Governance –
Meet our passionate advocates.
Meet the changemakers taking action to create more equitable educational opportunities for youth across the Chicago area.
Honoring Our Volunteer Leaders
We are deeply grateful for the dedicated individuals who serve as volunteer leaders on our Board of Directors, Chairman’s Council and Associate Board. Their passion for unlocking educational opportunities and unwavering commitment to the success of our Scholars enables us to carry out our mission. Together, they bring diverse perspectives, expertise, and a shared vision to ensure that every Scholar has the resources and support they need to reach their full potential. We thank them for their invaluable leadership and for making a lasting impact on the lives of so many.
Officers
Chair: Rocky Lopez* Founder & Manager Director, Harbor Wind Partners
Vice Chair: Molly Carroll Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Treasurer: Michael King Senior Director, Financial Institutions Group, Old National Bank
Secretary: Brad Schotanus Senior Vice President, Wintrust Commercial Banking
Executive Committee
Teri Brown Community Philanthropist
Olivia Carberry* Assistant General Counsel, Exelon
Molly Carroll Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Kevin Conway Partner, Cooney & Conway
Mary Jo DeMaio Community Philanthropist
Michael Earley Partner, Jones Day
Mark Ferguson Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
Fred Fisher Partner, Mayer Brown
Tony Goodman Executive Director, Pinnacle Treatment Centers
Michael King Senior Director, Financial Institutions Group, Old National Bank
Yan Krasov* Research Analyst, William Blair
Rocky Lopez* Founder & Manager Director, Harbor Wind Partners
Jennifer Richert Associate Director, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Frank Schmitz Partner, PJT Partners and Co-Head & Co-Founder of PJT Park Hill Real Estate Group
Brad Schotanus Senior Vice President, Wintrust Commercial Banking
Key: * Murphy Scholar Alumni
Board Members
Jorge Alonso US District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
Chris Boehm Co-Founder, Executive Managing Director, Peakline
Andrew Brown Executive Director, Head of Investments & Advice, Chicago, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Bob Brown, Senior Vice President, UBS Global Asset Management, Inc.
Gil Calderon Chief Investment Officer, Partner, Five Eleven Partners
Tracy Clark Records Coordinator, Barlit Beck LLP
David Cunningham Managing Director, Net3 Real Estate
Brad DeHond Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Tim Donohue Partner, Lantern Partners
James Epstein Mediator & Arbitrator, JAMS
Justin Foley Head of Trading, The Gelber Group
Chuck Gately Founder and Former Chairman of the Board, LaSalle Systems
Sally Giegerich Senior Vice President, Northern Trust
Katie Gottfred President and Founder, LEAP Learning Systems
Jason Kang, MD United States Area Medical Director, Abbott
Jim Kaplan Lead Portfolio Manager, Structured Products, National Investment Services
Chris Klingenstein Community Philanthropist
Wendy Manning Managing Principal, Demeter Strategy Design
Key: * Murphy Scholar Alumni
Elisa Manrique* Vice President of Investor Relations, Kinzie Capital Partners LP
Erin Mathurin Director, Head of North America Global Accounts, LinkedIn
Michael Millhouse Retired, Chief Investment Officer, Chicago Equity Partners LLC
Pete Mulvey Partner, RSM US LLP
Betsy Murphy Registered Nurse
Gretchen Murphy Assistant Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Odalo Ohiku* Deputy City Attorney, City of Milwaukee
John Ormsby Retired, Director of Health Services, US Foods
Ralph Perez Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Scott Rubenstein Executive Director – Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jeremy Schlee Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Rodrigo Serna Principal, Comvest Partners
Greg Shearson CEO, Ethos Pet Brands
Aisha N. Smith* Financial Services Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine
Emanuel Tabachnik Community Philanthropist
Will Torres Associate Equity Specialist for Admissions, Whitman College
Mark Van Grinsven Retired, Executive VP, Northern Trust
Nancy Van Grinsven Community Philanthropist
Greg Zeeman CEO, Oasis Financial
Interested in joining one of our Boards?
Make a lasting impact by helping guide the future of DMSF and our Scholars. Joining one of our Boards offers the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded leaders, contribute your expertise, and be part of a mission that enriches lives. Together, we can empower Murphy Scholars to achieve their dreams.
To learn more, contact us at development@dmsf.org.
Chairman’s Council
Phil Beck Partner, Bartlit Beck LLP
Bob Cooney Partner, Cooney & Conway
Loretta Cooney Community Philanthropist
Tom Dwyer, Sr. Partner, Thomas J. Dwyer & Associates
Steve Elkins Partner, Financial Advisor, William Blair
David Grumhaus, Sr. Retired, EVP, Administration, Development and Acquisitions, Worldwide Chain Store Systems Ltd.
Bruce Hague Executive Managing Director and President of National Commercial Banking and Regional Markets, CIBC
Craig Henderson President, C.W. Henderson & Associates
Jerry Johnston Chairman of the Board, PinpointCare
Tom Kearney Partner, Moran & Company
Key: * Murphy Scholar Alumni
Key: + In memoriam
Mike Keiser Owner, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Scott Kilrea Retired, President, The Letco Group LLC
Roger McEniry Partner, Dolan, McEniry Capital Management
Tom Moran Chairman, Moran & Company
Jim Murphy President and Chairman, Grow Forward
Bob Murphy Retired, SVP, Commercial Real Estate Services, Wintrust Financial Corporation
John Russell Founder, Versatile Capital Management
Ira Schulman Managing Principal and Co-Founder, Walton Street Capital
David Shaw Managing Partner, Harbor Capital LLC
Bill Shean President, Shean & Co. Inc.
Bob Thomas Community Philanthropist
Lee Tenzer+ Retired, Chairman and CEO, The Letco Group, LLC
Allen Weaver Retired, Senior Managing Director, Prudential Capital Group
Associate Board
Chair: Alex Roman* (William Blair & Co.)
Vice Chair: Janie Pelisek (Cressey & Co.)
Soirée Event Chair: Jake McCann (Old National Bank)
Michael Adegoke* Post-Baccalaureate Student
Drew Alexander Wells Fargo Commercial Banking
Stephanie Alvarez* LifeStance Health
Tom Bolanowski CIBC
Jamilla Brooks RSM
Nick Bugden Ernst & Young LLP
Aldo Malaquias Cabrera* PhD Student at UIC
Dominica Chada Epsilon
Matthew Clark Merrill Lynch
Rogelio Duenas* ComEd
Michael Educate Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
Danny Goode William Blair & Co.
Melissa Gracia* After School Matters
Robert Grayson Expedia Group
Ani Gutierrez* Deloitte
Mark Guzik Antares Capital
Jake Hamlin Merrill Lynch
Manny Hodzic* William Blair
Patrick Hogan* Sidley Austin, LLP
Jack Howell JP Morgan
Bryan Jacobson Chapman and Cutler LLP
Bobby Jewell Guaranteed Rate
Key: * Murphy Scholar Alumni
Kevin Konsler Round Lake Area High School
Ryan Konsler Merrill Lynch
Stephen Konsler Vestor Capital
Salvatore Licata PepsiCo
Tom Lyons CFOx
Charlie Michelin Balyasny Asset Management
Coel Morcott BCG X
Karl Morcott Northwestern Kellogg MBA Candidate
Khalifah Muhammad* US Railroad Retirement Board
Jack Murphy Wintrust
Kelly Murphy Private Family Office Controller
Chris Novo* Goldman Sachs
Denny Paskali* William Blair & Co.
Rebecca Peigh Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Inc.
Brittany Restauri PwC
Ashley Rezin Balyasny Asset Management
Mario Rodriguez* Goldman Sachs
Nic San Jose Bridge Investment Group
Emmanuel Sarpong* BIG Construction
Ross Schoenfeld Cross Keys Capital, LLC
Katelynn Soto* Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jordan Southworth RSM
Ryan Suniga U.S. District Courts
Matthew TaylorMorgan Stanley
Samantha Vanek RSM
Alex Wildes Enova
Konrad Wilk* Eversight
