Our Team
The Center for Economic Progress is led by an accomplished team of professionals. Representing diverse disciplines, this team shares a common goal: helping hard-working families achieve financial security.
View our leadership team:
Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
Dan Nielsen, Chair
Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc.
Harlan Teller, Vice Chair
FTI Consulting
Scott Matrenec, Treasurer
AlixPartners
Kimbriell Kelly, Secretary
Chicago Reporter
Members:
Manuel Amezcua
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Lisa Canafax
Towers Watson
Daniel Creamean
KPMG
Michael Fisher
COUNTRY Financial
Greg Goldner
Resolute Consulting
Theresa Harezlak
Savant Capital Management, Inc.
Karen Heisler
Rural Dynamics, Inc.
Brendan Lynch
Bank of America
David May
MyServiceVine
Thalia Ries
Kellogg School of Management
Lauren Robinson
American Bar Association
Daniel Sprehe
JPMorgan Chase
Associate Board
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Kelly Alonzo
Deloitte Consulting
Basili Alukos
Morningstar
Doug Brashler
MB Financial Bank
Michael Burfiendt
Accenture
Michael Butler
Chicago Police Department
Matt Casey
GE Capital
Amelia Chen, Fundraising Co-Chair
Belvedere Trading
Kyle Day, Treasurer
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Matt Forrest
LIFT
Joe Holberg
EPIC Academy/Teach For America
Jonathan Hunt
Mayer Brown
Kate Moberg
Berkeley Research Group
Brant Newgard
McDermott Will & Emery
Ray Padilla, Fundraising Co-Chair
Northern Trust
Elizabeth Park, Outreach Chair
American Society for Clinical Pathology
Daniel Roche
CME Group
Tommy Wetherald
KPMG
Nikki Yuen, Membership Director
Grant Thornton
Staff
Raissa Allaire
Vice President, Marketing & Development
Ala Belkina
Manager, Tax Clinic
Sheila Bibbs
Accounting Clerk
Alan Bubienczyk
Information Technology Specialist
Jacci Christopher
Director, Human Resources & Training
Jackie Lynn Coleman
Executive Director, National Community Tax Coalition
Ann Connors
Director, Development
Barbara DelBene
Senior Training Specialist
Dan Fair
Manager, Member Relations, National Community Tax Coalition
Cassidy Fallik
Special Projects Coordinator, National Community Tax Coalition
April Friend
Assistant Director, Tax Services
Marla Parker Green
Director, Community Building, National Community Tax Coalition
Michael Green
Director, Information Technology
Brian Grundy
Accounting Specialist
Eliot Klein
Grants Manager
Maria Lajewski
Program Specialist, Tax Services
Nina Limbeck
Volunteer Services Specialist
David Marzahl
President & CEO
Sean Noble
Director of Policy & Research, National Community Tax Coalition
O.S. Owen
Senior Manager, Community Relations
Gail Parson
Manager, Civic Engagement
Angela Perkins
Manager, Volunteer Services
Janet Raffel
VP, Local Programs
Rebeca Riha
Special Projects Coordinator, National Community Tax Coalition
Brian Rivera
Program Specialist, Tax Services (Chicago)
Catherine Ro
Project Manager, National Community Tax Coalition
Carmen Sanchez
Customer Services Coordinator, Tax Services
Jennifer Thall
Coordinator, Civic Engagement, National Community Tax Coalition
Cheryl Travers
Manager, Executive Office and Human Resources
Don Wedd
Website/Database Manager, National Community Tax Coalition
Holden Weisman
Policy Analyst, National Community Tax Coalition
Lanetta Williams
Project Assistant, National Community Tax Coalition