Meet our UtmostU Staff and Board
The UtmostU Staff and Board of Directors are made up of amazing people with a passion and expertise for guiding young adults toward every opportunity to succeed.
Meet The UtmostU Staff

Amy Huang
Executive Director

Lydia Lara
Post Secondary Support Assoc.

Jasmine Nelson
Sr. Manager of Post Secondary Coaching

Christine Witnik
Operations Consultant

Jada Laws
Outreach Intern

Shayna Balting
Sr. Manager of Data Narration

Jocelyn Hernandez
Sr. Manager of Partnerships

Kimberly Hawkins
Director of Advancement

Kiana Kali
Communications Associate

David Bennett
Associate Executive Director
Meet The UtmostU Board of Directors

Patricia Ford
Executive Director
Steans Family Foundation

Patricia J. Redd
Retired Community Schools Initiative Leader, Chicago Public Schools

Greg Mooney
President
Comer Science & Ed. Foundation

Ronald Seymore
Advisory Managing Director
Enterprise Solutions, KPMG US

Daniel Johnson
Digitial Specialist
Microsoft

Mike Pincus
Retired Capital Markets and Commercial Banking Executive, BMO Financial Group

Eric Weinheimer
Senior Vice President and
Philanthropic Strategist Nonprofit Consulting Services
Bank of America

Tosha Downey
Sr Program Officer, State and Local Government Relations
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Thackston Lundy
Vice President of Workforce Pathways at Accelerate U, a division at National Louis University

Lauren Akainyah
Vice President of the Diverse Markets Channel, ADP

Shannon Fuller
Vice President of Talent at Health Care Services Corp.