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 2008-2009

President: John A. Biek '84
Vice President: Audrey H. Rubin '75
Secretary: Naomi B. Sachs '90
Treasurer: Margo Wolf O'Donnell '90
Membership Secretary: Edward B. (Ted) Jones '64


 
Directors--Term Ends 2009
    Elisabeth L. Adams, '78
    Donald L. Homyk '77
    Heidi Lee Hansberry, '06
    Adolfo Mondragon '96
    Philip S. J. Moriarty '62, '64 MA
    Bill Pugh '88 SOM


 
Directors--Term Ends 2010
    Jonathan G. Boyer '74 MArch
    Danielle Meltzer Cassel '92
    Keith E. Horton '97
    Donald L.F. Metzger '67
    Stephanie Rath '96
    Robin Walsh Schoewe '85


 
Directors--Term Ends 2011
    R. Clay Bennett '70
    Suzanne Gignilliat '80
    Michael B. Harlin '90
    Phipps Moriarty '89
    Mark Sargis, '81
    Thomas R. Welch, Jr. '63, MArch '68


 
AYA Delegates
    Michael T. Carbery '80
    Robbin Walsh Schowe '85
    Edward B. Jones '64


 
AYA Delegates-at-Large
    Tracy Campbell '96
    Sharon Hwang '04
    Jose Ochoa '05
    Scott Williamson '80


 
AYA Ex-Officio Members:
    Susanna E. Krentz '80, Past Chair
    Rami Y. Levin '75, Secretary
    Michael J. Rosanova '72, MA '76, PhD '80, Board of Govenors


 
Past President
    Peter K. Dickinson '60E


 
Yale Club of Chicago Foundation President
    Richard A. Pinto '48


Coordinators
Career Counselling
    Philip S. J. Moriarty '62, MA '64
Community Service
    Suzanne Gignilliat '80
    Danielle Meltzer Cassel '92
The Game
    Donald L. Homyk '77
Graduate and Professional Schools Task Force
    Jonathan Boyer MArch '74
Minority Alumni
    Keith E. Horton '97
    Adolfo Mondragon '96
Website
    Elisabeth L. Adams '78
The Yale Connection
    Michael B. Harlin '90
Young Alumni
    Heidi Lee Hansberry '03


 
Alumni Schools Committee Chairman
    Scott R. Williamson '80
ASC Area Directors
    Tracy A. Campbell '96
    Elizabeth Hoskins Dow '89
    Edward B. Jones '64
    Margo Wolf O'Donnell '90
    John M. Stogin '80