The Ambassador Council is a group of professionals who provide support to the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, with a collective goal to raise awareness, empower women and eliminate racism. As ambassadors of the YWCA, the Ambassador Council works to raise money and donate time to benefit the YWCA.
who we are
1. An Ambassador Council member is mission-connected and dedicated to fundraising. Excited to give their time and talent, this person brings with her/him diversity that is complementary to the other members of the Ambassador Council.
2. Ambassadors are distinguished as key influencers in the City of Chicago working to support the invaluable work of the YWCA, one of the most highly regarded and largest women’s organizations in the city.
3. Ambassadors have access to networking and meaningful relationship building opportunities with other leaders within the YWCA, including the Board of Directors.
4. Ambassadors have an opportunity to affect change in the lives of women and girls by being a part of the inner circle of the YWCA movement.
5. Ambassadors have the unique opportunity to receive board training and skill building to enhance personal goals including serving on future community boards.
Members
Deirdre Asnis
Director, Processing and Data Systems
United Way Worldwide
Elizabeth Bennetts
Senior Manager, Process Improvement
Erie Family Health Center
Michelle Bradley
Lyndey Brock
Senior Account Manager
Dialogtech
Melissa Cooper
VP, Treasury Management Officer – Cash Deposits and Treasury Management
Associated Bank
Felicia Donaldson
Principal
Plante Moran
Brooke Doyle
Visual Merchandising Manager
Modern Cooperative
Yasmine El-Gohary
Research Analyst
Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council
Madeline Farrell
Government Business Analyst
Crowe Horwath, LLP
Maureen Flood
Senior Manager – Human Capital
E&Y
Terri Friel
CEO
Doctus Inc.
Christine Furie
Senior Manager
Deloitte Tax LLP
Christine Gallagher Kearney
Senior Human Resources Project Manager
ComEd
Kara Goodbrand
VP, Senior Recruiting Consultant
Northern Trust Corporation
Erica Griffin
Associate Director for Membership and Volunteer Services
DuSable Museum
Whitney Hamilton
Visitor Services Manager
DuSable Museum
Monica Harris
Annuity & Life Insurance Specialist
Efficient Estates
Meghan Hartsell
Travel Analyst
William Blair
Linda Hodo
VP, Principal Corporate Development Management Services
Zurich North America
Laticia Holbert
Training & Employee Development Manager
INTREN
Andleeb Jawaid
Development Manager & Grant Writer
City Year Chicago
Kristel Jensen
Vice President and Regional Manager
Fifth Third Bank
Brittiney Jones
Talent Acquisition
High Grounds, Inc.
Laura Knights
Founder
Laura E. Knight Coaching & Consulting
Sarah Langum
Real Estate Agent
Dream Town
Tondalaya Lewis Hozier
Investment Compliance Officer
The Illinois State Board of Investment
Kate Paris
Software Project Specialist
Strata Marketing
Seema Patel
Social Worker
University of Chicago Medicine
Trak Patel
Founder & CEO
ARCC Consulting
Kristen Prinz
Principal
Prinz Law Firm
Mina Rabideaux
Tax Consultant
Deloitte Tax LLP
Kelsey Rosen
Account Executive
IoT | Industrial Internet of Things
Julianna Sheeran
Managing Director
PwC
Laura Shiffman
Manager
EY
Allyce Stanley
Senior Advisory Associate
KPMG
Sandra Talbott
Assistant Attorney General
Illinois Attorney General Office
Sherry Tan
Business Development Executive
E&Y
Yaoyao Wang
Financial Advisor
William Blair
Pamela Wedgeworth
President and Senior Creative Director
Wedgeworth Communications
Jenna White
Global Mobility Consultant
Deloitte
Laura Williams
Strategy Manager for Neighborhood Assets
World Business Chicago
Nura Yanaki
Associate
Polsinelli P.C.
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Staff Contacts:
Brian Starr
Inspired Giving Officer
1 North LaSalle, Ste. 1150
Chicago, IL 60602
312.762.2710 w
brian.starr@ywcachicago.org