Class of 2016

Helen Ashford

Co-Founder
Luckett & Ashford, Attorneys at Law

To learn more about Helen, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Stacey Austin

Partner
Wang Austin, LLC

To learn more about Stacey, please refer to her LinkedIn here:

Meredith Brooks

Corporate Counsel
Amazon

To learn more about Meredith, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Garrett N. Buchanan

Senior Vice President
The Northern Trust Corporation

To learn more about Garrett, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Kam Buckner

State Representative, General Assembly
State of IL

To learn more about Kam, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Erryn Cobb

Co-Founder
Fetch Public Relations

To learn more about Erryn, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Marquita Cunningham

Entry Level Recruiting Manager
Accenture

Katie Ellis

Deputy Chief of State to the Chicago School Board
Chicago Public Schools

To learn more about Katie, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Andrea Flynn

Deputy Director, Risk Management
Cook County Risk Management

To learn more about Andrea,please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Marlo J. Gaal

HR Director, North America
Groupon

To learn more about Marlo, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Na'Ree Hankins

Market President
BMO Harris Bank

To learn more about Na’Ree, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Alpachino Hogue

Master Candidate, Education and Policy Management
Harvard University

To learn more about Alpachino, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Erica S. Hubbard

Assistant Director, Community Relations & Partnership
Art Institute of Chicago

To learn more about Erica, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Kevin Lamarr James

Founder & Ultimate College Guide
College Unscripted

To learn more about Kevin, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Sizwe Kamara

Regional Sales Director
Morgan Stanley Investment Mangement

To learn more about Sizwe, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Imani R. Lewis

Vice President, Quality Improvement
Centene Corporation

To learn more about Imani, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Claoe Louis

Outage Manager
Alcatel-Lucent Technologies

To learn more about Claoe, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Tiffany McQueen

Grants Director
DeKalb County Community Foundation

To learn more about Tiffany, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Gerard Nixon

Vice President
KeHE Distributors

To learn more about Gerard, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Danielle S. Parker

Chief Operating Officer
The Humanity Institute

To learn more about Danielle, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Darryl Rodgers

Vice President and Financial Advisor
Bernstein Private Wealth Management

To learn more about Darryl, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Jelani Rucker

Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
JMC Steel Group

To learn more about Jelani, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Mark L. Sanders, II

Chief Program Officer
North Lawndale Employment Network

To learn more about Mark, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Jolene Saul

Vice President
Brinshore Development

To learn more about Jolene, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Kelly Suzanne Saulsberry

Director of Policy and Outreach
Chicago Commission on Human Relations

To learn more about Kelly, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Alvin Schexnider

Senior Director of Operations
Erie Neighborhood

To learn more about Alvin, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Aaron Sims

Director
Converge Consulting

To learn more about Aaron, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Charles Smith

Founder, President & CEO
CS Insurance Strategies

To learn more about Charles, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Michael Smith

Senior Counsel/ Litigation, Store Operations Services
Pet Smart

To learn more about Michael, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Erin Starkey

Manager, Health and Wellness Programs
ComPsych

To learn more about Erin, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Daria Brooks Terrell

Orthopedic Surgeon
St. Bernard Hospital

To learn more about Daria, please refer to her LinkedIn here.

Damien Trimuel

Senior Financial Administrator
Northwestern University

To learn more about Damien, please refer to his LinkedIn here.

Vanessa Waserman

Director, Corporate Partnership
Taprott Foundation

To learn more about Vanessa, please refer to her LinkedIn here.