Leadership Committee

Bill Merchantz (BS ’79), Chair

Chris Cali (BS ’05, JD ’09), Vice Chair Membership

Ed Cohen (BS ’75), Alumni Board Chair Elect

Peter Skosey (MUPP ’93), Alumni Advocacy Committee Chair

Kerl LaJeune (BARCH ’92), Awards & Nominations Committee Chair

Carrie Butt (BA’02), Outreach Committee Co-Chair

Jim Dorociak (BS ’81, PHARMD ’83), Outreach Committee Co-Chair

Julio Nolasco (BS ’02), Student & Recent Graduate Alumni Engagement Committee Chair

Deb Brock-Jones Venable (BFA ’93, MBA ’97), Alumni Career Services Committee Chair

Caryn Schultz Korman, Executive Director, UICAA, Ex-Officio Member

Alumni Advocacy Committee

Peter Skosey (MUPP ’93), *Committee Chair

Judith (Judy) Erwin (ABD)

Vittorio Gomez (BA ’97)

Josh Hahn (MUPP ‘16)

Jessica Jones (MUPP ’19)

Mary Maryland (PhD ’94)

Anne –Marie St. Germaine (CUPPA)

Emily Tapia-Lopez (MUPP ’07)

Awards & Nominations Committee

Kerl LaJeune (BARCH ’92), *Committee Chair

CJ Kaskadden (BS ’13)

Joanne Meyerhoff (BA ’71)

Julio Nolasco (BS ’02)

Uche Onwuta (MPH ’97)

Susan (Sue) Stevens (BA ’67)

Outreach Committee 

Carrie Butt (BA ’02), *Committee Co-Chair

Jim Dorociak (BS ’81, PHARMD ’83), *Committee Co-Chair

Ebony Campbell (BA ’00)

Nicholas Crite (BSEE ‘03, MUPP ‘07, MPA ‘12)

Chris Domain (BS ’17)

Debra Evans (MS ’85)

Shelley Fulla (BA ’94, MPA ’00)

Kathryn Quinn (BARCH ’77)

Joseph Rossi (BS ’17)

Eugene Sadhu (BS ‘00, MD ’07)

Alumni Career Services Committee 

Deb Brock-Jones Venable (BFA ’93, MBA ’97), *Committee Chair

Patricia Ballesteros (BS ’97)

Darrell Cole (BS ’95)

Rebecca Griffiths (BA ’94)

Tracey Harris (BSEE ‘92, MBA ’07)

Donna Helton Taylor (BA ‘95)

Rob Homa (BS ’96)

Student to Recent Alumni Committee

Julio Nolasco (BS ’02), *Committee Chair

Mirjana Antonic (BA ’12, MED ’15)

Gabriela Arroyo (BS ’19)

Brian Havel (BS ’15, DMD ’19)

Nida Husain (BS ’16)

Troy Ingram (BA ’10)

CJ Kaskadden (BS ’13)

Annie Li (BS ’15)

Joanna Skourletos (BA ’12)

The general duties of the UIC Alumni Board include, but are not limited to:

a. Serving as the official alumni volunteer leadership voice representing the collective UIC alumni body

b. Fostering synergy to enhance and advance relationships between UIC alumni, the UIC campus and the university at large

c. Advocating for UIC at the city, county, state and federal levels

d. Mentoring students and alumni

e. Promoting life-long learning and connections

f. Recruiting, nurturing and encouraging UIC alumni volunteerism

g. Building, promoting and strengthening alumni outreach and relationship building

h. Supporting alumni relations strategies consistent and complementary with the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement and university goals at large

All alumni (Alumni are defined as individuals who have completed coursework toward or who have been granted a postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma including an associate, baccalaureate, masters, doctoral, or first professional degree, as well as post-baccalaureate or first professional certificate) are eligible to become a member of the UIC Alumni Board. Applications are accepted on a yearly basis. The application period is open January 1–March 31 of each year. Applications received after that date will be placed in the pool for the following year. For more information, please email uicalumni@uic.edu.

Members of the UIC Alumni Board serve two-year terms. These terms can be renewed up to three consecutive terms, totaling six consecutive years of service. All members of the UIC Alumni Board are expected to:

a) Attend and participate in scheduled meetings

b) Represent the UIC Alumni Board by attending and participating in various UIC campus related activities

c) Make a gift or get a gift to UIC that is meaningful each year

d) Recommend potential alumni to get involved with UIC

e) Actively serve on an UIC Alumni Board committee

f) Vote on new board members and elect current board members to serve on the Leadership Committee

Leadership Committee

The Leadership Committee (LC) comprises alumni who serve in various leadership capacities across the Alumni Board. The LC will set UIC Alumni Board agendas, overall direction and emphasis for the UIC Alumni Board and conduct the business of the UIC Alumni Board in the intervals between UIC Alumni Board meetings. The LC members are visible key stakeholders and provide leadership and vision. ​

Alumni Advocacy Committee

The Alumni Advocacy Committee (AAC) comprises alumni who help with advocacy and represent UIC priorities. The AAC coordinates the recommendations for nominations to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and works closely with UIC Government Affairs to advance UIC legislative priorities. ​

Alumni Career Service Committee

The Alumni Career Services Committee (ACSC) advances traditional and web-based engagement pathways to career services for UIC alumni. This includes the Alumni Coaching Network, mentoring and networking programming and recommending life-long learning opportunities to be offered to UIC alumni.  ​

Awards & Nominations Committee

The Awards & Nominations Committee (ANC) has two specific areas of focus:  ​

1. Identifying and selecting UIC alumni awards recipients ​
2. Work with the Vice Chair – Membership to understand the qualifications for open positions and needs of the various committees to inform new and rotating alumni volunteers

The ANC reviews applications/nominations to serve on the Alumni Board and will make recommendations for new members. The ANC will also annually present a slate of candidates to fill leadership positions. ​

Outreach Committee

The Outreach Committee (OC) connects alumni with their closest affinity to UIC. Affinity is defined as a group that alumni are most closely linked to by common interest or purpose. Affinities can include, but are not limited to, geography, college, athletic team, Greek life, ethnic, veterans, etc. The OC also works to identify opportunities for alumni to connect through outreach efforts in the lifecycle of UIC Alumni Admissions Volunteer Program. ​

Student to Recent Alumni Committee

The Student to Recent Alumni Committee (SRAEC) advises on programming specifically designed for students to engage them in the UIC alumni network from convocation to graduation. They also focus on programming to keep recent alumni connected and engaged with UIC.  The SRAEC supports efforts of the University Ambassadors program by providing training and resources to help ensure student success.  ​