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.