Since 1990, we've served more than 319,000 families, returning nearly $470 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:

Harlan Teller, Board Chair
FTI Consulting 

Greg Goldner, Vice Chair
Resolute Consulting

Eric Grant, Secretary & Treasurer 
Polaris

Brendan Lynch, Chair, Nomination & Governance
Bank of America 

David May, Chair, Internal Affairs 
Audrey Ventures

Members:

Mary Alberts
Cole Taylor Bank


Lisa
Canafax
Towers Watson

Laura Duda
Exelon

Michael Fisher
COUNTRY Financial

James Greene
James P. Greene & Associates

Karen
Heisler
Rural Dynamics, Inc.

Scott Matrenec 
Fenwick Automotive

Alberto Ortega
Sodexo

Ray Padilla
Northern Trust

Lauren Robinson
American Bar Association

Daniel
Sprehe
JPMorgan Chase

George Wright
Citi

Associate Board

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Kelly Alonzo
Deloitte Consulting

Luis Bermudez
The Resurrection Project 

Doug Brashler, Fundraising Co-Chair
MB Financial Bank

Kyle Day, Treasurer
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Elizabeth Dwyer, Membership Director
ACCION Chicago

Andrew Hogue
The Greatest Good Consulting

Joe Holberg, Outreach Co-Chair
EPIC Academy/Teach For America

Haley Marceau
Rock Bottom

Kate Moberg, Fundraising Co-Chair
Berkeley Research Group

Elizabeth Park, Outreach Co-Chair
American Society for Clinical Pathology

Daniel Roche
CME Group

Monica SanMiguel
Center for Financial Services Innovation 

Gopi Vajravelu
WH Trading

Tommy Wetherald
KPMG

Nikki Yuen, Chair
Grant Thornton

Staff

Raissa Allaire
COO

Sheila Bibbs
Accounting & Payroll Specialist

Joyce Bonner
Financial Coach

Alan Bubienczyk
Information Technology Specialist

Jackie Lynn Coleman
Executive Director, National Community Tax Coalition

Ann Connors
Director, Development

Alex Costakis
Volunteer Engagement Specialist

Barbara DelBene
Senior Training Specialist

Cassidy Fallik
Special Projects Coordinator, National Community Tax Coalition

April Friend
Director, Tax Services

Marla Parker Green
Director, Community Building, National Community Tax Coalition

Brian Grundy
Finance Manager

Paul Harrison
Director, Tax Clinic

Eliot Klein
Grants Manager

Nina Limbeck
Volunteer Engagement Manager

David Marzahl
President & CEO

Sean Noble
Director of Policy & Research, National Community Tax Coalition

Gail Parson
Manager, Civic Engagement

Jacob Peniston
Program Coordinator, Tax Services

Janet Raffel
Vice President, Financial Capability

Rebecca Riha
Project Manager, National Community Tax Coalition

Brian Rivera
Innovation Manager

Carmen Sanchez
Customer Services Coordinator, Tax Services

Catherine Ro Schumer
Project Manager, National Community Tax Coalition

Soni Sinha
Special Projects Coordinator, National Community Tax Coalition

Alicia St. Clair
Program Assistant 

Eric Sternberg
Case Coordinator, Tax Clinic

Cheryl Travers
Manager, Executive Office and Human Resources

Juan Villalobos
Manager, Community Building

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

Jane Zhao
Tax Clinic Outreach Coordinator
ABA Section of Taxation Public Service Fellow