On Board: How to join and serve on a board

Tue., June 14, 2022 | 5:15 PM — 7:00 PM

311 W. Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60606
United States

Are you interested in serving on a board? Join the Harris School of Public Policy as we discuss how you can join a board, how boards function, and what you can do to be successful working with a board.

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We're pleased to welcome the following participants:

  • Chantal Forster
    Chantal Forster, AM'19
    Chantal Forster, AM'19, is the Executive Director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers. Chantal previously worked as an Entrepreneur and Tech Strategist  with Gibson Carlisle. She designed, developed, and launched New Mexico's largest online community, www.DukeCityFix.com, in 2005. She was previously a Senior Information Architect with IBM, where she authored instructions for the world’s leading data mining software, Clementine. Chantal is the founding board member of The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute, Depaul University, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Grant Park Music Festival and Creative Albuquerque.
     
  • Alexis Smyser
    Alexis Smyser, MPP'21
    Alexis Smyser, MPP'21, is the Director of Communications and Outreach for State Representative Will Guzzardi. Alexis is also a lobbyist and organizer with the housing committee for the Puerto Rican Agenda of Chicago. Alexis has previous experience on the Young Professionals Board for the Women's Global Education Project, as well as student leadership boards at Harris including Harris's Association of Latinx Students (ALAS) and for Minorities in Public Policy (MiPPS).
     
  • Daniel Tollefson, AM'19
    Daniel Tollefson, AM'19
    Daniel Tollefson, AM'19, is the Special Assistant to the President & CEO at the Chicago Community Trust. Dan is a Board Member with Lion's Pride and a member of the Harris Alumni Council.
     
  • Becky Whitehurst"
    Becky Whitehurst, AM'21
    Becky Whitehurst, AM'21, is the Director of Leadership of Annual Giving, University of Chicago Law School. Becky has served on the Associate Board for the Chicago Public Library Foundation the International Alumni Association Board at Eastern Kentucky University, as a Junior Board Member with By The Hand Club For Kids, and help launch the YP Board for Breakthrough Urban Ministries. Professionally, she has managed volunteer boards and committees for over a decade.