Governing Board of Directors

The Board of Directors governs Chicago Youth Centers (CYC) in accordance with the CYC Mission and Bylaws. It is responsible for ensuring that CYC operates in accordance with applicable laws and ethical standards, and in the best interest of the public.

LEADERSHIP

Amy Weiss Narea
Education Consultant
Board Chair

Phil Doherty
Retired, Chicago Tribune
Board Vice Chair

Devin Maddox
Rivers Casino
Board Secretary

Katie Swick
Stripe
Board Treasurer

Kevin M. Cherep
President and CEO
Chicago Youth Centers

+ Board member list

Dixie Adams Erwin, IBM Consulting
Scott Bachmann, Wintrust Financial Corporation
Richard G. Baer, Jr., First Merchants Bank
Gabor Balassa, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Jay Beidler, Distillate Capital
Charles G. Denison, Moelis & Company
Eugene DeRamus, Retired, BMO Harris Bank
Phil Doherty, Retired, Chicago Tribune
Pastor Michael Eaddy, People's Church of the Harvest Church of God in Christ
Daniel M. Feeney, Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP
Eric J. Gorman, KPMG LLP
Jeff Heh, GTCR
Nicole Donnelley Herweck, Teacher
John B. Hillman, Fiduciary Financial Partners LLC
Marcia Ingram, Fetch
Craig Jeffrey, Nixon Peabody LLP
William J. Kelley, Jr., Tropicana Brands Group
Christopher Kimmons, New Direction Church
Kristin Krogstie, PwC
Gordon Lang, Jr., Retired, Faegre Drinker LLP
Laurie Epstein Lawton, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois
Judy Macior, Experian
Devin Maddox, Rivers Casino
Catherine Main, University of Illinois at Chicago
KJ McConnell, GTCR
Betsy McKenna, Exponential Returns
Amy Weiss Narea, Education Consultant
Adam Olalde, Xtreme Xperience
Nilay Parikh, Belvedere Trading
Lance Phillips, Eversheds Sutherland
Mariah Schroeder, KIPP Chicago
Mark Shulman, BMO Harris Bank
Michelle Speller-Thurman, Organon
Katie Swick, Stripe
Tony Thompson, Retired, Abbott
Thomas D. Vander Veen, Epsilon Economics
Anna Wermuth, Cozen O'Connor
Edward A. Wiertel, Jr., National Material L.P.
Henry Wisniewski, Chair, Facilities Committee


Auxiliary Board

The CYC Auxiliary Board, comprised of young professionals from Chicago’s business and philanthropic community, serves adjunct to the Board of Directors to advance the work and mission of CYC.

+ Auxiliary Board Member List

Zack Audy, Westbourne Capital Partners
Audrey Baer, Metropolitan Planning Council
Eileen Baer, Western Springs School District 101
David Barger, Sprout Social
Adella Bass, Community Organizer
Abhinav Brahmamdam, Morgan Stanley
Sherianne Bryner, J.M. Smucker
Josh Burday, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
Shaena Burke, Husted Communications
Natasha Cooper
Luke Crawford, McDonald's, Columbia College Chicago
Eric Davis, IRi Inc.
Matt Diehl, Compass
Matthew Frisch, Hovde Group
Eddie Flood, Moelis
Karl Grant, Slalom
Ish Goomar, Heitman
Natalie Holden, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Catherine Kindy, GoHealth
Skylar Kolli, Deloitte
Joe Liu, GTCR
Larry Luna, KVF Company
Kaleena Madruga, The American Writers Museum
Lindsey Mackey, Deloitte
Paul Morgan, Northwestern Mutual
Rachael Nass, GoHealth
Adam Nelson, G2
Nate Nemer, Huntington National Bank
Emily Nolan, BMO Harris Bank
Natalie Odzer, R.W. Baird & Co
Shivani Palekar, Guidehouse
Vivek Patel, Deloitte
Lucas Rebers, Milliman Financial Risk Management
Steven Rouleau, JLL
Victoria Rudd, Discover Financial Services
Dr. Jarmese Sherrod, S.I.M.P., Inc.
Jack Silverman, Kirkland & Ellis
Joseph Steinfels, Lake County PD Office
Kelley Summers, Accenture

For more information about the CYC Auxiliary Board and how to get involved, contact Rachel Wandell at rachel.wandell@chicagoyouthceners.org or click here.


CYC Leadership Council

The President’s Leadership Council is an advising board that provides leadership and insight to the CEO.

+ CYC Leadership Council list

Frank Beidler
Mark Florian
Al Reid
Raymond Rusnak
Mark Sander
Greg Thomas
Patti Van Cleave