Our Staff

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Our people are our greatest asset.

Civic Consulting Alliance team members represent diverse professional backgrounds, spanning the public, private, and social sectors. We share a deep commitment to Civic Consulting Alliance’s mission—to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone to live in and work.

Our Team

Sam Abbott* 
Associate Principal     

Marie Akerman*
Development Senior Associate  

Meredith Sparks Ament
Principal       

Jeffrey Barrett     
Operations Senior Associate        

Antonio Benecchi 
Principal        

Reena Burt^
Analyst

Kirsten Carroll
Principal 

Elise Dagley
Operations Senior Associate             

Monique Etienne^
Operations Senior Associate 

Julie Habbert
Senior Associate

Michele Hallett^^   
Chief of Staff

Beth Herzfeld
Project Manager

Anna Katter
Associate Principal 

Djenaba Kelly^        
Associate Principal

Beth Lampson^
Associate Principal 

Luna Luna
Analyst

Rohan Mascarenhas
Principal 

Alec Noggle^
Associate

Destiny Ortega      
Associate Principal  

Amanda Paz*
Associate Principal    

Eleanor Perrone Toriski
Chief Operating Officer      

Alex Price*
Associate

Nicole Rakers^^
Development Director

Rebekah Scheinfeld
President and Chief Executive Officer

Lydia Sorensen     
Associate Principal

Veenu Verma
Principal

Nikki Way
Communications Senior Associate

DJ Williams
Development & Board Associate      

Ericka Woods*
Associate

Richard Wu^
Associate

 

* Promoted or title changed in or since FY2022

^ Left in FY2022 (before June 30, 2022)

^^ Left in FY2023 (since July 1, 2022)