Michael Chico, CFA, President (president@pennclubchicago.com) - Mike (C'95) has been on the Penn Club of Chicago board since 2004, and has been an active member of the club since 2002. Mike is a fixed income portfolio manager for Northern Trust Global Investments, and he currently resides in LaGrange with his wife, Dr. Laura Chico, and their daughter, Mia, Penn Class of 2028. Mike was a letterwinner and four-year member of Penn's back-to-back Ivy League Champion Football teams of 1993-94, and still follows Quaker football on webcast at www.pennathletics.com. A native south-sider, Mike is an avid fan of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bears.

Caryn Greene, VP of Events (events@pennclubchicago.com) - Caryn (W '96) [pronounced as in the sentence: I parked my car in the garage] has been an active member of the Penn Club of Chicago since 2006. She relocated to Chicago after receiving an MBA from Dartmouth College. Caryn is an investment banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at BMO Capital Markets, and she currently resides in Printer's Row. Caryn played on the women's basketball team during all four years at Penn. She loves to play all kinds of sports and is a fan of sports teams in all of the cities in which she has lived, which is too many to count!

Tonia Arrington, VP of Events (events@pennclubchicago.com) - Tonia (MS'96) joined the board in 2010, and has been an active member of the Penn Club of Chicago since 2008.    She is a management consultant that specializes in organizational optimization and program management.  During her Penn experience she completed an equal course count from SEAS and W which she believe initiated her move from applied engineering.

Peter Exley, VP of Membership (membership@pennclubchicago.com) - Peter Exley (GAr 1990) is an architect and principal of the firm architectureisfun which develops architecture, interiors, exhibits, and learning resources for visionaries interested in sensorial experiences as part of daily life.  He co-authored the book "Design For Kids" (Images 2007) with Sharon Exley, and is an Associate Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jeremy Agulnek, VP of Finance - Jeremy (EE '96) has been an active member of the Penn Club of Chicago since moving to Chicago in 1997 and was President from June 2002 through December 2004. Jeremy currently works for NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com), a provider of digital map content for navigation and location-based services, in the product marketing team . He and his wife, Abby (CAS '97), have two beautiful girls: Ellie (3+) and Brooke (2)

Michal Clements, VP of Communications (email@pennclubchicago.com) - Michal (Wharton Undergrad 1984 and Wharton Grad 1989) joined the board in 2007.  Michal is CEO of Insight to Action, Inc., an Evanston based branding and marketing consulting firm (www.itoaction.com). Michal's husband, Cliff Porzenheim (Wharton Undergraduate 1985), is also actively involved with Penn alumni.  Michal and Cliff enjoy spending time with their two teenage children, and the entire Clements/Porzenheim family hosts the Penn Club of Chicago's annual Ravinia event. The Clements/Porzenheim family also enjoys attending the Penn Club of Chicago Architecture tours and the Penn Club of Chicago annual White Sox event, with the south-side tailgate tradition hosted by the Chico family.  Michal is also a member of the Trustees Council for Penn Women (TCPW) and serves on a sub-committee which will host a Chicago area Penn women's networking event.

Cameron Smith, Wharton Club Liasion (cameron.g.smith@gmail.com) - Cameron (WH'00) joined the Penn Club of Chicago in 2004.  He is currently a Vice President at Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC (www.chsonline.com), a $2.8B private equity firm in Chicago where he focuses on healthcare, education, and specialty retail services investments.  Prior to joining CHS, he completed the JD-MBA program at the Kellogg School of Management and the Northwestern University School of Law.  Cameron served as the Penn Club's VP of Young Alumni Events for three years prior to becoming the Club's liasion with the Wharton Club.  Before graduate school, Cameron was a Senior Associate at TSG Capital, a growth capital firm focused on private equity investing in U.S. ethnic consumer markets.  Cameron lives in Lincoln Park with his wife, Erica Fishman Smith (WH'99 and CAS'99).  Erica (erica@ericagail.com) is a licensed interior designer, and if any alums are looking to spruce up their homes or workplaces with some help from a fellow Penn graduate, see www.ericagail.com and http?//ericagail.blogspot.com.  

Victoria Jiao, VP, Young Alumni Events - Victoria (Vicki) graduated from Penn in May of 2005 where she concentrated in Management and Global Analysis in the Wharton School. She now travels for work frequently as a management consultant and lives in River North. 

Alexandra White Levy, VP, Young Alumni Events -  Alexandra (C'06) joined the board in 2006.  Alexandra is currently pursuing an MBA from the Chicago Booth School of Business and will graduate in June 2011. Prior to graduate school, Alexandra worked as a Senior Underwriter analyzing real estate transactions at JPMorgan Chase.  She currently lives in River North with her husband, David.

Cristina Limlingan, VP Webmaster -  (webmaster@pennclubchicago.com)  Cristina graduated from Penn's Graduate School of Education in 2007 where she focused on Educational Policy.  She is interested in doing education research on school quality, assessment, and early childhood development.  She moved to Chicago to work as a Research Analyst at the Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy at the Erikson Institute.  Cristina lives in the Lakeview area and enjoys walking along Lincoln Park and going to the Green City market.

Eric Williams, VP Career Planning & Development - (eric.williams@harrisbank.com) (CAS'89) Eric joined the board in 2010 and has been an active member of the Penn Club of Chicago since 2009.  Eric graduated from Penn with a B.A. in Economics and has worked in the banking industry for the past 15  years.  He is currently Vice President in the Special Assets Unit of Harris bank.  A Chicago native, Eric is also a part-time jazz bassist and lives in Beverly with his forgiving wife, Liane, and their two sons Jacob and Isaiah.

Eric Feldman, Ivy League Liaison (C'95) 

BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Chris Perez (christian.perez@heitman.com) - Chris (W'91) has lived in Chicago since graduation and has been an at-large board member since 2006. Chris lives in Lincoln Park and works as a Vice President - Portfolio Manager with Heitman, overseeing a portfolio of apartment investments across the U.S. In his spare time, Chris is an avid wine collector/consumer and has a goal of seeing his beloved Chicago Blackhawks play in all 30 NHL rinks (he's currently up to 22).

Jay Rudman - Jay (Wharton Undergrad '92) has been involved with the Penn Club of Chicago since moving to Chicago from Philadelphia in '94. Currently, Jay is co-owner of Noteworthy (www.NoteworthyNotes.com), a Lincoln Park based retailer of stationery, invitations, announcements and personalized gifts. When not working, Jay is desperately trying to teach his two young children - Penn Class of '22 and '25 - the words to Penn's fight song.

AMBASSADORS

Paul Williams, Trustee of the University, President of the Penn Alumni Board of Directors, and Chair of the Penn Alumni Executive Committee - Mr. Williams (W'67) oversees new product development for Nuveen's complex of listed closed-end funds. He previously directed Nuveen's municipal bond research and investment banking departments and served on the firm's Management Committee. Mr. Williams earned his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. At Penn, Mr. Williams has been an Overseer of the School of Arts and Sciences since 1994 and is a member of the James Brister Society and the Class of 1967 Gift Committee. He previously served on the visiting committee of the Biology Department, playing an active role in expanding the department's technology program. Mr. Williams established the Robert I. Williams Term Chair and the Patricia M. Williams Term Chair at the School of Arts and Sciences in honor of his parents. He established other Term Chairs and the Diane Williams Endowed Scholarship to provide financial support for a freshman entering the College who has demonstrated commitment to creative writing. He has provided challenge grants for various scholarship fund raising campaigns. He provided support for the expansion of the Alcohol Policy Initiatives program to address issues regarding substance abuse. Mr. Williams has helped to provide support for the College House Renewal Project and for other capital projects across the University. Mr. Williams plays an active role encouraging local Alumni club activity and programming in Chicago.

Heide Hirschtick

Heidi J Levin

Robert Segal