BAM Advisory Council
Youth Guidance’s Becoming a Man (BAM) Advisory Council is composed of individuals who are committed to helping young men in Chicago’s schools. Each council member has a strong desire be actively involved in solving the issues these youth face. Each devotes time, talent and expertise to the current and future work of the program.
We’d like to extend a very special thank you to all BAM Advisory Council members for their tireless support!
Mark Gerstein, Advisory Council Co-Chair & Board Director, Partner, Latham & Watkins
Torrence Hinton, Advisory Council Co-chair & Board Director, Vice President of Operations, Peoples Gas
James Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Waller Helms Advisors
Terrell Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, Friend Family Health Center
Drew Beres, Founding Partner, Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres
David Brint, CEO, Brinshore Development
Michael Cassel, Senior Director, Boeing Global Engagement, Great Lakes Region, Boeing
Jadine Chou, Chief Safety & Security Officer, Chicago Public Schools
Don Cooke, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Stephen Cruise, Co-Head of Industrial Corporate Advisory, Greenhill
John DeCaro, Founding Principal, Elementum Advisors, LLC
Zachary Fardon, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Mike Flores, Retired, Senior Vice President, McDonald’s
Kimberly Flynn, Managing Director, Alternative Investments, XA Investments
Brent Gledhill, Global Head of Investment Banking, William Blair & Company LLC
Michael Gold, Chief Operating Officer, Pine Tree
Larry Green, Certified Career Transition Coach, Challenger, Gray, and Christmas
Michael Harris, Senior Vice President, Wintrust Financial Corporation
David Helms, Managing Director, Waller Helms Advisors
Zachary Judd, Partner, Corporate Department, Latham & Watkins LLP
Edward G. Lance, IV, Senior Counsel, Archer Daniels Midland
Michael Macakanja, Managing Partner, J.P. Morgan
Saumil Mehta, SVP & Asst. General Counsel, Gogo
Scott Myers, Retired Executive Director World Sport Chicago
Timothy O’Gara, Founder, Shannon Advisors LLC
Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President
Jason Quintana, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
John R. Raitt, Retired Partner of Harris Associates, LP
Arnaldo Rivera, Chief Operating Officer, Chicago Public Schools
John Schmidt, Senior Managing Director, Accenture
Patrick Schweska, Director of Government Affairs and Public Affairs, Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling
David Solow, Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Andrew Spinelli, Director, Brunswick Group
Stuart A. Taylor II, Chairman and CEO, The Taylor Group
Karen Van Ausdal, Director of Practice, CASEL
Kim Van Horn, Chief Administrative Officer, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Alonzo Williams, Chief Program Officer, Chicago Park District
Edwin M. Wittenstein, Partner, Worsek & Vihon LLP
Rob Womsley, Partner, Water Street
Elizabeth Yntema, President, Dance Data Project