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Event ID: 1009079
| Organization: | Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP |
| Location: | 525 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL | Google Map |
| Geographical Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Kathleen Abbott, AB'95 (Environmental Studies) |
| Host Title: | Attorney |
| About the Organiztion: | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in the nation's largest centers of business, government, finance and technology and an affiliated entity in London, England. With over 650 attorneys in more than 40 areas of practice, Katten provides timely and cost-effective counsel to clients in numerous industries. Katten provides advice for a wide range of public and private companies – from entrepreneurial, emerging-growth, and middle market firms to global Fortune 100 corporations – as well as government entities, institutions of higher learning, museums and a host of other charitable and cultural organizations. Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has one of the most extensive and renowned real estate practices in the United States, with over 100 Real Estate attorneys firmwide. With their London affiliate – Katten Muchin Rosenman Cornish LLP – their practice has developed an international presence with combined experience in the US and European real estate and real estate capital markets, enabling to provide premier servicing solutions and capabilities on both sides of the Atlantic. |
| About the Host: | Kathleen Abbott has expertise in commercial litigation and real estate transactions and her present duties are large-scale commercial real estate transactions. She spent five years practicing commercial and general litigation in a large, San Francisco law firm. Her practice focused on mass tort and product liability litigation. Earlier this year she relocated back to Chicago and switched to real estate transactional work. In addition to her AB in Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago, Kathleen Abbott also received a JD in 2002 from the University of California. |
| Special Requirements: | A conflict check and confidentiality agreement may be required. The extern will spend time with Ms. Abbott as well as Jason Vismantas, a paralegal in her group and a fellow Chicago alum. |
Event ID: 1009173
| Organization: | Sugar, Friedberg & Felsenthal |
| Location: | 30 North LaSalle Street Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60602 | Chicago Metro Area | Google map |
| Host Name: | Leland H. Chait, AB'81(Political Science), JD'88 |
| Host Title: | Partner |
| About the Organiztion: | In 1981, Sugar, Friedberg & Felsenthal LLP began as a law firm focused on general business and estate planning. Since then, the firm and its practice have grown, as has the breadth of services we provide. We continue to represent virtually all of the clients we represented in 1981, and have added many more over time. We pride ourselves on the level and strength of our relationships both with our clients and with each other. We think our clients stay with us because we provide highly individualized service, because we cherish them, and because we approach their complex problems in a creative, enthusiastic and interdisciplinary manner. Experience, Judgment and Understanding. Our partners have been practicing for an average of 24 years. Since we hire only experienced associates, the average for all attorneys in the firm is 18 years in practice. This experience and maturity means that our clients benefit from seasoned judgment and a sympathetic understanding of their situation. We are able to serve not merely as technicians, but as true counselors, advising clients, their businesses, and their families, as they grow and evolve. We approach every matter we handle, for every client, as one step in our ongoing relationship with that client. This means that even when a new client seeks us out for our expertise on a particular and limited problem, we approach this not as an isolated project, but as the base on which to build an enduring relationship. For new clients therefore, as well as for existing clients, we make sure that work is handled expeditiously, efficiently and economically. Because we do, in fact, treat every client as our best, every client receives our best efforts, our undivided attention and the full benefit of our skill and experience. |
| About the Host: | Leland Chait holds an AB'81 in Political Science and a JD'88 from the University of Chicago. His expertise is in antitrust ligitation and counseling, healthcare regulatory matters;trying and preparing for trial complex commercial litigation, such as class action cases. As a Partner at Sugar, Friedberg & Felsenthal, he is head of litigation and regulatory matters here. Day-to-day he (1) meets with his partners about legal problems their clients face that need his attention; (2) meet with other partners and associates to hand off work, or assist with work being completed; (3) meet with clients about information he needs from them to assist them, to provide them legal advice, or to obtain more legal work; (4) write motions, briefs, memoranda; (5) determine strategies as to how to address client needs. He has a political background and his work experience includes writing speeches for a number politicians and public offices. |
| Special Requirements: | The student must agree to keep confidentiality and sign an agreement. |
Event ID: 1009352
| Organization: | The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Location: | Art Institute of Chicago Dept. of Museum Education 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Lucas Livingston, AM'02 (Ancient Mediterranean World) |
| Host Title: | Senior Programs Coordinator, Museum Education |
| About the Organiztion: | The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Education Department is an Internationally recognized art museum with encyclopedic, world-class collection. For more information about the Education Department, please visit: www.artic.edu |
| About the Host: | Lucas Livingston coordinates the Elderhostel program in the Senior Programs division of the Museum Education Department at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute is a host for a week-long Elderhostel tour program for seniors 55 and over. Mr. Livingston is with the program participants almost every step of the way as they enjoy a week at a downtown private club, daily private gallery talks, and evening excursions to theater and symphony. Mr. Livingston designs the Elderhostel agenda by recruiting staff lecturers, booking entertainment venues, and coordinating with departments throughout the museum. He also gives gallery talks for Elderhostel and the general public. Mr. Livingston also coordinates the efforts of approximately 30 volunteer lecturers for the Art Insights program, an outreach program delivering slide show presentations to nursing homes and senior centers throughout the greater Chicago area. He received his BA from the University of Notre Dame in Ancient Civilization and German and his AM. from the University of Chicago’s Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World. Before earning his master’s degree, Mr. Livingston worked as a computer consultant at the University of Notre Dame Library and continues to work as a freelance consultant. Promptly upon earning his master’s degree, he began volunteering in the Ancient Art Department at the Art Institute; he then worked in the Asian Art Department for two years before joining the Department of Museum Education in late 2004. |
Event ID: 1009510
| Organization: | Sherman School of Excellence |
| Location: | 11000 West 52nd Street, Chicago, IL | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Azell Madden, AM'94 |
| Host Title: | School Social Worker |
| About the Organiztion: | The William T. Sherman School of Excellence is the first No Child Left Behind Act Turn-Around School in the Chicago Public Schools system. The elementary school was reconstituted during the 2006 summer period under the turn-around model, allowing students to return to their home school for the start of the new school year. Turn-around schools are low performing schools that reopen under new management. The school is operated under the Academy for Urban School Leadership. Amongst its quality staff, Sherman has seven National Board Certified/Golden Apple Award-winning teachers. |
| About the Host: | Azell Madden Jr. holds an AM'94 in Social Service Administration (Policy & Administration) from the University of Chicago. He has expertise in school social work, child welfare in both the public and private sectors, and social service administration. As a school social worker, Azell's present duties are to develop resources, provide teacher in-services, and provide individual and group counseling. Mr. Madden's work experience includes direct service and administration of multiple programs from foster care and adoption to teen parenting, licensing of foster homes, post-adoption services, medical social work. |
| Special Requirements: | Must be a motivated individual with an interest in social work who has good organizational skills and the ability to perform tasks without direct supervision. |
Event ID: 1009558
| Organization: | Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
| Location: | 550 W Washington, Chicago IL. |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Amy Stephen, MBA'02 |
| Host Title: | Associate Director Risk Management, Clearing House Division |
| About the Organiztion: | We are the clearing house for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). We clear all trades and collect and distribute gains and losses for all member firms. We are also responsible for risk management of all firms' exposures to the clearing house. |
| About the Host: | Amy Stephen holds General Engineering and Environmental Engineering degrees from the University of Illinois and Vanderbilt University respectively. She also received a MBA in Economics and Finance from the University of Chicago. She is currently the Associate Director of Risk Management in the Clearinghouse department within the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Her present duties include overseeing continual market and credit risk monitoring, reviewing member firms' risk management practices and participating in the development of new products. Ms. Stephen has work experience as a consultant to the oil and gas, chemical, and utility industries and federal, state, and local governments in environmental engineering. She was also a Treasury Analyst at Sears as well as a Risk Management Analyst at CME. |
Event ID: 1009395
| Organization: | Lloyd A. Fry Foundation |
| Location: | 120 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603 | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Unmi Song, AB'82 (Economics), MBA'86 |
| Host Title: | Executive Director |
| About the Organiztion: | The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation is a private, independent foundation with an endowment of $175 million. It awards over $7 million in grants annually throughout the city of Chicago. The foundation supports nonprofits serving low-income communities with a focus on Arts and Culture, Education, Employment, and Health. In addition, the Fry Foundation developed and funds an $8 million, five-year High School Initiative aimed at helping six Chicago public high schools build strong learning environments and improve student academic achievement. Fore more information abot the Fry Foundation, please visit: www.fryfoundation.org |
| About the Host: | Ms. Song was vice president of Bankers Trust Company and held positions at Citicorp Investment Bank in New York City, at the First National Bank of Chicago and at Gold Star Tele-Electric Company, in Seoul, Korea. Prior to joining the Fry Foundation, Ms. Song covered employment and welfare policy grantmaking at the Joyce Foundation. Ms. Song has many affiliations with philanthropic and civic organizations. She has served as board chair for the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, overseeing the growth of what is now the nation’s leading Pan-Asian American civil rights group. Ms. Song was also a board member of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. She has expertise in the financial arena. She received her MBA in Finance and International Business in 1986 from the University of Chicago. |
Event ID: 1009394
| Organization: | Chicago History Museum |
| Location: | 1601 N. Clark, Chicago, 60614 | Google map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Meghan Smith, AB'03 (History) |
| Host Title: | Collection Manager for Costumes and Textiles |
| About the Organiztion: | The Chicago History Museum is home to collections and archives that document the history of Chicago, and of the United States as a whole. The museum also houses a research center where records, letters, diaries, maps, and other primary sources are available for the public to use for research and discovery about Chicago's rich history. The Collections Department oversees the physical well-being of the museum's collections, including environmental conditions, storage concerns, location tracking, and exhibition planning. For more information about the Chicago History Museum, please visit: http://www.chicagohistory.org/ |
| About the Host: | The summer after Ms. Smith's third year at the College, she had her first museum experience, interning in the Domestic Life Collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. After graduation, she started a program in Public History and Museum Studies through Indiana University. Part of the curriculum included twenty hours per week at local museums and historical institutions, each internship lasting ten months. Ms. Smith's three internships took place at the Indiana Medical History Museum, the education department of the Indiana Historical Society, and the Costume Collection and Textile Conservation Lab of the Indiana State Museum. Following the completion of her coursework, she accepted her current position at the Chicago History Museum. In the Collections Department, she processes new acquisitions, catalogues objects and works on exhibition planning and preparation, loan couriering, and gallery maintenance. Ms. Smith remembers: "I've always loved history, but it wasn't until my first museum internship that I truly realized the ability of physical objects to evoke memories of places, people, and moments past." |
Event ID: 1009560
| Organization: | Resource Brokerage, LLC |
| Location: | Suite C, 957 North Plum Grove Road Schaumburg, IL 60173-4785 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Michael Walls, EX'85 |
| Host Title: | V.P., Life & Annuities |
| About the Organiztion: | Resource Brokerage is a leading wholesale brokerage general agency in the state of Illinois. We represent the top insurance companies in the their respective markets, and feature extensive local support and unique educational opportunities. Our staff of 30 offers independent insurance brokers over 255 years of experience in this very special marketplace providing a full range of products and services to over 650 customers on an annual basis. For more information about Resource Brokerage, please visit: www.resourcebrokerage.com |
| About the Host: | Michael Walls works as a Vice President and CMO and is in charge of 50% of the company. |
Event ID: 1009342
| Organization: | ZS Associates |
| Location: | 1800 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Tim Katerberg, AB'05 (Public Policy and Political Science) |
| Host Title: | Associate Consultant |
| About the Organiztion: | ZS Associates is a global management consulting firm specializing in sales and marketing strategy, operations and execution. ZS is recognized for its expertise in go-to-market and sales force strategies and its downstream implementation capabilities. ZS helps companies achieve sales success by delivering both issue-specific solutions and large-scale business transformations. For more information about ZS Associated, please visit: www.ZSassociates.com |
| About the Host: | Tim Katerberg has experience in sales and marketing across a variety of industries including information services, high tech, pharmaceuticals, biotech, transportation, raw materials, medical products, manufacturing and consumer goods. He also has experience with sales force transformations, mergers, managing growth and modeling. His present duties include managing and performing analysis to help make recommendations and change processes within clients' organizations. |
| Special Requirements: | All of our work is confidential and the student will need to sign a confidentiality agreement. |
Event ID: 1009418
| Organization: | In/Situm |
| Location: | 225 N. Michigan Ave. (Michigan Plaza)– Suite 1800 |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Jose Tapia, MPP'96 |
| Host Title: | CEO |
| About the Organiztion: | In/Situm provides ethnographic research for new product development and communication guidelines for (consumer) understanding. For more information about In/Situm, please visit: www.insitum.com and www.hispanicunderstanding.com |
| About the Host: | Jose F. Tapia joined In/situm innovation consultancy in 2002, after handpicking start-ups with growth potential. As the result of a successful strategic planning, this company has grown in headcount and profits over 500% during the last three years. As a consultant, he has worked on new business development and reengineering projects in Mexico City ad the US, specializing in the Hispanic market. In this capacity, he has managed projects for such clients as Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., Latin Healthcare Fund and Innovamed Group (health service provider in Latam). He has attained extensive hands-on experience during the last 20 years working for new initiatives carried our by Public Agencies, Corporations, NFPs and Academia, helping organizations think about their future. His experience into the public affairs involved participating in negotiations for the NAFTA and drafting foreign investment guidelines as top government advisor. In the corporate arena as CFO of a healthcare venture he took on M&A responsibilities to create the largest private healthcare network in Mexico. For the Academia, he served as Director of Public Policy and Economics Masters Programs at the Economics Research Center, building a professional network among NY, Mexico City and London. Today, Mr. Tapia leads the company’s strategic growth and development in various countries, while managing account activity for some major clients including Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg and Intel. He also works on developing Hispanic understanding for healthcare initiatives, museums and other NFPs. Mr. Tapia is a native Mexican and has lived in dynamic cities like Seoul, London, Chicago and Mexico City. He is a major in International Relations form Universidad Iberoamericana and has attended graduate schools at both the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. |
| Organization: | Progressive Public Affairs |
| Location: | 1400 N. Halsted Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60622 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Dan Johnson-Weinberger, JD'00 |
| Host Title: | President |
| About the Organization: | Progressive Public Affairs is a professional communications and policy development firm, providing insight and consulting to groups dedicated to progressive causes. You can change the world. We can help. |
Event ID: 1009959
| Organization: | First Analysis Group |
| Location: | Suite 3900 1 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Larry Berlin, AB'89 (History), MBA'94 |
| Host Title: | Research Analyst |
| About the Organiztion: | First Analysis is a leading private growth equity investor. It has one of the longest records (20 years) in private capital investing, transitioning through three major long-term investment cycles. It has invested over $590 million across multiple highly diversified funds and created over $1.4 billion in fund liquidations. It has over $180 million in active portfolio investments and over $100 million to invest in new portfolio companies. First Analysis invests mainly in the United States with a focus on three sectors of expertise: outsourced services, information technology, and chemistry-enabled businesses. It invests for expansion and growth in small and mid-size companies with established business models, high internal growth rates, and large-market leadership potential. First Analysis Securities Corporation provides institutional investors with research on more than 100 publicly traded companies in its sectors of specialization. Their approach—a research focus that encompasses both private and public companies—leads to broad, deep understanding of our industries and companies. First Analysis is committed to long-term, life-cycle industry coverage. First Analysis Securities Corp. (FASC) is a registered broker/dealer with the NASD and SIPC.For more information about First Analysis, please visit: www.fana.com |
| About the Host: | Larry Berlin is a Research Analyst at First Analysis Corporation with venture capital and equity research responsibilities. Mr. Berlin is an active leader in the alumni community having served as President on the University of Chicago Club of Metropolitan Chicago Board, on Class Reunion Committees, and in a variety of programs at CAPS. |
| Organization: | Mercy Hospital |
| Location: | 2525 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616-2477 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Peter Chapman, AB'82 (Psychology), AM'86 |
| Host Title: | Manager, Behavioral Health |
| About the Organization: | Mercy is a Catholic teaching hospital located minutes from Chicago's Loop. As the city's first chartered hospital, Mercy enjoys a rich history of providing the area's most advanced medicine. Today, Mercy continues its mission, led by Sister Sheila Lyne, RSM, and an innovative team of administrators and medical personnel. Innovations in patient care, teaching and research have earned Mercy a top slot among Chicago's leading hospitals. Our specialized team is recognized for excellence, pioneering many leading-edge procedures available today. Ours is a commitment that goes beyond offering breakthrough medicine. We are driven to maintain the highest level of excellence in service. The Mercy spirit shines through in everything we do. At Mercy, we're setting a new gold standard for private, dignified care. Here, you'll find the world-class medicine you expect combined with the compassion and convenience you deserve. It's all part of our mission to help you live well in the city. http://www.mercy-chicago.org/. |
| About the Host: | Peter Chapman holds an AM'86 in clinical Social Work and an AB'82 in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Chicago. He is currently the Manager of Behavioral Health at Mercy Hospital. |
Event ID: 1009143
| Organization: | Symcor Inc. |
| Location: | 311 W. Monroe St., 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Geoff Bonn, AB'96 (Biological Sciences), MBA'03 (Accounting, Finance & Entrepreneurship) |
| Host Title: | Manager, Business Initiatives within the department of Business Development |
| About the Organiztion: | Symcor is a Business Process Outsourcing company. Symcor serves large financial institutions by performing key processing and document production tasks. The environment at Symcor would be interesting to observe for any student interested in a career in finance. The team you will be shadowing builds extensive financial models that support the growth strategy of the company. For more information, please visit: www.symcor.com. |
| About the Host: | Geoff Bonn has expertise in Venture Capital investing, consulting and finance. He works in the business development group and is in charge of managing the client acquistion process and company expansion activities. Mr. Bonn's current duties include managing the deal process during the acquisition of new clients and developing the financial models to support the internal business case for new client business. Mr. Bonn's work experience includes strategy consulting with a top tier firm, venture capital investing with a career IRR of 50% and finance experience with a global Fortune 500 company. |
Event ID: 1009257
| Organization: | Regional Transportation Authority |
| Location: | 175 West Jackson, Suite 1550 Chicago, IL 60604 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Joseph Costello, MBA'83 (Finance) |
| Host Title: | Chief Financial Officer in the department of Finance Administration |
| About the Organiztion: | The RTA's primary responsibility became financial and budget oversight of CTA, Metra and Pace. The RTA also was given responsibility for regional transit planning issues. The RTA's oversight responsibility is guided by the RTA's Board of Directors, who approve an annual budget and two-year financial plan. The Board consists of 12 members and a chairman appointed from the six-county region. The RTA Board also is required annually to review and approve a five-year capital plan, which is a blueprint of the capital activities to be funded by the RTA and executed by the CTA, Metra, and Pace. CTA, Metra and Pace are each led by a Board of Directors which determine levels of service, fares and operational policies. The CTA is governed by the Chicago Transit Board whose seven members are appointed by the Mayor of Chicago and the governor. Metra's Board consists of seven members appointed by the region's county boards and the Mayor of Chicago. Pace is governed by a 12-member Board made up of current and former suburban village presidents and mayors. The RTA is the second largest public transportation system in North America as measured by unlinked passenger trips and provides more than two million rides daily. The combined assets of the RTA are valued at more than $27 billion and include 4,800 bus and rail cars plus 600 vanpool vehicles. The system covers 7,200 route miles in the six-county region that currently has a population of approximately eight million people. This externship will give you a glimse of a very large part of the economy even if you are not interested in a career in government. For more information about RTA, please visit: www.rtachicago.org. |
| About the Host: | The department in which Joseph G. Costello works overseas finance, accounting, budgeting, treasury, HR, procurement and IT. Mr. Costello has served as Chief Financial Officer of the RTA since 1995. Prior to that he worked as a Financial Controller for a multinational transport and logistics company. Previously, Mr. Costello held various management positions with two multinational concerns after serving as an auditor with Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). Mr. Costello received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Costello has his CPA certificate from the State of Illinois, and its government equivalent, Certified Public Finance Officer, from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The GFOA is the premier professional association of state and local finance officers in the United States and Canada, dedicated to the sound management of government financial resources |
| Organization: | RR Donnelly |
| Location: | 11 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606-4301 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Drew Coxhead, MBA'98 |
| Host Title: | Controller |
| About the Organiztion: | RR Donnelley (NYSE: RRD) is the world's premier full-service provider of print and related services, including business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, labels, forms, logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital photography, color services, and content and database management to customers in the publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services and many other industries. The largest companies in the world and others rely on RR Donnelley's scale, scope and insight through a comprehensive range of online tools, variable printing services and market-specific solutions. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.rrdonnelley.com. |
| About the Host: | Drew Coxhead holds an MBA'98 in Finance from the University of Chicago and a SB'90 in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. Mr. Coxhead is a Controller for RR Donnelley. We will identify a small project for the student and will also have them meet with some people in the department. In addition, the student will be able to attend some meetings that would be interesting. |
| Special Requirements: | confidentiality |
Event ID: 1009300
Event ID: 1009302
| Organization: | Attucks Asset Management |
| Location: | 200 W. Madison Street, Suite 2260, Chicago, IL | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Geri Hansen, AM'81 (Economics), MA'83 (Economics) |
| Host Title: | Managing Director |
| About the Organiztion: | A conflict check and confidentiality agreement may be required. The extern will spend time with Ms. Abbott as well as Jason Vismantas, a paralegal in her group and a fellow Chicago alum. |
| About the Host: | Geri Hansen has expertise in Finance and Economics and her present duties include managing investments. |
Event ID: 1009354
| Organization: | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| Location: | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Economic Research Department, 230 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60604-1413 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Rick Mattoon, AM'85 (Public Policy) |
| Host Title: | Senior Economist |
| About the Organiztion: | The Chicago Fed is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks across the United States that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., serve as the central bank for the United States. Congress created the Federal Reserve System in 1913, charging it with the responsibility to foster a sound banking system and a healthy economy. This remains the broad mission of the Fed and its component parts: the 12 Federal Reserve Banks nationwide that each serve a specific region of the country, and the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., which is set up to oversee the Fed System. To accomplish its mission, the Fed: serves as a banker's bank and as the government's bank; serves as a regulator of financial institutions; serves as the nation's money manager, performing a vast array of functions that affect the economy, the financial system, and ultimately, each of us. The externship will provide an opportunity to speak with economists in a range of areas from macro and micro-economics to regional, financial and payment system experts. It is a good opportunity to discuss the array of options open to economics graduates. For more information about the Chicago Fed, please visit: www.chicagofed.org. |
| About the Host: | Rick Mattoon is a senior economist and economic advisor in the economic research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Mattoon's primary research focuses on issues that face the Midwest regional economy. His analysis of electricity restructuring and energy issues, higher education policy, regional economic development and state and local government finance has appeared in numerous publications. Mr. Mattoon also serves as an adjunct associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Mattoon began his career at the Chicago Fed in 1990. In 1997, he left the bank to serve as a policy advisor for economic development, energy and telecommunications to the Governor of Washington. He later served as director of policy and legislation for the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. He returned to the bank in 2001. |
| Special Requirement: | Confidentiality |
Event ID: 1009958
| Organization: | R.J. O'Brien |
| Location: | R.J.O'Brien 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60606 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Karen Northrup, MBA'95 |
| Host Title: | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| About the Organiztion: | R.J. O’Brien, one of the oldest and best known independent futures brokerage firms in the industry, is a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a full clearing member of the Chicago Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Exchange of New York and the New York Board of Trade. R.J. O’Brien offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on every futures exchange worldwide. For more information on R.J. O'Brien, please visit: www.rjobrien.com |
| About the Host: | Karen Northup runs all R.J. O’Brien’s back office departments including Clearing, Balancing and Help Desk operations. The role of the back office is to ensure that trades executed at the various futures exchanges are processed and appear in client accounts correctly. Prior to joining R.J. O’Brien, Karen worked in Corporate Strategy and Development at Citadel Investment Group, a top ten hedge fund. Her experience includes management consulting in the Financial Institutions Group at A.T. Kearney and software development at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Northrup earned her BA from Bowdoin College and her MBA from the University of Chicago. |
Event ID: 1009251
| Organization: | Uniform Law Commission |
| Location: | Uniform Law Commission offices (111 N. Wabash, Suite 1010, Chicago IL) | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Eric Fish, AB'03 (Political Science) |
| Host Title: | Legislative Counsel (Lobbyist) |
| About the Organiztion: | The Uniform Law Commission, now in its 116th year, provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law. The organization comprises more than 300 lawyers, judges, and law professors, appointed by the states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, to research, draft and promote enactment of uniform state laws in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and practical. Since its inception in 1892, the group has promulgated more than 200 acts, among them such bulwarks of state statutory law as the Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Probate Code, and the Uniform Partnership Act. For more information about the Uniform Law Commission, please visit: www.nccusl.org. |
| About the Host: | Eric Fish recived his Bachelor's from the University of Chicago in Political Science in 2003 and his JD from Loyola University in 2006. He has expertise in Law, Government Relations at Local, State, Federal Level, Lobbying. He is currently focusing on Health Care Law, Family Law, Procedural Law. As Legislative Counsel, he builds and maintains relations with our commissioners, legislative contacts, and stakeholders in order to ensure widespread adotpion of uniform acts, provide support to study and drafting committees working on new laws. Mr. Fish has worked for Former Illinois Senator Peter Fitzgerald, Former Illinois Governor George Ryan and current Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin, as well as having worked as a law clerk for a law firm that defended employees of the City of Chicago against federal mail fraud and conspiracy charges. |
Event ID: 1009955
| Organization: | The Children's Memorial Hospital |
| Location: | Children's Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614 |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Tord Alden, AB'89 (Statistics)1 |
| Host Title: | Assistant Professor/Surgeon within the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| About the Organiztion: | Staffed with top pediatric specialists and award-winning nurses, Children’s Memorial Hospital is a freestanding hospital exclusively for kids. CMH offers the newest technologies, provides kid-focused experiences and is dedicated to the health and well-being of all children. As the pediatric teaching facility of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, this commitment drives CMH to be a leader in: pediatric health care delivery, research into the prevention, causes and treatment of diseases that affect children, education for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals and advocacy for the general well-being of all children. As a charitable organization, CMH serves children and their families to the best of its abilities and the limits of its resources. For more information, please visit: www.childrensmemorial.org |
| About the Host: | Tord Alden is a cutting-edge neurosurgeon at Children’s Memorial Hospital and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. His clinical interests include epilepsy surgery, congential malformations, spine, hydrocephalus, oncology, craniofacial disorders, hydrocephalus, and minimally invasive techniques in neurosurgery. His current research centers on the use of stem cells and nanotechnology in the setting of cerebral ischemia. He trained in neurosurgery at the University of Virginia and the Auckland District Health Board in Auckland, New Zealand. He has completed fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle. He is a former research fellow for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons where he studied gene therapy and tissue engineering in neurosurgery. |
Event ID: 1009247
| Organization: | Access Community Health Network |
| Location: | 1501 S. California ave., 6th floor, Chicago IL 60608 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Linda Diamond Shapiro, AB'77, AM'78, MBA'88 |
| Host Title: | Vice President of Strategy in Planning and external affairs |
| About the Organization: | Access Community Health Network is the nation's largest network of federally qualified health centers serving 210,000 patients and operating with a $106 million budget. It operates 50 health centers in medically underserved communities in Chicago and greater Cook and DuPage counties and has a wide variety of programs and services tailored to meet the needs of the communities. |
| About the Host: | Linda Diamond Shapiro is a non-profit executive with expertise spanning strategic planning, program design and management, government affairs, development, public affairs, policy analysis, marketing, and business; research programs; government relations; marketing; public relations; community relations; planning and program management. Previously, she also worked as Special Assistant to the President of the University of Chicago Hospitals nad Health System with a focus on strategy development, external relations, and government affairs. |
Event ID: 1010313
| Organization: | Access Community Health Network |
| Location: | 1501 S. California ave., 6th floor, Chicago IL 60608 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Mickey Eder, AB'77 (Anthropology), PhD'90 (History of Culture) |
| Host Title: | Director of Research Programs |
| About the Organization: | Access Community Health Network is the nation's largest network of federally qualified health centers serving 210,000 patients and operating with a $106 million budget. It operates 50 health centers in medically underserved communities in Chicago and greater Cook and DuPage counties and has a wide variety of programs and services tailored to meet the needs of the communities. |
Event ID: 1009356
| Organization: | Cook County Public Guardians Office |
| Location: | Office of the Cook County Public Guardian-Juvenile Division 2245 W. Ogden 4th floor Chicago, IL 60612 | Chicago Metro Area | Google map |
| Host Name: | Alpa Patel, AB'90 (Political Science) |
| Host Title: | Supervising Attorney |
| About the Organiztion: | The Office of the Cook County Public Guardian employs approximately 300 people of whom approximately 150 are attorneys. The Office is comprised of three divisions: the Disabled Adults Division, Domestic Relations Division, and the Juvenile Division. The Juvenile Division is the largest division of the Office. This division is located at the Cook County Juvenile Court Building. In the Juvenile Division, the Public Guardian acts as attorney and guardian ad litem for approximately 20,000 abused and neglected children. The Public Guardian represents these children from the moment they become involved in the Child Protection Division of Juvenile Court until their case closes. When we are first assigned to a child's case, we must decide pre-adjudication whether or not to advocate for a finding of abuse or neglect. If that finding is made, we become the prime mover in assisting the court to determine whether the child should be returned home or the parent's rights should be terminated, and also under what circumstances visits between the children and parents should occur. Most importantly, we advocate for services for the children and families that are in the best interest of our clients. The child welfare system is frequently a very unkind place for children and it is imperative that must be exceedingly vigilant to make sure they are not again abused or neglected by the very system that is supposed to protect them. For more information about Public Guardian, please visit: www.publicguardian.org |
| About the Host: | After graduating from the University of Chicago in Political Science/Concentration in South Asian Politics, Ms. Patel attended Loyola Law School -graduating in 1994. She has been an attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian since 1994, and has been in her current position as a supervising attorney for the past 2 1/2 years. In addition to working on complex matters, she is responsible for providing supervision and direction to approximately 50 attorneys and numerous other child welfare professionals. |
Event ID: 1009303
| Organization: | O-H Community Partners, Ltd. |
| Location: | 1821 W. Hubbard, Suite 302, Chicago IL | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Kim Hunt, MPP'04 |
| Host Title: | Managing Partner |
| About the Organiztion: | O-H Community Partners is a management consulting firm that provides capacity building and technical assistance services to nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and foundations. This is a small consulting firm, so there are service areas, but no departments. The extern would likely work work with Ms. Hunt in the organizational development service area, but could also be exposed to ecnomic development or small business development. This externship will be ideal for a student who is passionate about increasing the capacity of the non-profit sector to meet its double bottom line -- mission and financial stability. For more information about O-H Community Partners, please visit: www.o-hcommunitypartners.com |
| About the Host: | Kim Hunt's expertise is in Urban Planning and Organizational Development. She co-founded O-H Community Partners four years ago. Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Hunt received her bachelor's in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois in Chicago in 1986. She then worked for the Chicago Transit Authority for almost 15 years in various transportation planning-related positions. She went on to be a full-time student at the Harris School and worked as an independent contractor doing proposal writing and program design. Currently at O-H Community Partners, she leads the organizational development service area, which includes fundraising, strategic planning, program design, and program evaluation. She also lead transportation planning projects. |
Event ID: 1009345
| Organization: | American Cancer Society |
| Location: | 820 Davis Street, Ste 400, Evanston, IL 60201 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Eva Lu-Bonn, AB'96 (Sociology), AM'01 (Social Work) |
| Host Title: | Regional Director, Health Initiatives |
| About the Organiztion: | The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. This extternship is ideal for anyone who wants more insight into working within a large non-profit organization. Externs must be able to abide by patient confidentiality policies and be sensitive to psychosocial issues and concerns of patients/families. For more information about the American Cancer Society, please visit: www.cancer.org |
| About the Host: | Eva Lu-Bonn graduated from the College in 1996 with a degree in Sociology. At that time, she was interested in advertising/marketing. The first year out of school, she worked in global marketing for a software company. She realized then that she needed to work for a cause that she believed in and decided to switch into the nonprofit arena. Her first two work experiences were in fundraising and development for Big Brothers and the March of Dimes in LA. In this field (development), she felt too removed from the clients that she served, so she went back to get her masters. After receiving a degree in social work/health administration from SSA, she joined the American Cancer Society and has had three different roles within the past six years. She has developed expertise in healthcare administration, strategic planning, program development, fundraising, and volunteer management. At the American Cancer Society, she oversees the day to day operations of the office. She works with staff and volunteers in each functional area to meet goals (health initiatives, income development, accounting, communications). |
| Special Requirements: | Externs must be able to abide by patient confidentiality policies and be sensitive to psychosocial issues and concerns of patients/families. |
| Organization: | YMCA of Metro Chicago |
| Location: | N/A |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Host Name: | Maria Lynch, MPP'96 |
| Host Title: | Director of Operations |
Event ID: 1009954
| Organization: | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Location: | Argonne National Laboratory Physicist 9700 South Cass Avenue Argonne, IL 60439 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Eric Landahl, AB'94 (Physics) |
| Host Title: | Physicist |
| About the Organiztion: | Argonne National Laboratory is one of the US Department of Energy's largest research centers. It is also the nation's first national laboratory, chartered in 1946. Today, the laboratory has about 2,900 employees, including about 1,000 scientists and engineers, of whom about 600 hold doctorate degrees. Argonne's annual operating budget of about $475 million supports upwards of 200 research projects, ranging from studies of the atomic nucleus to global climate change research. Since 1990, Argonne has worked with more than 600 companies and numerous federal agencies and other organizations. Argonne occupies 1,500 wooded acres in DuPage County, Ill. The site is surrounded by forest preserve about 25 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop. The site also houses the US Department of Energy's Chicago Operations Office. Argonne is operated by the University of Chicago for the US Department of Energy's Office of Science. For more information about Argonne, please visit: www.anl.gov |
| About the Host: | Eric graduated from the College in 1994 with a degree in physics. He is a physicist at Argonne National Laboratories. He went to graduate school right away after graduating from the University of Chicago and received a large grant at the end of graduate school which carried his research for another year or two. He switched research slightly when he went to Argonne to join a great group. He is developing ultrafast x-ray techniques for probing the atomic structure of matter on sub-picosecond timescales. He works with different rotating groups of scientists in condensed matter, atomic physics, laser science, and some chemists. He enjoys the work around the clock, and intense atmosphere of working at the western hemisphere's brightest x-ray source. |
| Organization: | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Location: | 567 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661 | Google Map |
| Geographic Location: | Chicago Metro Area |
| Host Name: | Maria Choca Urban, AM'83 |
| Host Title: | General Manager, Policy and Strategic Solutions |
| About the Organization: | The Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit agency in the U.S. providing both bus and rail service to Cook County residents. Performance Management is housed in the office of the CTA President's Office. PM staff is charged with ensuring that all CTA departments set goals and objectives to guide their work and that data is used to make management decisions and to gauge whether objectives are being achieved.For more information visit www.transitchicago.com. |
| About the Host: | Maria Choco Urban holds an AM'83 in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago as well as an AB'79 in Anthropology from Notre Dame. She has expertise in public policy administration, urban planning and transportation planning. As the General Manager of Public Policy and Strategic Solutions within the department of Performance Management, Ms. Urban's duties include responsibility for the President's Absence Management Initiative - to reduce absenteeism at the CTA - and to develop a Transit Oriented Development strategy for the Authority. She welcomes the chance to expose interested students to the varied and exciting career opportunities offered by the public sector. Ms. Urban's work experience includes: Refugee Resettlement Specialist, Travelers' and Immigrants Aid, 1980-1982. Various positions, City of Chicago, Dept. of Planning, 1983-1989. Financial Manager, Urban Financial Advisory Corp., 1990-2004. Program Director, Chicago Metropolis 2020, 2004-2007. General Manager, Chicago Transit Authority, 7/07 - present. |
| Special Requirements: | Interest in public policy/ administration and/or transportation planning. |
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