BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next meeting of the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors will take place on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 9:00 a.m.¨C 5:00 p.m. at 1 N. State St., 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602. The public is welcome to attend all meetings of the ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors, and public participation shall be governed by the Board-approved . Public comment is limited to a total of 45 minutes, and spots to speak are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Public registration will open on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. To register as an observer or speaker for the board meeting, please revisit this page at that time.
BOARD SCHEDULE, MEETING MINUTES, AGENDAS, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
BOARD MEMBERS
Angela Bodley Carter
Chief Compliance Officer, Illinois Tool Works
Priscilla Centeno
Secretary, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors
Associate Attorney, Odelson, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd.
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Alumna, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Street College Prep
Harriette Coleman
WIOA Program Director, Alternative School Network, Inc.
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Parent, UIC College Prep
Jose De La Rosa
Co-Vice Chair, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors
Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy & Planning, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Dr. Aarti Dhupelia
Chief Executive Officer, One Million Degrees
Jenis Ellingwood
Trader, DRW Trading
Jasmine Hernandez
Founder, Ubuntu Strategies
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Alumna, Pritzker College Prep
Emmanuel Jackson*
Distinguished Teacher, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï
College Seminar Teacher and College Counselor, Muchin College Prep
Gautam Kumar
Treasurer, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors
CFO, InTandem
Phyllis Lockett
Chair, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer, LEAP-X
Jeri Mack
Health Education and Intervention Manager, Chicago Partnerships for Health Promotion
Parent of a ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Alumna
Nancy Mills
Philanthropist
Allan B. Muchin*
Chairman Emeritus, ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Board of Directors
Founding Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Karen Muchin
Co-Founder, BRicK Partners, LLC
Michael J. Murray
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Altair Advisers LLC
Jonathan Reinsdorf
Chief Executive Officer, FroogalPay, LLC
William J. Rowe
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Steve Sullivan
Vice President, NAI Hiffman, Inc.
Dr. Nikos Varelas
Vice Provost and Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago
David Weinberg
Founder, Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Founding Board Member
Andrea Zayas
Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
*Non-voting members

