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
  • Youth Coach, UCAN Chicago 
• 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