M. Owens Foundation
Frank Paolillo
Executive VP of Sales & Marketing, Magellan Corporation
Mary Pat Shea Breen
Vice President, BMO Private Bank
Mike Streit
Private Investor
Gordon Walker
President, EaglePicher Technologies
Jeff Waters
Principal, Eldorado Trading
David Wieland
CEO, RIVS; Owner, iEstates
Jeff Young
COO – Post Trade & Markets Technology, Citadel