CORPORATE COALITION OF CHICAGO - Key Persons


Anne Vela-Wagner

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Mars Wrigley Foundation at Mars Wrigley

Brenda Battle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Community Health Transformation and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Brian Fabes - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Brian has led the team since the inception of the Coalition, prior to which he spent fifteen years as CEO of the Civic Consulting Alliance.

Clarita Santos

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Corporate and Civic Partnerships at Health Care Service Corporation ( HCSC )

Daniel Sprehe

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility at J.P. Morgan Chase

Debra Wesley

Job Titles:
  • Founding President of Sinai Community Institute
Debra serves as the founding President of Sinai Community Institute, established in 1993, and also serves as Executive Vice President for Community Outreach on behalf of Sinai Health System. She has developed innovative, community-based programs that have received national recognition.

Eileen Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Eric Patton

Eric brings his extensive experience in the private, nonprofit and public sectors to the Coalition. Prior to joining the Coalition, Eric was a Principal at Civic Consulting Alliance, the Executive Director of Genesys Works Chicago, and a Partner in Accenture's Financial Services practice.

Erika Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Project Manager
Erika supports our day-to-day operations and the Chicago Resiliency Network. She is a Year Up graduate and previously worked at United Airlines.

Holli Wertheimer - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
Holli coordinates the Coalition's day-to-day operations, co-leads the Corporate Connector initiative, and manages our Communications efforts including coordinating our Business UNusual stories. She previously worked for PwC and UChicago Medicine as a supply chain operations consultant.

Jack Crowe

Jack is the former Executive Director of Year-Up Chicago, a one-year intensive training program connecting Opportunity Youth to professional careers. Prior to that, he was the COO of Cristo Rey Network, the largest network of high schools in the U.S., which includes a corporate work study internship. Before that, he was a longtime partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn.

Julia Stasch

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past President, John
Immediate Past President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Philanthropy Executive in Residence, University of Chicago Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation

Leon Walker

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner at DL3 Realty

Lincoln Chandler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
Lincoln focuses on the Coalition's learning and evaluation efforts. In his own consulting practice, and in prior roles with the Civic Consulting Alliance and McKinsey and Company, Lincoln has worked with senior leaders across multiple sectors (public, private, and nonprofit) on large-scale transformations and the effective use of data, often working in and communicating across several disciplines.

Linda Nolan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Managing Director of Wealth Advisory at Northern Trust

Marcos Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager for the Chicago Resiliency Network
  • Program Manager, Chicago Resiliency Network
Marcos serves as the Program Manager for the Chicago Resiliency Network. Prior to this, he served as the Director of Trauma-Informed Education at Chicago Jesuit Academy. He brings a breadth of experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, and a passion for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Mark Van Grinsven

Mark acted as project manager for the Diversity in Professional Services Initiative in his role as Senior Consultant at Civic Consulting Alliance. Previously, he held a variety of senior roles with Northern Trust Corporation.

Matt Johanson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Discover Financial Services

Maurice Smith

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Michael Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Community Impact at the Chicago Community Trust

Michael Reese

Job Titles:
  • Health Trust

Rob McGhee

Job Titles:
  • SVP, Community & Economic Development Market Manager at Fifth Third Bank

Roger Hochschild

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair

Sean Garrett

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO at United Way Metro Chicago

Stefanie Hest

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
Stefanie brings her extensive experience in financial services to the Coalition. Prior to joining the Coalition, Stefanie was a Senior Vice President at Northern Trust with roles focused on investment solutions for institutional clients in addition to leading the Women's Leadership Development initiatives. She currently serves as the Board Chair for Chicago-based nonprofit, Share Our Spare and is a board director at Family Service of Glencoe.

Steph Dolan

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
Steph manages the Coalition's Fair Chance Hiring efforts, bringing experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Most recently, she was a Senior Advisor at Fair and Just Prosecution, a national criminal justice reform organization, and a Principal at Civic Consulting Alliance, where she led public safety and economic vitality engagements.

Tom Andreesen

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director at Protiviti Inc