Associate Board

The Open Books Associate Board is an energetic group of exciting people who hail from a wide spectrum of occupations and are joined together by a love of literacy. We’re always looking for young professionals from all fields who want to share their time, talents, and connections for the cause! Associate Board Members spread the word about Open Books to their networks, help plan and execute fantastic fundraising events, are willing to make a 2-year commitment, and are comfortable with a $1,000 individual fundraising goal. If these sound like things you can do, we’d love to meet you!

The Open Books Associate Board brings on new members two times per year: January and July. Our next info session will be in April 2024 and the date will be announced in early March 2024.

If you have any questions or to RSVP for an info session, please contact our Associate Board Recruitment Committee: abrecruit@open-books.org.

Nancy Coletto - Executive Committee Member Aon
Ning He - Executive Committee Member Morgan Lewis
Courtney Hummel - Executive Committee Member Wolters Kluwer
Gina Ray - Executive Committee Member West Monroe
Mark Reddel - Executive Committee Member Museum of Science and Industry
Elijah Ampo Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Sara Anderson Illinois State Bar Association
Connor Blankenship TC Energy
Ben Bollinger McMaster-Carr
Brenda Chirinos Cabrera Wintrust Bank
Nancy Cohen Management Consulting
Lauren Davis IBM
Briana Eames State of Illinois/Human & Social Services
Lexi Fiedler CCS Fundraising
Evan Frazier Marquette Associates
Francesca Fridman NDVR
Jacob Gordon Morningstar
William Holland Wintrust
Emily Houtsma Orsted
Max Joubert
Nicholas Kinney University of Illinois Chicago
Kate Kiriakou Workiva
Kristen Klein Sun & Swell Foods
Sean Koller McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Jennifer Latshaw Chicago Architecture Center
Lindsey Lucenta Ruder Finn
Micah Matthews Redwood Literacy
Marissa Meadows Claro Healthcare
Jon Myalls CDW
Neil Nandi Crowell & Moring LLP
Rohun Pai Education Consulting
Maya Portillo McCormick Foundation
Jamal Saghir James Hardie Building Products
Nicole Schaul Bank of America
Maeve Simon Brunswick Group
Alexander Sims Wolters Kluwer
Jessie Spangler Virgin Hotels
Clare Sullivan Cabrera Capital Markets
Amita Sweeney Capital One
Jessica Vickerman McMaster-Carr
Rebecca Warren Blue River PetCare

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago (YNPN Chicago)’s Associate Board Of The Year 2022