2018 ANNUAL REPORT REACHING FOR THE STARS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COLLEGE READINESS LIFELONG MENTORING

Kennedy Baker Isabella Castillo Marian Catholic High School St. Ignatius College Prep Coe College University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Dear Friends,

FOR 25 YEARS, HFS Chicago Scholars has helped economically disadvantaged, academically motivated kids succeed in high school and beyond. We work actively with our scholars via the HFS educational enrichment program, which is predicated on Academic Jeremy Cooper Sarah Davis Mount Carmel High School Walther Christian Academy Excellence, Lifelong Mentoring and College University of Cincinnati Northwestern University Readiness. The success of our scholars is measurable and amazing – see the table on page 7 of this report.

The drive and success of our scholars is the inspiration for our new visual identity. The “Star Reacher” is emblematic of our scholars’ dreams and their daily hard work to Julian Gonzalez Leslye Guadian achieve those dreams. They and their families St. Ignatius College Prep St. Ignatius College Prep are surrounded by a constellation of HFS University of Chicago Northwestern University supporters to help them succeed: HFS staff, mentors, alumni, board members and donors.

Thanks to you, our scholars have the opportunity to work hard, reach for academic excellence and … the stars! We look forward to our scholars’ future and thank you for your generous support. Faith Magana Andrea Martinez Mother McAuley High School St. Laurence High School Respectfully, University of Illinois at Chicago Dominican University

DESIRÉE PEPPER-VENZANT MICHAEL J. KENNELLY Executive Director Founder & Chairman

Steve Rocha Gabia Sleinys 2 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT DePaul College Prep Fenwick High School St. Olaf College Loyola University Chicago REACHING FOR THE STARS

THANK YOU for your investment in our future. We are so excited to attend college this year – 82% of us are first generation college students! Our journey would not be possible without your support. Joel Cebrero Yasmeen Celaya Amir Clay-Wright Notre Dame College Prep DePaul College Prep Holy Trinity High School HFS CLASS OF 2018 Indiana University University of Illinois at Chicago Loras College Bloomington

Rafael Diaz Luis Dieguez Sierra Fitzpatrick- Anna Garzon Jaczeny Godinez Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Walther Christian Academy Skinner DePaul College Prep Mother McAuley High School University of Illinois at Chicago Triton College Marian Catholic High School Olivet Nazarene University St. Xavier University Xavier University

Adonis Gutierrez Natalia Hernandez MiCayla Jones Juliana Juarez Silvia Lepe St. Ignatius College Prep Francis W. Parker School De La Salle Institute St. Ignatius College Prep Holy Trinity High School Boston College Kenyon College North Central University DePauw University Hope College

Alexa Mendoza ZyMari Middlebrooks Andrei Nelson Vanessa Nieto Shlexis Poole Trinity High School Christ the King Jesuit Fenwick High School St. Ignatius College Prep Regina Dominican College Prep St. Mary’s College College Prep University of Miami University of Illinois at St. Louis University Concordia University Urbana Champaign

Emilio Soto-Avitia Jameel Stephens Cristian Trejo Yaneli Urquiza Kaelan Wright St. Ignatius College Prep De La Salle Institute Holy Trinity High School Regina Dominican College Prep Chicago Hope Academy University of Illinois at Benedictine University Concordia University Marquette University St. Louis University 3 Urbana Champaign BOARD OF DIRECTORS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD MIKE KENNELLY SUZANNE MARTINEZ SHAYAN AHMAD WENDY PEREZ* HFS Board Chairman, LaSalle Investment Management West Monroe Partners North Shore Pediatric Therapy Ankura Consulting Group KEVIN MCCARTY ERNESTO ALMAZAN MICHAEL PINCKNEY ALEX AGRAN West Monroe Partners Pepper Construction Bank of NY Mellon Perficient MARK MCCARVILLE AFRA ASHRAF MICHAEL PRALJAK HEATHER ALBRIGHT Braydon Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Water Street Partners Stout JOHN MCLAUGHLIN CAROLINA AVILA* ANNEMARIE PUMA JIM ALLEGRETTI Arthur J. Gallagher Key Mortgage Services, Inc. KMPG LLP Deloitte LLP SEAN MEEHAN CARY BLACK DANIEL QUINTANA* DR. SHAY BAHRAMIRAD LaSalle Investment Management Crowe LLP Twin Bridge Capital Partners Commonwealth Edison SCOTT MEYER STEVE BOCHENEK BOBUR RASULOV DEAN BEKAS Willis Towers Watson Catholic Extension PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP TAMARA MEYER JARRETT BROTZMAN AARON ROBERTSON* JOSHUA BENJAMIN WellCare Health Plans, Inc. PPM America Constellation Brands Exelon ALISON MILLER JESSICA BROWNING CASEY SAVATSKI KEVIN CALLAHAN King & Spalding LLP College Possible EY Fairway Capital Management TRISHA MOWBRAY SAM BROWNING MELISSA SEREDA JOANNE CAMPANILE Jones Day Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Kennedys CMK LLP Byline Bank J. JAMES O’MALLEY CHRISTOPHER BUCK JAMIE SHAH KATHY CLOLINGER TalentRISE Lincoln International McDonald’s Corporation HFS Chicago Scholars CARMEN ONTIVEROS* MARIA CAMPANILE TOM SIBO JEN CLUNE Honigman Miller Schwartz PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Sibo & Associates, LLC Clune Construction & Cohn LLP WENDY CAMPNELL MICHI SLOAN VERGANO CHRIS COOLEY GEORGE PANAGAKIS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP KPMG Kirkland & Ellis LLP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher JACQUELYN CASAZZA SCOTT SMITH DENNIS CROWLEY & Flom LLP Deloitte Tax LLP Ankura Consulting Group JORDAN CURNES II DONOVAN PEPPER AZEEM CHOUDHURY MATTHEW SMITH MicroTransponder Walgreen Co. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP BDO JOSEPH DIMBERIO NANCY PETERMAN GENEVIEVE DOMINGUEZ LINDSAY STONE Twin Bridge Capital Partners Greenberg Traurig LLP Greenberg Traurig Stout ERNEST FIORANTE FRANK PETITO MALCOLM DOUGLAS KIM TALIANKO The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc. Vivid Seats Guggenheim Partners Deloitte Tax LLP BRIAN GALLAGHER CHRISTOPHER PETRINI-POLI SARAH ELLISON JESSE TREVINO Twin Bridge Capital Partners HBR Consulting PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Century 21 TONY GARCIA JERRY PRASSAS JAMIE FENBERT BRANDON WALKER Boeing Emeritus BCBS-IL Guggenheim Partners MARK GERTZOF CHRIS RAUB MICHAEL FERTL MOLLI WARSH TCW Direct Lending PPM America Pareto Intelligence Jellyvision KARA GOODWIN CLAUDIA SARAN SONJA FILIPOVIC RAYMOND WHEARLEY* BMO Harris Bank KPMG LLP BMO Harris Bank Walsh Construction & STEVE GRIMES MICHAEL SCOLARO JACQUE FORD Archer Western Winston & Strawn LLP BMO Harris Bank Mather LifeWays JORDAN WISE MICHAEL T. HARRIS II JAMES SHEEHAN CAITLYN HALLER Goldman Sachs CIBC City of Naperville Greenberg Traurig, LLP DAVE HILGER JOHN SIKORA HILLARY HOTHAN ALUMNI BOARD Wintrust Latham & Watkins LLP Vistex, Inc. CAROLINA AVILA ’13 JON HINARD GREGORY TEEGEN KEARA JENNINGS Key Mortgage Services, Inc. PNC Bank JPMorgan Chase Exelon NAYELIN AVILA ’16 JAMES P. JONES DAVID TRACY SONIA JONES University of Illinois Edward Don & Company Wells Fargo Advisors LEARN Charter Urbana Champaign JOHN KAVANAUGH LAURA VAN PEENAN STEVEN KIMBALL LUCIA BOTELLO ’11 EY William Blair & Company Crowe LLP Archdiocese of Chicago EDWARD KELLER CHRIS VARONES SARAH LOUDERMAN OMAR PEDRO GUTIERREZ ’08 Navigant Aesop Communications Group Allstate Insurance Company Northern Trust Corporation JOHN KELLER JOY WALTON ALEX MAAS SALVADOR HERNANDEZ ’06 Protiviti, Inc. Huron Consulting Group Constellation Travelers Insurance HON. MATTHEW KENNELLY ANDY WEIL MEREDITH MANSINNE CARMEN ONTIVEROS ’98 U.S. District Court, DLA Piper LLP Cushman & Wakefield Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP Northern District of Illinois JASON WHITE EMILY MCDERMOTT DAVID KUCERA Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP DLA Piper WENDY PEREZ ’11 North Shore Pediatric Therapy Capital One SCOTT WILLIAMS LUKE MEISSNER JAMES LENTZ Sidley Austin LLP TetraVX DANIEL QUINTANA ’10 Twin Bridge Capital Partners Nixon Peabody LLP SUZANNE YOON TIFFANY MILLER VERNIS LIKES Kinzie Capital Partners Sears Holdings AARON ROBERTSON ’07 Constellation Brands Nonprofit Development Consultant BRIAN ZYGMUNT KELLEY MONZELLA Crowe LLP ANNY SOLANO ’16 KERRI LIN MICHAEL MULROE KHL Consulting Services, LLC University of Illinois Mulroe Company, LLC Urbana Champaign JASON LOVELACE ELISABETH MURPHY CareerBuilder RAYMOND WHEARLEY ’07 Jellyvision Walsh Construction & CONNER MURPHY Archer Western Pikes * HFS Alumnus 4 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2018 ANNUAL REPORT EVENTS & NEWS 12TH ANNUAL HFS Chicago Scholars LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST 12 th Annual Leadership Breakfast Friday, September 14, 2018 FS Chicago Scholars is pleased to announce Patrick Fitzgerald, 7:30 – 9:00 AM Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Former U.S. Attorney, HNorthern District of Illinois as its Honoree and Keynote Speaker. We are thankful for the 2018 Leadership Breakfast Co-Chairs who so NEW VENUE: generously support the HFS Mission. The Palmer House Hilton 17 E. Monroe Street • Patrick Canning, KPMG Chicago, IL 60603 • Tom Fitzgerald, Winston & Strawn LLP • Steve Fort, Turner Construction

PHOTOS FROM 11TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST: The 2017 Leadership Breakfast was a resounding success; our honorees addressed a crowd of 500+ attendees and we raised over $600,000 for scholarships!

HONOREES: • Roberto Herencia, Chairman of Byline Bancorp, Inc. and President & CEO of BXM Holdings, Inc. • Bill Bartholomay, Vice Chairman of Willis Towers Watson and Chairman Emeritus of the Atlanta Braves, received 2018 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW our Lifetime Leadership Award

CO - CHAIRS: EMCEE: HFS Chicago Scholars Statement of Activities for the • Justin Brown, Skender Construction • Irika Sargent, CBS 2 years ended June 30, 2018 and 2017. Chicago (WBBM-TV) • Lee Miller, DLA Piper LLP 2018 2017 News Anchor ______• Jim Rozsypal, EY Revenues...... $ 898,414 $ 700,091 • Norman Bobins, CIBC Expenses Program Expense...... 656,467 509,762 Management Expense . . . . 72,200 12,485 Fundraising Expense . . . _.______.84,997 ______77,804 Total Expenses . . . . . _.______813,664 ______600,051 Change in Net Assets...... 84,750 100,040 Leadership Net Assets - Beginning of Year. .______1,196,195 ______1,096,155 Breakfast 2017 Net Assets - End of Year. . . . $______1,280,495 _$______1,196,195

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SENIOR SPONSORS JUNIOR SPONSORS Jack and Stephanie Flynn Michael Johnson John Cardenas Admiral Heating and James Allegretti Richard Forand Cynthia Keehan Jill Carey Ventilating, Inc. Applied Finance Group John and Karen Gordon Matthew and Leigh Kennelly David Carlson Dean and Mary Bekas Associated Bank Michael Greenhill Ed Lhee and Dr. Maerry Lee Patryk Carwinski Blue Cross and Blue Bank of America The Gutman Gamily Management & Technology David Chan Shield of Illinois Big Shoulders Fund Foundation Trust Resources Vilma Chan BMO Harris Bank Bill Bartholomay Foundation Joseph Hetz Natalie Mosallam Jonathan Chan Byline Bank BNY Mellon Thomas Kane Paul Marszalek Charles Chang Kevin and Peggy Callahan Salvatore Cerami Edward Keller Joseph Moawad Ishin Chen Capital One, David Kucera Eric Chi John Keller Natalie Mosallam Swope and Maxie Clarke CIBC Chubb Trevor Krajewski John and Colleen Mueller Megan Clarkson Clune Construction Company Citigroup Patrick Lanigan Michael Mulroe Colton Clay Continental Electrical Kathy and David Clolinger James and Christine Lentz Joseph O’Sullivan Brandon Coan Construction Courtney Coury Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Farley Owens Jack Cohen Christian and Elizabeth Cooley Dennis and Renee Crowley Daniel Marszalek Desiree Pepper-Venzant and Mark Collado Dennis and Sharon Coughlin F.E. Moran, Inc. Rocco and Roxanne Martino Kenneth Venzant Ryan Collins Crowe LLP Ernest Fiorante Tim McGrath Jeannette Peruchini Scott Compton Jordan and Jennifer Curnes Dean and Jennifer Fischer Alison Miller Pledgeling Foundation Kevan Comstock Nelson Curnes Flooring Resources National Decorating Timothy Rhoda Megan Condon Daniel P. Haerther Corporation Service, Inc. Daniel Rimkus William Considine Charitable Trust Brian and Lauren Gallagher National Philanthropic Trust Daniel Robison Jim Cox Deloitte LLP Mark Gertzof Beth O’Connor James and Angelica Rojas Jacob Crell Joe and Amy Dimberio Kara and John Goodwin James and Sharon O’Sullivan Marcie Schatz Lori Crotteau DLA Piper LLP G. Thomas Green Donovan Pepper and Joseph Schmidt Kelley Curley Craig and Janet Duchossois Michael Hayes Heidi Waltner-Pepper Skyline Decorating, Inc. Peter Dahm Exelon Corporation Thomas E. Hill Perry Family Charitable Michi and Andrea Sloan Vergano Melissa Daly Foundation EY Gary and Victoria Holdren Emily Snyder Bridget Daly John Peterson Fletcher Jones Irish Woods Foundation Social Venture Partners Chicago Karl Dcunha Automotive Enterprises Guy Petrelli Jenner & Block LLP Nicholas Sorise Michael Dean Dayna Franco, Westside JLL Jerome and Abigail Prassas Luke and Leeane Stifflear Mechanical Group Bradley Decori Mark Kazmer Sonali and Chidambaram Kimberly Talianko Goetz Family Foundation Rammohan Ken Dembek Jeffrey Lange Topel Forman LLC Richard Gray Kim Saldana James DeRose LaSalle Investment Jesse Trevino Samuel Dhuey Greenberg Traurig, LLP Management Jason Samikkannu Chris Varones Gurtz Electric Co. Ana Sanfilippo Claeson Dillon Stefan Lopata Michael Warsh Edward and Eileen Dillon Rita Heneghan, Donald Magee Ted Schwartz Debbie Warsh Heneghan Wrecking Don and Mary Jane Dimberio Suzanne Martinez Michael Scolaro Thomas Wegesin Huron Consulting Group Malcolm Douglas Kevin and Robyn McCarty Scott Stringer Kent Zimmermann Jackson National Life Thomas Dzielawski Angela and Jeff Mehalek Super Electric Brian Zygmunt Insurance Company Construction Company Samuel Eastwood Trisha Mowbray James and Ellen Jones Joe and Kristin Taylor MISSION SPONSORS Clayton Edwards New Frontiers Foundation Jones Day TetraVX Edward Agnes Michael Edwards James Kasella Nixon Peabody LLP, Michael Agnew Jacob Ehrenberg James Lentz The Jellyvision Lab, Inc. John and Carolyn Kavanaugh Kathryn and Matt A’Hearn Jessica Eisenbeis William Palmer Laura Van Peenan Michael Kennelly Shayan Ahmad Jeff and Sheridan Ellis Parenti & Raffaelli, Ltd. Vistex, Inc. Kinzie Capital Partners Brandon Walker Murat Ahmed Sarah Ellison Pavey Family Foundation Fund Maria Alicea Paul Embree Kirkland & Ellis Foundation at the Cleveland Foundation Craig and Domenica Waslin Katherine Allison Dr. Arlene Engert KPMG LLP Nancy Peterman Robert and Sheila Wentland, Allstate Insurance Co. Mike Etienne Latham & Watkins LLP Daniel Quintana in honor of Dan Kelly Ernesto Almazan Marco Etzel Kerri Lin Chris and Emily Raub Arie Zoller Jonathan Alt Sam Fakhouri Cinnamin Malone James and Laura Roth FRESHMAN SPONSORS Mark and Kathryn McCarville Amazon Smile Michael Ferdigg Joseph W. Schmidt Alex and Laura Agran John McLaughlin John Amberg Jeffrey Fertl Deborah Schwarz Air Comfort Corporation Tamara Meyer Eric Anderson Luke Figus Harry Seigle Chris Bagley Navigant Anastasiya Antonevich Sonja Filipovic Jim and Sarah Sheehan Justin Bartels Newmark Knight Frank Emmanuel Atsegbua Daniel Finan John and Lacey Sikora Shan Bhati Northern Trust Investments Carolina Avila Paul Flig Matthew and Mary Beth Smith Charles K. Bobrinskoy J. James O’Malley Jack Bailey Claire Floore Gregory Soroka Hon. Edward M. Burke Performance Contracting, Inc. Jill Bajorek Mike Forast Stout John and Kathryn Chandler Christopher Petrini-Poli Robert Balcerzak Kiki Ford Lyons Robert Sullivan Richard Clemens PNC Bank Anthony Baldoni Dennis Fored Gregory and Kelli Teegen Nicholas Clift PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Sean Barrett Michael Forst ThomsonReuters Brian and Julie Clucas James Reynolds, Loop Capital Jeanne Bartels Mark Frommer Thorne Associates, Inc. Andrew Conroy Claudia Saran Ivaldo Basso Joel Galbreath Dave and Aimee Tracy, in Michael Crismyre Savills Studley, Inc. Gene Batenga Thomas J. Gallagher memory of Jeff Hawk and Robert and Isabel Curley David Shannon, in memory Mary Beth Beatty Kristen Gaudio in honor of Matt Hawk James Czarnecki of Michael A. Fircaro Charles Beitel Schuyler Geller Jerry Turner Maureen Donlan Skadden, Arps, Slate, Briana Belligio Erika Gentry Joy and Larry Walton Marc Dumas Meagher & Flom LLP Josh Benjamin Matt Gibbons West Monroe Partners Octavio Duran Skender Foundation Matthew Berman Nick Glick Willis Towers Watson Elliot Construction Corporation Sterling Bay Luke Berning Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mark Wood, Katten Muchin Robert Feldgreber Temple Hoyne Buell Samit Bhandari Matching Gift Program Rosenman LLP Michael Fertl Foundation Serge Biberman Amy Gonzalez Steven and Elizabeth Young Sam Fusco The Hill Group Krista and Robert Black Brian Goodman Ann Ziegler Dan and Lynne Galante The Inland Real Estate Group David Bochenek Avi Goot Thomas and Marilyn Gallagher of Companies, Inc. SOPHOMORE SPONSORS Rachel Borsellino Bruce Gorchow Ryan Garrison The Robert Thomas Bobins Heather Albright Nancy Bourbon Dave Gordon Foundation Gary and Judy Gatton Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Liz Boydston Ryan Goudge Titan Electric Management Services, Inc. Marcus George Elizabeth Brandt Bordes Marin Gow Walgreen Co. 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James Gulick Alex Maas Marina Saito Yadira Guzman Cathy Maas Shannon Sajkowski William Hard David Macek Felipe Saldana Academic Current Michael T. Harris II Katherine Mackenzie Fadi Salem Retention Scholars Jenna Harrison David Majors Scott Sandee Julie Hart Sandra Maldonado David Sauerman Colleen Harvey Haley Mallon Megan Saunders William Hassett Brian Manczak Casey Savatski on Honor Roll Grade Point Jessica Hay Denise Maple Samantha Schneider HealthScape Advisors, LLC Michel Martin Zach Schneider (2017-2018) Average John Helling Shelby Mason Bernie Schwartz Michael and Eiren Hendrie S. Mastroianni Bruce and Margaret Sents Mark Henning Nora Mathew Karishma Sesouza Leah and Andy Henningsen Peter Mazzone Sagar Shah  Kathy Higa Matthew McCahill Patrick Sharpe Median Income David and Jacquelyn Hilger Max McCarty Sarah Shepard Alysia Hilton Megan McCoy Adam Showalter Sari Hirsch Sharon McIlvain Alice Sieges Jenny Hoban Barbara McIntyre Jeffrey Silverman Jesse Hollins David McLaughlin Michi and Andrea Lisa Honaman Nancy McLaughlin Sloan Vergano COLLEGE Joyce Hothan Jeffrey Mehalek Tim and Kim Slomka READINESS Harold Hothan Marissa Mehalek Ron Slucker Hillary Hothan Joe Messineo Allen Smith Mary Houston Kevin Metz Levi Smith Enrolled in College James Huebner Morgan Micensky Marion Smith Sam Hurteau Brynn Michelich Ellen Sowa Since 1993 inception Samuel Hurteau Tiffany Miller Evan Speyer Cathleen Hylton Fionna Millett Amy Spisak Bridget Ilvain Sammy Mobarak William Spizman Katherine Jahnke Dale Radha Modi John and Natalie Stanzi College Persistence Jeremiah James and Monica Moore Mark Staub Classes of 2010 and 2011 Katherine Bliss Moran Electrical Contracting Polydoros Stellatos Rachael Jay Jennifer Moriarty Gregory Stellatos Sonia Jones Timmy Mui Andrew Strasman Georgia-Rae Jones Tim Mui Matthew Sturgeon Kevin Joy Rory Murphy Thomas Sulivan Ashley Joyce Elisabeth Murphy William Sullivan Michael Juretschke Enoch and Jillian Nagelli Sullivan Electrical LIFELONG MENTORING Kaleigh Kamphuis Joseph Namestka Contractors, Inc. Praveen Kannan David Namkung The Community Foundation Richard Kaplan Steven Nasatir of Middle Tennessee Lori Kaserman Bill Nelson The Pattis Family Foundation Mentor Match Al and Pauline Kaserman Christopher and Donald Chris Tierney since inception Darlynn Kauffman Stephanie Newton Ed and Mary Pat Touhy Jeffrey Kaup Matthew Nora Julie Tuizer Rebecca Keate Jean O’Brien Elana Tuizer Service Hours Robert Keehan Richard Oconnell Laura Ullman this year Karen Kennelly John O’Connell Deborah Unzueta Jason Ketchens Kelly O’Connor Ravi Valluripalli Vijay Khilanani Joanne OMalley Anton Valukas Melissa Kibler One North Interactive LLC Andrea Vergano I appreciate the relationship I have built Thomas King Alexander Organ Matthew Victor now with my mentor who will forever guide Michael King Alexander Ottenwess Daniel Villa Beata Kirr Rajal Patel Christopher Wade me throughout my life.” — Alexa David Kirshenbaum Elizabeth Pattara Sheri Warsh Louis Klieger Andrew and MaryJane Pempek Don Watts Michelle Klieman William Pepper Zachary Wensch Matthew Klinger Wendy Perez Carolyn Wheeler Norbert Knapke Matthew Persohn William Blair & Company Kurt Knoblauch Scott Pollan Lucy Williams Andrew Koennecke Michael Praljak Desiree Winkle MillerCoors DIRECTORS OF ACADEMICS Ben Winski Cameron Kohlmeyer Sunil Prasad Ocean Cut LUCIA BOTELLO* Bryan Komornik Tamara Prather Jordan Wise One Illustration, LLC Teresa Koster Paige Price Ron Wise Rivers Casino VIOLETA CERNA-PRADO Jeremy Wishne Bessie Kostidis Annemarie Puma St. Ignatius College Prep VICKI LAW Ryan Koyanagi Pablo and Emelina Quintana Patrick Woulfe The UPS Store #560 Chloe Kruvant Martin Quintana Robert Yohanan Twin Anchors WENDY PEREZ* Bradley Kunisky Austen Reichhold Elizabeth Zagar MAKEDA QUEEN Adam Zebelian HFS CHICAGO Carl Kutsmode Robert Reither SCHOLARS STAFF MATTHEW SUSS Frank and Adrienne La Barbera Philip and Margaret Reitz, Andrew Zimmerman Richard Larkin in honor of Andy Weil Paul Zuradzki DESIREE PEPPER-VENZANT ANTONIO THOMAS Paul Lee Christophe Reyes IN-KIND DONORS Executive Director Robert Lee Gerald Richardson Big Shoulders JOSEPH DONAHUE Joshua Roberts Amy Levin Children of Peace Director of Development * HFS Alumnus Shelley Levine Krista Robinson Elementary School Taryn Lewis Lisa Robison Deep Eddy Vodka WILLIAM HANIGAN Allison Lloyd Annabella Roiger Garfield Beverage Warehouse Director of Operations David Longwell Amber Roman Heaven Hill Distillery JENNETT WILSON Scott Rooth Sarah Louderman Holy Family Parish Director of College Mary Ann Ludwig Alexandria Ross Home Video Studio Advancement Bryan Luna Scott Roth Huron Consulting Group Daniel Luna William Rudnick and Helping Hands Michael Lyman Lisa Walker Jimmy’s Grill Curtis Maas Ellie Ryan KaiserRoll Productions

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QUICK FACTS: HFS Chicago Scholars OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I have had many ups and downs »»Founded in 1993 in high school and through them all, HFS has given me its »»Helps economically disadvantaged Chicago high school continual support and provided me with many great opportunities. students who show academic and leadership promise I attended Queen of Peace High School for my first three years »»Provides financial assistance for its scholars to attend then transferred due to its sudden closing. I had the privilege to top Chicago private high schools attend St. Ignatius College Prep for my senior year. When I was »»Provides each scholar with a young professional mentor and educational enrichment and group activities outside informed that Queen of Peace was closing, I just started crying the classroom and crying, and I couldn’t stop panicking. I remember speaking »»Provides each scholar with an academic director, to Ms. Desiree over the phone one night as she tried to help me an HFS Passport high school continuum and offers an enriched curriculum through this whole process. She assured me that I was going to »»Provides HFS college visits and college fairs, and be okay and that everything would work out with my new high employs a full-time College Readiness Director to school. And it did — I had an amazing experience! provide guidance regarding college evaluation, selection and admissions support »»Each scholar signs a Contract for Success holding With the support of HFS, I was not only able to adjust to a scholars to a set of performance expectations new school and participate in service opportunities, but I also connected with my amazing mentor, Samantha. She has been there for me when I needed her and has become a good friend. Donations by Mail: 1074 West Taylor Street, No. 201, Chicago, Illinois 60607 I would like to thank everyone in the HFS family and the donors for believing in me. The staff truly has pushed me to be my best Donations Online: self! In the fall I will attend Northwestern as a first generation www.hfschicagoscholars.com/give-today student where I will major in Mathematics. Contact Us: Phone: (312) 421 - 4070 | Fax: (312) 421 - 4071 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COLLEGE READINESS LIFELONG MENTORING