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 on a quarterly basis. Please attend one of our quarterly info sessions to learn more. Sessions are held at Open Books West Loop, located at 651 W. Lake.

If you have any questions or to RSVP for an session, please contact our Associate Board Recruitment Committee: [email protected]s.org.

RSVP to an Info session:

March 19
June 4
August 6
December 3

Associate Board Events

Make The Case

Open Books & Laugh!

Team Bookin' It

Michelle Prestidge - Chair Deloitte

Miranda Freeman - Vice Chair Morneau Shepell

Kaitlin Larson - Secretary Immaculate Conception – St. Joseph School

Mia Valdez Quellhorst - Treasurer WITS: Working in the Schools

Anj Danar UBS Asset Management

Alyssa Davis NowPow

Christine Derck Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Kristi Falzon Linkedin

Rica Fils Empyre Strikes Back LLC

Emily Fox Johnson Institutional Management

Abigail Gavrila Bureau van Dijk

Abby Hagler Northwestern University

Mary Hale University of Illinois at Chicago

Ashley Hofmann American Hospital Association

Erika Lowerr Groupon

Jillian Madden Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Tyrone Martinez -Black Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning

Adilla Menayang William Reed Business Media

Jessica Mondics Prophet

Veronica Nevarez Esperanza Healthcare

Amanda Nyren Interior Define

Rohun Pai Huron Consulting Group

Chloe Pooler KPMG

Catherine Reidy Henry Crown and Company

Howard Ruan Former Book Donation Coordinator and now at University of Chicago Divinity School

Ariana Schachne Chicago International Charter School- Empowered Schools

Maggie Schultz Bostrom

Cori Stewart AllianceChicago

Neena Vasavan Deloitte

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago (YNPN Chicago)’s Associate Board Of The Year 2014