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
Phil Doherty
Retired, Chicago Tribune
Board Chair
Amy Weiss Narea
Education Consultant
Board Vice Chair
Devin Maddox
Rivers Casino
Board Secretary
Katie Swick
Stripe
Board Treasurer
Tina Ayala
Interim 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
Daniel M. Feeney, Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP
Catherine Goldhaber, Hawkins Parnell & Young
Jeff Heh, GTCR
John B. Hillman, Fiduciary Financial Partners LLC
Natalie Holden, Winston & Strawn LLP
Marcia Ingram, Fetch
Craig Jeffrey, Nixon Peabody LLP
William J. Kelley, Jr., Tropicana Brands Group
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
Sean Ramsey, Grainger
Mariah Schroeder, KIPP Detroit Public Schools
Mark Shulman, BMO Harris Bank
Michelle Speller-Thurman, Organon
Katie Swick, Stripe
Tony Thompson, Retired, Abbott
Thomas D. Vander Veen, Epsilon Economics
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
Kevin Baer, Piper Sandler
David Barger, Sprout Social
Adella Bass, Community Organizer
Gabriella Bomben, Michael Symber Studios
Abhinav Brahmamdam, Morgan Stanley
Jack Brockhaus, Huntington Bank
Josh Burday, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
Shaena Burke, Sales Force
Emily Cooper, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Natasha Cooper, Merrill Lynch
Courtney Cregan, Cross Street Realty
Matt Diehl, Compass
Theodore Donnelley, CMT
Patrick Falnnery, Cook County Sheriff's Office
Ish Goomar, Heitman
Karl Grant, Slalom
Xavier Gutter
Erik Hansen, Cars.com
Claire Hardiman
Rebekkah Hurley
Nicki LaCognata, Elgin Community College
Nate Nemer, Huntington Bank
Emily Nolan, BMO Harris Bank
Jeremy Padorr, Peak Realty Chicago
Vivek Patel, Deloitte
Justin Romic, GTCR
Victoria Rudd, Discover Financial Services
Eshawn Sharma, Angi
Jack Silverman, Kirkland & Ellis
Nikki Zayner
For more information about the CYC Auxiliary Board and how to get involved, contact Iris Kim at iris.kim@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