OuR Alumni BECOME
CIVIC LEADERS
Our impact extends beyond our platforms—it is multiplied by the civic leaders who grow through working with us. Civic Consulting Alliance’s staff work closely with high-level public and private sector officials to form a deep understanding of the most important issues of the day and develop plans to address them.
This is more than valuable experience—it often inspires a lifelong passion for service that impacts Chicago long past the end of an individual project. Because of our unique scope and access, we are an incubator for Chicago’s next generation of civic leaders.
Christina Anderson
Deputy Commissioner, COVID Response Bureau
City of Chicago Department of Public Health
Elaine Armstrong
Principal
Slalom
“Civic Consulting Alliance is a powerful engine for progress, continuity, and big-picture strategic thinking in Chicago and Cook County. Government leaders turn to Civic Consulting Alliance with some of their knottiest challenges because they know the organization's record and capacity for high-impact work. I was fortunate to begin my career at Civic Consulting Alliance—the relationships and skills I began building there continue to shape my career and made me a better communicator, leader, and citizen.”
– Robert Owens, Lecturer, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Ann Bruton
Senior Associate
Centre for Public Impact
Brian Battle
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
The Handy Kenlin Group
Christopher Bordoni
Senior Lecturer of Strategy & Business Economics
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Paul Bourdillon
Hospitalist
University of Washington
Erica Bredle
Ann Bruton
Senior Program Manager
Centre for Public Impact
Kelsey Burr
Financial Market Utilities Supervision & Regulation
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Reena Burt
Fulbright-Nehru Fellow
United States India Educational Foundation
Joanna Cannizzaro JD
Ernesto Castelnuovo
Senior Vice President and Head of Specialized Risk Group
TransUnion LLC
Lincoln Chandler
Founder and President
Chandler Decision Services, LLC
Executive Advisor
Corporate Coalition of Chicago
Hilton Clark
Julia Clemons
Andrea Clinton
Senior Associate Brand Manager, MorningStar Farms Innovation Kellogg Company
Celia Cockfield
Senior Associate
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Tracy Cohen
Michael J. Collins
Policy Analyst
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Daniel Comeaux
Senior Policy Analyst
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Liz Coon
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
Karen Corken
Principal, Knapp School & Yeshiva Jewish Child and Family Services
Elise Daley
Gillian Darlow
Chief Executive Officer
Polk Bros. Foundation
Alfonso de Hoyos y Acosta
Consulting Director
Gartner
Stephanie Dolan
Independent Consultant
Alexandra Dumitriu
Bank Supervision
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Carol Elder
Independent Consultant
Carla Esteva
Area President, Lake Michigan Area
US Foods
Monique Etienne
Program Assistant
The Joyce Foundation
Brian Fabes
Managing Director
Corporate Coalition of Chicago
Rose Fealy
Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Society of Actuaries
Hannah Fine
Senior Assistant Director of Public Service and Pro Bono
University of Chicago Law School
Damien Flynn
President and Chief Executive Officer
ACTS-Aviation Security
Kim Forte
Principal, Life Sciences
Deloitte
Janet Froetscher
President
J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation
Christian Gallegos
Shoham Geva
Technical Project Manager Community Tech Alliance
Leslie Glotzer
Manager
Kearney
Malika Graham-Bailey
Vice President of Program Summer Search
Helen Hailes
PhD Candidate in Counseling Psychology
Boston College Lynch School
Michele Hallett
Melanie Halvorson
Vice President of Community Planning and Allocations
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Melissa Hamann
Partner
Diploma Equity Project
Michael Hanowsky
Director and Practice Lead - Data Analytics
Woolpert Strategic Consulting
Danielle Harbison
Executive Director
Black Chicago Tomorrow
Valerie Hegarty
Artist
Stuart Henige
Senior Manager, MassHealth Premium Assistance
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Beth Herzfeld
Contract Database Administrator
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Wallace Hilke
Civil Rights Attorney
Loevy & Loevy Attorneys At Law
Christian Hines
Associate
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Brock Huebner
Associate Attorney
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Shruti Jayaraman
Chief Investments Officer
Chicago Beyond
Djenaba Kelly
Former First Deputy Chief of Staff
Chicago Office of the Mayor
Jeff Kilpatrick
Principal
The Innova Group
Constance Kresge
Consultant, Chief of Staff
vChief
Donald Laackman
Chief Program Officer
Heartland Alliance
"As a Deputy Commissioner for the City of Chicago, I've been part of many initiatives that aim to make the City a better place for all people. Throughout supporting City's Covid-19 response, I drew on the foundational decision making, planning, and stakeholder engagement lessons that I learned while working at Civic Consulting Alliance."
– Christina Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, COVID Response Bureau, City of Chicago Department of Public Health
Allyson Laackman
Beth Lampson
Senior Manager
Next Street
Sue Lawler, PhD, CPA, MBA
Assistant Director, Comprehensive and Innovative Faculty Development Programs
American College of Surgeons
Samuel Leiter
PhD Candidate, Political Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marisa Lewis
Chief Policy Officer and Board Liaison
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Zhi Chen Lin
Alison Lo
Associate
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Phyllis Lockett
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
LEAP Innovations
Constance McHugh Long
Management Consultant, Independent School Management
Luna Luna
Program Coordinator
Baumhart Center
Rasmus Lynnerup
Initiative Director and Assistant Vice Provost
Arizona State University
Cathrine Lynnerup
Owner
Pontomos
Charles McCartney
Head of Strategic Initiatives
SPAN
Wendy McCullough
Independent Consultant
Nell McKitrick
Director of Operations, Center for Childhood Resilience
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Tom McKone
Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Transit Authority
Jessica McMiller-Baptiste
Policy Advisor
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
N'Gai Merrill
Chief Operating Officer
Triangle Package Machinery Co.
Michael Modak-Truran
President and CEO
Coffee House Films, Inc.
Lynne Moore
Executive Director
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, The University of Georgia
Lydia Murray
Managing Director
Deloitte
Kevin Nigarura
DEI Senior Strategist
Justice Informed
Alec Noggle
Incoming Rotation Manager
Activision Blizzard
Robert Owens
Lecturer
Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago
Sally Park
Managing Director
Changing Our World, Inc.
Zarina Parpia
Avani Patel
Senior Director, Digital Innovation
Northwestern Mutual PLEC
Skylar Patterson
Eric Patton
Senior Advisor
Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago
Dejah Powell
Frontloading Structure & Culture Coordinator
Sunrise Movement
Alex Price
Nicole Rakers
Development Director
CompTIA Spark
Patrick Quinn
Daniel Reisner
General Partner
Pear Partners
Christine Richardson
Director of Administration
Pilot LNG LLC
Kelly Ruppel
Executive Director
Fund For Wisconsin Scholars
Andrew Schwarm
Manager, Strategy and Analytics
Deloitte
Steven Shaw
Community Engagement Director – State Government Affairs
Verizon Wireless
Alexander Shermansong
Co-Founder
Culture Cascade
Pranav Sidhwani
Vice President, Development (Social Purpose Projects)
Infrastructure Ontario
Stacia Smith
Owner and President
Seabrook Smith
Haley Sonenthal
Strategy Manager
Deloitte Consulting
Alex Spacht
Resident Doctor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Gary Spiece
Suzy Stock
Executive Assistant
Ancora Associates, Inc.
Daniel Thiel
Project Associate
Jensen Strategies, LLC
Jessica Thiesen
US Service Operations Lead
Choco
Helena Thomas
Research Project Coordinator
Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science (CORNERS)
Meosha Thomas
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
One Savvy Veteran
Yen-Li Thompson
Director of Operations
Functional Finance
Elikem Tomety Archer
Chief Program Officer
Global Citizen Year
Susan Tompkins
Consultant
ThreePoint Consulting
Carmen Tomshack Brenner
Director of Development
Refugee Artisan Initiative
Marie Trzupek Lynch
Chief People Officer
Morningstar
Traci Udofia
Attorney
The Law Office of Traci Vinson
Kristen Uyemura
Partner
BCG
Asheley Van Ness
Director of Criminal Justice
Arnold Ventures
Aliza Warwick
Safety Lead
Airbnb
Owen Washburn
Vice President, PolicyCenter
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Sara Wasserteil
Managing Director of Cara Plus
Cara Chicago
Dominique Williams
Senior Development Officer, LISC National
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Kirstin Williams Smith
Program Officer
MIGMIR Fund
Richard Wu
MBA Candidate
University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
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