About the Yale Club of Chicago

Mission Statement of the Yale Club of Chicago

The following Mission Statement was adopted by the Board on March 18, 2002.


Mission:

The Yale Club of Chicago is dedicated to the promotion of the welfare of Yale University, the preservation of its traditions of excellence in education and service, and the advancement of its stature in the Chicago area. The Club also seeks to connect Yale graduates, Yale students, and their parents in the greater Chicago metropolitan area with each other and the University.

The Club believes that an active local alumni association, including graduates of the college, graduate, and professional schools, is the primary instrument by which to advance these principles. The purpose of the Club shall be exclusively educational and charitable.


Programs and Services

  • Recruiting and interviewing prospective Yale students through the Alumni Schools Committee
  • Presenting educational programs such as guest speaker Dutch luncheons, Yale faculty seminars, and cultural events
  • Raising funds for the Yale Club of Chicago Foundation to support Chicago area students at Yale
  • Sponsoring community service fellowships in Chicago for Yale undergraduates
  • Tutoring and mentoring students at the Elihu Yale Elementary School in Chicago
  • Hosting activities to build the Yale community in Chicago such as young alumni events, minority events, and traditional Yale events including the Yale/Harvard game and the Singing Dinner
  • Providing career counseling to alumni in the Chicago area

The Yale Club of Chicago Board of Directors 2010-2011

President: Donald L. Homyk '77
Vice President: Tracy A. Campbell '96
Secretary: Margo Wolf O'Donnell '90
Treasurer: Michael B. Harlin '90
Membership Secretary: Stephanie Rath '96


 
Directors--Term Ends 2012
    Elisabeth L. Adams '78
    Philip S. J. Moriarty '62,'64 MA
    Samira Nazem
    Alexandra Newman '05
    Naomi Sachs '90
Directors--Term Ends 2013
    Stephen Butler '06
    Eileen McKeough SOM '96
    Donald L.F. Metzger '67
    Ngozi Okorafor '95
    Robin Walsh Schoewe '85
Directors--Term Ends 2014
    R. Clay Bennett '70
    John Biek '84
    Danielle Meltzer Cassel '92
    Suzanne Gignilliat '80
    Mark Sargis '81
    Thomas R. Welch, Jr. '63, MArch '68


AYA Delegates
    Thom Cantey '00
    Fritz Reichenbach '88
    Debra Schwartz '84
    Marc Sorel '04
    Scott Williamson '80


AYA Worldwide Chair of Day of Service
    Susie Krentz '80


Past President
    Audrey H. Rubin, '75


Yale Club of Chicago Foundation President
    Whit Shepard '68

Alumni Schools Committee Chairman
    Scott R. Williamson '80

ASC Area Directors
    Margo Wolf O'Donnell '90
    John M. Stogin '80
    Tracy A. Campbell '96
    Elisabeth Hoskins Dow '89
    Edward B. Jones '64

Coordinators

Career Counselling
    Philip S. J. Moriarty '62, MA '64
Community Service
    Danielle Metzger Cassel '80
    Suzanne Gignilliat '80
    Robbin Walsh Schowe '85
Graduate and Professional Schools Task Force
    Eileen McKenough SOM '96
Outreach Committee
    Ngozi Okorafor '95
Shared Interest Groups
    Samira Nazeem
Website
    Elisabeth L. Adams '78
Tracy Campbell '96
The Yale Connection
    Clay Bennet '70
The Yale-Harvard Football Game Committee
    Donald L. Homyk '77
Young Alumni
    Alexandra Newman '05
    Stephen Butler '06
Young Families Committee
    Stephanie Rath '96