The O’Neill Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) is composed of alumni who have diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints, and have excelled as leaders in their respective fields. The group provides valuable insights and advice to school leadership and helps the school adapt to the evolving demands of the labor market. Through their generous contributions, council members provide their expertise, financial support, internships, and career opportunities to students.
Providing insights and advice to school leadership
Council objectives
- Advocate for the school for purposes of student recruitment and alumni engagement
- Encourage fundraising from each other, own personal networks, and the larger alumni community
- Identify promising organizations for O’Neill students and alumni to find internships and jobs
- Offer mentorship and career advice to O’Neill students and graduates
- Provide insights and feedback on topics such as labor markets and O’Neill School initiatives
Leadership
Eric Boyle, MPA’99
Chair
Senior Vice President
ICF
Washington, D.C.
Noor Shaikh, MPA’16
Vice Chair
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
City of Chicago
Chicago
Council members
 | Rachel Bellamy, MPA’21, Grad Cert’21
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 | Aurpon Bhattacharya, MPA’05
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 | Beth Bienvenu, MAAA’97
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 | Neil Bloede, BSPA’00, MPA’08
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 | Jack Bobo, MSES’96
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 | Dan Bortner, BSPA’87
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 | Steve Broniarczyk, MSCJ’13, Grad Cert’11
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 | Laurie Burns, BSPA’11, MPA’12
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 | Elyssa Campodonico-Barr, MPA’15
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 | Angela Carr Klitzsch, MPA’06
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 | Dan Clerget, MPA’16, Grad Cert’16
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 | Darren Collier, Area Cert’90
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 | Nicholas Connon, BSPA’87
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 | Catherine Cummings, Grad Cert’13
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 | Claudia Cummings, MPA’94
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 | Jennifer Darby, BSCJ’96, MPA’06
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 | Jason Dudich, BSPA’01
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 | Steve Eller, BSPA’84
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 | Cathy Ferree, Grad Cert’98, MPA’04
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 | Joel Goldman, BSPA’85
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 | Griffin Graham, MPA’19
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 | Amber Greaney, BSPA’20, MPA’21
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 | Cheryl Hall-Russell, Grad Cert’97, MPA’99
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 | Cardell Johnson, MPA’06
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 | Kevin Jowitt, Grad Cert’11, MSCJ’12
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 | Kathy Koehler, MPA’98
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 | Jill Lees, Grad Cert’06, MPA’22
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 | Jamie Levy, BSPA’96, MPA’98
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 | Jeff Lilly, MPA’00
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 | John McCarthy, Area Cert’92, MPA’94
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 | Christina Mendoza, BSPA’00
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 | Ninjia Miles, MPA’17
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 | Kara Morgan, MSES’95, MPA’21, Grad Cert’21
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 | Christina Motilall, MPA-MSES’12
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 | Thomas Perotti, Grad Cert’18, MPA’20
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 | Jeff Poczatek, BSPA’12
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 | Edward Sagebiel, Grad Cert’93, MPA’95
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 | Brett Seidle, PhD’10
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 | Kim Smith, MA’92, PhD’00
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 | Lisa Streisfeld, MPA-MSES’94
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 | Sarah Taylor, BSPA’85
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 | Yecenia Tostado, Grad Cert’14, MPA’16
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 | Marlon Webb, MPA’21, Grad Cert’21
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 | Kevin André Zhang Sonera, BSPA’16, MPA’21
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 | John Zody, BSPA’01, MPA’13
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