2012-2013 - MetroSquash

FROM COURTS TO COLLEGE
The 2012-2013 METROsquash Annual Report
Celebrating 8 Years of Transformational Programming
Established 2005
Lane Tech College Prep
(7th & 8th)
METROSQUASH HQ
B OA R D I N G S C H O O L S :
Chicago City Day School
PARTNER HIGH SCHOOLS: 10
PARTNER MIDDLE SCHOOLS: 8
- Blair Academy, NJ
- Cate School, CA
- Choate Rosemary Hall, CT
- Hotchkiss, CT
- Lake Forest Academy, IL
- Loomis Chaffee, CT
BOARDING SCHOOLS: 6
NEAR
NORTH
SIDE
GARFIELD PARK
Westinghouse
College Prep
LAWNDALE
BRONZEVILLE
DOUGLAS
MCKINLEY
PARK
BRIDGEPORT
ARCHER PILSEN
HEIGHTS
GAGE
PARK
WEST
ELSDON
CLEARING
WEST MARQUETTE
LAWN PARK
SCOTTSDALE
CANARYVILLE
BACK OF
THE
YARDS
GARFIELD RIDGE
Lindblom Math &
Science Academy
MARQUETTE
PARK
WEST
ENGLE- ENGLEWOOD WOOD
ENGLEWOOD
King College Prep
HYDE
PARK
MORGAN
PARK
1. Fiske Elementary
2. Sexton Elementary
3. U of C-Woodlawn
HQ
Kenwood Academy
SOUTH
SHORE
GREATER
GRAND
CROSSING
GRESHAM
Kozminski Community Academy
KENWOOD
WOODLAWN
AVALON
PARK
CHATHAM
BEVERLY
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields, IL
Ariel Community Academy
OAK
LAND
GRAND
BLVD.
BRAINERD
MOUNT
GREENWOOD
1. Chi Arts
2. Young Women’s Leadership Charter
3. Hales Franciscan H.S.
4. Urban Prep-Bronzeville
NORTH
SOUTH
CHINA SIDE
TOWN
PILSEN
LITTLE VILLAGE
2
Ogden Int’l School
BURNSIDE
CALUMET
HEIGHTS
SOUTH
CHICAGO
JEFFERY
MANOR
PULLMAN
ROSELAND
Gary Comer
College Prep
METROsquash
Geography:
Partner Schools
Our mission is to use squash, academics,
SOUTH
DEERING
EAST
SIDE
WEST
PULLMAN
mentoring, cultural enrichment & community
service to empower Chicago Public School
students to reach their full academic, athletic,
and personal potential.
RIVERDALE
HEGEWISCH
Foundation Grants 24%
Gala & Events 22%
Individuals 19%
Celebrating
Our 8th Year
Board Members 12%
Dear METROsquash Family,
Family Foundations 9%
Government Grants 7%
2012 FUNDING SOURCES
Pro-Am Tournament 4%
In 2005 a small group of squash enthusiasts believed that there was a
Corporations 3%
place in Chicago for a program combining squash and education that
INDIVIDUALS
created educational and life changing opportunities for Chicago Public
19%
12%
BOARD
MEMBERS
School students. That year, our first class of 5th grade students took
to the courts and the classroom, and the squash and civic community
FAMILY
FOUNDATIONS
gave us a chance to prove that we could make the program work. Today,
after eight years and the extraordinary efforts of students, families, staff,
CORPORATIONS
9%
3%
24%
FOUNDATION
GRANTS
donors, volunteers, and mentors, we are proud to introduce to you our
first graduating class of high school seniors—each of whom is enrolled in
their best match college or university!
GALA &
EVENTS
22%
4% 7%
GOVERNMENT
GRANTS
PRO-AM
TOURNAMENT
This is our first year with a class of graduating high school seniors and a full
cohort of 150 students in 5th through 12th grade. We will not stop there.
Serving our students ‘in, to, and through’ college is the next challenge that
Over the 2012-2013 school year,
METROsquash will embrace and we look forward to doing everything
METROsquash helped students access
we can to promote our students’ success during their college years.
$654,221 IN ACADEMIC AND SQUASH
We have also made significant progress to ‘Secure the Future’ and ensure
SCHOLARSHIPS. Through the end of
that METROsquash will be a permanent fixture within the squash and
2017, METROsquash will have helped
afterschool extracurricular program in which
civic community. The METROsquash Academic and Squash Center will not
Chicago Public School students can participate.
students access a projected $3,319,345
only allow us to more than double the number of students served, but
They marry the academic support and athletic
will provide a safe and secure space for students and families to learn and
“METROsquash is quite simply the best
training like no other program. The students
grow.
enjoy it because it develops them in both
arenas equally. The METROsquash team
We are delighted to present to you our 2012-2013 Annual Report. We
focuses on college and the trips the students
thank you for your belief in our mission and are grateful for the opportunity
get to take around the country are the extra
to continue our work on behalf of METROsquash students and families.
motivation students need to make it to the
finish line and enroll in college. I would register
IN SCHOLARSHIPS.
We welcome Paul Cussen as our Board
Chair. Paul has been a volunteer for
METROsquash since 2005 and has served
on the board since 2007. Paul and his wife
Peg are both long term mentors to three
of our students, and are a dedicated,
dynamic team! Welcome Paul!
Paul with senior Robert Garner at
King College Prep’s graduation
Sincerely,
every Gary Comer College Prep student in
METROsquash if they had the space for them.
~ Mike Huguelet, Gary Comer College Prep
Paul Cussen
Board Chair
David Kay
Executive Director
Kyle Larry stands proudly with his
plaque for being Valedictorian of his
8th grade class at Kozminski Community
Academy. Kyle is headed to Gary Comer
College Prep in the Fall.
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FROM
COURTS
TO
COLLEGE
Hard at Work.
139
COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED
51
COLLEGE
ACCEPTANCES
32
SCHOLARSHIPS
APPLIED FOR
PROBLEM:
Only 39% of CPS students
graduate high school and
attend 4 year colleges.
SOLUTION:
METROsquash prepares
students to enter their
best matched high
schools and colleges by
providing a continuum of
support from 5th grade
FINANCIAL/FEDERAL & SCHOOL
BASED AID EARNED
$295,681
through high school
graduation. In 2013, 100%
of METROsquash students
enrolled in four year
colleges and universities.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED &
FEDERAL WORK STUDY EARNED
$17,830
Total
SCHOLARSHIPS/
FINACIAL AID EARNED
$313,511
In, To, & Through...
Of the 8 seniors graduating this year, 7 of the 8 will be the first in their families to
attend college. METROsquash works with students starting in 5th grade and follows
them as they travel through middle school, high school, and starting in 2013-2014,
college. By introducing students in middle school to the idea of college and giving
students opportunities to travel to college campuses, METROsquash students and
their families learn early on the importance of higher education. METROsquash
students begin to see themselves on these campuses. METROsquash staff help
students navigate the complex college application and financial aid process
so that they are not only prepared to enter college, but are not burdened by
excess debt and are supported through college graduation.
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METROSQUASH
CLASS OF
2013
Kareemah Bates | Monmouth College
“METROsquash has not only helped me with my
academics, it taught me how to play a new sport. Most
importantly though, METROsquash has become my
family. I have friends at school, but my best friends are at
METROsquash. I can’t wait to get to practice every day to
spend time with them, and I know that I will stay in touch
with all of them in college, no matter where we all go!” ~METROsquash student since 2005
Johan Esparragoza| University of Iowa
"I have met so many new people since I joined the
METROsquash team and have learned to be a leader.
I have learned to really focus on my studies and that
when I set my mind to something, I can really make
it happen. I have benefited most from the college
exposure that I have received—from taking day trips
to spending a week on a college campus, it has helped
me decide which school would be right for me.”
~METROsquash student since 2010
Keshawn Idris | Baldwin Wallace University
METROsquash students
went on 36 college visits
over the 2012-2013 school
year, visiting 30 different
cities across the country.
Of these schools, 6 were
chosen by our students as
their school of choice.
"When I joined the team in 2006 I had no idea what
squash even was. My mom decided that we were going
to do this program and we have both stuck with it ever
since. METROsquash has done so much for me and my
family over the last 7 years- traveling to London on a trip,
having a safe place to go after school and also having a
mentor to guide me. I know that I am where I am today
because of this program. It is not like any other program,
and I can now say that I am GOING to college!"
~METROsquash student since 2006
Marneé Irby | Northwestern University
"When I joined the team I was really shy and didn't
know many people. Through the help of METROsquash,
I have learned what it means to be a part of a team
and to be a leader. I want to set a good example for my
younger sisters and know that through my hard work
and the help of METROsquash, I have helped them
see that a future of going to college and even having
your choice of where to go is a possibility! I think that
METROsquash teaches you that—how to set positive
goals for yourself, and then work to achieve them!"
~METROsquash student since 2011
Robert Garner | Univ. of Missouri
"I am so glad that my friend Don told me about
METROsquash. I have made so many new friends in the
program, and I know that it has helped me boost my
grades and find out what I want to do in the future. I
was able to take a summer engineering class for a week
at Mizzou where I stayed in the dorms and I was named
camper of the week! I know that this helped me decide
that Missouri is where I want to go to school.”
~METROsquash student since 2009
Don Hall | Univ. of Illinois- Springfield
"METROsquash has given me so many opportunities.
I have traveled all over the country, even skiing in
Colorado and visiting tons of college campuses. I know
that these trips helped me decide where I wanted to go
to school and what I liked. I will be going to El Salvador
this summer to play in a squash tournament and travel.
I cannot think of a better way to kick off the end of my
summer with my METROsquash friends before we all
head to college!"
~METROsquash student since 2005
Precious Rooks | Denison University
"METROsquash has helped me so much since I started.
I originally was not a good student and I ended up in
a high school that didn't challenge me. METROsquash
not only helped me get out of that high school and into
Gary Comer, but I ended up boosting my academics and
taking AP classes! I took courses to boost my ACT over
the summer at METROsquash, and got to work with all
of the tutors to help me when I needed it. I know that
this is the reason why I am going to Denison University
this fall, and I can't wait to play squash with their team!"
~METROsquash student since 2006
Marylyn Rogel | University of Vermont
"I joined METROsquash because I heard about all of the
travel opportunities that my classmates had and also
because of the academics. I never thought that I would
be good at squash, but I now love to play! I know that
it is because of squash that all of us are able to travel.
I think I have benefited the most from the life skills
lessons I have learned, it has helped me open my eyes
to so many different cultures and experiences! I am so
excited to go to college in the fall!"
~METROsquash student since 2009
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ACADEMICS
8th grade
student Damian
Jackson in a High
School Prep
session
This year METROsquash students spent
over 750 hours working one-on-one with
PROBLEM:
Only 7.9% of all 11th
graders in CPS tested
college ready, scoring a
Academic Tutors and an additional 49 hours
THE
METROSQUASH
JOURNEY
with tutors and staff during the
2012 Chicago Teachers Strike.
21 on the ACT or higher.
Nearly 40% or 60,000
CPS students drop out
before graduation,
enough to fill the entire
stadium at Soldier Field.
METROSQUASH
ONBOARDING
HIGH SCHOOL PREP PROGRAM RESULTS:
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Introduction to College:
5th & 6th Grade
METROsquash helps
students access their
best matched, high
performing high schools
Exposure to College:
7th & 8th Grade
while also offering
one-on-one tutoring,
college counseling,
and ACT Prep courses.
100% of METROsquash
8th grade students and
100% of METROsquash
high school seniors
are entering their best
College Awareness: 9th Grade
College Exploration & Skill Building: 10th Grade
College Preparation: 11th Grade
Countdown to College: 12th Grade
COLLEGE PROGRAM
Beginning the College Journey: Freshman
Navigating through College: Sophomore
Deciding a Career Path: Junior
Finishing Strong: Senior
matched high schools
and colleges this fall.
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HIGH SCHOOL
ACCEPTANCES
COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM
where 84% of freshman
are on track to graduate,
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All 11 STUDENTS were accepted to their best
matched high schools, including Gary Comer
College Prep, Westinghouse, Rich Central High
School, Muchin College Prep, Mount Carmel
College Prep, & Cate School in California.
HIGH SCHOOL PREP PROGRAM
SOLUTION:
HIGH SCHOOL
APPLICATIONS
COMPLETED
College Graduation & Alumni Program
LAUNCH OF THE METROSQUASH
READING PROJECT
This year METROsquash implemented the
METROsquash Reading Project based off of
Junior Great Books, where students were able
to earn incentive based prizes for reading books
independently and writing a short reflection
piece. Throughout the year, METROsquash
students read over 50 EXTRA books! We are
excited to grow the program next year.
ACT AND SSAT PREP
METROsquash rising senior students spent
the summer in a three week intensive ACT
course led by Educational Endeavors. Students
averaged a 1.5 SCORE INCREASE on their ACT
before and after the course. Two 8th grade
students spent three weeks in SSAT prep,
preparing to begin the boarding school
application process.
SQUASH,
WELLNESS,
& TRAVEL
PROBLEM:
Only 52% of CPS High School
students play on sports teams
and 40% of students have no
physical education classes.
2012-2013
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Competed in 26 tournament and team matches (a 15% increase
over 2011-2012) in 14 different cities, yielding 283 tournament
and team match entries
- In the 2013 METROsquash 5K, students decreased their overall
average mile time by 1 minute and 30 seconds and decreased
their overall 5k average time by 10 minutes, 10 seconds from
the 2012 METROsquash 5K
- Khadijah Muhammad, U19 U.S. Squash Junior Bronze Champion
at the 2013 Bronze Nationals in Stamford, Connecticut
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METROsquash students
receive an average of
- Yazmynne Carter as 1st place winner in shot put at the Founders
League Championships, breaking the school record for distance
thrown at Choate Rosemary Hall
Albany, NY
Annandale, NY Avon, CN
Birmingham, MI
Boston, MA
Breckenridge, CO
Bronx, NY
year, along with year-round
fitness training including the
METROsquash 5K.
Burlington, VT
< B OSTON, MA
Students & NUSEA
Founder Greg Zaff at
the Urban Individuals
tournament at
Harvard University
Lake Forest, IL
Lakeville, CN
Lancaster, PA
Lawrenceville, NH
Oxford, OH
fitness instruction per week
and team matches each
Joliet, IL
METROsquash students
have traveled for squash
tournaments, cultural
outings, college &
boarding school tours.
Blairstown, NJ
squash tournaments, camps,
Iowa City, IA
Normal, IL
6 hours of squash and
and compete in numerous
International Falls, MN
NUMBER OF
U.S. CITIES
Amherst, MA
SOLUTION:
Harlem, NY
Carpinteria, CA
Chicago, IL
Cinncinnati, OH
Cleveland, OH
Columbia, MO
Northfield, MN
Philadelphia, PA
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Poughkeepsie, NY
Princeton, NJ
South Hadley, MA
Springfield, IL
St. Louis, MO
Stamford, CT
Tarrytown, NY
Toledo, Ohio
Valparaiso, IN
Vernon Hills, IL
Wellesley, MA
West Lafayette, IN
Williamstown, CT
Williamstown, MA
Windsor, CT
Wooster, OH
Dayton, OH
>
Deerfield, CT
GAMBIER, OHIO
10th grade students visit
Kenyon College and meet with
squash coaches while on their
Spring Break College Visit Trip
>
ST. LOUIS, MO >
Students visit St. Louis
University during the
MICDS tournament
DEERFIELD, MA
Boarding school students
Sherly & Yazmynne compete
for Loomis Chaffee & Choate
at the Founders League
Championships
Delaware, OH
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Downers Grove, IL
Evanston, IL
Exeter, NH
Gambier, OH
Granville, OH
Greencastle, IN
4 STUDENTS
will travel to El Salvador
this summer to
participate in a week
long cultural enrichment
experience complete
with squash clinics
and tournaments!
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MENTORING
METROsquash has paired 18 students with adult mentors this year and currently has 40 Mentor-Mentee pairings,
a 55% increase since 2011-2012. Students stay paired year over year and develop long term relationships that
help them navigate through their teenage years and into adulthood.
PROBLEM:
Students left unsupervised 3 or more days
per week are twice as likely to hang out with
gang members, three times more likely to be
engaged in criminal behavior, and more than
three times as likely to use drugs. 10-16 year
olds who have a relationship with a mentor
are 46% less likely to start using drugs and
27% less likely to use alcohol.
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STUDENTS
PAIRED WITH
ADULT MENTORS
40
MENTOR-MENTEE
PAIRINGS
55%
INCREASE
SINCE
2011-2012
Newly paired mentors & mentees enjoy their first group Mentor outing at Seven Ten Lanes in February
From left to right: Kyle and Matt Chang, Mason & Jeff Sawin, Lauryn & Charlotte Thoresen, and Elijah and Sandy Carton
SOLUTION:
METROsquash provides students with a
safe space to go after school, ensuring that
students are in a supervised, productive
environment where they can grow and learn.
The METROsquash Mentor program pairs
students one-on-one with trusted adult role
models and confidants, someone to guide
them and share in enriching experiences
that help challenge students and broaden
Photo courtesy of Marian Kraus
their horizons.
“The METROsquash mentor program
has helped me do so many new things,
like shadowing a potential job, playing
squash, visiting museums and traveling.
I have been paired with my mentor James
since 5th grade and he has become
a part of my family.”
Don Hall, METROsquash Senior
8
Mentee Bob hit up
the bowling lanes with
mentor Matt Wan
Mentee Nubia at her play
“Shrek” at Lake Forest
Academy with her mentor
Jayme Betts
Mentor Jay Beidler runs the
METROsquash 5K with his
mentee, Cameron helping him
cut his 5K time by 9 minutes
ENRICHMENT
METROsquash recruits experts to deliver interactive seminars that
equip students to make informed decisions in middle school, high
school, and life.
PROBLEM:
In 2009, 28% of CPS schools cut
extracurricular activities as a
way to compensate for budget
shortfall. In 2010, CPS created
$1M in budget cuts by eliminating
spring semester sports for
sophomore students.
SOLUTION:
Each METROsquash student
participates in over 40 hours of
enrichment programming per
year, including life skills, cultural
enrichment, and community service.
METROSQUASH LIFE
SKILLS FOCUS AREAS
FAMILY HEALTH
& WELLNESS
STUDENT
WELLNESS
Life Skills
VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
DEVELOPING
SELF
REPRESENT
YOURSELF
FINANCIAL
LITERACY
DIVERSITY
AWARENESS
METROsquash partnered with the following organizations this year to
deliver a well-rounded array of life skills sessions:
- Kozminski Community Academy
Violence Prevention Day
- Access Community Health and Donya Hooks
Sexual Education Day
- Junior League Chicago
“Kids in the Kitchen” Family Health & Wellness Day
- METROsquash Board of Directors, Aux. Board & Mentors
“College Speed Dating”
- Gideon Group
Violence Prevention Day
- ULINE
Job shadow day at the ULINE Factory
- Center for Multicultural Communities and Center on Halsted
Diversity Day
Cultural Enrichment
Students Marylyn
and Karyn with
their ski instructor
on their first day
of ski school over
spring break in
BRECKENRIDGE,
COLORADO
Visiting ULINE
Factory in
PLEASANT
PRAIRIE,
WISCONSIN
Learning how
to ice skate in
DAYTON, OHIO
Community Service
METROsquash students performed over 20 hours of community
service this year, starting with their winter food drive for Port
Ministries. METROsquash students and families paired the annual
Holiday Potluck with a time to give back to their community in
need, collecting canned foods items to donate over the holidays.
Over Spring Break, METROsquash staff partnered with Playstreets,
the Woodlawn Public Safety Alliance and the South East Chicago
Coalition, offering alternative spring break activities at Dulles,
Sexton, and the Washington Park Field House serving over 110
students from the Woodlawn and Washington Park community.
In May and June, METROsquash students partnered with the
community, helping clean up Washington Park in the Clean
& Green Day, and participated in Habitat Restoration Day in
Washington Park Conservancy.
METROsquash students at the end of the METROsquash
Clean and Green Community Service Day
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SUMMER
PROGRAMMING
Each summer, METROsquash partners with After
School Matters to hire summer camp counselors
for our METROsquash Summer Writing and
Squash Camp, giving students job experience
and leadership skills that prepare them for
their future.
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PROBLEM:
Over 530 youth under the age of
21 have been killed from violence
in the City of Chicago since 2008,
an overwhelming amount of which
happen over the summer months
when school is out of session and
students go unsupervised.
METROsquash high school students and camp counselors Kinsa Sillah, King College Prep (back left) and Yazmynne Carter,
Choate Rosemary Hall (back center) are pictured here with their campers over the summer of 2012.
METROsquash 2013 Summer Opportunities
SOLUTION:
METROsquash ensures that all
students gain at least one enriching
summer opportunity, including
summer internships, spending a
week on a college campus, The
METROsquash Summer Writing and
Squash Camp, and additional local and
national squash and academic camps.
SQUASH CAMPS
Cleveland Squash Camp 4
Dayton Squash Camp 2
Deerfield Academy Camp 1
Denver Doubles 4
Good Nick Squash 1
International Squash Academy at Kenyon College 2
Lake Forest Squash Camp 2
NUSEA Embrace Squash Camp 2
NUSEA Midwest Urban Championships 30
Streetsquash Squash Camp 2
University Club Squash Camp 6
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
METROsquash After School Matters Interns Fieldglass, Inc. Internships 10
TOTAL
SUMMER
OPPORTUNITIES
$36,855
10
2
ENRICHMENT CAMPS
Camp Edwards Carleton Liberal Arts Experience El Salvador Squash Trip Just the Beginning Legal Camp Kooch-i-Ching Northwestern Center for Talent Development Phillips Exeter Summer Program Second City Camp 4
2
4
1
1
6
1
1
LOCAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
METROsquash Summer Writing & Squash Camp 60
METROsquash Start Fresh Program 12
METROsquash ACT Camp 10
METROsquash SSAT Camp 4
This year, METROsquash has helped students earn $36,855 in
summer scholarships, with more opportunities arriving each day.
Family
This year, METROsquash launched the
METROsquash Parent/Guardian Committee,
consisting of 7 parents, two board members,
and METROsquash staff. This committee met
bi-monthly and was an integral part of the
overall increased parent & family involvement
this school year. The committee assisted
with try-outs, the Holiday Potluck, the
METROsquash 5K, Graduation, and
fundraising. A special thank you to all of the
members of this committee and all of the
families at METROsquash—we had more
family participation this year than ever before!
Volunteers &
Community Partners
METROsquash relies heavily on its volunteers
& community partners to help run day to day
programming. From volunteering on the courts,
providing additional lessons at clubs like the
University and the Union League Clubs, to
helping out in the classroom and at Life Skills
sessions, volunteers are what make the program
run so efficiently. METROsquash benefits
from crucial partnerships with the University
Church and the University of Chicago, providing
classroom and court space, and additional
members of the immediate community. We
would like to recognize the following partners:
Kelly Allen
Vernita Calbert
Tiffany Hill
Trevor & Tracy John-Charles
Mary Sillah
Alanna Washington
BOARD & STAFF:
Marcus Bosch
Paul Cussen
Brandon McNab
Ty Parker
VOLUNTEERS
U of C Work Study
Marley Archiega
Eliza Betteridge
Spencer Duncan
Ignas Grabauskas
Graham Greve
Marina Grozdanova
Russell Hathaway
Stephanie Joseph
Walker King
Stephen Lurie
Amatha Mouchmouchie
AlfonsoOrdonez
Izzy Rubin
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
Kristian Taylor
Nathan Wilson
Community Volunteers
Patrick Barry
Greg Beihl
Maggie Cornelius
Tim Corvino
Chris Foster
Tessa Huttenlocher
Desmond Jones
Geoff LaPorte
Richard Nettles
Jennie Passehl + Advisory
Andrew Song
Diane Van Hoof
Matt Wan
Johnathan West
Squash
Ameer Allaudeen
Seth August
Bill Conry
Paul Cussen
Kerry Fliss
Sam Fulton
Marshall Eldred
Bill James
John Jennings
Rutwik Kharkar
Eugene Kim
DFSS
Dr. Graphx
Educational Endeavors
Federal Work Study Program
20th Ward Alderman's Office
French Consulate
Access Community Health
Flywheel Chicago
After School Matters
Gary Comer College Prep
BAM, Becoming a Man
Gideon Group
Benevolent
Harrow Sports
Beyond Sport
HUD
BMO Captial Markets
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Booth School of Business
Illinois Intervention Center
Brit Insurance
ISAC
Camp Kooch I Ching
Junior League Club
CCAP
Kenyon Squash Team
Chicago Cares
Kellogg School of Management
Chicago Childcare Society
KLEO
Chicago Scholars
Ladder Up
City of Chicago
Lake Forest Academy
Cleveland Raquet Club
Manifest Digital
College Greenlight
Metropolitan Family Services
College Squash Association
Mexican Consulate
Collegiate Scholars
Nagle Hartray
Creative Alternatives
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund Neighborhood Capital
Network of Woodlawn
Dayton Squash Center
Northwestern Squash Team
Denison Squash Team
Ken Kraus
Ron Lai
Clary Purdy
Geoff Laporte
Christian Martinez
Zoe Nalebuff
Clay Purdy
Prashant Roy
Dave Sargent
Japjit Singh
Anand Srivastava
Rob Stanley
Sapna Sudhir
Peter Wagner
Jonathan West
Nathan Wilson
Kevin Li
Sylvie Manuel
Emilie Portugal
Nathaniel Posner
Geri Ross
Maddi Ross
Sameer Sawage
Alex Schonbaum
Raghu Somala
David Yunix
Desmond Vindici
Matt Wishnoff
Photo courtesy of Marian Kraus
FAMILIES &
COMMUNITY
PARENT COMMITTEE
Parent Tiffany Hill running >
the METROsquash 5K.
Lab School
Karen Dai
Wyatt Dandy
Cece Elfenbaum
Catherine Eng
Lucas Fagen
Gabriel Guevara
Micheal Horio
Taylor Horton
Jeffrey Jou
Alex Kim
Jeesae Kim
Jarrett Lampley
“The METROsqaush parent committee has been a
wonderful experience to give back to an organization
that has been invested in developing the minds and
bodies of young people. We are excited to provide input
and time to help enhance the program. It has been an
outstanding academic, social and athletic developmental
tool for all the children that participate.”
Northwestern University
Notre Dame Squash
NUCTD
NUPIP
NUSEA
Ogilvy & Mather
Onwentisa Club
Organic Life
PlayStreets
Port Ministries
Posse Foundation
Power Squash Academy
POAH
Princeton Alumni Corps
Project 55
Promote 360
Purdue University Squash Team
Redefined Fitness
Solid Impressions
South East Chicago Coalition
The Racquet Club
The Ten Schools
The Union League Club
University Club of Chicago
University of Chicago
U of C Community Service Center
~Alanna Washington, METROsquash Parent
U of C Laboratory Schools
U of C Medical Center
U of C Public Interest Program
U of C Work Study Program
Up2Us
Washington Park Conservancy
Washington Park Consortium
World Sport Chicago
YMCA Camp Edwards
YWCA Chicago
“What's been most
gratifying about my
experience is witnessing the
growth of the kids over
the years. They grow from
not quite having found
their strengths into
confident, poised young
adults…and pretty good
squash players, too. The
transformation
is astounding.”
~Clay Purdy,
Squash Volunteer
METROsquash supporter
Chris Foster representing
METROsquash at the
Today Show taping
in Chicago
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METROSQUASH
LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
Auxiliary Board
Paul M. Cussen, Chairman, National Bureau of Property Administration
Marcus Bosch, Co-Chairman
Pete Kearney
William S. Wardrop, Vice-Chairman, Steere Capital Partners
Russell Kohn, Co-Chairman
Eugene Kim
Wade W. Judge, Treasurer, LaSalle Investment Management
Kendell Anders
Marty Kinsella
Peter Dunne, Secretary, Ronin Capital
Sean Ballard
Jack Krasaeath
David Kay, Executive Director, METROsquash
Jay Beidler
Ben Krop
David Bermingham, US Foods
Jayme Betts
Evan Lantz
Thomas Demery, Fox River Partners
Jonathan Bordoli
David Moe
James Dodson, Akili Audio Publishing
Euler Bropleh
Jim Moore
James Dodson
Board Chairman
Daniel D. Dolan, Jr. , Dolan McEniry Capital Management LLC
Sandy Carton
Eli Plangger
Marshall P. Eldred, Golden Hill Foods LLC
Matt Chang
Colleen Pratt
James served as the
METROsquash Board
Chairman for 4 years and is
a founding board member.
James has been an integral
part of the METROsquash
family, not only serving
on the Board but as a
mentor and a friend.
Thank you James!
P. Spence Fischer, Brown Brothers Harriman
Priscilla Rand DePree
Beau River
Thompson D. Ford, Morgan Keegan and Company
Drew Eberly
Nick Sandner
Randolph P. Frieser, Revolution Training Centers
Nick Eugenio
Jeff Sawin
Scott J. Graham, BMO Capital Markets
Matt Falkner
Alec Schmid
Douglas Grissom, Madison Dearborn Partners
Teddy Felker
Matt Singer
Elizabeth I. Holland, Abbell Associates
Scott Gidwitz
Toneisha Tillman
Willard Hunter, Signature Cards, LLC
Harry Goldstein
Jolee VanLeuven
Marilyn Jackson, Chicago Architecture Foundation
Troup Howard
Desmond Vindici
Dayna Kirk, Front Row
Rob Howell
Matt Wan
Thank you for your
years of service!
Russell Kohn
Co-Chairman
Russell served as
Co-Chairman of the
METROsquash Auxiliary
Board for 3 years. He is a
dedicated and driven team
member that has brought
the Auxiliary Board to a new
level! Thank you Russell!
Andy McAfee, Abelson-Taylor, Inc.
Jacqueline E. Moss, J.P. Morgan
Fredrik Nielsen, FDK Trading
Staff
Rudy Nimocks, University of Chicago
David Kay, Executive Director
Henry J. Scherck III, Diversified Search
Amber Pichiotino, Development Director
Walter Schmid, Idea Arbitrage
Brandon McNab, Program Director
Brian L. Sedlak, Jones Day
Edward Gadient, Program Director
Sangram S. Sisodia, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Mike MacDonald, Squash Director
Jevon Thoresen, ESPN
Ty Parker, High School Director
D. Reed Webster, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Harrison Woods, Middle School Director
J. Becket Wolf, Kingston Investments
Edward Gadient,
Program Director
Ed joined the team in 2010,
and became Co-Program
Director in 2012. It is
because of the hard work,
dedication and drive from
Ed that the 1st senior class
has such a bright future!
Thank you Ed!
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Advisory Board
Henry S. Bienen, President Emeritus Northwestern University
Dr. Byron T. Brazier, Apostolic Church of God
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University
John W. McCarter, Jr., President Emeritus The Field Museum
John F. Sandner, CME Foundation
Richard Uihlein, ULINE
METROsquash Executive Director
David Kay with Board Member
Reed Webster & Auxiliary Board
member Beau River at the 2012
METROsquash Ball.
2012 SUPPORTERS
METROsquash would like to thank all of its 2012 fiscal
year donors and supporters. METROsquash would not be able
to provide transformative programming without your support!*
FOUNDERS
$25,000 & ABOVE
Anonymous
Blue Foundation
Brinson Foundation
City of Chicago & HUD
Illinois Violence Prevention Authority
National Recreation Foundation
Polk Brothers Foundation
Prince Charitable Trusts
BENEFACTORS
$10,000 - $24,999
Kirk & Katherine Baldwin
BMO Harris Bank
Vincent & Linda Buonnanno
Gilles & Neeta Demeulenaere
Thompson & Katie Ford
Goldman Sachs
Grant Healthcare Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Fay & Dan Levin
Fredrik & Jessica Nielsen
Northern Trust Charitable Trust
Walter & Leslie Schmid
The Seabury Foundation
University of Chicago
Up2Us Foundation
D. Reed Webster
Michael & Judy Zeddies
LEADERS
$5,000 - $9,999
After School Matters
Ariel Investments
Bolder Capital & Todd Hamilton
Brown Brothers Harriman
Derek Christian
Paul & Peg Cussen
James & Paulette Dodson
Daniel D. & Mary Dolan, Jr.
Zach & Natasha Egan
Finn Family Foundation
Randolph & Maritza Frieser
Scott Graham
Douglas & Ann Grissom
Hunter Family Foundation
Willard & Lori Hunter
The Jansing Cook Foundation
Wade & Nancy Judge
Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation
The Schroeder Foundation
Blake & Sara Swift
Ronald & Julie Thauer
Charlotte & Jevon Thoresen
The University Club of Chicago
William & Tina Wardrop
PATRONS
$2,500 - $4,999
Merrick & Lindsay Axel
Jacqueline Moss & Sean Ballard
Daniel Barlow
Henry & Leigh Bienen
Bulley & Andrews, LLC
John & Sally Carton
Thomas R. & Monique Demery
Peter & Jennifer Dunne
Marshall & Laura Eldred
Finnegan Family Foundation
P. Spence & Ashley Fischer
Euler Bropleh & Ebba Gebisa
Sean & Vicky Hunter
Invesco
Marilyn & Jonathan Jackson
Dayna Kirk
Latham & Watkins LLC
Greg Winsor & Tara Marsh
Andy & Cecily McAfee
Rudy & Joyce Nimocks
Deb & Stephen Quazzo
Sara Lee Foundation
Denise & Henry J. Scherck, III
Brian & Ursula Sedlak
Jai & Regini Shekhawat
Sangram S. Sisodia, Ph.D.
cont.
Margaret B. & Kevin Stineman
Brian & Karen Uihlein
William Blair & Company
J. Becket & Alison Wolf
FRIENDS
$1,000 - $2,499
The Francis Beidler Foundation
Jess & Katherine Belcher
Margaret & Philip Block Foundation
The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation
Bryan Cave
The Butter Family Charitable Fund
Edward & Susan Chandler
Chicago Asthma & Allergy
David Connelly
Martha Crosby & the AYCO Foundation
Zelov Drake
Noel Lee Dunn
Susan & Stephen Felker
Edward & Leslie Finn
Patrick Scotto Di Luzio & Kerry Fliss
John Fornengo
Calvin & Sally Frese, Jr.
Mark Geall
Greenberg Traurig LLP & Max Drake
William Hayes
Barry Hue
Kurt & Alison Kohlmeyer
Lisa Kohn
Jerrold Salzman & Ann Kowalsky
Jack & Rebecca Krasaeath
Andrew McGhee
Todd & Mimi Mitchell
Fritz Neuschel
Scott & Kelly Newhall
Holly & Paul O’Connor
John W. D. O’Loughlin
Howard Randell & Savi Pai
Pettinelli Family Foundation
James & Nadine Rich
Lois Riley
Nicholas Sandner
Michael A.Sheridan
Jay Trees
Quinnox Inc. & Anil Kumar
John Flanigan & Michele Zurakowski
SUPPORTERS
$500 - $999
Kendell Anders
cont.
V. Kelley & Miah Armour.
Frederic Artwick
Stephen & Wendy Ban
Steve & Ann Bartram
Wendy Freyer & Greg Beihl
David & Deb Bermingham
Scott Bermingham
David Bomier
Jonathan Bordoli & Teresa Grote
Jennifer & Marcus Bosch
Carter & Elizabeth Brown
Robert Buckley
Mathew Chang
John & Allison Connery
Patricia Cox
Crown Imports & Jim Ryan
Priscilla DePree
Lloyd Ferguson
Kevin & Elizabeth Foley
Adam Gerchen
Bruce & Marie Gorchow
Great Lakes Advisory Group
David Grumman
Charles & Stephanie Harrold
Charles Cotton Harrold, IV
Craig & Lisa Herold
Troup Howard
The Huber Family Charitable Fund
Ross & Elinor Jannotta
Richard & Bette Karger
John Kayser
David & Avery Keller
Dennis & Constance Keller
George A. & Martha B. Kellner
Foundation
Carter Kennedy
Mark & Sheila Kindig
Russell Kohn
Elissa & Edward Kovas
Joseph Kunze
Julie Roin & Saul Levmore
Kenneth & Stephanie Love
Robin McCown
Courtney McGovern
A. Cameron McKinney
Scott Miner
William & Robin Moore
Nuveen Investment Holdings
Michael E. Reed & Camille A. Olson
Thomas & Molly O’Neill, Jr.
Lisa & Roger Platt
cont.
Eric & Aravinda Reeves
Dan & Elizabeth Reidy
Scott Rempala
John Butter, MD & Sara Jo Sarchett
Michael W. Simpson
Kirsten B. Stickney
Stewart & Dodie Swift
Richard Lazar & Jessica Tampas
ULINE Company
Brian Vanselow
Katie & Keith Wilhelm
David & Clara Williams
Andrew & Priscilla Wilson
WinTrust Wealth Management
Jay Beidler & Deborah Witzburg
Michael & Mary Woolever
John & Tracey Zabriskie
CONTRIBUTERS
$250 - $499
Nicholas & Marcie Alexos
Paul & Mary Anderson
Robert Angevin
Lesli Babbs
Brette Bensinger
Lester & Lue Anice Binder
Sally Blackwell
Philip D. Block III Family Foundation
Gregory Brebach, MD
James & Vivienne Brown
Susan R. Bulley
Willard & Jeanette Bunn
Laura & Edward Carney
Sanford Carton
Chicago Capital Advisors & Rich Cobb
Benjamin & Tricia Cox
Amory Cummings
Michael Curto
Andrew Curto
Connie & William Cussen
Mathew Davis
Sara Anderson Ebie & Jason Ebie
Elizabeth Ehrhardt
Nicholas Eugenio
Mathew Falkner
Shannon Farar
Melissa Copley & Francis Freeman
Peter & Patty Garvy
C. Graham Gerst
Scott Gidwitz
Tracy Giffen
cont.
Peter Goldman
Harry Goldstein
Margaux Harrold
Robert Howell
Joseph Huffsmith
Oreal & Vanessa James
Paul Janowitz
Kohn-Joseloff Foundation, Inc.
Jones Lang LaSalle
Pete Kearney
Eugene Kim
Jeff & Cindy Kuchman
Mary & Erik Langsjoen
Evan & Liz Lantz
Geoffrey LaPorte
Leo Burnett Company
John D. & Catherind T. MacArthur Fdn.
John Menton
Kelly Monahan
Morton & Harriet Moss, MD
Sree & Leslie Nair
Chris & Jill Noon
Jennifer Olson
Brett & Michelle Pascke
Margot Pritzker
Jennifer & James Pruett
Pure Squash LLC
Proctor Robison
Marcy & Daniel Schlessinger
Leslie W. Smith
Sandy & Marin Turner
Mathew Wan
Carolyn Wayne
Charles Wheelan
Tenrod Inc. & Rodney Workman
Philip & Ginger Yarrow
Mary & Hossein Youseffi
John Zabriskie
*All names on this list reflect
donors in the 2012 fiscal year for
operating support and do not
include Capital Support. 2013
operating supporters will be
acknowledged in the 2013-2014
annual report
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2012
SUPPORTERS
cont.
DONORS $1 - $249
Tamer Abouelsaad
Vincent Anderson
Craig Ashmore, OR
Sairam Atluri
Dean & Nora Bacalzo
Anand Balsekar
William Barney
Timothy Merrill, MD &
Reggie Beckman
Ivy H. Bennett
Robert & Beth Bernat
Virginia Brette Besigner
Mark Biggar
Mary Bortscheller
Jojanna Boyd
Timothy Brannock
Joseph Brown
Peter Burling
Robert Callahan
David Carr
John & Jane Chapman
Peter B. & Crissy H. Cherry
Charlie & Vanessa Clarke
C. Christopher Coetzee
Jonathan Cohen
Donald & Ann Cole
Michael & Patricia Coleman
Michael Coombe
Brandon Crase
Peter Crowe
Odile David
Tony & Laura Davis
Thomas Divane
John & Lauren Dixon
Jill Domke
Edward & Lisa Edwards
Lonny Essex
Donald & Beth Eugenio
Barrett Eynon
Joshua M. Farber, MD
Linda & Robert Finkel
Stephen & Nancy Fletcher
Margaret Fliss
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Michelle Fowler
Greg Beihl & Wendy Freyer
Greg Gadient
Stephen & Margaret Gadient
Richard & Bette Gadient
Priscilla & Jason Gaines
Bruce Gale
Edward & Laura Gillette
Edward & Barbara Gillis
Jonathan Glick
Bruce & Amy Good
Carol H. Graham
William & Catherine Gregg
Joshua Hale
Christine Haskins
Daniel & Ann Herrick
Annie Hodges
Joseph & Lesley Hoopes
Elliott Hoopes
Calvin Hui
Faraz Hussein
W. Borden James
Shailesh Jejurikar
Harold Jenkins
Jonathan Jennings
Bart McMillan & Ildiko Jona
Rich Jones
Kerri Jones
Sam Juszczyk
Lisa & Michael Kaestle
James Keyser
Ahsan Khalid
Sarah M. Knox
Norman Kohn
Jeffrey Korzenik
Jeffrey & Rebecca Kremin
Marcus Kuracina
Erika Lacerda
Erik & Mary Langsjoen
Stuart D. Lansing Family
David M. Lantz
Linda Lantz
Edward O.Laumann, M.D.
Scott Lennox
John & Jill Levi
Mark Lewis
Tara Magner
Tony Manzari
Jackson Marvel
Katherine Massey
Ashley & Mathew McCall
Alexandria McCauslin
Lindsey A. McQuilkin
Steven Medvin
Margaret Meiners
Chris Foster & Pauline Merrill,M.D.
John Merritt
Michael Weeda & Joanne E.
Michalski
Julianne S. & Peter B. Migley
Saleem Molani
Alex Morledge
Annemarie Muñana
Beau River & William Nebel
William & Karen Needler
Stephen Newman
Arthur C. & Sheila Nielsen, III M.D.
Colleen O’Brien
Uzoma Okoli
Connor O’Malley
Cormac & Moira O’Malley
Mark & Christie Osmond
Robert A. & Deborah S. Padley
Charles Parkhurst
Thomas Patapoff
Mead & Constance Payne
Nancy R. Pichiotino
William Polk
Donald L. & Helen A. Price
David F. Prindable
Winthrop Reed
James Reum
David Ribbens
Stephen Ritchie
Jackie & Louis P. River, III MD
Sarah Bradbury Robbins
Greg Rouan
Charles & Sarah Rowland
Debbie Kleban & Paul Rupke
Kiichiro Sato
Sales Foundation
Tim Savage
Alec Schmid
Robert & Antonia Simpson
Donna & Mark Sisitsky
Peter & Leslie Smith
Catherine Smith
Gregory Srodeon
Seema Misra & David Steere
Steven Stoyka
John Strudwick
JacquelineSzafara
Kit Tatum
Kathleen Thoresen
Steve & Maria Urban
Monica Mary Urban, MD
Desmond Vindici
Charles Von Weise
Andy Wallace
Ann & Jeff Walters
Max Weinik
Marsha & Gary Weinstein, MD
Peter & Ula Wendt
Kevin Williams
Emily Wilson
Robert Wilson
Tim Wyant Charitable Fund
David Zachar
Greg Zaff
Ting Si & Wenye Zhu
Craig Zukin
If your name is misspelled
or missing, please accept
our apologies. You may
contact Amber Pichiotino at
METROsquash at amber@
metrosquash.org at any time
with questions or concerns.
The 2012
METROsquash Ball
A special thanks to the 2012 METROsquash Ball Committee!
Fredrik & Jessica Nielsen- Committee Chairs
Paul and Peg Cussen
Thomas and Monique Demery
Spence and Ashley Fischer
Thompson and Katie Ford
Bill and Lori Hunter
Carter Kennedy
William and Robin Moore
Blake and Sara Swift
Jevon and Charlotte Thoresen
Patrick and Meredith Wood-Prince
The 2012 METROsquash Ball at the Saddle & Cycle Club was a huge
$189,000
success, raising over
towards the METROsquash program,
making it the most successful non-squash court gala in METROsquash
history! We could not have done it without the leadership of the
committee led by Fredrik Nielsen, as well as all of the donors and guests.
We look forward to another fantastic event in 2013!
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2013 METROsquash Ball at the Saddle & Cycle Club!
Friday, October 4, 2013
for more information, visit www.metrosquash.org/events
SECURE THE FUTURE
The METROsquash Academic & Squash Center
To learn more, please contact
David Kay, Executive Director
773-251-1711
david@metrosquash.org
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