Save the Date and Join Us!
A Spring of Opportunity
Friday, April 30, 2027, 6pm
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Join us for A Spring of Opportunity, an event dedicated to celebrating Chicago’s next generation of leaders and supporting them on their academic journeys.
We hope you can help celebrate this life-changing program and hear the inspiring stories of program scholars and alumni.
2027 Benefit Co-Chairs: Farah Adhi, Keerthy Batavia, Michelle Carlson, Stephanie Cohen, Carolyn Dammrich, Dennis Daughtridge, James Goeke, Kristina Mulhall, Cameron Parker, Sindhura Sadanand, and Alexandria Shomber-Warner
Your Support will help Fund:
Have questions, or want to learn more about available benefit sponsorship opportunities this year? Contact Morgan Busbey, Associate Director of Constituent Engagement, at (312) 582-7800 or [email protected].
A Special Thanks to our 2026 Benefit Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors
Tim and Paula Friedman
Sarah Henz and Mike Hollander
Cindy and Mike O’Connor
The Sidley Austin Foundation
Michael and Pamela Gordon Family Foundation
Jill and John Levi
Diane Saltoun and Bruce Braun
TransUnion
Chris Cartwright and Elisa Giacomelli
Jymme and Steve Chaouki
Access Sponsors
Meg and Karl Frey
Brian and Christina Greviskes
Nicole and Brad Mann
Rachel and Aaron Martell
Georgy Ann and Bill Peluchiwski
Abby and Mason Phelps
Bluhm Family Foundation
Club Pilates
Logistics Property Co
Winston & Strawn
Scholarship Sponsors
Jenny and Jerry Bekkerman
Susan and Scott Brown
Isabel and Austin Carpenter
Erica and Krishnan Chandrasekhar
Lauren and David Chazen
Yeny and Adam Ciborowski
Sarah Cobb
Stephanie and Anita Cohen
Elizabeth and Matt Denison
Kristina and Tom Ehrhart
Mary and Christopher Fifield
Gabriel Fontes de Faria and Grant Gochnauer
Eleni and Steve Griesemer
Krissan and John Jennings
Lena and Andrew Jessen
Erik and Adrienne King
Sophia and Vladimir Ladouceur
Margaret Egan Lawler and Mike Lawler
Kerrie Maloney Laytin
Ami and Eric Liu
Nichole Lopez-Tackett and Jaron Parry-Tackett
Thomas Meyers and Suzanne Lynch
Dara and Ross Milner
Jay and Amy Novak
Kim and Manny Picciola
Jalen Ross and Elizabeth LaBossiere
Laura and Charlie Tribbett
GCM Grosvenor
Latin School of Chicago
May River Capital
Outline Interiors by Laura Tribbett
Francis W. Parker School
Ropes & Gray
Strategic Equity Investors
Taxman, Pollock, & Bekkerman, LLC Trial Attorneys
Ventas
Opportunity Sponsors
Farah and Praveen Adhi
Katie and Chris Barber
Sami Chaouki and Scott Hendrickson
Prab and Bhav Chawla
Karen and Arne Duncan
Jenny Farver and Matt Notowidigdo
Charlie and Mary Gofen
Arla and Joel Gomberg
Helen Han and Dan Pan
Emily and D.J. Hoffman
Irene and Rich Parisi
Rohita Rajkumar and Shamik Mukherjee
Deanna Ryan
Brown Brothers Harriman
CIBC
Macia Imports Inc.
Strauss Borrelli PLLC
Enrichment Sponsors
Nidhi Agrawal and Noah Weiss
Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear and Andres Alvear
Leslie and Bill Barker
Keerthy and Nirav Batavia
Nichole and Aaron Charfoos
Dennis Daughtridge and Dale Meyer
Elizabeth and Timothy Devine
Mariana and Paul Ingersoll
Pat and Jenny Kernan
Cathy and Michael Lee
Sindhura and Vivek Sadanand
Daisie and Michael Siska
Casey and Matt Ray
Andrea and Andrew Ross
Dr. Stephanie Ross
Julia and Errett Van Nice
Kirsten and Ned Villers
Ruyin Xue and Alexander Weiss
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Photobooth Sponsor
Club Pilates
Video Production Sponsor
Jenny Farver and Matt Notowidigdo
In-Kind Auction Item Sponsors
Jon and Stacie Dennis
Farah and Praveen Adhi
Evermore Orlando Resort
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