Our Leadership

City Year Chicago Board 

City Year Chicago Associate Board 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The City Year Chicago Board of Directors are critical to the successful performance, mission fulfillment, and sustainability of City Year Chicago.  Working in partnership with our Executive Director, Lisa Morrison Butler, the City Year Chicago Board of Directors serve as our first circle of leaders, champions, and stakeholders.  City Year Chicago includes the following dedicated corporate, government, nonprofit, and community leaders.

Mr. Stephen R. Quazzo (Chair)
CEO
Transwestern Investment Company

Ms. Beth Swanson (Vice Chair)
Officer
Office of Management and Budget
Chicago Public Schools

Mr. Michael J. Alter 
President
The Alter Group

Open Board Seat 
National Leadership Sponsor
Bank of America

Mr. Dorval R. Carter, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Chicago Transit Authority

Mr. Les Coney 
Executive Vice President
Mesirow Financial

Ms. Lisa J. Cunningham
Market Manager – Central Region
JPMorgan

Mr. Bob Dow (designate)
Senior Vice President
Northern Trust

Mr. Larry Freed 
President
Joseph J. Freed & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Nicholas S. Giuliano
Managing Director
The PrivateBank

Mr. Drew Horowitz 
Regional Senior Vice-President
Bonneville Chicago Radio Group

Mr. Craig Huffman 
Managing Director
Ascendance Partners

Mr. Daniel A. Kaufman 
Partner
Michael Best & Friedrich

Mr. Richard F. Klawiter
Partner
DLA Piper

Mr. Tom Livingston 
Resident Vice President of State Relations
CSX Transportation

Ms. Phyllis Lockett 
Cheif Executive Officer
The Renaissance Schools Fund

Mr. Ken Porrello 
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting

Mr. James N. Perry Jr.
Managing Director
Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc.

Mr. Steve Reimer
Senior Vice President
Comcast

Ms. Kristen Ritchie
Senior Vice President and Regional Director
Cash Management-Midwest
Charter One Bank

Mr. Robert S. Rivkin 
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
for Litigation and Government Affairs
Aon Corporation

Ms. Brenda Russell
Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Mr. John Sirek 
Citizenship Program Director
McCormick Foundation

Ms. Jennifer Steans
President
Financial Investments Corporation

Mr. Raj Tank
Vice President, Central Region
Engineering and Operations
T-Mobile

Ms. Elizabeth Thompson 
Founding Executive Director
City Year Chicago

Ms. Shoshana Vernick 
Principal
Sterling Capital Partners

Mr. Morgan Lyons (Associate Board Representative)
Vice President
Northern Trust

Ms. Lisa Morrison Butler
Executive Director
City Year Chicago

ASSOCIATE BOARD

The City Year Chicago Associate Board was formed for the purpose of supporting the mission of City Year Chicago through fundraising and public relations.  The Associate Board is comprised of a highly energized and dedicated team of young professionals who contribute to the mission through volunteer work on at least one fundraising event. City Year Chicago’s Associate Board includes the following dedicated group of young professionals. Contact Dan Cody, Development Manager, for more information about how to join City Year Chicago's Associate Board.

Morgan Lyons (Chair)
Northern Trust

Kanika Agarwal
University of Chicago, MBA Student

Claire Anderson
Chicago Partners

Shyam Balganesh
University of Chicago Law School

Elizabeth Balthrop
Northwestern JD, MBA student

Darcy Barnes
Bank of America

Emily Bowie
Bryce Corporation

Sean Bowie
Blue Vista Capital Partners

David Cameron
City Club of Chicago

Joseph Carr
Joseph Freed & Associates

Greg Carroll
Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Lindsey Chavez
West Notifications Group

Mike Chookaszian
Reta Street Properties

Kendric Cobb
Reed Smith

Bryan Farquhar
The Alter Group

Jeff Gordon
Northern Trust

Jeremy Gordon
ThoughtWorks, Inc.

Jonathan Gordon
Transwestern

Megana Gowda
Deloitte Consulting

Caryn Greene
BMO Capital Markets

Megan Guillet
Bank of America

Kelly Hasselbeck
CNN Digital

Rhonda Haynes
Scholarship Chicago

Jill Schmieder Hereau
International Law Students Association

Yong-Jae Kim
Robert W. Baird & Co.

Aarti Kotak
DLA Piper

Kristen Koupal
Smith Barney

Scott Levy
Levy Security Corporation

Irene Lu
Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd.

Victor Monroy
Bank of America

Nick Mehta
Bowe Bell + Howell

Shruti B. Mehta
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Joana Olson
Lyric Opera of Chicago

Tim Rausch
CNN

Steve Salzman
Capital Data, Inc.

Sarah Sarmiento
RSM McGladrey

Jillian Smith
Koenig & Strey

Angelique Stephens
T-Mobile

Scott Velasquez
John Marshall Law School, Law student

Talia Weidberg
Diamond Marketing & Technology Consultants

Jawad Zayed
Deloitte Tax LLP

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