Our Staff

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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 and to our home, Chicago.

Our Management

Our Team

Brian Fabes
Chief Executive Officer

Meredith Sparks Ament*
Principal

Antonio Benecchi
Principal

Kirsten Carroll
Associate Principal

Stephanie Dolan
Principal

Michele Hallett
Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Rasmus Lynnerup
Principal

Wendy McCullough*
Principal

Robert Owens
Associate Principal

Eric Patton
Principal

Eleanor Perrone Toriski
Principal, Development and Communications

Veenu Verma
Principal

Marie Akerman
Associate, Development and Communications

Jeff Barrett
Program Assistant

Andrea Clinton*
Associate

Elise Dagley
Program Assistant

Monique Etienne
Program Assistant

Shoham Geva*
Associate

Beth Herzfeld
Project Manager

Brock Huebner^
Analyst

Anna Katter
Senior Associate

Djenaba Kelly
Senior Associate

Sam Leiter
Analyst

Jessica McMiller-Baptiste^
Senior Associate

Kevin Nigarura*
Associate

Destiny Ortega
Senior Associate

Dejah Powell
Analyst

Pranav Sidhwani^
Senior Associate

Haley Sonenthal*^
Senior Associate

Lydia Sorensen
Senior Associate

Daniel Thiel^
Associate

Patrick Quinn*^
Associate


*Promoted in FY2019
^Left in FY2019 (before June 30, 2019)