ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COLLEGE READINESS LIFELONG MENTORING

Dear Friends,

SINCE OUR 1993 FOUNDING, HFS has served as an agent for social change in ’s most underserved communities. We work to support the educational aspirations of hard-working high school students so that they can create a better Chicago, rich with diversity, racial equity, and economic opportunity. HFS is a powerful force to help overcome the injustices and implicit biases that influence false perceptions based on skin color and socioeconomic status. Our scholar make-up is 95% African American/African and Hispanic/Latino. The COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest have had a profound effect on our scholars. Our team has elevated its support of our scholars, not only by providing continued excellence by developing additional social and emotional components to the HFS educational enrichment program of Academic Excellence, College Readiness, and Lifelong Mentoring. The HFS team helped Our scholars work hard to become top students and class leaders. Since inception, me a great deal our academic retention rate is over 95% and 100% of our graduates have attended through my college college – many of them are the first to attend college in their families. Moreover, process. HFS gave HFS scholar college persistence (i.e., by our more rigorous measure, the percentage me the tools and of grads who have graduated or are currently in a degree-granting program) is over resources to seek 90% for our graduating classes of 2010-2016. Our students are well-rounded; they opportunities that are class and club officers, debate team stalwarts, athletes, musicians, and artists. could further my In addition, they find time to help our community; last year, our scholars collectively education and provided over 7,000 hours of service. Our students make us proud every day, and our enhance my alums do too! They are doctors, business leaders, teachers, and engineers. They are future career. making a difference in our society. They opened up my horizons! We thank you for your generous support to HFS! Your support allows us to level the Kavonte Houston ’20 playing field by opening otherwise closed doors and making educational opportunities accessible to teens in underserved communities. Education is the great equalizer; we need your help to knock down barriers that stand in the way of the success of our students and our great city. If there ever was a time to stand up and make a difference, that Time is Now!

Sincerely,

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

2 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT GCE Lab School PHOENIX Augustana AGYEPONG ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PASSPORT TO SUCCESS College Each HFS scholar fills their passport throughout 92% their high school career, with the help of their on Honor Roll Academic Director, with a personalized high 2019-2020 school year school continuum and an enriched curriculum.

8TH GRADE / STANDBY $28,823 › Application Median Income › Two rounds of in-person interviews › Receive HFS scholarship HFS-funded summer classes Providence St. Mel MICAH › High School ALEXANDER

COLLEGE READINESS FRESHMAN YEAR / FIRST-TIME FLYER Wesleyan › Mentor matching and begin monthly all University 100% HFS (scholars, mentors, staff) meetings Enrolled in College › Begin monthly individual meetings Since 1993 inception with Directors of Academics › STEM academic enrichment program 88% › College tours begin - 2 each year First-Generation College Students SOPHOMORE YEAR / FREQUENT FLYER Since 1993 inception › Explore colleges & careers Josephinum AMALIA › Financial literacy workshops Academy ARELLANO › HFS College & Career Fair University of 92% › Continue STEM academic Illinois at College Persistence enrichment program Chicago 2010-2016 classes

Persistence indicates that scholars JUNIOR YEAR / WORLD TRAVELER ultimately obtained a college degree or remain in a degree-granting program. › HFS-funded ACT prep classes › College application workshops › Begin monthly meetings with HFS college counselor › Résumé writing classes LIFELONG MENTORING St. Ignatius JACKELYN College Prep SENIOR YEAR / LIFT OFF 1:1 BALDWIN Mentor to Scholar Match › College application & essay workshops Harvard College Since Inception › FAFSA & financial aid workshops › Completion of 160 service hours over 4 years 7,000+ › Networking workshops Service Hours 2019-2020 ALUMNI / SOARING Students give a minimum of › College campus support 40 service hours a year. › Scholarship & internship resources › Connection with HFS network WWW.HFSCHICAGOSCHOLARS.COM 3 JAIME St. Ignatius BOARD OF DIRECTORS College Prep BARAJAS MIKE KENNELLY JOHN KELLER JOHN SIKORA University of HFS Board Chairman, Protiviti Inc. Latham & Watkins LLP Wisconsin- Ankura Madison HON. MATTHEW KENNELLY GREGORY TEEGEN ALEX AGRAN U.S. District Court, Northern JPMorgan Chase Endurance District of Illinois DAVID TRACY HEATHER ALBRIGHT DAVID KUCERA Wells Fargo Advisors Stout Capital One LAURA VAN PEENAN JIM ALLEGRETTI JAMES LENTZ William Blair & Company Deloitte LLP VEE LIKES CHRIS VARONES TANJA BABICH Samuel Dewitt Proctor Aesop Communications Group ABC 7 Television News Conference Inc. JOY WALTON SHAY BAHRAMIRAD KERRI LIN Huron Consulting Group ComEd KHL Consulting Services LLC YI WEI* DEAN BEKAS SUZANNE MARTINEZ St. Ignatius Impact Capital ULISES PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP AEW Capital Management College Prep ANDREW WEIL CHANCOSO JOSHUA BENJAMIN KEVIN MCCARTY DLA Piper LLP Exelon West Monroe Partners DePaul JASON WHITE University KEVIN BLITZ MARK MCCARVILLE Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP Capital One Braydon Partners SCOTT WILLIAMS KEVIN CALLAHAN JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Sidley Austin LLP Fairway Capital Management Arthur J. Gallagher SUZANNE YOON ANGELA CINEFRO SEAN MEEHAN Kinzie Capital Partners Ankura LaSalle Investment Management BRIAN ZYGMUNT KATHY CLOLINGER SCOTT MEYER Crowe LLP HFS Chicago Scholars Willis Tower Watson JEN CLUNE TAMARA MEYER Clune Construction WellCare Health Plans Inc. ALUMNI BOARD JIM CONVERY ALISON MILLER CAROLINA AVILA ’13 Laner Muchin Ltd. Omni Management Group Power Plant Services SUCEL St. Joseph CHRIS COOLEY J. JAMES O’MALLEY NAYELIN AVILA ’16 High School Kirkland & Ellis LLP Comhar Partners CONTRERAS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP DENNIS CROWLEY CARMEN ONTIVEROS* LUCIA BOTELLO ’11 North Township University of JORDAN CURNES II Archdiocese of Chicago Illinois at MicroTransponder GEORGE N. PANAGAKIS Chicago OMAR PEDRO GUTIERREZ ’08 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Georgetown McDonough JOSEPH DIMBERIO & Flom LLP Twin Bridge Capital Partners School of Business DONOVAN PEPPER SALVADOR HERNANDEZ ’06 JENNIFER DRISCOLL Walgreen Co. Northern Trust HDI Global NANCY PETERMAN VICTORIA NIETIO ’16 BRIAN GALLAGHER Greenberg Traurig LLP Twin Bridge Capital Partners Brustin and Lundblad LLP FRANK PETITO CARMEN ONTIVEROS ’98 TONY GARCIA Vivid Seats Boeing North Township CHRISTOPHER PETRINI-POLI CATRINA PATON ’07 MARK GERTZOF HBR Consulting TCW Direct Lending GradUP JERRY PRASSAS WENDY PEREZ ’11 Montini Catholic KARA GOODWIN Emeritus DONAVEN BMO Harris Bank North Shore Pediatric Therapy High School KAREN QUIRK CRADDOCK STEVE GRIMES DANIEL QUINTANA ’10 Blue Cross Blue Shield Twin Bridge Capital Partners University Winston & Strawn LLP CHRIS RAUB AARON ROBERTSON ’07 of Chicago DAVID HILGER PPM America Wintrust Constellation Brands CLAUDIA SARAN ANNY SOLANO ’16 TOM JOHANNESEN KPMG LLP EY NBC News MICHAEL SCOLARO RAYMOND WHEARLEY II ’07 JAMES P. JONES BMO Harris Bank The Edward Don & Company Walsh Construction Co. MICHAEL SHARKEY JOHN KAVANAUGH Fifth Third Bank EY JAMES SHEEHAN EDWARD KELLER City of Naperville Navigant * HFS Alumnus

4 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARD Cristo Rey Jesuit NAYLE High School GARCES SHAYAN AHMAD CAITLYN HALLER DANIEL QUINTANA* Loras West Monroe Partners Greenberg Traurig LLP Twin Bridge Capital Partners College ERNESTO ALMAZAN HILLARY HOTHAN BOBUR RASULOV Pepper Construction Vistex Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP AFRA ASHRAF NATHAN HOWZE AARON ROBERTSON* PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP Constellation Brands CAROLINA AVILA* KEARA JENNINGS MELISSA SEREDA Power Plan Services Exelon BatesCarey LLP CARY BLACK SONIA JONES JAMIE SHAH Crowe LLP LEARN Charter McDonald’s Corporation DANIEL BRESNAHAN ERIN LINE MICHI SLOAN VERGANO PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP KPMG JARRETT BROTZMAN PPM America ALEX MAAS MATT SMITH Constellation BDO JESSICA BROWNING Marist JOCELYN The Mom Project MEREDITH MANSINNE SCOTT SMITH High School Cushman & Wakefield Ankura GOMORA WENDY CAMPNELL PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP EMILY MCDERMOTT ALEX STOGIN St. Xavier DLA Piper PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP University IVETTE CEBRERO* LUKE MEISSNER MICHAEL SULLIVAN AZEEM CHOUDHURY TetraVX Kinzie Capital Partners LLC PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP TIFFANY MILLER KIM TALIANKO LIBBY COSTIGAN Sears Holdings Filtration Group PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP KELLEY MONZELLA JESSE TREVINO MALCOLM DOUGLAS Century 21 Guggenheim Partners MICHAEL MULROE Mulroe Company LLC BRANDON WALKER SARA DRIGGERS Guggenheim Partners PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP CONNER MURPHY Pikes MOLLI WARSH SARAH ELLISON Jellyvision PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP WENDY PEREZ* North Shore Pediatric Therapy JORDAN WISE MICHAEL FERTL WisdomTree Asset Management Fenwick ITZEL Pareto Intelligence MICHAEL PINCKNEY High School Bank of NY Mellon JEROD WOLFGRAM GONZALEZ SONJA FILIPOVIC PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP BMO Harris Bank MICHAEL PRALJAK DePaul Water Street KEVIN YOUNG University CHRISTINA GEORGIS PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Overheard in Chicago ANNEMARIE PUMA KPMG COURTNEY GRUBB PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP * HFS Alumnus

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2020 2019 Operating Endowment Total Total Revenues $ 773,375 $ 389,549 $ 1,162,924 $ 1,249,692 Investment income 74,701 21,827 96,528 43,562 St. Ignatius NOAH College Prep Expenses HANDY Program expense 786,361 – 786,361 721,827 Indiana Management expense 9,616 – 9,616 51,668 University Fundraising expense 104,700 – 104,700 109,902 Total expenses 900,677 – 900,677 883,398 Change in net assets (52,601) 411,376 358,775 409,856 Net assets – Beginning of year 1,318,844 371,958 1,690,802 1,280,945 Net assets – End of year $ 1,266,243 $ 783,334 $ 2,049,577 $ 1,690,802 HFS Chicago Scholars Statement of Activities for the years ended June 30, 2020, and 2019.

WWW.HFSCHICAGOSCHOLARS.COM 5 HFS • ENDOWMENT JESUS HERNANDEZ IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO SAY YES! Illinois College THE HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS Board of Directors conducted a strategic visioning process in 2017-2018 designed to chart our future. The Board determined that the highest priority to ensure the long-term organizational strength was to further invest in our educational enrichment programs:

Academic Excellence • College Readiness • Lifelong Mentoring

To that end, we invested in our program resources, creating positions for a full-time Director of Operations and Director of College Advancement, launched our HFS Alumni Board, established uniquely branded academic programs with sponsors (such as the ComEd-HFS Create-A-Spark STEM program) and added LEE De La Salle College Persistence and Alumni Connection as core focuses within our existing Institute HODGES Lifelong Mentoring program. Morton We followed that investment by launching the Say Yes! campaign, our first-ever College endowment campaign, at the end of 2018 to help ensure the long-term growth and financial stability of HFS Chicago Scholars.

The goals of Say Yes! are to: 1. Ensure our financial stability and continued growth; 2. Build a $2,5000,000 endowment to safeguard the long-term stability of the program; 3. Create donor legacy programs to establish scholarships into perpetuity; and 4. Invest in additional scholars and continue to grow HFS. JALANTE Holy Trinity High School HONEYCUTT We continue to pursue our goal and are grateful to our supporters for believing Hope in the HFS mission and its program efforts. Your support makes it possible for College first-generation underserved students to rigorously prepare for and ultimately attend college.

For over 25 years, we have worked to level the playing field, open closed doors, and provide mentoring and educational opportunities to underserved students that may have been overlooked. With your support, we can continue to make a difference and close the education gap that so many of our students face.

Please contact HFS Executive Director Desirée Pepper-Venzant at [email protected] if you would like to take part in this mission-driven opportunity to make a difference in the life of a KIVONTE Marist high-achieving, Chicago high school student. High School HOUSTON The time is now and it is never too late to say YES! University of Indianapolis ENDOWMENT COMMITMENTS: $100,000 - $250,000 $50,000 - $99,999 Up to $49,999 Christian & Elizabeth Cooley Kevin & Peggy Callahan Ernie Fiorante Jordan Curnes John & Kara Goodwin Kerri Lin Joseph Dimberio John Kavanaugh John McLaughlin Brian Gallagher James & Tamara Meyer Mike Kennelly Mark & Kathryn McCarville J. James & Debbie O’Malley Nancy Peterman The Sikora Family Steven & Elizabeth Young 6 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Cristo Rey Jesuit ESTEFANIA High School COMED – HFS STEM PROGRAM HUESCA Dominican WE ARE THANKFUL TO COMED, Joe Dominguez, HFS board member Shay Bahramirad University and Sandor Williams for trusting and believing in HFS Scholars.

The ComEd – HFS Stem CREATE a Spark program expanded this year to include all HFS freshmen and sophomore students. This program is part of ComEd’s Community of the Future in Bronzeville, a collaborative effort of local residents and ComEd to use smart grid technologies to create a connected, green and resilient community and enhance people’s everyday lives.

Under the direction of the St. Ignatius JOSHUA HFS Staff, the freshman class College Prep focused on energy efficiency. IGUADE They designed homes that utilize Baylor University various methods and materials  First-place team (L-R) Delilah Queen, Katherine Garcia, Melanie Ovalle and Destiny Degante to conserve energy.

The sophomore class participated in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power The overall Challenge, which challenged students to identify and experience was generate solutions for everyday energy issues. First-place Team “Girls in Charge” – Destiny Degante (Francis Parker extraordinary.” High School), Katherine Garcia (), Ismael Flores ’23, Melanie Ovalle (Regina Dominican), and Delilah Queen First-place winner and student from Marist High School (The Latin School of Chicago) – competed against other De La Salle HUNTER high school groups. They focused on how they could Institute simultaneously protect wildlife while also being conscious energy consumers. JACKSON “I enjoyed working with my team and with our mentors who have experience with Trinity engineering,” said Katherine Garcia. Thanks to ComEd, we look forward to great University things, and burgeoning STEM careers, from our scholars!

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HFS ALUMNI WORKING in the medical field are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crises, making a difference in our community by caring for our sick. We honor and recognize them for their service to our community. If it were not for YOU, our supporters and the greater HFS community, these young people may not have had the opportunity to serve De La Salle ADE and give back in this capacity during these difficult times. Institute KUTI University of Illinois at Chicago

Leslie Hoskins, M.S. ’04 Artis Lewis, M.D. ’08 Pablo Quintana, M.D. ’04 Respiratory Therapist Family Medicine Internal Medicine Northwestern Memorial Hospital St. Joseph’s Hospital Rush University Medical Center

WWW.HFSCHICAGOSCHOLARS.COM 7 ALBERTO The Latin School of Chicago LOPEZ Brown University HFS Chicago Scholars 14th Annual 14TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST Leadership Breakfast

FS Chicago Scholars is pleased to honor Virtual Event Joe Dominguez, CEO, ComEd, at the Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 H2020 Leadership Breakfast. We are 9:00 AM also excited to welcome our alumnus keynote Registration speaker, Raymond Whearley II, graduate of http://bit.ly/HFSLB_2020 PATTY DePaul College Prep High School St. Ignatius College Prep, Michigan State LOPEZ CO-CHAIRS: University, and currently a Project Manager Mike Pesch, Arthur J. Trinity Gallagher & Co. Christian Engineer with Walsh Construction. Thank you College Christian Cooley, to our co-chairs who generously support the Kirkland & Ellis LLP mission of HFS Chicago Scholars. Christopher Petrini-Poli, HBR Consulting

13TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST:

ANASTASIA Willows Academy MATUSZAK University of Notre Dame

HONOREE: Steve Lombardo, Founder and Owner, Gibsons Restaurant Group

ALUMNUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Yi Wei, St. Ignatius College XONHANE Fenwick Prep ’07 (valedictorian), High School MEDINA Harvard University College ’11 Long Island EMCEE: University Tanja Babich, ABC 7 News

CO-CHAIRS: Tom Andreesen, Protiviti Bob Clark, Clayco Dave Kucera, Capital One Steve Lombardo, III, Gibsons  Photos from HFS’s 13th Annual Leadership Breakfast. Restaurant Group

8 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT HFS Pillars for Success Mother McAuley JACQUELINE FUND • A • SCHOLAR Liberal Arts High School EXCELLENCE ACADEMIC READINESS COLLEGE MENTORING LIFELONG MUNOZ DePauw Your gift to HFS Chicago Scholars can ensure another University bright and talented student has a passport to success. Our program depends entirely on the support of private donations. Fund a scholar today and make a lasting investment in the life of a deserving scholar. ACT prep $10,000+ FUND SPONSOR classes and Fully fund a scholar for two academic years. financial readiness This magnanimous investment ensures that our scholars are able to obtain a passport to days really helped success to achieve their goals and become me and my family St. Ignatius KAROLINE meaningful contributors to our society. College Prep though the college NAVARRO $5,000+ SENIOR SPONSOR process.” Boston Fully fund a scholar for one academic year. College Ayares Price ’20 This significant investment ensures that one more student in our com­munity has the opportunity to reach their potential. HFS not $2,000+ JUNIOR SPONSOR only prepares Fund a scholar’s academic enrichment you for college and mentoring program and ensure their participation in an ACT prep course. but really takes interest in guiding $1,000+ SOPHOMORE SPONSOR you through Fund a scholar’s academic enrichment program and send them on two college visits. high school.” Trinity CRISTINA High School Estefania Huescaa ’20 OLMOS $500+ FRESHMAN SPONSOR Bradley Fund a required summer school prep University class for an incoming freshman. 300+ 8th grade applications were received for the eighth year in a row

Empowering 50 ALL IN FOR SCHOLARS scholars were Trinity DANIELA SPRING FUNDRAISER & POKER TOURNAMENT our youth through High School accepted this year OLMOS RESCHEDULED education is and will comprise Bradley OCTOBER 23, 2020 one of the most our class of 2024 University profound things VIRTUAL EVENT that we can do.” 38 Desirée Pepper-Venzant Executive Director high schools are partnered with HFS and have enrolled our students

WWW.HFSCHICAGOSCHOLARS.COM 9 GIOVANNI Mount Carmel DONORS: JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020 High School PEAT ENDOWMENT AND EY James McHugh Gary and Ann Karch Marquette FUND SPONSORS Gibsons Construction Co. Edward Keller University Ankura Glass Solutions, Inc. Katten Muchin Rosenman Patrick Lanigan BMO Harris Bank Kara and John Goodwin Foundation, Inc. Joseph Learner Kevin and Peggy Callahan Philip Hodson and Lynn King & Spalding LLP James Lencioni Capital One Bliesath-Hodson Kinzie Capital, Suzanne James and Christine Lentz Clayco Huron Consulting Group Yoon and Luke Molloy LexisNexis Christian and Elizabeth Irish Woods Foundation Laner Muchin Todd Lippman, CBRE Cooley JMJ Advisors, Ltd. Michael and Carolyn Daniel Marszalek Dennis and Sharon James and Ellen Jones Laughlin Lyn McKeaney Coughlin KPMG LLP Locke Lord LLP Navigant Jordan and Jennifer Curnes Kerri Lin Rocco and Roxanne J. James and Debbie Daniel P. Haerther Kevin and Robyn McCarty Martino O’Malley Charitable Trust Newmark Knight Frank McGuireWoods LLP James and Sharon Exelon Corporation PNC Bank James and Tamara Meyer O’Sullivan Fifth Third Bank Jim and Sarah Sheehan New Frontiers Foundation Performance AYARES Fenwick Financial Renaissance Skender Foundation Pavey Family Foundation Contracting, Inc. High School Brian and Lauren Gallagher Stanton Chase Fund at the Cleveland John and Lynn Peterson Foundation PRICE Goetz Family Foundation The Northern Trust Jerry Prassas Donovan Pepper and Greenberg Traurig, LLP Company Daniel Quintana University Heidi Waltner-Pepper John and Carolyn Ventana DBS LLC Sonali and Chidambaram of Illinois Nancy Peterman Kavanaugh Walgreen Co. Rammohan at Urbana- Frank and Susan Petito Michael Kennelly Jason and Laura White Chris and Emily Raub Karen Quirk Champaign Kirkland & Ellis LLP Michael Scolaro Harold Rice Latham & Watkins LLP Harry Seigle JUNIOR SPONSORS Christopher Robinson, Mark and Kathryn Joe and Kristin Taylor Heather Albright in memory of McCarville Gregory and Kelli Teegen James Allegretti Bob Kennelly John McLaughlin The Robert Thomas Applied Finance Group LTD James and Laura Roth Protiviti Inc. Bobins Foundation Associated Bank Gregory Soroka Claudia Saran and Peter Thompson The Hartford, on behalf of Todd Zayti Rebecca and Dmitry Daniel and Lisa Tiemann Balyasny Willis Towers Watson Sidley Austin LLP Topel Forman LLC Bank of America Thomson Reuters John and Lacey Sikora Ronald Ventura Stephen and Diedra Burns Dave and Aimee Tracy Temple Hoyne Buell Jerry Turner Foundation Angela Cinefro St. Ignatius Turner Construction FRESHMAN ANALY West Monroe Partners Citigroup United States Fire SPONSORS College Prep Steven and Elizabeth Kathy and David Clolinger Insurance Company, Aria Group Architects, Inc. SANTANA Young CNA Insurance Company Dennis and Renee Crowley on behalf of Willis Kevin and Allison Blitz University Towers Watson Nikita Brodskiy of Colorado Deloitte LLP SENIOR Joe and Amy Dimberio Joy and Larry Walton John and Kathryn Chandler at Boulder SPONSORS Greg Dingens David Watterworth Citadel SPV, in honor of Antares Capital LP Ernest Fiorante Wintrust David Kucera Dean and Mary Bekas Dean and Jennifer Fischer Brian and Julie Clucas Clune Construction Flik Hospitality Group SOPHOMORE Continental Painting & Company HBR Consulting SPONSORS Decorating, Inc. Crowe LLP Elizabeth Costigan Hilco Global AAC Inc. Bunker Curnes Charles Cunningham Thomas E. Hill Alex and Laura Agran DLA Piper LLP Malcolm Douglas Jackson National Life Venanzio Arquilla Jennifer Driscoll David Freeman Insurance Company Arthur J. Gallagher Environmental Systems Marilyn Gallagher Risk Management Designs Services, Inc. John Garvey Big Shoulders Fund Gary and Judy Gatton Bill Bartholomay Marcus George Trinity Providence St. Mel ALYSSA AVONTE Foundation William Hard High School High School SUÁREZ THOMAS Joanne Campanile Jon Hinard Chatham Financial Patricia and Joseph Hinkel Loyola Illinois Azeem Choudhury Michael Hultquist University State Tom and Claire JDI Realty, LLC Chicago University Dannenberg Thomas Johannesen Patrick and Jennifer Mike and Jackie Kennedy Fitzgerald Matthew and Leigh Fitzgerald Marketing & Kennelly Communications, LLC Thomas King Jack and Stephanie Flynn Donald and Margaret Tony Garcia Kucera Ryan Garrison Vincent Lazar Good Heart Work Smart Erin Line Foundation Elizabeth Lucas John and Karen Gordon Tiffany Majors

10 HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS | 2020 ANNUAL REPORT De La Salle MILAN Institute I really WASHINGTON Management & Technology Don and Mary Jane Daniel Namoff Resources Dimberio Ryan Naylor enjoyed having a University Scott and Anne Meyer Joe Donahue Stacie Neeter of Illinois at Midland National Life Sara Driggers Joseph Nunziante mentor ... he was Urbana- Insurance Company Ann Drury Matthew Obiala someone who Champaign Alison Miller Linda Duffin Mara and John O’Brien David Namkung James and Kristin Enstrom Oluwapelumi Ogunlana encouraged me Guy Petrelli Marco Etzel Juanita Olmos Daniel Rimkus Luke Figus Carmen Ontiveros during finals and Anne and Barry Sabloff Sonja Filipovic Claire Parschauer trouble or difficult Andrew Schaefler Quinn Foley Marcus Peasley Michi and Andrea Sloan Mark Frommer Andrew and MaryJane times. We hung Vergano Lauren Gabel Pempek Matthew and Mary Beth Jason Gill F. Petronzio out a lot, went Smith Sean Gillies, in honor of Tanya and Henry Pietrkowski to lunch and Elizabeth Stark J. James O’Malley Gary Pines Michael Staunton Sharon Gomez PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP attended Bulls Fenwick MICHAEL Michael Sullivan Richard Gray Matthew Rager High School Symmetry Counseling Stephen and Sabina Green Madhu Rajappa games together.” WILLIAMS Thorne Associates, Inc. Richard Greenburg Jackson Replogle Avonte Thomas ’20 Adrian George Treutelaar Andrew Gretchko Matthew Revord College James Tucker Alais Griffin Melissa Richlen Patricia Tuomey Martin Julia Gudino Annabella Roiger Grace Wood Zachary Wensch Amel Hammad John-Paul Roman Corey Young Jeffrey and Mary Kathryn Hanfland Richard Rueth Jiahui Yu Werbalowsky, in honor Tim Hara Christopher Ryan Steven Zindell of Suzanne Yoon Grace Harris Shannon Sajkowski Brian Zygmunt West Monroe Matthew Harris Felipe Saldana Managed Services LaMichelle Hecht Anthony Salerno Willis Towers Watson Michael Herman Kristopher Samiec IN-KIND Chiara Wrocinski Hillary Hothan Zach Schneider DONORS Zackery House Daniel Schuette Big Shoulders Fund MISSION Steven Howard Jay Schweiger Children of Peace SPONSORS Anna Hudak Bruce and Margaret Sents Elementary School ComEd Chris Abbinante Elizabeth Hutchins Julie Shevlin Nazareth Holy Family Parish AARYANNA Ann Marie Achille Ira Kalina Stuart Shulruff Academy Aesop Communications Al and Polly Kaserman John and Lacey Sikora HomeVideo Studios ZAPATA Group Lori Kaserman Edward Siskin Huron Consulting Heather Alger John Keller Tim Slomka KaiserRoll Productions University of Amazon Smile Jennifer Kloud Rebecca Smith Kyle Buckland Illinois at Amolika Barve Megan Kopfensteiner Kelly Spokas St. Ignatius College Prep Urbana- Andrew Baxley Kevin Langell John and Natalie Stanzi The UPS Store #560 Champaign Mary Beth Beatty Dennis Latto State Farm Companies William Beiersdorf Rachel Lei Foundation HFS CHICAGO Stella Black Sarah Libbing Dale Stohr SCHOLARS STAFF BMO Financial Group Stephen Lombardo Bonita Stone Desirée Pepper- Venzant David Bochenek Mary Ann Ludwig John Studt Executive Director Boeing Bryan Luna Michael Sullivan Jennett Wilson Cristina Bontempo Susan Ly Tim Sullivan Director of Operations Josh Bradley Scott Lyons Kimberly Talianko Matthew Suss Matt Brozovic Alex Maas The Community Director of College Foundation of Middle Kyle Buckland Katherine Mackenzie Advancement David Carlson Marquette University Tennessee Patryk Carwinski Royal and Mary Martin The Jellyvision Lab, Inc. St. Rita of Cascia MIGUEL Ana Casanueva Suzanne Martinez The Pattis Family DIRECTORS High School Phyllis Cavallone-Jurek Bridget McIlvain Foundation OF ACADEMICS ZAVALA Lucia Botello* Cboe Global Markets David McLaughlin Cheryl Thomas Morton Tim Thompson Violeta Cerna-Prado Eric Chi John McMurray College Ryan Collins Angela and Jeff Mehalek Marcy Twardak Khadijah Hallmon Jim Convery Emily Meisenzahl Twin Anchors Vicki Law Anne Crowley Andrew Middleton Laura Ullman Eric Nava Michael Cwiertniak Kristy Miller Vistex, Inc. Wendy Perez* Cheryl Voltz Peter Dahm Mary Miller Makeda Queen Sharon Wauzzinski Art Davidson Bethany Miller Antonio Thomas Allison deBlouwe Joseph Moawad Yi Wei Steve Whitmer Karishma Desouza Montini Catholic * HFS Alumnus Anthony DiDomenico High School Glenn Wilke Edward and Eileen Dillon Morgan Stanley Stacy Witcher George Mutert Jaime Woltjen

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