Board of Advisors

Walter E. Massey, Ph.D., Co-Chair
President-Emeritus
Morehouse College

Arthur M. Sussman, Co-Chair
Vice President
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

David R. Mosena, Vice-Chair
President and CEO
Museum of Science and Industry

Frank Beal
Executive Director
Chicago Metropolis 2020

Michael J. Birck
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tellabs, Inc.

Alison Chung
President
TeamWerks, Inc.

Maggie Daley
Chair of the Board of Directors
After School Matters

Mary Dempsey
Commissioner
Chicago Public Library

Michael DeSantiago
President and Co-Founder
Primera Engineers

Arne Duncan
United States Secretary of Education

Carol Forsyte
Corporate Vice President, Securities, Motorola, Inc.

David Greene
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
The University of Chicago

Donald R. Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice President for Health Programs
The Carter Center

Chandra James
Director, Office of Math and Science
Chicago Public Schools

Tawa Jogunosimi
Assistant to Mayor for Education
City of Chicago

Sadhu Johnston
Former Chief Environmental Officer
City of Chicago

Paul H. Knappenberger, Ph.D.
President
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

Christopher A. Koch, Ed.D.
State Superintendent
Illinois State Board of Education

Michael Lach
Officer, Department of High School Teaching and Learning
Chicago Public Schools

Donna LaPietra
Vice President
Kurtis Productions

Terry Mazany
President and CEO
The Chicago Community Trust

Meg McDonald
Executive Director
Office for Research Planning, Finance and Communications
Northwestern University

Glenn “Max” McGee
President
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

John Nichols
The Pritzker Organization

Chaka Patterson
Vice President, Investor Relations
Exelon Corporation

Elspeth Revere
Vice President, General Program
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Roche Schulfer
Chair
League of Chicago Theatres
Executive Director
Goodman Theatre

Nancy Searle
Searle Consultant to
Chicago Community Trust

Brian Spear, Ph.D.
Director, Scientific Affairs
Abbott Laboratories

John J. Tracy, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering Operations and Technology
The Boeing Company

Shawn VanDerziel
Vice President, Human Resources, IT and Library Department
The Field Museum