Board of Directors

The work we do for and with the youth of Chicago would not be possible without the ongoing support of our dedicated Board.

  • Kendra J. Freeman, Chair  
    • Vice President, Metropolitan Planning Council 
  • Dave Sowinski, Vice Chair
    • Partner, Vantage Leadership Consulting 
  • Carla Goldstein, Treasurer
    • Legal Industry Innovator Consultant 
  • Yvonne Lange, Ph.D., Secretary
    • Professor of Pathology Emeritus, Rush University Medical Center
  • Marty Behn
    • Attorney-at-Law, Shook, Hardy & Bacon 
  • Barbara Blumenthal
    • Regional Medical Director, Retired, Kaplan Test Prep
  • Edmund Buck
    • Crew Chief, READI Chicago Project, North Lawndale Employment Network
  • Eric A. Celauro
    • Senior Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Alyssa Cox (Not Pictured)
    • Director of Business Operations, Genysis Telecommunications Laboratories
  • Gerald E. Lewis Jr. (Not Pictured) 
    • Market President, BMO Harris Bank U.S.
  • Janet Myers (Not Pictured)
    • Senior Director of Principal Giving, NorthShore Foundation
  • Rhoda Reeling
    • Vice President, Retired, National Association of Realtors
  • Stephanie Sweitzer (Not Pictured) 
    • Partner, Morgan Lewis
  • Stan Barrish (Emeritus)
    • Owner, Retired, Chicago Case Co.
  • Iris Witkowsky (Emeritus)
    • Architectural/Historical Tour Guide of Chicago, Retired