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Leadership

Board of Directors

  • Rather A. Stanton, Co-Founder
    Executive Director, Griffith Tutoring
  • Michael M. Simpson, Co-Founder
    Wells Street Companies
  • Darce V. Swaggert
    Vice President, Credit Suisse
  • Christopher R. Hill
    Founder & CEO, Perkspot
  • Andrew C. Campbell
    Assistant Director of Admissions, Lake Forest College

Staff

  • Rather Stanton
    Executive Director
  • Brett Williamson
    General Counsel

Associate Board Members

Program Committee

  • Lauren Bok, Co-Chair
    DLA Piper
  • Joe Bianco, Co-Chair
    University of Chicago MBA Student '11
  • Adam Mckone
    Credit Suisse
  • Dan Simpson
    Bernardi Securities
  • Ryan DePersia
    Bailey Edward Architecture
  • Steve Werman
    KPMG
  • Kirsten Petrich
    Hyatt Corporation

Events Committee

  • Mark Groner, Co-Chair
    University of Chicago MBA Student '10
  • Matthew Nowlin, Co-Chair
    Van Kampen Investments
  • Jessica Henry
    Parillo Weiss & O'Halloran
  • Erin Simon
    Attorney
  • Chris Mioton
    UBS Investment Bank
  • Sam Durkin
    Grubb & Ellis Company
  • Kari Dickson
    Northwestern University
  • Elyse Ellman
    Nextpoint

Marketing Committee

  • Matt Zeffery, Co-Chair
    Arx Global Holdings LLC
  • Emily Morris, Co-Chair
    Draft FCB
  • Eric Berman
    University of Chicago MBA Student '10
  • Anders Gode
    Toll Brothers Homes
  • Alex Lauerman
    Northern Trust Corporation
  • Nicholas Gauen
    Nuveen Investments

12 Locations by Fall 2010

Today, Griffith Tutoring has grown to offer its ACT prep curriculum twice a year in seven locations throughout Chicago to over 280 at-risk students. Griffith Tutoring aspires to reach as many Chicago students as possible and thus has developed a plan to offer its free program in twelve locations for the Fall 2010 program and tutor over 600 students.