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
Amanda Bates-Kravitz
Director of Programs
Rebecca Connie
Sr. Manager of Data Narration
Kimberly Hawkins
Director of Advancement
Amy Huang
Executive Director
Kiana Kali
Communications Associate
Lydia Lara
Post-Secondary Support Assoc.
Jasmine Nelson
Sr. Manager of Post-Secondary Coaching
Christine Witnik
Operations Consultant
Gabriella Pierre-Louis
Manager of Partnerships
Meet The UtmostU Board of Directors
Lauren Akainyah
Vice President of the Diverse Markets Channel, ADP
Tosha Downey
Sr Program Officer, State and Local Government Relations
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Patricia Ford
Executive Director
Steans Family Foundation
Shannon Fuller
Vice President of Talent at Health Care Services Corp.
Daniel Johnson
Digitial Specialist
Microsoft
Thackston Lundy
Vice President of Workforce Pathways at Accelerate U, a division at National Louis University
Greg Mooney
President
Comer Science & Ed. Foundation
Mike Pincus
Retired Capital Markets and Commercial Banking Executive, BMO Financial Group
Patricia J. Redd
Retired Community Schools Initiative Leader, Chicago Public Schools
Ronald Seymore
Advisory Managing Director
Enterprise Solutions, KPMG US
Eric Weinheimer
Senior Vice President and
Philanthropic Strategist Nonprofit Consulting Services
Bank of America