Since 1990, we've served more than 300,000 families, returning nearly $450 million in tax refunds to clients.

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