Our Staff

Our people are our greatest asset.

Civic Consulting Alliance team members represent diverse professional backgrounds, spanning the public, private, and social sectors. We share a deep commitment to Civic Consulting Alliance’s mission—to make the Chicago region a great place for everyone to live in and work. 

Our Team

Sam Abbott 
Senior Associate     

Marie Akerman     
Associate, Development and Communications     

Meredith Sparks Ament
Principal       

Jeffrey Barrett*     
Operations Associate        

Antonio Benecchi 
Principal        

Kirsten Carroll
Associate Principal 

Andrea Clinton^^  
Associate

Elise Dagley*
Senior Operations Associate     

Stephanie Dolan^
Principal

Monique Etienne*
Operations Associate

Brian Fabes^         
Former Chief Executive Officer    

Michele Hallett*     
Chief of Staff

Anna Katter*
Associate Principal 

Djenaba Kelly        
Senior Associate    

Beth Lampson
Associate Principal 

Samuel Leiter^^
Analyst

Rasmus Lynnerup^^
Principal

Rohan Mascarenhas
Associate Principal 

Wendy McCullough^^
Principal       

Kevin Nigarura^^
Associate

Alec Noggle
Analyst    

Destiny Ortega      
Senior Associate    

Robert Owens^
Associate Principal

Skylar Patterson^
Analyst

Eric Patton^^
Principal

Amanda Paz
Senior Associate    

Eleanor Perrone Toriski*
Principal, Development, Operations, and Communications      

Dejah Powell^
Analyst         

Lydia Sorensen     
Senior Associate    

Daniel Thiel^
Associate

Rebekah Scheinfeld
Chief Executive Officer and President

Veenu Verma
Principal      

Richard Wu
Analyst        


* Promoted or title changed in FY2020

^ Left in FY2020 (before June 30, 2020)

^^ Left in FY2021 (since July 1, 2020)