2013 Annual Report
A LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITY
Krish’s remarks illustrate one of the core values that drives WITS: We believe that when mentors focus their energy
and time on the success of our city’s students, their volunteer service directly impacts the lives of young people
and helps support a better public school system. WITS programs are part of the equation for principals and teachers
to set their students on a trajectory toward success. We are thrilled to share this annual report with you. Whether
you give your time as a volunteer, or give financially, WITS is powered by your contributions and is successful only
through your dedication to the young people we serve.
During this historic time for Chicago Public Schools, WITS has taken a creative and flexible approach to growth,
ensuring that WITS will prosper during changing circumstances. And, most importantly, throughout the 2012-2013
school year, we kept our focus solely on how we could best serve the students in our programs. Keeping true to the
WITS model, we continually look for new opportunities and partnerships to address the needs of our city’s students.
As a number of our partner schools closed this past year, we formed new partnerships with welcoming schools,
ensuring that WITS programs are making the transition with these students.
KRISH MOHIP Former Principal of Walsh Elementary,
Chief Deputy of Schools, Chicago Public Schools
“That hour that you spend every week with my students, the time that you invest in those kids
is everything to us. It gets them excited about reading. It exposes them to another world that they
don’t know about. You are bridging the gap. You are transforming the lives of the neediest kids
in Chicago.”
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This annual report will give you an overview of the impact of WITS during the 2012-2013 school year. As we continue
program delivery in the 2013-2014 school year, our foot is firmly on the accelerator as we form new program
partnerships, continue to expand summer programming, and develop a plan for significant growth as we approach
the WITS 25th anniversary in 2016.
Together, we will give the students we serve tools to succeed in life and academics and give our volunteers
the humbling fulfillment that comes from their being a part of this transformative work with young people.
PHIL HILDEBRANDT
President, WITS Board of Directors BRENDA PALM
Executive Director
KRISH MOHIP Former Principal of Walsh Elementary,
Chief Deputy of Schools, Chicago Public Schools
Thank you!
We continue to expand our partnerships with city universities and community groups. In the university programs,
our WITS students have the opportunity to be part of the program on a university campus, giving them a chance to
visualize their own college futures. WITS is addressing the need for summer programming to help students avoid the
“summer slide.” In partnership with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Summer of Learning initiative, we:
Sent 15,000 books home with WITS students
Launched WITSummer in the Parks in partnership with the
Chicago Park District, taking our volunteers into community
park summer camps to read 1:1 with students
Continued to expand our Early Childhood Summer Program
that ensures students are ready for kindergarten and first grade
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MARION STONE & JOANNE ALTER (1927-2008) Co-founders of WITS
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“My mother hatched WITS after we were grown, and in effect it
became her youngest child. She imbued it with all the hope and
passion and care she poured into the four of us. And as is true
of any good parent, she was a fearless advocate, held it to the
highest standards, and was unabashedly proud of its work.”
JENNIFER ALTER WARDEN Daughter of Joanne Alter
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A HISTORY OF WITS
WITS was founded in 1991 by Chicagoans, Marion Stone and the late Joanne
Alter, at Byrd Elementary School near Cabrini Green, one of the nation’s
most impoverished housing development projects. Recognizing the
importance of one-on-one reading for underserved students, Joanne
and Marion identified an overwhelming need for their service. At the
request of the school’s teachers and principal, Joanne and Marion asked
their friends to come along and read to students. And, their friends told
their friends, and the group of volunteers grew until they decided to hire
a yellow school bus to transport them together to the school, to serve
as a community of volunteers who believed that they could transform
the lives of these students. And, in turn, these volunteers were transformed
and inspired to sustain and grow
JENNIFER ALTER WARDEN Daughter of Joanne Alter
“WITS is truly the most rewarding endeavor of my life. I recently
had the joy of visiting one of the WITS programs and marveled
at the growth of the organization. Many of the volunteers
stopped to share with me how grateful they are for WITS and
the rewards they have experienced working with the children.”
MARION STONE
Chicago students continue to fall behind U.S. averages on reading scores.
In 2011, only 48% of fourth graders were at or above basic levels in reading
compared to the national average of 66%. In addition, only 18% were at or
above proficient levels of reading compared to 32% nationally.1 And, these
low childhood literacy rates disproportionately affect youth from low income
and minority households. Low-income students often enter school at a
disadvantage, with less exposure to both high quality reading materials and
one-on-one reading practice. For more than 20 years, WITS has addressed
the low literacy rates among Chicago youth by concentrating confidence
building literacy and mentoring programs in high-need areas, delivering
direct services and support to the students who need them the most. In the
schools served by WITS, approximately 95% of the students come from low
income households and approximately 97% are minority. Now, more than
ever, these students need targeted literacy attention and support, like that
provided through WITS’ one-on-one tutoring and mentoring programs, to
ensure that they have the skills, tools, and attitudes necessary to succeed
in school and in life.
the students we serve
WHO + WHY
2,500
95% 97%
In the schools served by WITS, 95% of the students come from low-income households and approximately 97% are minority
“Students are very enthusiastic about reading and being read
to by adults. They are able to attentively listen to and actively
engage with stories. WITS has provided students in a large
class with only one teacher, a rare and valued opportunity
to experience stories and reading in a small group context.”
1 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Reading Assessments.
TALCOTT TEACHER Early Childhood
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the students we serve
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Brown 54 N Hermitage Ave
Carnegie 1414 E 61st Pl
Carter 4747 S Marshfield Ave
Cook 8150 S Bishop St
De Diego 1313 N Claremont Ave
Drake 2722 Martin Luther King Dr
Everet t 3419 S Bell Ave
Fairfield 6201 S Fairfield Ave
Haugan 4540 N Hamlin Ave
Henson 1326 S Avers
Hibbard 3244 W Ainslie Ave
Holden 1104 W 31st St
Jenner 1119 N Cleveland Ave
Jordan 7414 N Wolcott Ave
Lowell 3320 W Hirsch St
Lozano 1501 N Greenview Ave
Manierre 1420 N Hudson Ave
McClellan 3527 S Wallace St
Melody 412 S Keeler
Morrill 6011 S Rockwell St
NTA 55 W Cermak Rd
Peabody 1444 W Augusta Blvd
Peirce 1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Sexton 6020 S Langley Ave
Ruggles 7831 S Prairie AveTalcott 1840 W Ohio StWalsh 2015 S Peoria St
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During the 2012 -2013 school year, WITS served 2,500 students in 27 Chicago Public
Schools with the help of 1,800 volunteers + 48 partner organizations + corporations
Students Schools Volunteers Partner Organizations + Corporations
WITS is proud to partner with corporate, government, university, and community organizations in order to activate
caring volunteers and deliver programming of the highest quality to our students.
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WITS is committed to a comprehensive program evaluation process to
ensure that we are continually learning as an organization as we strive
to deliver high-quality program experiences that set students on a path
toward academic success. Our evaluation leverages multiple data sources
to gauge the overall impact that one-on-one reading has on WITS students.
WITS collects pre-test and post-test data for both treatment (WITS
participant) and comparison (non-WITS) students to learn how students’
literacy skills and attitudes develop over the course of a program year.
In addition, smaller scale pilot studies of student-produced data are
collected at targeted schools, in an attempt to continually hone in on
our impact areas, refine our data collection processes, and to help make
data-informed program enhancements. Data is collected from teachers,
volunteers, parents, and directly from students in an effort to observe
WITS students’ quantifiable and non-quantifiable achievements. One
Early Childhood volunteer said that, “I loved observing the children
measuring impact
COMMITMENT TOEVALUATION
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COMMITMENT TOEVALUATION
progress in their reading skills.
One even stated ‘ Yo u know,
I can read now!’ I loved telling
the students at the end that they
are now ready for first grade! It
was a wonderful experience for
me and I hope the children felt the
same.” WITS also takes teacher
and principal feedback to heart,
as they are key collaborators who
need to be invested to ensure the
overall strength of our programs.
Strategic program decision making
hinges on lessons learned from the
evaluation process. WITS is always
researching new ways to capture
additional information about our
students, in order to maximize the
impact of our programming and
to narrow the achievement and
opportunit y gap. Dur ing t he
2012-2013 school year, WITS
expanded evaluation measures
across our portfolio of programs,
including a pilot assessment for
the Early Childhood and Early
Childhood Summer Program to
measure growth in students’
emergent reading skills over
time. The Mid-day Mentoring
evaluation was enhanced with
the addition of student-produced
pre- and post-test pilot data to
measure students’ perceptions
of the mentoring experience,
as well as pre- and post-test
data to track changes in attitude
and self efficacy, which build
a strong foundation. The After
School Mentoring evaluation
included pre-and post-test pilot
data to assess treatment and
comparison of students’ oral
reading fluency. In addition,
data was collected for all After
School Mentoring comparison
and treatment students to
assess changes in attitude and
self-ef f icacy, which build a
strong foundation for future
academic success.
Student quotations reveal the
true impact of programming.
When asked what the most
important thing that students
learned this school year, one
student responded, “I learned
to always read a paragraph, think
about it and understand it, and
move on” – a critical reading
strategy which will help this
student well beyond the WITS
program. Another WITS student
learned that “Getting help from
others can benefit you in the
long run. Also, when life gives
you lemons, just make lemonade
because failure is not an option.
Believe you can succeed.”
“At an end of year WITS party,
one kid said with all sincerity,
‘This is the best day of my
life!’ The other kids around
him agreed. I believe it was
in part because the program
had the foresight to present
an award to each student while
announcing how many books
each had read.
I believe this made them feel
a true sense of accomplishment,
pride and acceptance into a
world of letters and possibilities.
I left feeling ten feet tall.”
WITS Volunteer
The early elementary years, kindergarten through third grade, is a crucial
period of academic development for students working to acquire and
develop reading skills needed for mastery in other subject areas. In fourth
grade, students begin reading to learn, rather than learning to read. Thus,
if a student is not reading at grade-level by the end of third grade, he or
she begins to have difficulty keeping up with others academically and socially,
resulting in serious implications later in life.2
WITS is committed to these early learners with many of our programs
focusing on students as they are “learning to read” in grades pre-K through
third grade. In 2012, WITS also extended this commitment, for the first time,
into the summer months, piloting our Early Childhood Summer Program.
This program targets under-served Chicago Public School students about to
enter kindergarten and first grade, ensuring that students begin their early
elementary years ready to succeed.
commitment to early learners
OUR PROGRAMS
Over the course of just 4 weeks in the
summer program, students showed
a 3-point or 15% gain in their Book+ Print Awareness
2 Joy Lesnick, Robert M. Goerge, Cheryl Smithgall, and Julia Gwyne, “Reading on Grade Level in Third Grade: How is it Related to High School Performance and College Enrollment? A Longitudinal Analysis of Third-Grade Students in Chicago in 1996-97 and their EducationalOutcomes. A Report to the Annie E. Casey Foundation.” 2010. http://www.chapinhall.org/sitesdefault/files/Reading_on_Grade_Level_111710.pdf.
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commitment to early learners
EARLY CHILDHOOD SUMMER PROGRAM
The Early Childhood Summer Program aims to build early literacy skills
and cultivate an early love of reading through one-on-one and small
group interactions with trained volunteers who act as reading role
models. Twice each week for six weeks (the pilot ran for four weeks),
a group of trained community volunteers come together to read with
students, engage in conversations around text, and participate in
supplemental literacy activities. Volunteers offer targeted assistance
to cater to the needs of their particular student partners and provide
the consistency needed for students to progress. Participation in the
Early Childhood Summer Program is a transformative experience that
helps students build a solid literary foundation and increase school
readiness to set them on a path toward success long before the critical
time at the end of third grade.
During the pilot program, WITS students’
average performance on the Elementary
Reading Attitude Survey increased from
78% to 83%
to78% 83%
CLASSROOM READING TUTORS
Classroom Reading Tutors are community volunteers who spend a minimum
of two hours each week in an assigned classroom, working with students
individually or in small groups. The majority of Classroom Reading Tutors
work in kindergarten through third grade classrooms. These volunteers
collaborate with teachers, targeting students who need an extra boost
to get them reading at grade-level.
64% of Early Childhood teachers
reported that students talk about WITS throughout the week
Classroom Reading Tutors comprise
only 3% of the WITS volunteer force,
yet this dedicated group of individuals
yields 21% of WITS volunteer hours,
more than 7,000 hours of service in
2012-2013
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
The Early Childhood in-school program brings together a group of trained,
energetic community volunteers to spend quality time with pre-K and
kindergarten students on a weekly basis to explore books together
one-on-one. Volunteers spend 15 to 20 minutes with each student
one-on-one working to identify pictures and sound out words, as well
as modeling good reading behavior. Through this process, students
learn that reading can be fun and engaging, and this positive attitude
becomes the foundation for future academic success.
97% of teachers report that the Early
Childhood program has a positive impact on student reading ability
Other WITS Volunteers
Classroom Reading Tutors
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21%
60% of WITS students demonstrated improved ratings on the Elementary
Reading Attitude Survey over the
course of the year, compared with
29% of non-WITS students
Teachers reported that, on average,
Mid-day Mentoring students jumped 3.5 Fountas & Pinnel reading levels
over the course of the school year
versus only a 1.9 level jump for comparison non-WITS students
In an assessment of Oral Reading Fluency,
WITS students read aloud, on average, at
the beginning of the school year 83 words per minute. By the end of the year, WITS
students were reading aloud an average
of 110 words per minute, an increase of
32.5%. Non-WITS students were reading
aloud, on average, 85 words per minute
at the beginning of the year and 100 words per minute at the end of the year, an
increase of only 17.6%
ORAL READING FLUENCY ASSESSMENT
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MID-DAY MENTORING
Mid-day Mentoring is a weekly literacy, tutoring, and mentoring program
where students and volunteers spend 45 minutes reading together
one-on-one during the school day. Designed for corporate, government,
university, and community groups, WITS transports volunteers from their
office to a partner school on the same day each week. Mid-day Mentoring
programs primarily target students in second and third grade to provide
academic support during the critical time period as students transition
from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”
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out-of-school programs
WITS acknowledges and celebrates that learning happens outside of the
classroom and beyond the school day. Students bring these experiences
with them back to school and this knowledge continues to benefit students
even in a traditional educational setting.
AFTER SCHOOL MENTORING
WORKPLACE + UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
These programs are weekly after-school literacy and tutoring programs
geared toward older and more mature elementary school students, primarily
fourth through sixth graders. WITS provides a bus to transport students and
school chaperones to a downtown office or university location, exposing
students to new environments, professional workplaces, and college
settings. Students spend an hour each week reading one-on-one with their
WITS volunteers, cultivating their mentor-mentee relationships, and
receiving homework help.
Teachers reported that, on average, After School Mentoring students jumped 2.88 Fountas & Pinnel reading levels over the
course of the school year versus only a
1.58 level jump for comparison non- WITS students
In an assessment of Oral Reading Fluency,
WITS students read aloud, on average, at
the beginning of the school year 83 words per minute. By the end of the year, WITS
students were reading aloud an average
of 111 words per minute, an increase of
33.7%. Non-WITS students were reading
aloud, on average, 126 words per minute at the beginning of the year and 129 words per minute at the end of the year, an increase of only 2.4%
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43% increase in students served during
the 2012-2013 school year with the
addition of a third site
SATURDAY TUTORING
Saturday Tutoring provides students the opportunity to participate in safe, academically supportive weekend
activities twice each month with positive adult role models. Volunteers work one-on-one with their students,
engaging in guided reading and hands-on activities that are facilitated by partner non-profit organizations.
At the end of each session, students reflect on what they learned using literacy concepts with the help and
encouragement of their volunteer-partners.
40% of Saturday Tutoring students also participate during the week in
either a Mid-day Mentoring or After
School Mentoring program
40%
43%
OUR VOLUN TEERS
BROWN ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Kenya Sadler
Community Area: Near West Side
Joseph Adams
Devon Albert
Jorden Allen
Larayne Balsan
Jonathon Baron
Shirlee Berman
Richard Biller
Beverly Boyd-Buford
Yael Brunwasser
Michelle Burke
William Butler
Suzanne Cahill
Marla Cohen
Lauren Cole
Marissa Comin
Han Cui
Jennifer Diver
Mary Duby
Rachel Edwards
Marion Fern
Lauren Ferrante
Helen Friedli
Ruth Fromm
Erica Gholson
Tim Gleason
Catherine Gonzalez
Brienne Gorlitsky
Leslie Grant
Helen Hapner
Michael Hensler
Yolanda Herrera
Sarah Hoffman
Jeff Holdvogt
Manny Khandekar
Ann Kladis
Debra Kravitz
Daniel Laumann
Carla Lawless
Susan Lester
Joyce Leviton-Asher
Sam Levor
Elizabeth Lewis
Yana Leytman
Lisa Loesel
John LoPorto
Christine Lupella
Nicole Mann
Kim Matthews
Jake Mattinson
Ulrika Mattsson
Ryan McAdams
Elise McGee
Michael McMillan
Stanley Meadows
Bill Merten
Julia Meyer
Jennifer Mikulina
Nicole Miller
Stephen Miller
Jonathan Motto
Andrea Mrozinski
Katherine Mundy
Natalie Nathanson
Karne Newburn
Megan Osberger
Marta Pawlowska
Saralyn Peritz
Joan Polacheck
Peggy Quinn
Cynthia Raskin
Sarah Rattle
David Rhee
Debbie Rogers
Robin Rogers
Diana Rudoy
Robin Saichek
Margaret Sanne
Ida Schenwar
Mariateresa Schiappa
Kristine Schultz
Adam Severson
Cynthia Sher
Amy Sklare
Katherine Sopranos
Viola Stamm
Heidi Steele
Abby Steinman
Helene Stelian
Sharon Stone
Sarah Talavera
Lauren Tatar
Greg Thomas
Mary Tidwell
Alyssa Unikel
Andrew Van Dyke
Monica Wallace
Melissa Weaver
WITS is a volunteer-powered organization, we could not do our work without you. Thank you for those countless
trips to the book bin. Thank you for reading Chica Chica Boom Boom, Fancy Nancy, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
again and again. Thank you for looking up those tough words in the dictionary, and most importantly, for always
cheering on your students. The following is a roll call of all the people who gave their time and energy to WITS
during the 2012-2013 school year.
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OUR VOLUN TEERS
CARNEGIE ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Docilla Pollard
Community Area: Woodlawn
Carrie Adams
Susan Allan
Rosen Angelov
Caleb Arnold
Matt Avery
Benjamin Balskus
Christopher Chung
Mary Corrado
Kate Davey
Joan Davies
Janet Deckenbach
Robert Desmond
Saleem Dhamee
Theresa Fagan
Micah Fehrenbacher
Adam Gannaway
Ruth Goring
Andrea Guinn
Timothy Harper
Kelley Heider
Christina Henry
Mary Hoover
Joe Jackson
CARTER ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Justin Moore
Community Area: Washington Park
Carolyn Bonner
Carlotta Brown
Lisa Franklin
Kevin Gordon
Kendal Parker
Lekisha Richardson
Carl Stanley
Yuji Toefield
COOK ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Simone Griffin
Community Area: Auburn Gresham
Ridhima Ahuja
Donald Bateman
Michael Berkemeyer
Eric Chou
Ryan Clark
Sarah Copeland
Josh Davenport
Lise Dolasinski
Dasha Dwin
David Geifman
Susan Guediguian
Jennifer Harmon
Kassandra Hasty
Nicola Idehen
Erica Inzer
Sharyn Ioffe
Jeremy Joseph
Emily Kalkowski
Shelley Kasnick
Lisa Kastigar
Joe Koop
Amanda Kornfein
Joseph Kryza
Matthew Leimetter
Shelly Lewis
Lauren Linton
Dan Lopiccolo
Franchesca Mateo
Emily Meaney
Brad Meyers
Mickie Miszewski
Courtney Nay
Beanca Nicholson
Liz Niemyjska
Colleen Nolan
Nina Onsager
Alyse Passaglia
Hillary Philips
Deepa Ramakrishnan
Colleen Reilley
Jordan Rockwell
Davis Shah
Joanne Shea
Kate Sheedy
Ellen Shevlin
Rachel Skeels
Elizabeth Slamar
Mike Smoler
Katie Sullivan
Kristen Sun
Kathleen Toth
Colleen Turley
Kathleen Turley
Amanda Vazzano
Nike Verghese
Nakesha Welch
Zachary White
Sarah Whitford
Peggy Yott
Jane Jiambalvo
Cynthia Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Denise Kennedy
Michael Koplow
Mary Laur
Ebony Marshall
Priya Nelson
Patti O’Shea
Ashley Pierce
Ed Rhyne
Shannon Rischow
Devon Ritter
Marsha Ross
Theresa Rothschadl
Carol Rugg
Lauren Salas
Carol Saller
Jill Shimabukuro
Ashley Towne
Shenyun Wu
Ellen Zalewski
DE DIEGO ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Alice Marie Vera
Community Area: West Town (Humboldt Park)
Sinead Aylward
Christen Baille
Patrice Bruneau-Onylego
Anna Ceraso
Arthur Chow
Henry Cowie
Sarah Crook
Carol Crystle
Diane Dudek
Eriana Echols
Luke Finn
Alexandra Fitzgarrald
Chris Fuller
Filip Gagovic
Shilpa Hingwe
Ashlee Holdgrafer
Lillian Janjic-Magana
Angela Jiang
Steven Jones
Fenny Kabance
Vikram Kaura
Bob Keim
Nicholas Koulermos
Erin Le
Adam Lutostanski
Tim Macek
David McCunniff
Sana Mohammed
Gigi Moore
Vibha Nair
Manju Navani
Owen Pelzger
Mike Powers
Lauren Rocklin
Ola Ross
Debby Ruff
Scott Savidan
Kristine Schaffner
Eric Schmidt
Elizabeth Segura
Sarah Sharp
Joyce Somogye
Benjamin Spacapan
Therese Stanko
Ana Strutz
Stefanie Tucker
Carmela Van Atta
Ann Wagner
Herschel Wallace
David Wuertz
DRAKE ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Keshia Warner
Community Area: Douglas (Bronzeville)
Michael Abernathy
Pooja Agarwal
Judith Allen
Julianne Alonzo
Jim Alter
Neil Anderson
Andrew Andreasik
Cameron Avery
Jessica Baer
Michael Barker
Robert Barrett
Dino Barth
Bob Best
Amy Bochenek
Roy Briggs
John Burke
Jennifer Bustamante
Denise Caffey
Lilliana Caldwell
Erin Campbell
Brendan Carter
Nick Castellano
Abhinav Chordia
Michelle Chrusciel
Chris Coady
Tina Coconate
Jeffrey Colon
David Crabtree
Brian Cummings
Mallory Cybulski
Barbara Dalton
John Delnero
Jim Dimitriou
Jeff Dritz
Yvonne Droba
Bradley Dumes
Susannah Dunlap
Robyn Eck
Joseph Engels
Andrea Esau
Seth Feinberg
Lynn Finley
Molly Fitzgerald
Michael Folan
Monica Foster
Lizette Galeana
Khar-ece Garrett
Geraldine Glicken
Tracey Goldthwaite
Debra Gostkiewicz
Joe Green
Trish Griffin
Irene Guillen
Virginia Gummersall
Janet Guptill
Laurie Haffron
Jennifer Harris
Tiara Harris
Peter Heinz
April Heitz
Evan Herman
Celeste Herrera
Elizabeth Hester
Katie Holland
Tondalaya Hozier
Angela Jarosky
Christina Javier-Torres
Dawn Johnson
Lisa Johnson
Nicole Johnson
Katie Kanupke
Gurleen Kapoor
Steven Karceski
Jessica Kelly-Misch
Sheena Kemp
Paulette Kennedy
Evelyn Klauber
Linda Klute
Tom Knorring
Brian Krchmery
Philip Kunz
Sarah Kwasigroch
Chris Kwasinski-Lecker
Sangmee Lee
Melissa Leonard
Mark Manning
Elena Manzo
Thomas Marneris
Stephanie Marrin
Marly Mathes
Kim Matthews
William McCullough
Molly McGinley
Bill McGuane
Abi Mehta
Katie Messenger
Katie Mikulak
Steven Milcarek
Cheryl Mizera
Kim Moore
Kelly Moorehead
Darlene Mroz
Nicholas Munchiando
Mary Murphy
Melissa Murphy
Margaux Nair
Melissa Neubeck
Dorothy Nieciecki
Megan Nolan
Lauren Norris
Rayshawn Nowlin
Steve O’Neil
Dan Opalka
Stephanie Orbon
Breanne Osborne
Brenda Palm
Vera Parker
Andrea Parodi
Richard Paulson
Mariana Perdomo
Kathy Petrusek
Ron Petzke
Jocelyn Pluth
Tom Preli
Stephanie Priebe
Justin Priest
Maridelle Rand-Jauregui
Peggy Rasch
Ashley Regan
James Richardson
Sarah Rogotzke
Juliana Rossi
Brooke Ruckstaetter
Gwendolyn Rugg
Mitchell Sadus
Shehzad Sayal
Rachel Seebach
Michael Seibert
Sarah Severe
Robert Shannon
Rachel Sher
Margaret Siber
Daniel Sieracki
Joyce Sikich
Demetra Sklavos
Clare Souter
Sharon Stanciel
Elizabeth Starkey
Kate Starshak
Mary Stoll
Elizabeth Suh
William Sullivan
Marlene Szymanski
Audrey Tepperman
Mary Thomas
Tom Tiernan
Niki Tovin
Rachana Vora
Mike Wade
Jared Weyker
Diamonique White
James Wieties
Charles Wiggins
Eric Williams
Rachel Wright
Karla Yeh
Anna Yang
Shadi Zabad
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EVERETT ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Rodolfo Rojas
Community Area: McKinley Park
Danielle Blackwell
Nell Bochenek
Summer Brown
Sabrina Cui
Hillary Darville
Yu Dong
Sharon Eul
Robin Florzak Angell
Allison Gao
Brooke Gugat
Kathy Hillegonds
Melanie Hoebbel
Matt Krause
Xiaoqing Li
Anavelia Mauricio
Venus Meng
Susanne Mickey
Leslie Perkins
Ovetta Sampson
Joanna Shen
FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Martha Quiroga
Community Area: Englewood
Jason Adams
Kristy Agostino
David Allsop
Annie Ashraf
Juanita Ayala
Cynthia Bailey
Matt Basil
Julie Becker
Regan Berg
Donna Brown
Shirley Brown
Gary Bryant
Tracey Burke
Kellie Bylica
Adam Caldwell
Michael Chou
Anna Contreras
Kelley Cook
Tristram Crittendon
Jacob Diller-Schatz
Brian Dougherty
Lisa Drake
Gloria Duarte
Laura Duchesne
Jaron Eanes
Varun Ebenezer
Amy Erickson
Lea Erwin
Yusuf Esat
Caroline Fuir
Monica Garcia
Brenda Garland
Bob Gianneschi
Emily Golding
Daniel Goldman
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Gabriella Guajardo
Sabrina Guenther
Vanessa Haleco-Meyer
Kristin Hamb
Nicole Hardy
Geoffrey Harris
John Haworth
Andrew Herink
Toi Hooker
Pamela Jones-Helm
Andy Kennedy
Kathryn Kerner
Maria Koczur
Joe Lance
Michael Laudone
Blake Laughter
Patty MacArthur
Hector Marquez
Terri Masquelier
Justin McPhee
Renzo Mejia
Katherine Mowen-Matz
James Nelson
Melissa Newman
Susan Niblack
Ana Oppenheimer
Lindsey Pannell
Anjli Patel
Matthew Prather
Cynthia Rasche
Gaynetta Ross
Dana Rozanski
John Sachs
Kristen Santiago
Matthew Schultz
Laurie Shaman
Margaret Silverwood
Jacob Sokolowski
Cathy Swietek
Julie Udesky
William Whitner
Anna Whittaker
Marybeth Yokovich
HAUGAN ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Rosa Valdez
Community Area: Albany Park
Rosemary Acciari
Shirley Bernat
Ann Briody
Frank Briody
Kate Carruth
Jaikie Ceisel
Mary Cicero
Bernadette Divane
David Geilen
Christina Hauser
Janice Hourihane
Marie Interrante
Virginia Ippolito
Marcella Kane
Mary Kelly
Mary Kessler
Bill Kretz
Joan Kretz
Yue Shen
Kate Stevenson
Timothy Tjeerdsma
Ellen Van
Dongyu Wang
Yue Wang
Zheng Wang
Queenie Wen
Vickie Wen
Kristin Westfall
Anna Yang
Kuakua Zhang
Yan Zhang
Katie Kunzer
Daniel Lynch
Tracy Mayfield
Annie McDonnell
Mary McVeigh
Kathy Oba
Josefina Ochoa
Anaya Palay
Carole Restis
Mary Schoendorff
Donald Schultz
Tina Schultz
Jacquelyn Sullivan
Barbara Tierney
Angela Torres
Ellen Van Wart
Florence White
Rita Zalesky
HENSON ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Demetrius Hobson
Community Area: North Lawndale
Teisha Barfield
Stephanie Bradley
William Brewster
Carolyn Bruner
Stephanie Clark
David Cohen
Michael Combopiano
Melinda Conner
Kendal Cross
Catherine Crossley
Gail Dewalt
Megan Donovan
Bayle Ellis
Nathaniel Evett
Jeremy Ferentz
Jon Findley
Theresa Fortier
Jaime Freeman
Elizabeth Garvey
Javier Gonzalez
Kim Hedges
Greg Hertko
Julie Hughes
Jahkelle Johnson
Luke Johnson
Justyna Kalinowska
Eileen Kaplan
Angela Krise
Niamh Kristufek
Colette LaKoma
Kevin Lawler
Catherine Liu
Thomas Lowery
Nicole Mandeville
Marian Merritt
Kurt Miller
Matthew Moheban
Richard Moon
Meaghan Mooney
Daniel Murphy
Angie Musick
Andrea Nawn
Susan O’Brien
Christopher Pearson
Tyler Pottebaum
Bilal Rathore
Pamela Reimann
Dianne Rist
Patti Saraceno
Ethan Schweir
Jennie Siering
Karen Sopata
Scott Spinney
Yolanda Stacy-Martin
John Stockton
Kenneth Stoklosa
Kristy Stoner
Beth Talentowski
Michelle Tesch
Amanda Trinidad
Michelle Tucker
Blanca Velez
Marshall Weadick
Jamila Williams
Matthew Witt
Lauren Wittert
John Yast
Laura Zygmontowicz
HIBBARD ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Scott Ahlman
Community Area: Albany Park
Ann-Helen Anderson
Sarah Anderson
Michelle Ball
Susan Balmer
Beth Bauman
Sean Burke
Annie Carter
Chiku Clement
Emily Dahl
Charisma Eaglin
Carla Forster
Betty Geilen
Susan Gottlieb
Debby Greenberg
Bailey Grote
Emily Hawkinson
Grace Herrera
Catherine Howorth
Christopher Hubbard
Candice Johnson
Richard Kallao
Clare Killy
Nokawethaba Kinase
Bob Lipman
Mary Mabus
Courtney Marten
Jack Mathews
Peggy Mathews
Maureen McInerney
Gerald Meyers
Sandra Meyers
Annette Moy
Matthew Ostercamp
Lisa Peterson
Katherine Petty
Jennifer Pope
Joseph Ramirez
Michael Russell
Brittany Skiles
Sarah Snow
Joanne Soderstrom
Stephen Spencer
Terrie Stickler
Linda Swimmer
Jody Temkin
Danielle Testen
Sarah Thorngate
Melissa Velez-Luce
Annie Yung
HOLDEN ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Konstantinos Patsiopoulos
Community Area: Bridgeport
Stacy Adlman
Dianne Akers
Praveen Anbudaiyaw
Brad Anderson
Raymond Banks
Mark Bohling
Jim Bordignon
Brian Broadwater
Eugene Carreras
Jeff Chalem
Sudarsana Challa
Amy Colo
Sean Conley
Stephanie Curulewski
Karen Dace
Mark Dettman
Kevin Dewan
Simit Dhawan
Melissa Erickson
Bea Farmer
Arvind Gadhiya
Sapna Gondell
Michael Goodman
Bill Griffith
Connie Griggs
Stephanie Grohovskey
Sachin Gupta
Shelley Hadley
Kelly Hansen
Gayle Hargrove
Andrew Hennessy
Patricia Huber
Valerie Johnson
Ryan Kelly
Courtnei Krider
Matthew Kruska
Dominic Lewis
Michael Mangino
Debbie Martin
Carla Mayfield
Sharrell McKennie
Andrea Moore
Terri Morgan
Natalie Neyman
David Olsen
Erick Pederson
Randy Perillo
Carla Pickney
Dan Pocius
Nathan Porter
Tracey Quirk
Marianne Ryan
Matthew Sandler
Chris Schulz
Estela Segura
Eugene Sekiguchi
Tara Shannon
Ebony Smith
Steve Somora
Mark Stanke
Zackary Starbird
Lisa Sterba
Drew Strellis
Thomas Teska
Raquel Thompson
Philippe Waked
Donna Weimer
Lauren Williams
Ann Witczak
Theresa Zapiecki
JENNER ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Berlinder Fry
Community Area: Near North Side
Fran Ehrlich
Karl Eisenberg
Ron Gilford
Bud Lifton
JORDAN ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Willie White
Community Area: Rogers Park
Larry Gordon
Donna Levitz
Kay Rossiter
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LOZANO ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Maria Campos
Community Area: West Town
Maria Amill
Matthew Bambrick
Rick Bernet
Amy Best
John Brett
Lourdes Castro
Cherise Conley
Matthew English
Judy Fanslow
Steve Fazekas
Megan Galas
Rosa Garcia
Jori Garth
Heather Gordon
Joan Hardiman-Hughes
Liz Hlinak
Darryl Johnson
Jill Lescohier
Elizabeth Lynch
Lori Malito
Nancy Martin
Michelle McConnell
Jeanne McNicholas
Juliette Munnerlyn-Jenkins
Angela Nambiar
Stacy O’Brien
Bradley Perkins
Dave Pipal
Caroline Robinson- Burton
Randy Tate
Von Tran
Adrienne Vinson
Katrina Waldron
Tina Werber
Courtney Williams
Toni Williams
MANIERRE ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Derrick Orr
Community Area: Near North Side
Amy Abaravich
Wendy Aeschlimann
Himal Agarwal
Eric Alonso
Yael Aufgang
Roberta Barnett
Pat Bass
Ellenna Berger
Todd Berlacher
Laura Bienz
Tim Bixler
Steven Bock
Kelli Burke
Joseph Buss
Babs Byron
Mark Cody
Lisa Coghlan Dolan
Jeremy Cole
Thomas Coyle
Doris Dallow
Kelly Engelbrecht
Chelsea Farley
Connie Farmer
Jenae Fonseca Moreen
Adrian Foster
Kim Freedman
Jennifer Gillum
Sandy Golden
Jessica Goldman
Art Gunther
Lyndsey Handschiegel
Nancy Hanson
Jennifer Hanzel
Melissa Hirst
Morgan Hirst
Mark Hoffmann
Michael Jacobsen
Stephen Keefer
Kendra Kettelhut
Kevin Knight
Brett Kornblatt
Jonathan Linas
Karen Lutz
Susan Matejcak
David Matsumura
David McGranahan
Bill McGrath
John Michalik
Pat Miller
Cynthia Minta
Michael Mitchell
Smita Modi
Trevor Morse
Trisha Mowbray
Courtenay Nolan
Eric Palm
Jessica Panza
Katie Rames
Pratyasha Rath
Caren Rawlins
Matt Raymond-Ihle
Courtney Reilly
Andrea Renaldi
Ross Rocklin
Jody Rosenbaum
Lee Ann Russo
Tom Rybarczyk
Natalie Saltiel
Gabriel Scannapieco
Bill Schey
Margaret Seurynck
Beverly Shapiro
Adam Shatek
Alyssa Simons
Ian Smith
Mark Spender
Brigid Stegemoeller
Amy Sunshine
Meghan Sweeney
Dale Travis
Paul Vanden Heuvel
Beth Vogel
Jill Vorobiev
Joanne Wallace
Charles Wehland
Crystal West
Ben Weyers
Jim White
Keara Williams
Emilie Winter
Samantha Woo
Bobbie Zammatta
LOWELL ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Gladys Rivera
Community Area: Humboldt Park
Alex Arroyoh
Tom Besio
John Botica
Liz Brownlow
Kim Byrne
Paul Callero
Deborah Dorsey-Newman
Gayle Drew
Yesenia Esquivel
Jeffrey Evans
Kristen Fishburn
Jessica Gerig
Ryan Griffin
Kimberly Grove
Seasonne Haynes
Courtney Helberg
Matt Hoover
Stephanie Itkonen
Clare Lewandowski
Kirstie Lowery
Edward McGuire
Jillian Meyer
Corinne Mohammed
Holly Moore
Matthew Moreno
Jennifer Mull
Steven Mycyk
Tracey Nabors
Torrie Nicholson
Michael Offereins
Ryan O’Hare
Cathy Pechar
Kathy Pennacchio
Sofia Petrerska
Jill Pietrzak
Valeria Pizarro
Jessica Platko
Jennifer Rivera
Marinne Sauk
Caitlin Schwind
Karen Smith
Sophia Song
Lauren Steinberger
Barbara Sullivan
Kenil Thakkar
Sean Wylie
MCCLELLAN ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Joseph Shoffner
Community Area: Bridgeport
Joanna Aguirre
Katherine Barker
Megan Basten
Kevin Bischoff
Maria Braham
Wendy Butzen
Jeff Cardwell
Kevin Coe
Adam Coons
John Corvino
Sara Creehan
Leni Depoister
Tiffany Dimas
Frances Dwyer
Kevin Freeman
Mark Frommer
Nick Goodspeed
Bob Grim
Elyse Hahner
Jordan Henry
Brian Hickey
Art Holmberg
Julie Holmberg
Beverly Johnson
Joe Kartheiser
Benjamin Katz
Patrick Kelly
Alix Krupa
Gabriela Lagunas
Amanda Lindenberg
Dan Maguire
Pete Maguire
Larry Majkrzak
Paul Manghera
Nichole Manning
Lauren Markiewicz
Michael Mazza
Priscilla Meadow
Ceecee Menaker
Elizabeth Milla
James Murphy
Sally Murray
Laina Myers
Michael Neuses
Carrie Norwood
Marisa Novak
Jennifer O’Donnell
Christine O’Reilly
Matt Peterson
Sheila Phelan
Guillermina Pineda
Jordan Porschel
Louise Reynolds
Patrick Ryan
Nicole Saunches
Dave Schabes
Adriana Serna
Thomas Sheridan
Tercia Silva-Bajner
Courtney Tarver
Stacy Tsihlopoulos
Cherie Vari
Elizabeth Vazquez
Laura Visin
Bill Waters
Erica Weiss
Mallory Whitlock
MORRILL ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Michael Beyer
Community Area: Chicago Lawn
Pete Adkins
Nike Afolabi
Jorge Alaves
Freeda Brook
Johnny Chacon
Sheila Coffin
James Firtzpatrick-Trice
Mary Gabioud
Silvia Gonzalez
Audrey Guy
Stacey Hughes
Laura Janota
Andreakia Junearick
MELODY ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Nancy Hanks
Community Area: West Garfield Park
Mary Kay Accurso
Justin Ahn
Jennifer Andert
Vickie Argueta
Ellie Bahrmasel
Scott Barnum
Sean Bashford
Robin Behre
Mamta Bhaiya
Dienye Bilaye-Benibo
Christine Brosowski
Barbara Burke
Yolanda Cannella
Bett Canning
Tonantain Carmona
Alyssa Case
Kimberly Check
Samantha Chruscinski
Nicole Cicchetti
Sherry Clemons
Mary Conniff
Linda Cunningham
Dennis Dargel
Abby Davis
Kant Desai
Nick Detchev
Mike Diehl
Michael Dolesh
Matthew Fischler
Elvis Garcia
Michael Gilpin
Craig Gitchell
Diana Gleichman
Lydia Gokey
Tanya Green
Adam Hacker
Maergrethe Haines
Thane Hecox
Barb Herb
Phil Hildebrandt
Patricia Hoffmann
Jacqueline Hwangg
Young Im
Janice Jackson
Lisa Jericho
Tawa Jogunosimi
Maggie Johnson
Benjamin Katz
Nick Kladouris
Matthew Koch
Vicki Kraft
John Lafferty
Steve LaPointe
Deborah Larson
Mark Larson
Halina Le
JoAnn Lim
Randy Linna
Laurine Lowery
Jack McCarthy
Amy McLennan
Maureen Meier
Jason Meter
Judie Metzgar
Lisa Misher
Liz Mishima
Thelma Moon
Kelly Moore
Nelsa Moreno
Loreen Nejedly
Annie Newboe
Rafal Oblekowski
MaryLynnO’Callaghan
Kathryn O’Connell
Rachel Paney
Jack Pavilonis
Lynda Peters
Eric Phillips
Marissa Pines
Delette Porter-Williams
Suresh Rajagopal
Sean Rapelyea
Mark Resnik
Jeff Rode
Emy Romanelli
Zach Rosenstock
Swati Rout
Natalie Ruzicka
Jessica Sampson
Amy Sanders
Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar
Subramanyam Sattinsetti
Joseph Savage
Chris Schweitzer
Milena Sijeric
Molly Towns
Mike Turner
Anna Valencia
Ashley Walker
Chantell Washington-Pearce
Elizabeth Whitaker
Holly Workman
Carey Zinck
June Lapidus
Nancy Michaels
Lane Mita
Kathryn Raginis
Janessa Rivas
Jessica Romeo
Robin Smith
Nikita Stange
Julie Sumner-Garibaldi
Armic Tihomir
Jewell Washington
Linda Wilkinson
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NATIONAL TEACHERS ACADEMYPrincipal: Isaac Castelaz
Community Area: Near South Side
David Baker
Adam Block
Bradley Caldwell
Emily Dominski
Jennifer Edgcomb
Erika Edmonson
Michael Elrad
Michael Fox
Gary Freeman
Daniel Gould
Danny Greenberger
Kirt Hartman
Louis Hellebusch
Audrey Johnson
Deirdre Klem
Shannon Kuehn
Garrett Leigh
Goda Liutackaite
Daione Mitchell
Jennifer Mosley
Ali Neault
Rafael Pedicini
Richard Petersen
Jonathan Romick
PEABODY ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Federico Flores
Community Area: West Town
Valencia Ahmad
Mark Andersen
Diane Anderson
Lisa Ayres
Derry Backenkeller
Mary Ann Badke
Anna Bak
Laventa Barlow
Annette Bartl
Maria Basilio
Mark Beatty
Svetlana Bekman
Maris Benz
Matt Berg
John Birney
Brady Blackett
Lauren Borjon
Kyle Borkowski
Ellie Bradley
Tej Buch
Chelsea Buckner
Pradeep Bugga
Kevin Burbridge
Michael Burke
Jenny Butler
Mary Bykowski
Catherine Cahill
Nick Campbell
Kathleen Carlson
Mary Carroll
Ted Carroll
Joanne Cegielski
Kennan Cepa
Darlene Chappell
Lisa Chrzasc
Diane Clarke
Jenn Clarke
Derrick Coleman
Ruben Coral
Pamela Cotten
Kevin Crain
David Cumberland
Kathy Cureton
Jack Danilkowicz
Olga Davis
Tanya Dawson
Bonnie Dechambre
Santiago Delboy
Adele DeMooy
Dana DeYoung
Lumi Diaz
Rosemary Dineen
Lindsey Dodd
Maria Dorenbecher
Kimberly Duncan
Ozzie Durrett
Andrea Dutton
Bill Easom
Laurel Eatherly
Andrew Edelston
Shannon Eidson
Vanda El
Kori Eppers
Mildred Flynn
Ashley Forman
Matthew Frustaci
Evan Fye
Brigid Gallagher
Jamie Garard
Justine Gembala
Megan Gisselman
Nick Goode
Massimo Guglielmo
Christopher Haite
Elizabeth Hand
Tameria Harrison
Albert Hecht
Cordelia Henry
Brenda Hernandez
Marietta Hesdorffer
Michael Hirsch
Annie Hobbs
Jen Hobbs
Brenda Holmes
Brian Holthouse
Beth Homerding
James Hotchkiss
Barbara Hourihan
Greg Huffman
Sarah Hughes
Vicky Hurst
Rochelle Hynes
Natasha Irani
Anne Jablo
Madhavi Jampani
Jade Jefferson
Dorlisa Johnson
Femi Johnson
Andrew Jones
Stephanie Jones
Chris Jordan
Stephanie Joseph
Anthony Juozapavich
Alicia Kacic
Bonnie Kennedy
Dev Vrat Khanna
Paige Kolesar
Carrie Koppernolle
Tammi Kozlowski
Nisha Kumar
Danielle Lauber
Andrea Law
Grace Leen-Kuelper
Tom Lei
Garrett Leigh
Barb Leipold
Erin Leland
Coleen Letke
Michael Link
Jean Lubliner
Andrew Lussen
Amy Machairas
Adam Magyar
Terence Maiellaro
Bruce Marcus
Gustavo Marquez
Kevin Marrs
Joanna Mattia
Asanta Maxwell
Jessica McElroy
Andrea Millender
Anna Miller
Barbara Miller
Heather Miller
Jeff Miller
Samantha Miller
Emily Moceri
Ashik Mohideen
Peter Monko
Kim Moore
Lisa Moore
Hanna Moosa
Chris Murray
John Napoli
Sherri Neff
Erik Nelson
Colleen Neu
Kristy Obuchowski
Tim Orr
Brooke Osborn
Christine Pande
Stephen Parlier
Erick Perez
Abigail Petersen
Ashley Peterson
David Peterson
Susan Peterson
Kristina Pierce
Jack Piliponis
Jeffrey Piwnick
Courtney Plaster-Strange
Evan Plumb
Rick Pokorny
Ouidie Pollard
James Porte
Phyllis Propp
David Raymond
Emily Reagan
JoAnne Reding
Mohit Rehani
Vicki Rios
Nate Roberts
Anthony Rodriguez
Bernadette Ross
Jim Salomon
Sara Samuels
Duncan Sanders
Andrea Schuster
Darlene Scott-Ard
Anthony Severino
Thomas Sigle
Gerald Sinish
Jeff Smith
Erika Snell
Anne Sprecher
Sharon Stansbury
Nik Staver
Gregg Steamer
Stephanie Stefanik
Sam Stevens
Lou Storino
Gwen Streitmatter
Stacy Suerth
Joe Swan
Anthony Syracuse
Ashley Tambunan
Gloria Taylor
Kim Thompson
Drew Tichawa
Wili Tolentino
Samantha Torres
Exuan Trocio
Gayle Turek
George Uribe
Patti Vanella
Ben Voigt
Jennifer Vroman
Kevin Walsh
Heidi Warner
Kristin Wasikowski
Sean Wieland
Hanna Wiesmayer
Emily Wilderman
Sara Winter
Graeme Wood
Angie Wright
Annie Wright
Fred Wu
Mei Wu
Britt Yackey
Randy Yang
Michaelene Yates
Peter Yu
Rabia Zakaria
Angel Zhang
Jacob Zitter
Kevin Zussman
PEIRCE ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Nancy Mendez
Community Area: Edgewater
Ronna Baron
Laura Bayley
Jean Chapman
Kalai Donner
Jessica Romeo
Jacyln Stanczyk
Bronna Wasserman
Sandra Zennie
TALCOTT ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Olimpia Bahena
Community Area: West Town
Jeremy Adler
Joshua Altman
Ava Amini
Nathan Anderson
Deepa Arora
Nick Bailey
Trisha Bakshi
Colleen Balek
Rhea Banks
Matt Barns
Lili Behm
Heather Benzmiller
Peter Boehm
Jiwon Boo
Aimee Bothwell
Benjamin Brabston
Suzie Brindise
Lauren Caisman
Robert Cameron
Jason Carter
Alison Caverly
Angela Chang
Natasha Chu
Tiffany Chu
Alexander Chun
Jennifer Coronel
Seth Corthell
Adam Coulson
Robert Crane
Jamie Crofts
Carol Crystle
Kalista Cui
Emily Damrau
Nick Danoff
Matthew Darch
Adrienne D’Luna
Kelly Dontje
Leslie Douglass
Kshitij Dua
Uttara Dukkipati
Mark Dumas
Anna Farias-Eisner
Marjorie Filice
Megan Fitzgerald
Zahira Flores
Katie Forer
Lauren Fried
Kajuana Crutcher
Yasmin Dalal
Christine De Leon-Nordena
Elizabeth Demers
Chabrina Derrico
Jennifer Donlan
Vicky Eaton
Joshua Edwards
Jacqueline Evans
Beth Falvey
Rachel Ferber
Cooper Forbes
Martha Forman
Ciara Forrest
Joyce Garcia
Yolanda Garcia
Michael Gath
Jon Gauger
Rajni Gauni
Cheryl Friedman
Sweta Gabhawala
Andrew Gilbert
Michelle Goyke
Kelsey Green
Shitang Guo
Sarah Halbach
Christopher Hall
Jay Harrington
Robert Harrits
Emily Hartnett
Alanna Holt
Yan Huang
Sam Ikard
Ben Israel
Justin Iwata
Jason Kaiser
Michael Katz
Eileen Kelly
Roshni Khurana
Lori Knapp
Laura Kolesar
Alyse Kowalick
Michael Krantz
Lupe Laguna
Edmond Lay
Tina Li
Keith Ligvori
Marta Malko
Michael Maloff
Hannah Marlin
Jason Marsico
John McAllister
Linda McGill Smith
Peter McLaughlin
Andrew McNulty
Harini Mekala
Amanda Morris
Patricia Murguia
Saurabh Nathany
Brian O’Connell
Caitlin Olwell
Severiano Ortiz
Kimberly Pathman
Kelsey Paul
Leif Peterson
George Pitsoulakis
RUGGLES ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Ida Patterson
Community Area: Greater Grand Crossing
Levi Baer
Shari Bailey
Anne Baldwin
Jeshica Baral
Ximena Beltran
Iola Blanton
Saul Bozeman
Lizzie Brown
Calli Burnett
Nancy Carpenter
Leonard Ciannamea
Muriel Clarkston
Michael Corio
Cabriela Cornejo
Blair Davis
Azucena De La Torre
Tyrone Denard
Jennifer DiOrio
Rachael Dobis
Ogechi Emechebe
Jacqueline Felker
Tameka Gavin
Angelika Giatras
Shannon Gore
Katherine Handfelt
Olivia Heath
Chaz Heitman
Michelle Hill
Sean Horan
Seth Horning
Blair Janis
SEXTON ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Nicole Monroe
Community Area: Woodlawn
Karen Breashears
Willie Burnham
Mary Clare Griffin
Lynn Sasamoto
Loren Umana
Mary Weprin
Jenna Jaskoske
Miti Kotak
Amy Mason
Yolanda Matthews
Kristin Maynard
Dylan McHugh
Samantha Miroballi
Lexa Murphy
Jillian Nolke
Moe Okada
Gabriela Padilla
Daniela Pavolva
Matthew Ragas
Shena Ramsay
Chloe Rasmas
Danielle Reynolds
Jillian Rice
Allyson Rooks
Barb Smith
Jill Stewart
Katherine Stuart
Devin Sundquist
Corie Suzuki
Barbara Thomas
Shannon Waity
Ryan Wenzel
Barb Willard
Andrea Willis
Heddie Woodard
Adriana Yniguez
Julian Zeng
Mitch Port
Pam Prosch
Erin Ramamurthy
James Reardon
Mario Recabal
Hallie Ritzu
Neal Robin
Richard Royall
Weston Sager
Liz Samoroukova
Elizabeth Sbardellati
Samuel Scarcello
Aaron Schwam
Elizabeth Sellers
Scott Shelton
Alex Shirley
Kelsey Shust
Reena Sikdar
Maggie Siller
Shelby Sklar
Courtney Smith
WALSH ELEMENTARYPrincipal: Krish Mohip
Community Area: Pilsen
Rehana Ahmed
Becky Ahrendt
Eric Anderson
Laura Armstrong
Norma Bautista-Birts
Kristina Black
Jessica Blanco
Amber Bloomfield
Joe Bratt
Matthew Broadfoot
Doug Buchler
Michael Burdeen
Jeffrey Burke
Bianca Cabrera
Mia Cai
David Canfield
Courtney Carroll
Steve Chertow
Martha Conrad
Stefanie Cooley
Geoffrey Stauffer
Scott Steinberg
Rebecca Stephens
William Strom
Scott Syverson
Vanessa Szalapski
Tiffany Taubman
Emily Thomas
Michael Tran
Tyler Valeska
Eric Walder
Kevin Walker
Phil Wiese
Leslie Williams-Small
Pam Witt
Meredith Wren
Ellen Wrend
Paul Wyatt
Percy Xu
Karen Yan
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Kajuana Crutcher
Yasmin Dalal
Christine De Leon-Nordena
Elizabeth Demers
Chabrina Derrico
Jennifer Donlan
Vicky Eaton
Joshua Edwards
Jacqueline Evans
Beth Falvey
Rachel Ferber
Cooper Forbes
Martha Forman
Ciara Forrest
Joyce Garcia
Yolanda Garcia
Michael Gath
Jon Gauger
Rajni Gauni
Michael Giampa
Julia Gideon
Katie Giger
Aletha Gissler
Todd Glickman
Lisa Glosniak
Dawn Goltz
Tanya Gonzalez
Bobby Goodman
Betsy Graber
Shanita Griffin
Kimberly Grove
Susan Hadley
Peggy Haga
Betty Harrell
T’Nesha Harris
Kristin Hartridge
Tara Henderson-Delgado
Carlos Herrera
Sean Horan
Jehan Jaber
Nancy Jasinski
Carolyn Jaw
Cheryl Johnson
Tiffini Joseph
Arlene Kaminski
Daniejla Karanikic
Christine Kelly
Robert Kemp
Danielle Klaffenbach
Megan Kleinick
Jolyn Koehl
Aimee Kohoutek
Brittany Kopf
Matthew Kowal
Cody Lewis
Eric Lin
Jim Liu
Candice Long
Alfred Lumbera
Lynn Maday-Nelson
Michelle Malloy
Melissa Marik
Cam Martinez
Siobhan McCarthey
Ellen McClosky
Lucy McEntee
Malisa McGee
Pamela McKinney
Abigail McKowen
Nicholas McNully
Jamie Mielneczek
Ashley Mueller
Raija Naegeli
Molly Napleton
Tammy Negrillo
Donald Olson
Elizabeth O’Malley
Kameelah Omar
Lauren Onderisin
Veronica Padilla
Scott Palmer
Christina Park
Sagar Patel
Alexandria Penaranda
Marta Petryna
Dave Pierce
Kristina Pierce
Kyle Piereth
Lawrence Pope
Sheila Prendergast
Dawn Randall
Mary Rathert
Cleola Ratliff
Samantha Ray
Pamler Readus
Myles Reif
Marissa Reyes
Theresa Reynolds
Patti Richmond
Ismael Rivera
Shaun Roach
Paul Robinson
Cynthia Ruffin
Kristen Sandman
Derek Schmitt
Margaret Schneider
Herbert Schofield
Kyle Schwab
Nick Scodro
Jennifer Sendeski
Jamie Shah
Sun mi Shin
Jeremy Skaar
Elise Spadavecchio
Megan Stafford
Tara Stafford
Alissa Starn
John Stoltenberg
Errol Straker
Clare Studwell
Abigail Tam
Maria Targett
Raven Thomas
Vincent Tieu
Kevin Trausch
Kathryn Trelease
Michael Turek
Maureen Walz
Ashleigh Weathers
DeAnna Williams
Sean Williams
Stephanie Yu
WITSEVENTS
BACK TO SCHOOL LUNCHEON
On September 20, 2012, WITS hosted the Annual Back to School Luncheon,
co-chaired by Ginny and Roger Carlson; Christopher Crane, CEO of Exelon;
Michael Sacks, CEO of Grosvenor Capital Management; and Patrick Sheahan.
The luncheon was held at the Hyatt Regency, Crystal Ballroom in Chicago.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Kerry Kennedy took the podium, along with
the two honorees, Bud Lifton and
BMO Harris Bank. Over 400 guests
gathered in celebration of WITS’
legacy and the impact of volunteer-
ism in serving Chicago Public School
students. The luncheon celebrated
the many volunteers, teachers,
school administrators, and partners
who have invested in the legacy of
ser v ing Chicago Public School
students for more than 20 years.
Lead sponsors of the event included
BMO Harris Bank; Exelon; Grosvenor
Capital Management, L.P.; and UBS.
BUD LIFTON 2012 Alter + Stone Volunteer Award Recipient
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2013 BLACKBOARD AFFAIR (from left to right) Maura Daley, Erica Stimac, Lisa Hickey, Brook Jay
BLACKBOARD AFFAIR
In February, WITS hosted the Blackboard Affair at the Chicago Cultural Center with 425 attendees celebrating in
masks to raise funds and awareness for WITS. The Mardi Gras themed event featured lounge furniture and décor
by Event Creative, music by DJ De La Chapelle, and the elegance of Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, the
perfect venue for a Masquerade Ball. Guests enjoyed specialty cocktails by Ultimat vodka and Patrón, wine by
Apothic, and craft beer by Chicago’s own Revolution Brewery. The night started with a VIP reception co-hosted
by Bears kicker Robbie Gould. Host Committee members included Associates Board president and vice-president
Anna Miller and Samantha Stevens, Maura Daley, Alison Fichter, Lisa Hickey, Brook Jay, Jenné Myers, Alice Rooks,
Patrick Sinicropi, Erica Stimac, and Lara Ziemba. Lead sponsors of the evening included Norfolk Southern,
Lollapalooza, Motorola Mobility Foundation, and Rabine Paving.
Contributions + grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678,875
In-kind contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,706
Special events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $707, 274
less costs of direct benefit to donors - special events . . . . . . . . . ($169,078)
Investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,531
TOTAL REVENUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,286,308
Program Expenses
Mid-day Mentoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $317,496
After School Mentoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $298,602
Classroom Reading Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,294
Saturday Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,217
Early Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $141,129
Early Childhood Summer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,434
Total Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $911,172
Management + general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,957
Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,084
statement of activities
FINANCIALSWorking in the Schools (WITS) prepares its f inancial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which involves
the application of accrual accounting. This presentation offers an overview
of all activities for the year ended June 30, 2013.
REVENUE
EXPENSES
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
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TOTAL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,118,213
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,095
Beginining of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $416,211
End of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $584,306
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PROGRAM EXPENSES by program
Classroom Reading Tutors
Mid-Day Mentoring
After School Mentoring
Early Childhood
Saturday Tutoring
Early Childhood Summer Program
81%
7%
12%
EXPENSESfigure
2 Fundraising
Programs
Management + general
34%
15%33%
4%
6%
8%
REVENUE
Special events
Contributions + grants
Investment income
In-kind contributions
52%
42%
4%2%
FY 2
009
FY 2
010
FY 2
011
FY 2
012
FY 2
013
This graph shows WITS’ financial trends over five years. WITS experienced
significant revenue growth between FY12 and FY13, giving the organization
the capacity to increase the number of programs including expansion into
the summer months, giving students year-round access to WITS programming,
and to send more than 15,000 books home with students. The increase in
general operating support, especially through events, gives WITS the
resources needed to diversify its volunteer base including additional
university and community partnerships. In FY15, WITS will launch a strategic
plan that will seek multi-year commitments from donors to ensure the
organization is in a strong position to continue this growth trajectory and
deepen the impact on students’ lives. WITS will look to grow its investment
fund, so that eventually this fund may provide WITS with enough resources
to launch new program initiatives in the future. The WITS Board of Directors
is committed to ensuring that the organization is in a strong financial
position, now and in the future, with their focus on maximizing resources
to expand programs.
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FINANCIAL TRENDS
$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
$1,000,000
$1,100,000
$1,200,000
$1,300,000
$1,400,000
Expenses
Revenue
figure
4
annual report 2013
This graph shows WITS’ financial trends over five years. WITS experienced
significant revenue growth between FY12 and FY13, giving the organization
the capacity to increase the number of programs including expansion into
the summer months, giving students year-round access to WITS programming,
and to send more than 15,000 books home with students. The increase in
general operating support, especially through events, gives WITS the
resources needed to diversify its volunteer base including additional
university and community partnerships. In FY15, WITS will launch a strategic
plan that will seek multi-year commitments from donors to ensure the
organization is in a strong position to continue this growth trajectory and
deepen the impact on students’ lives. WITS will look to grow its investment
fund, so that eventually this fund may provide WITS with enough resources
to launch new program initiatives in the future. The WITS Board of Directors
is committed to ensuring that the organization is in a strong financial
position, now and in the future, with their focus on maximizing resources
to expand programs.
“Exelon is proud to invest in WITS and its work to improve
the education experience for many Chicago elementary school
students. We have over 40 employees who mentor students from
Lozano Elementary School every week at our corporate offices.
This workplace mentoring program is a win-win for the students
and the mentors and wouldn’t be possible without WITS.
Our employees find the work rewarding and enjoy seeing the
students improve in reading over the school year.”
STEVE SOLOMON Vice President, Corporate Relations, Exelon$500,000
$600,000
$700,000
$800,000
$900,000
$1,000,000
$1,100,000
$1,200,000
$1,300,000
$1,400,000
DONORS$50,000 + $25,000 - $49,999
$15,000 - $24,999
$10,000 - $14,999
$5,000 - $9,999
BMO Harris Bank
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Exelon
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
Northern Trust
Polk Bros. Foundation
UBS
Anonymous x 2
Aon Corporation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
BP America, Inc.
CBOE
Jenner & Block
North Park University
PepsiCo Beverages & Foods
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Marion & Jerome Stone
Morgan Stanley Foundation
White Sox Community Fund,a McCormick Foundation Fund
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Barclays
Ginny & Roger Carlson
CME Group Community Foundation
D & R Fund
Deloitte LLP
GEM Realty Capital, Inc.
David Herro & Jay Franke
Robert Lifton & Carol Rosofsky
McKinsey & Company
Motorola Mobility Foundation
Charles W. Mulaney, Jr.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &Flom LLP
Alexandra & John Nichols
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Elizabeth Jamie Alter & Michael Lynton
Robert & Julie Berlacher
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois
Charter One/RBS Citizens
The Chicago Community Trust
Citi
William Daley
Michael & Jacky Ferro The Sun-Times Foundation
Kenneth Griffin Citadel
Harris & Harris
Phil & Carole Hildebrandt
Invest in Others Charitable Foundation
Jones Day
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
K&L Gates LLP
Kirkland & Ellis
Elaine & Donald Levinson
Lollapalooza
Jim and Kay MabieThe Albert Pick, Jr. Fund
Dr. Don Martin & Dr. Vicky Gordon
during the 2013 fiscal year July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
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McDermott, Will & Emery
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Pepper Construction Group
Peter & Alicia Pond
The PrivateBank
Rabine Paving
Juleen Ritchie
Rozansky Family Foundation
Alice & John Sabl
Sam & Dona Scott Fund
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Supera Family Foundation
Vienna Beef, Ltd
“Having served as WITS tutors and Board members for over
twenty years, we are rewarded to see how individual financial
donations, coupled with a dedicated, committed staff and
caring, engaged Board members make a significant difference
in the lives of thousands of Chicago Public School children
each year.”
GINNY & ROGER CARLSON
$1,000 - $2,499
Matt A’Hearn
Anonymous x 4
Barbara Barnes
Prudence Beidler
Tim Bixler
Business & Professional Peoplefor the Public Interest (BPI)
Carylon Foundation
Jean & Alan Chapman
Jeremy Cole
Matt Conti
George & Theresa Cotsirilos Family Foundation
Christopher M. Crane
Mark Evans
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Jamie Garard, III
Carolyn & Steve Goldhaber
Linda & Tim Halfmann
Darryl Hall
Susan & Quentin Heisler
Sarah & Michael Huesing
Ken Kailin
Deirdre & Laird Koldyke
Laura Shroyer Liss
Marquette Associates, Inc.
Edward & Jan Matz Family Fund
Beatrice Mayer
Meatheads Burgers
The McTigue Financial Group
Mesirow Financial
Jennifer Mikulina
Stephen O’Neil
Oppenheimer Family Foundation
Brenda & Eric Palm
Patzik, Frank & Samotny Foundation
Lynn & Melvin Pearl
Pritzker Traubert Family Foundation
Randstad USA
Lauren & Ross Rocklin
Mon Roldan
Sheli & Burton Rosenberg
Bruce Sagan & Bette Cerf Hill
Bettylu & Paul Saltzman
Patrick Sheahan
Elise Spadavecchio
Mark Spender
Richard Sykes
Target
Edward Tilly
$2,500 - $4,999
Apollo Group
William Atwood
The Bloomingdale’s Fundof the Macy’s Foundation
Bruce Foundation
Janet & Thomas Case
William Eason
Neil Fine
James Garard, Jr.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Invesco Cares
Jill Jacobs-Baar
The John Buck Company
Loretta & Allan Kaplan
Kluth Family Foundation
Frances & Elliot Lehman
Karen Lutz
Katarinna McBride
Melinda Moyer
William Mynatt
Ward C. Rogers Foundation
Steve & Lexy Shroyer
Ronald & Kathy Sonenthal
Roger & Susan Stone
Carl & Karen Tannenbaum
Leslie Weaver & Hilton Weinberg
$500 - $999
Acker, Merrall & Condit Co.
James L. Alexander
American International Group, Inc.
Thomas Besio
Chartis
Sylvia Cho
David Clarke
Patricia & Eric Cook
Sarah & Dave Cuthill
Kelly Derr
Susan & Tom Driscoll
Jamie & Ben Freeman
Arvind Gadhiya
Sarah & Marion Gajek
Philip Garoon
Lynette Goldstein
Mary & Richard Gray
Karen & Mitch Hood
Hon. Daniel Hynes
Kristie Iacob
Parrish Ivy
Brook Jay
Jocarno Fund
Sherry & Peter John
Bradly Kovin
Carla & Michael Levin
Paul Levy
Barry J. Lind Revocable Trust
Peggy Maley
Miranda Mandel
Truist
Jennifer Alter Warden & Rob Warden
Sarita Warshawsky
Michael Wasserman
Bernice Weissbourd
Lili Ann Zisook
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Anna & Brian Miller
Audrey Morris
Todd O’Gorman
Philip Palmer
Heidi & Jim Pavela
PJH & Associates
Phyllis & Dennis Propp
Cathy & Gary Raphael
Gary Redmond
Alice Rooks
Esther Saks
Kim & Bruce Scodro
Nicholas Scodro
“Volunteering as a classroom
reading tutor and being a
donor to WITS has not only
made me realize that a
difference can be made in
the learning and lives of
future generations, but
it’s also personally given
me a deeper meaning and
purpose in my own life.”
MINDY MOYER
Margaret Siber
Solot Family Foundation
Laura & Albert Spicer III
Janet Surkin & Robert Stillman
Mary Lisa & Thomas Vale
Ben Voigt
Bronna Wasserman
W.F. Foundation
Brian Wrubel
David Zimbler
RAHM EMANUEL Photo Credit: Brooke Collins /City of Chicago
IN-KIND DONORS
Aon Corporation
Art & Science Salon
Barry Callebaut USA LLC
The Big Onion Tavern Group
Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Network
Bloomingdale’s
BMO Harris Bank
BP America, Inc.
Brixen Ivy
Bull Valey Golf Club
The Cambridge Group
Cards 2 Kids
Caremark Inc.
Chelsea Television Studios
Roselyn Chertow
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Board Options Exchange
Chicago Bulls
Chicago White Sox Charities
Chicago Wolves
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Credit Suisse Securities, LLC
Cubs Care
Deloitte
Mark Dettman
Event Creative
Exelon
The Federal Reserve
Jamie L. Garard, III
GEM Realty Capital, Inc.
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
The James Hotel
Jenner & Block
Jewish United Fund
The Joffrey Ballet
Jones Day
K&L Gates, LLP
Kirkland & Ellis
Lollapalooza
The McTigue Financial Group Inc.
More Cupcakes
NBC Studios
NoMi Spa
The Northern Trust
Northwestern Law School
Orbitz Worldwide
The Patrón Spirits Company
Patzik, Frank & Samotny, Ltd.
The Peninsula Chicago
Janet Post
Randstad USA
Ravinia Festival
Revolution Brewery
Rockit Ranch Productions
Rosebud Restaurants
Rush Street Gaming
Scholastic Inc.
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Shedd Aquarium
Steve Harvey Television
Store Front Company
University of Chicago Press
Vienna Beef
W Chicago City Center Hotel
Wines For Humanity
Zanie’s Comedy Nite Club
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PROGRAM PARTNERS
Aon Corporation
Apollo Group
Associated Bank
Robert W. Baird & Co.
Bank of America
BMO Harris Bank
BP Corporation
The Cambridge Group
CBOE
Chicago 20th Ward
Chicago White Sox
City of Chicago
Credit Suisse
Deloitte
DePaul University College of Communications
DePaul University Driehaus College of Business
Exelon
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
GEM Realty Capital
Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
The Hallmark
Harris & Harris
HDR
Jenner & Block
Jewish United Fund
Jones Day
K&L Gates
Kirkland & Ellis
McDermott, Will & Emery
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
North Park University
The Northern Trust
Northwestern Law School
Northwestern Mutual
Orbitz
PEAK6
PepsiCo
Perkins & Will
Queen of All Saints
Randstad USA
Roosevelt University
Segall Bryant & Hamill
UBS
United Airlines
University of Chicago Press
US Bank
U.S. Department of Education
+ more than 250 dedicated community volunteers
Partnering with WITS provides corporations, universities, and community
groups an opportunity to strategically invest their most valuable asset, the
time and talent of their employees, students, and members to make a
measurable impact in the communities in which we live and work. We are
grateful for the partnerships with the following corporations, universities,
and community groups.
“You always knew the kids
were coming when we heard
the chaperones say ‘Stop
Running!’ – the kids were
that excited to be here.”
AFTER SCHOOL MENTORING Volunteer
OUR TEAM
ADVISORY BOARD
Robert Allegrini
Donna LaPietra
Elliot Lehman
Terri Lind
Tom Murphy
Ellen O’Connor
Tom Swaney
Lili Ann Zisook
Joanne Alter (1927- 2008)Marion Stone Co-Founders
Ronald SonenthalChairman Chief Operating Officer,Deloitte Tax, LLP
Philip HildebrandtPresidentChief Executive Officer, Segall Bryant & Hamill
James L. Garard, IIIVice President Financial Representative, North-western Mutual Life Insurance
Laura Shroyer LissSecond Vice President – LegalPartner, Patzik, Frank & Samotny
Carolyn GoldhaberTreasurerChief Financial Officer,Vienna Beef
Jeremy ColeSecretary Partner, Jones Day
Matthew R. A’HearnSenior Vice President, Investment Banking, Moelis & Co.
Bill AtwoodExecutive Director, Illinois State Board of Investment
Amy BestChief Human Resources Officer, Exelon Corporation Timothy Bixler Managing Director, Credit Suisse
Ginny CarlsonPast President Educator, Civic Leader
Roger CarlsonPast President Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Federico FloresEducation Leader
Jill Jacobs-BaarDirector of Education, Invesco Powershares
Brook JayFounder & CMO, All Terrain
Paul LanteroHead of Marketing & Origination IST Oil Americas, BP Corporation
Elaine LevinsonEducator, Civic Leader
Robert B. LiftonPast President Consultant, Civic Leader
Katarinna McBridePartner, Harrison & Held, LLP
Jennifer Mikulina Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
Krish MohipChief Deputy of Schools, Chicago Public Schools
Brenda Palmex-officio Executive Director, Workingin the Schools (WITS)
Alice RooksMarketing, Big Ten Network
Kristine ShaffnerVice President, The John Buck Company
Randy RaupCivic Leader Mark SpenderDirector, Credit Suisse
Roz SuperaEducator, Civic Leader
Eileen SweeneyDirector of Community Relations, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carl TannenbaumPast President Senior Vice President, Chief Economist, Northern Trust
Lauren RocklinDirector, Business Development,Orbitz Worldwide
Edward TillyChief Executive Officer, Chicago Board Options Exchange
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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STAFF
Brenda Palm Executive Director
Kristen Eidson Deputy Director, Program & Strategic Partnerships
Asheley Smith Development Director
Shaunna MacLeod Director of Evaluation & Quality Assurance
Michelle ChruscielDevelopment & Communications Coordinator
Jillayne Benjamin* Program Manager
Tovah Burstein Program Manager
Anna MillerPresident
Samantha StevensVice President
Emily ReaganEvents Chair
Nate RobertsMarketing & Communications Chair
Patrick SinicropiMembership & Development Chair
Nick Acker*
Carlos Aparicio
Ximena Beltran
Tom Besio
Doug Buchler
Amanda Budow
Kelli Burke
Valerie Butron
Paul Callero
Sylvia Cho
Liz Christen
Abubakr Dumbuya
Lauren Fredericks
Jaime Freeman
Brigid Gallagher
Robert Goodman*
Betsy Graber
Kassandra Hasty
Patrice Henderson
Claire Hoffmann*
Scott Holloway
Parrish Ivy
Carolyn Jaw
ASSOCIATES BOARD
*Active during the 2012-2013 fiscal year, but not current as of publication
Kristen StrobbeProgram & Evaluation Coordinator
Ellen WernerProgram Coordinator
Stephanie Hauber* Program Assistant
Pat Murphy Program Assistant
Barb SmithProgram Assistant
Fithawee TzeggaiGrants Coordinator
Marquon LattimoreUrban Alliance Intern
Nicole Johnson*
Andrew Jones
Jolyn Koehl
Leslie Lesner*
Ellen MacEntee
Matt Mullenax
Janet Post
Austin Rabine
Dawn Randall
Shannon Rischow
Kathy Rowings*
Nick Scodro
Megan Smith
Elise Spadavecchio
Abigail Tam
Hanna Wiesmayer
Christine Driskill Program Manager
Morgan O’Neil* Program Manager
Ahmadou Drame* Program Coordinator
Lynn Finley*Grants Coordinator
Maddy GechtProgram Coordinator
Jenny Lawson Program Coordinator
Channing LenertProgram Coordinator
Angelo Santa Lucia Program Coordinator
OUR MISSION
Working in the Schools (WITS) promotes literacy and a love of learning in Chicago Public School elementary
students through a volunteer-powered, outcomes-based portfolio of programs. WITS endeavors to bridge the
achievement and opportunity gap for underserved students through building connections with positive adult
role models. Alongside our teachers and school administrators, WITS works to provide the critical support
that our students need to set them on a path toward academic success.
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