Our Team

Staff


Kimberly Townsend
Executive Director

Jessica Mater
Managing Director

Hana Becker
Director of Development and Communications

Matt Gauen
Community Schools Program Manager

Zacharyiah Austin
Afterschool Programs Coordinator - West

Abril Gonzalez
Afterschool Programs Coordinator - Southwest

Raul Hernandez
Resource Coordinator, Hamline Elementary

Judy Marmolejo
Program Operations Specialist

Amy Thayer
Community Schools Program Specialist

Jessica Ingram
Site Coordinator, LEARN 8

Brianna Bealer
Site Coordinator, LEARN 8

Habran Lopez
Site Coordinator, Plamondon

Micki Graciano
Site Coordinator, Plamondon

Cynthia Palomares
Site Coordinator, Orozco

Bre'Asia Clayton
Site Coordinator, Catalyst Maria

JaNay Vaughn
Site Coordinator, Catalyst Maria

 

Executive Board

Our Executive Board provides strategic and fiscal oversight, corporate partnerships and fundraising support.


Julie Ellafrits, Co-Chair
American Medical Association

Rocio Aldana, Co-Chair
Pholeo

Jon Corpman
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Evan Radomski
Madison Dearborn Partners

Amy Vondra
Southwind Industries

Jason Ivanitz
Eaton

Kim Denne
Lyra Health

Seli Cerda
United Airlines

Arthur Omilian
Shore Capital

Michael Wireko
Grubhub

Elena Ramos
Eaton Kellogg Board Fellow (ex officio)

Kimberly Townsend
Executive Director
America SCORES Chicago

Jessica Mater
Managing Director
America SCORES Chicago

 

Development Board

Our Development Board provides event planning, marketing and PR support.


Adam Weiss
ConstructConnect

Brian Bullington
Chicago Public Schools

Casey McAlduff
WestEd

Lewis Wang
Performant Capital

James Konigsberg
Bain Capital

Nikola Tepsic
Enfusion