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Meet Our Boards

Meet the visionary leaders of our Board of Directors and Associate Board,
guiding our mission of ensuring that people who work do not live in poverty!

Board of Directors

Tammy Phillips
Chair
President & CEO
Lindsey Brickle
Vice Chair
Director of Workforce and Community Partnerships
Polaris MEP
Darnell Shields
Vice Chair
Executive Director
Austin Coming Together
Teaera Strum
Vice Chair
Chief Operating Officer
Strum Contracting Company Inc.
Andrew Bray
Secretary
Principal
MXV Ventures
Brett Mueller
Treasurer
Director of Lending - Chicago and NW Indiana
IFF (CDFI)
Colin Cosgrove
Member
Vice President
S&C Electric Company
Andrew Crowe
Member
Founder
New American Manufacturing Renaissance
Linda Dworak
Member
Director
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
Matthew Fitzgerald
Member
Regional Sales Manager
Miller Electric Company
Sequane Lawrence
Member
Fathers, Families, and Healthy Communities, Pres.
Revolution Workshop, Secretary
John-Paul (JP) Paonessa
Member
Marketing Manager
Freedman Seating Company
Elizabeth Rio, Associate Board Liaison (non- voting)
Member
Human Resources Specialist
Insperity
Paul Shadle
Member
Law Partner
DLA Piper

Associate Board

Launched in 2016, JARC’s Associate Board is comprised of emerging and civically engaged professionals in the Chicago region dedicated to ensuring people who work do not live in poverty.

Dedicated to promoting awareness of JARC’s impact on low-income adults and manufacturing employers, Associate Board members engage their networks, host events, and volunteer directly with JARC’s programs.

Andrea Tovar – Staff Liaison andreat@jane-addams.org

Would you like to join us? Please click here to fill out your application.

Attachments

Associate Board – Roles and responsabilities
AB Flyer

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