Leadership

The Harvard Club of Chicago is nearly all volunteer run, with alumni donating their time to ensuring Chicago-area alumni and affiliates have opportunities to engage with one another and remain connected to Harvard.

Our Leadership Team oversees all operations and committees. Our entire board of directors comprises alumni who serve for three-year terms with the option to renew. If you are interested in joining a committee or exploring a board position, please contact the Harvard Club of Chicago Office. We welcome and encourage all members to get involved!

Leadership Team

Officers

  • Blasko Ristic

    President

  • Steve Lucado

    Treasurer

  • John Knoebel

    Secretary

  • Geneva Trotter

    Assistant Secretary/ VP - Membership Committee

  • Phil Acevedo

    VP - Interns & Volunteers

  • Steve Baird

    VP - Schools & Scholarships Co-Chair

  • Sameer Doshi

    VP - Education Committee Chair

  • Julie Gage Palmer

    VP - Schools & Scholarships Co-Chair

  • Bruce Hochstadt

    VP - Community Service CCDOC / Presidents Council

  • Steve Schaumberger

    VP - Programs Committee

  • Jonathan Schwartz

    VP - Programs Committee

Leadership Team

Board of Directors

  • Phil Acevedo

    Director 2026 / Interns & Volunteers

  • Fotini Anastopoulos

    Director 2027 / Marketing Committee

  • Steve Baird

    Director 2026 / Schools & Scholarships Co-Chair

  • Chuck Bergen

    Director 2027 / Membership Committee / Presidents Council

  • Bob Bernat

    Director 2026 / Presidents Council

  • Rich Bialek

    Director 2026 / Programs

  • Kyle Breunlin

    Director 2027 / Early College Awareness Committee

  • Shu Chan

    Director 2026

  • Paula Daniliuc

    Director 2027 / Programs Committee

  • Sameer Doshi

    Director 2027 / Education Committee

  • Bill Florida

    Director 2027 / Programs

  • Julie Gage Palmer

    Director 2026 / Schools & Scholarships Co-Chair

  • George Hodakowski

    Director 2026 / Schools Committee

  • Dwight Hopkins

    Director 2027 / Programs committee

  • John Knoebel

    Director 2026 / Secretary

  • Jason Koh

    Director 2026 / Nominating Committee

  • Litcy Kurisinkal

    Director 2027 / Program Committee

  • Steve Lucado

    Director 2026 / Treasurer

  • Roawin Luo

    Director 2026 / Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance

  • David Mann

    Director 2026

  • Diane Marks Longoria

    Director 2026 / Community Service CCDOC

  • Leonard McGee

    Director 2027

  • Bill McNitt

    Director 2027 / Membership Committee

  • Kris Mendez

    Director 2027 / Programs Committee

  • Reva Minkoff

    Director 2026 / Marketing Committee

  • Rebecca Ribaudo

    Director 2026

  • Blasko Ristic

    Director 2027 / President

  • Steve Schaumberger

    Director 2027 / Programs Committee

  • Jonathan Schwartz

    Director 2027 / Program Committee

  • Rick Shepro

    Director 2027 / Legal Counsel

  • Firas Suqi

    Director 2026 / Marketing Committee

  • Geneva Trotter

    Director 2027 / Asst Secretary / Membership Committee

  • David Yoon

    Director 2026 / Programs Committee

  • Helen Zeng

    Director 2027 / Membership Committee

  • Conrad Zhuang

    Director 2026

Leadership Team

Staff

  • Molly Lyons

    Administrator - Office Operations

Directors to Serve Until June 30, 2027

 


    Fotini Anastopoulos, AB ‘20
   Charles S. Bergen, AB '77, JD '81
   Kyle Breunlin, ALM '24
   Paula Daniliuc, AB '12
   Sameer H. Doshi, AB '02, JD '07
   William Florida, MPP '90
   Dwight Hopkins, AB '76
   Litcy Kurinskal, MPP '13
   Leonard E. McGee, LF '98
   Willard C. McNitt III, MBA '74
   Kristopher M. Mendez, AB '02
   Blasko Ristic, AB '91
   Steven D. Schaumberger, MBA '88
   Jonathan A. Schwartz, AB '91
   Richard W. Shepro, AB '75, JD '79
   Geneva Trotter, SB '09
   Helen Zeng, AB '16
   Conrad Zhuang, AB '09

Directors to Serve Until June 30, 2026

 


   Phillip Acevedo, AB '13
Stephen W. Baird, AB '75
Robert T. Bernat, JD '80
  Richard Walter Bialek, ’79, MBA ‘82
Shu Yan Chan, AB '75
Bruce A. Hochstadt, AB '81
George T. Hodakowski, AB '80
Bruce Hochstadt, AB ‘81
John E. Knoebel, Jr., AB '79
Jason L. Koh, AB '90
Diane Marks Longoria, AB ‘99
Stephen P. Lucado, AB '94
  Roawin Luo, GMP ’22
David E. Mann, AB '97
Reva Minkoff, AB '08
Julie Gage Palmer, AB '84
Rebecca C. Ribaudo, AB '93
Firas Suqi, MUP ‘19
David S. Yoon, AB '95