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A ROAD TO EXCELLENCE
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Dear Friends,
HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS HELPS economically disadvantaged, academically motivated kids succeed in high school and beyond via our educational enrichment program of Academic Excellence, College Readiness and Lifeline Mentoring. Since our inception over 25 years ago, HFS Chicago Scholars has provided a passport to success for each of our scholars. Our scholars are capable and resilient and go the extra mile every day, taking the necessary steps to fulfill their dreams. Their path can be filled
with obstacles, and the road is not always smooth, but our scholars move forward with a determination that is astonishing.
Princeanna (featured on the back cover) strives for excellence while supporting her mother’s ongoing battle with cancer. Her mother’s strength and HFS are guides for her continued success. After achieving all A’s senior year, she is attending Pomona University this fall on a full-tuition scholarship.
Angelic, a first-generation college-bound scholar, studies hard, stays up late, and does not let anything diminish her confidence. Although her mother passed away at a young age, Angelic is determined to make a difference. With the support of HFS, she gained self-confidence to do well in school and is now a freshman at the University of Dayton. The HFS Family – our staff, mentors, alumni and board members – provides an extended family to support our scholars’ journey of excellence and their road to success. Our scholars not only make the grade, they are leaders in their schools and communities, providing service to those in need. There is no stopping them!
We thank you for your generous support. We will continue to provide opportunities to underserved scholars so that they may continue their journey to success, reach for the stars, and shine.
Sincerely,
ACADEMIC E XCELLENCE COLLEGE RE ADINESS LIFELONG MENTORING
DESIRÉE PEPPER-VENZANT MICHAEL J. KENNELLYExecutive Director Founder & Chairman
A Road to Excellence is said to be “A journey of a thousand miles beginning with one step.”Chinese proverb
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PASSPORT TO SUCCESS
8TH GRADE / STANDBY
Application
Two rounds in-person interviews
Receive HFS Scholarship
HFS-funded Summer classes
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Mentor matching and begin monthly all HFS (scholars, mentors, staff) meetings
Begin monthly individual meetings with Directors of Academics
STEM academic enrichment program
College tours begin - 2 each year
SOPHOMORE YEAR / FREQUENT FLYER
Explore colleges & careers
Financial literacy workshops
HFS College & Career Fair
Continue STEM academic enrichment program
JUNIOR YEAR / WORLD TRAVELER
HFS-funded ACT prep classes
College application workshops
Begin monthly meetings with HFS college counselor
Résumé writing classes
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FAFSA & financial aid workshops
Completion of 160 service hours over 4 years
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LIFELONG MENTORING
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Service Hours 2018-2019
HFS Chicago Scholars strives to make sure that every scholar is a well-rounded person who helps to serve others. We perform over 40 hours of service each year and are involved in many clubs and activities. We are individually paired with a mentor, and we meet monthly with a Director of Academics who helps to keep us on track. With guidance from my HFS College Director, I will attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.” — Chavon
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MIKE KENNELLYHFS Board Chairman, Ankura Consulting Group
ALEX AGRAN Endurance
HEATHER ALBRIGHTStout
JIM ALLEGRETTIDeloitte LLP
SHAY BAHRAMIRADComEd
DEAN BEKASPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
JOSHUA BENJAMINExelon
KEVIN BLITZCapital One
KEVIN CALLAHANFairway Capital Management
JOANNE CAMPANILEByline Bank
KATHY CLOLINGERHFS Chicago Scholars
JEN CLUNE Clune Construction
JIM CONVERYLaner Muchin Ltd.
CHRIS COOLEY Kirkland & Ellis LLP
DENNIS CROWLEY
JORDAN CURNES IIMicroTransponder
JOSEPH DIMBERIOTwin Bridge Capital Partners
JENNIFER DRISCOLLNorthern Trust
ERNEST FIORANTEHilco Global
BRIAN GALLAGHERTwin Bridge Capital Partners
TONY GARCIABoeing
MARK GERTZOFTCW Direct Lending
KARA GOODWINBMO Harris Bank
STEVE GRIMESWinston & Strawn LLP
DAVID HILGERWintrust
JON HINARD
JOHN KELLERProtiviti Inc.
JAMES P. JONESThe Edward Don & Company
JOHN KAVANAUGH EY
EDWARD KELLERNavigant
HON. MATTHEW KENNELLYU.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
DAVID KUCERACapital One
JAMES LENTZ
VERNIS LIKESSamuel, Dewitt Proctor Conference Inc.
KERRI LINKHL Consulting Services LLC
JASON LOVELACESPINS
SUZANNE MARTINEZ
KEVIN MCCARTY West Monroe Partners
MARK MCCARVILLEBraydon Partners
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Arthur J. Gallagher
SEAN MEEHANLaSalle Investment Management
SCOTT MEYERWillis Tower Watson
TAMARA MEYERWellCare Health Plans Inc.
ALISON MILLEROmni Management Group
J. JAMES O’MALLEYStanton Chase
CARMEN ONTIVEROS*Scott D. Pollock & Associates P.C.
JOE ORLANDOFinancial Renaissance
GEORGE N. PANAGAKIS Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
DONOVAN PEPPER Walgreen Co.
NANCY PETERMAN Greenberg Traurig LLP
FRANK PETITOVivid Seats
CHRISTOPHER PETRINI-POLIHBR Consulting
JERRY PRASSASEmeritus
CHRIS RAUBPPM America
CLAUDIA SARANKPMG LLP
MICHAEL SCOLAROBMO Harris Bank
JAMES SHEEHANCity of Naperville
JOHN SIKORALatham & Watkins LLP
GREGORY TEEGENJPMorgan Chase
DAVID TRACYWells Fargo Advisors
LAURA VAN PEENANWilliam Blair & Company
CHRIS VARONESAesop Communications Group
JOY WALTONHuron Consulting Group
ANDREW WEILDLA Piper LLP
JASON WHITEMorgan Lewis Bockius LLP
SCOTT WILLIAMSSidley Austin LLP
SUZANNE YOONKinzie Capital Partners
BRIAN ZYGMUNT Crowe LLP
FUND • A • SCHOL ARYour gift to HFS Chicago Scholars can ensure another bright and talented student has a passport to success. Our program depends entirely on the support of private donations. Fund a scholar today and make a lasting investment in the life of a deserving scholar.
$10,000+ FUND SPONSOR Fully fund a scholar for two academic years. This magnanimous investment ensures that our scholars are able to obtain a passport to success to achieve their goals and become meaningful contributors to our society.
$5,000+ SENIOR SPONSOR Fully fund a scholar for one academic year. This significant investment ensures that one more student in our com munity has the opportunity to reach their potential.
$2,000+ JUNIOR SPONSOR Fund a scholar’s academic enrichment and mentoring program and ensure their participation in an ACT prep course.
$1,000+ SOPHOMORE SPONSOR Fund a scholar’s academic enrichment program and send them on two college visits.
$500+ FRESHMAN SPONSOR Fund a required summer school prep class for an incoming freshman.
300+ 8th Grade applications received for the seventh year in a row.
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scholars this year who will make up our class of 2023.
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attend one of our 35 different partner high schools.
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS BOARDSHAYAN AHMADWest Monroe Partners
ERNESTO ALMAZANPepper Construction
AFRA ASHRAFPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
CAROLINA AVILA*Power Plan Services
CARY BLACKCrowe LLP
DANIEL BRESNAHAN
JARRETT BROTZMANPPM America
JESSICA BROWNINGThe Mom Project
WENDY CAMPNELLPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
AZEEM CHOUDHURYPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
LIBBY COSTIGANPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
MALCOLM DOUGLASGuggenheim Partners
SARA DRIGGERSPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
SARAH ELLISONPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
MICHAEL FERTLPareto Intelligence
SONJA FILIPOVICBMO Harris Bank
COURTNEY GRUBBPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
CAITLYN HALLERGreenberg Traurig LLP
HILLARY HOTHANVistex Inc.
NATHAN HOWZERiley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
KEARA JENNINGSExelon
SONIA JONESLEARN Charter
ERIN LINEPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
ALEX MAASConstellation
MEREDITH MANSINNECushman & Wakefield
EMILY MCDERMOTTDLA Piper
LUKE MEISSNERTetraVX
TIFFANY MILLERSears Holdings
KELLEY MONZELLA
MICHAEL MULROEMulroe Company LLC
CONNER MURPHYPikes
WENDY PEREZ*North Shore Pediatric Therapy
MICHAEL PINCKNEYBank of NY Mellon
MICHAEL PRALJAKWater Street
ANNEMARIE PUMAKPMG
DANIEL QUINTANA*Twin Bridge Capital Partners
BOBUR RASULOVPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
AARON ROBERTSON*Constellation Brands
MELISSA SEREDAKennedys CMK LLP
JAMIE SHAHMcDonald’s Corporation
MICHI SLOAN VERGANOKPMG
MATT SMITHBDO
SCOTT SMITHAnkura
ALEX STOGINPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
MICHAE SULLIVANKinzie Capital Partners LLC
KIM TALIANKOFiltration Group
JESSE TREVINOCentury 21
BRANDON WALKERGuggenheim Partners
MOLLI WARSHJellyvision
RAY WHEARLEY*Walsh Construction Company
JORDAN WISEWisdomTree Asset Management
JEROD WOLFGRAMPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
KEVIN YOUNGPricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
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HFS • ENDOWMENTTHE HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS Board of Directors conducted a strategic visioning process in 2017-2018 designed to chart our future. The Board determined that the highest priority to ensure the long-term organizational strength was to further invest in our educational enrichment programs:
Academic Excellence • College Readiness • Lifelong Mentoring
To that end, we invested in our program resources, creating positions for a full-time Director of Operations and Director of College Advancement, launching our HFS Alumni Board, establishing uniquely branded academic programs with sponsors (such as the ComEd-HFS Create-A-Spark STEM program) and adding College Persistence and Alumni Connection as core focuses within our existing Lifelong Mentoring program.
We followed that investment by launching the Say Yes! campaign, our first-ever endowment campaign, at the end of 2018 to help ensure the long-term growth and financial stability of HFS Chicago Scholars. The goals of Say Yes! are to:
1. Ensure our financial stability and continued growth;
2. Build a $2,5000,000 endowment to safeguard the long-term stability of the program;
3. Create donor legacy programs to establish scholarships into perpetuity; and
4. Invest in additional scholars and continue to grow HFS.
We are grateful for the receptivity to the program thus far.
• Board member Jordan Curnes, who served as an HFS mentor and helped launch the HFS Young Professionals Board, observed, “I’ve seen the scholars I mentored transform from timid 8th graders into business professionals with jobs in private equity and consulting. HFS fundamentally changes the trajectory of the scholar’s lives. Dynamic programs deserve an endowment.”
• Board member Chris Cooley, who chairs the Say Yes! Campaign, notes that “Elizabeth and I interview prospective HFS scholars every year and are energized by the recipients but struck by how many amazingly qualified kids we just aren’t able to fund. We’re going to close that gap one scholar at a time.”
Please contact HFS Executive Director Desirée Pepper-Venzant at [email protected] if you would like to take part in this mission-driven opportunity to make a difference in the life of a high-achieving, academically motivated, economically disadvantaged Chicago high school student.
ENDOWMENT COMMITMENTS:
$100,000 - $250,000 Christian & Elizabeth CooleyJordan CurnesJoseph DimberioBrian GallagherMike Kennelly
$50,000 - $99,999Kevin & Peggy CallahanJohn & Kara GoodwinJohn KavanaughJames & Tamara MeyerMark & Kathryn McCarvilleJ. James & Debbie O’MalleyNancy PetermanThe Sikora Family
Up to $49,999Ernie FioranteJohn McLaughlin
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Evelyn Aguayo De La Salle InstituteAugustana College
Angelic Edwards-RojasLoyola Academy
University of Dayton
Jessica KissiDe La Salle Institute
Bates College
William QuirozCristo Rey Jesuit High School
Dominican University
Ariel Barr Fenwick High SchoolUniversity of Illinois
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Nathalia EspinozaSt. Benedict
Preparatory SchoolDenison University
Elizabeth KryvokulskyFenwick High School
Loyola University
Kavita RamTrinity High School
University of Michigan
Chavon Bowers-StrongFenwick High SchoolUniversity of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Ramses FloresFenwick High School
DePaul University
Moises LopezSt. Ignatius College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nia SosaSt. Ignatius College Prep
American University
Joy BowlingDePaul College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sergio GaonaMarist High SchoolPurdue University
Karina LechugaLoyola Academy
University of Wisconsin - Madison
LaKeisha WilliamsSt. Benedict Preparatory School
DePaul University
Erik CebreroSt. Ignatius College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Caylan GatesProvidence St. Mel High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniela NavarroDe La Salle Institute
Saint Xavier University
Indya WoodsFenwick High SchoolUniversity of Illinois
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THANK YOU for your investment in our future. We are so excited to attend college this year. 82% of us are first-generation college students! Our journey would not be possible without your support.
— HFS CLASS OF 2019
Cecilia ChavezCristo Rey Jesuit High School
St. Augustine College
Princeanna GibsonTrinity High School
Pomona College
Alondria NelsonFenwick High SchoolSaint Louis University
Citlalli ZavalaDe La Salle Institute
Trinity College
Paulina CorreaMother McAuley High School
Pitzer College
Brian GuzmanCristo Rey Jesuit High School
Arrupe College
Jasmine ParrasJosephinum Academy
of the Sacred HeartTrinity College
Marc ZavalaSt. Rita of Cascia High School
Robert Morris University
Cristian CortezDePaul College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jadore HernandezTrinity High School
Saint Xavier University
Berenice PerezDe La Salle Institute
St. Olaf College
Nicholas CruzDePaul College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Natalie HuffLoyola Academy
Dominican University
Britney PhamSt. Ignatius College PrepNorthwestern University
Marcos Cuzco, Jr.St. Ignatius College Prep
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aniyha Jones Providence St. Mel High School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DeJanne PhillipsHoly Trinity High School
North Central College
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13th Annual Leadership Breakfast
HFS Chicago Scholars is pleased to honor Steve Lombardo, Founder and Owner, Gibsons Restaurant Group, at the 2019 Leadership Breakfast. We are also excited to welcome our keynote
speaker, alumnus, Yi Wei ’06, valedictorian of St. Ignatius College Prep and a Harvard University graduate. Thank you to our wonderful co-chairs who generously support the mission of HFS Chicago Scholars.
CO-CHAIRS:Tom Andreesen, ProtivitiBob Clark, Clayco
Photos from HSF’s 12th Annual Leadership Breakfast.
HONOREE & KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Patrick Fitzgerald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFormer U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
CO-CHAIRS:Patrick Canning, KPMG LLPTom Fitzgerald, Winston & Strawn LLPSteve Fort, Turner Construction
HFS Chicago Scholars 13th Annual Leadership Breakfast
Thursday, September 26, 20197:30 – 9:00 AM
The Palmer House Hilton17 E. Monroe StreetChicago, IL 60603
Dave Kucera, Capital OneSteve Lombardo, III, Gibsons Restaurant Group
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F I N A N C I A L O V E R V I E WHFS Chicago Scholars Statement of Activities for the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.
2019 2018Operating Endowment Total Total
Revenues $ 888,295 $ 361,396 $ 1,249,692 $ 889,215
Investment income 33,001 10,562 43,562 9,199
Expenses
Program expense 721,827 – 721,827 656,467
Management expense 51,668 – 51,668 72,200
Fundraising expense 109,902 – 109,902 84,997
Total expenses 883,398 – 883,398 813,664
Change in net assets 37,898 371,958 409,856 84,750
Net assets – Beginning of year 1,280,945 – 1,280,945 1,196,195Net assets – End of year $ 1,318,844 $ 371,958 $ 1,690,802 $ 1,280,945
As of June 30, 2019, endowment commitments total $1,090,000 to be received over the next five years.
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EVENTS & NEWS
T he ComEd - HFS Stem CREATE a Spark program launched this year to great success. This first-of-its-kind program is part of ComEd’s Community of the Future in Bronzeville, a collaborative effort of local residents and ComEd to use smart grid technologies to create a connected, green
and resilient community and enhance people’s everyday lives.
Throughout the 2018-2019 school year, HFS Chicago Scholars freshmen ventured to ComEd’s Chicago Training Center (and one memorable session at the Art Institute of Chicago) for Saturday sessions to learn about smart grid technology and how it can be used to increase the sustainable use of resources.
Our Scholars were instructed and mentored by ComEd and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) scientists and engineers. The sessions culminated in an end of year competition between and among the students, who formed groups to propose innovative ideas that would help the community better sustain energy.
The HFS teams were led by Directors of Academics (and HFS alums) Lucia Botello and Wendy Perez with support from Director of Operations Jennett Wilson. Team BACK (Bryce Choice from De La Salle Institute, Austin Ayite and Chris Iwuoha from St. Patrick High School, and Kamron Brown from St. Joseph High School, supported by their ComEd mentor Hiva Nasiri) won first place for their Smart Pathway framework designed to save energy and make it safer for people to walk neighborhood streets at night. This “bright idea” earned Team BACK a $2,000 scholarship to use toward their high school tuition and the opportunity to share the HFS Chicago Scholars and ComEd Create a Spark programs with the entire Chicago community. These Scholars were featured on ABC 7 Chicago morning show. We are so grateful to ComEd President Terence Donnelly for his active leadership of the ComEd-HFS STEM program, and to (HFS Board member) Shay Bahramirad and Sandor Williams for creating the program and partnering with HFS Chicago Scholars! We look forward to doubling the program in the 2019-2020 school year, when our sophomores will continue the program and we will have a separate program for the new HFS freshmen!
ComEd-HFS STEM Program
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DONORS: JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019
ENDOWMENT AND FUND SPONSORSBMO Harris BankByline BankKevin and Peggy CallahanChristian and Elizabeth CooleyJordan and Jennifer CurnesDaniel P. Haerther Charitable TrustJoseph and Amy DimberioErnest FioranteBrian and Lauren GallagherGlass Solutions Inc.Greenberg Traurig LLPITWJackson National Life Insurance CompanyJohn and Carolyn KavanaughMichael KennellyKirkland & Ellis LLPKPMG LLPLatham & Watkins LLPKerri LinMark and Kathryn McCarvilleTamara MeyerJ. James and Debbie O’MalleyNancy PetermanRivers CasinoClaudia Saran and Todd ZaytiJohn and Lacey SikoraSterling BayTurner ConstructionWalgreen Co.Scott WilliamsWinston & Strawn LLPWintrust
SENIOR SPONSORSAnkuraAntares Capital LPJoseph AntunovichArthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services Inc.Bank of AmericaDean and Mary BekasKathy and David ClolingerClune Construction CompanyDennis and Sharon CoughlinCrowe LLPBunker CurnesDLA Piper LLPEnvironmental Systems Design Inc.EYPatrick and Jennifer FitzgeraldGoetz Family FoundationKara and John GoodwinGurtz Electric Co.
HBR ConsultingThomas E. HillPhilip Hodson and Lynn Bliesath-HodsonHuron Consulting GroupJames and Ellen JonesJones DayKing & Spalding LLPKevin and Robyn McCartyMatt MoorePeoples GasPNC BankProtiviti Inc.Jim and Sarah SheehanSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPSkender FoundationTalentRISEThe Hill GroupThe Inland Real Estate Group Inc.The Northern Trust CompanyThe Willis FoundationWest Monroe PartnersJason and Laura WhiteSuzanne Yoon and Luke Molloy
JUNIOR SPONSORSAAC Inc.Shayan AhmadHeather AlbrightJames AllegrettiApplied Finance Group Ltd.Associated BankJamerson & Bauwens Electrical, Ken BauwensBill Bartholomay Foundation, in honor of Scott MeyerCitigroupComEdConagra BrandsDennis and Renee CrowleyCrown Corr Inc.Deloitte LLPF.E. Moran Inc.First Merchants BankDean and Jennifer FischerThomas P. FitzgeraldGreat Lakes Plumbing and Heating CompanyDavid GreerIrish Woods FoundationJLLJohn KellerKelso-Burnett Co.LaSalle Investment ManagementJoseph LearnerAmy LeeTodd Lippman, CBRELocke Lord LLP
Peter MalecekJohn McLaughlinMechanical Inc.Trisha MowbrayNavigantNew Frontiers FoundationNewmark Knight FrankNixon Peabody LLP, James E. LentzPavey Family Foundation The Cleveland FoundationPerformance Contracting Inc.Chris and Emily RaubRes Publica GroupJames and Laura RothJoseph W. SchmidtHarry SeigleGregory SorokaThe Northridge Group Inc.The Robert Thomas Bobins FoundationThomson ReutersThorne Associates Inc. Dave and Aimee TracyJerry TurnerUPSWells Fargo AdvisorsMary Therese Wolf
SOPHOMORE SPONSORSAlex AgranShay BahramiradBig Shoulders FundAileen BlakeBoeingStephen and Diedra BurnsJoanne CampanileChatham FinancialContinental Painting & Decorating Inc.Jessica DanielsTom and Claire DannenbergFitzgerald Marketing & Communications LLCJack and Stephanie FlynnRichard ForandAnthony GarciaGEM Realty CapitalJon HinardJ&M DiDonato Family FoundationJesse Trevino Real Estate Chicago, Century 21 SGR Inc.Gary and Ann KarchEdward KellerKey Bank National AssociationPatrick LaniganMichael and Carolyn LaughlinLexisNexis
Mark MandichMaron Electric CompanyDaniel MarszalekSuzanne MartinezRocco and Roxanne MartinoArchibald McNeillAlison MillerMimecastJames and Sharon O’SullivanJohn and Lynn PetersonGuy PetrelliPoints of LightJill PowellJerome and Abigail PrassasPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPSonali and Chidambaram RammohanMichael ScolaroMatthew and Mary Beth SmithJoe and Kristin TaylorDaniel and Lisa TiemannTopel Forman LLCVistex Inc.Robert and Sheila Wentland, in memory of Dan KellySteven and Elizabeth Young
FRESHMAN SPONSORS Rina AlvarezAscher BrothersAnthony BalestrieriBernadette BarronJosh BenjaminNathanael BrownWendy CampnellJohn and Kathryn ChandlerCarol and John ClavadetscherRobert and Isabel CurleyJames CzarneckiDavid and Michelle DermenjianMalcolm DouglasSarah EllisonSam FuscoThomas and Marilyn GallagherGary GattonJohn and Karen GordonRichard GrayGuggenheim PartnersPatricia and Joseph HinkelJDI Realty LLCKeara JenningsMatthew and Leigh KennellyKinzie Capital PartnersVincent LazarTiffany MajorsSallie B. MansinneTim and Bobbi McGrath
Adam OrtegaDonovan Pepper and Heidi Waltner-PepperPPM America Inc.Daniel Quintana*Rosemary Rehak, on behalf of my great nieces and nephewsDaniel RimkusAnne and Barry SabloffMichi and Andrea Sloan VerganoLuke and Leeane StifflearJesse TrevinoUSA Fire ProtectionBrandon WalkerDonovan Pepper and Heidi Waltner - PepperDebbie WarshSheri WarshNelson ZamoraBrian Zygmunt
MISSION SPONSORSAnn Marie AchilleAesop Communications GroupMurat AhmedKarl AlbrechtAllstate Insurance Co.Ernesto AlmazanAmazon SmileBruce and Kenna AndersonGregory and Kendell AndersonNiki AnnesJulia ArgentieriZachary AuerbachJennifer AugustianTeresa BackesBrian BackusThomas BajorekBrian BarnabasJohn BaroneSean BarrettJeanne BartelsGene BatengaDouglas BattagliaBenjamin BaylesMary Beth BeattyKyle BentonKyle BentzAllyson BirchmeierSusan BirnbergKrista and Robert BlackElisabeth BlahaKent BornMartin BoulangerBourbon Tile & MarbleWesley BraunDaniel BresnahanPhilip and Susan Brewster
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HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS STAFF
DESIRÉE PEPPER- VENZANTExecutive Director
JOSEPH DONAHUEDirector of Development
JENNETT WILSONDirector of Operations
MATTHEW SUSSDirector of College Advancement
DIRECTORS OF ACADEMICSLUCIA BOTELLO*VIOLETA CERNA-PRADOJOSE GONZALEZ VICKI LAWWENDY PEREZ*MAKEDA QUEENANTONIO THOMASLENA WU
* HFS Alumnus
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Princeanna Gibson 2019HIGH SCHOOL: Trinity High SchoolCOLLEGE: Pomona College
HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS PROVIDED ME WITH resources and lessons
necessary to succeed in life. HFS is more than a scholarship for me; it
is a family that I can always rely on for anything. They helped me work
through the emotional struggles of my mother having cancer, as well as
self-esteem issues of feeling worthy of attending a private school. HFS
helped me become comfortable with express-
ing my leadership skills and embracing things
in my life that are important to me, like service.
Feed My Starving Children is one of my favorite
HFS events. It is a time that every scholar and
mentor is together bonding, making memories
and a difference in the world.
During freshman year we began our college and career readiness journey
with HFS. They stressed the importance of taking advantage of every
opportunity available. Without HFS I would not have been able to attend
Trinity High School and experience a new environment. I was able to step
out of my comfort zone and create everlasting relationships and networks.
Thanks to HFS, I am a Posse Scholar! In the fall, I will attend my dream
school, Pomona College, on a full ride. I am worthy of — and grateful for
— the opportunity to have received a wonderful education. I will continue
to do my best and make my mother and my HFS family proud!
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