Club Support Team

Mimi LeClair, President and CEO
Mimi LeClair is President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago where she oversees 20+ Clubs serving thousands of children each year. Mimi joined BGCC in April 2016. In her role, she is leading a strategic plan to increase the impact of the organization and the number of children helped through BGCC’s critical after-school programs, keeping a strict eye towards operational efficiency as well as an entrepreneurial approach to diversifying revenue streams.
Mimi has over three decades of experience in managing non-profits. Prior to coming to BGCC, Mimi was Vice President of Advancement at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, leading all resource development programs, providing strategic direction and overseeing board development, direct response, digital marketing, donor acquisition, communications, foundation relations, corporate sponsorships, major and planned gifts, special events, donor relations, operations and volunteer resources programs.
She is a frequent speaker and panelist at nonprofit leadership and fundraising conferences, including: National Nonprofit Federation Leadership Summit, NCDC Conference, New York Nonprofit Conference, Association of Fundraising Professionals Conference, and the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
Mimi is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Direct Marketing Association, Professional Women’s Committee of Chicago and Women in the Development Profession. She serves on the St. Xavier University School of Nursing Advisory Board, and has served on the Board of Director for NCDC, and in an advisory capacity on numerous other boards, including DePaul University School of Music and Notre Dame College Prep, both in Chicago.
Additionally, Mimi provides pro bono consulting to numerous national and Chicago-based nonprofits on board development, how to start and grow fundraising programs, and nonprofit management.
Mimi holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Tom.
Executive
Katie Rutkowski, Director of Executive Operations
Impact and Evaluation
Michael Crowley, Chief of Staff
Rodolfo De Jesus, Associate Director of Community Engagement
Rebecca Armatis-Furr, Director of Impact
Advancement
Holly Allen, Chief Advancement Officer
Taylor Barnett, Coordinator of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Freddy Esquivel, Director of Marketing
Todd Gerth, Database Specialist
Samantha Kiesel, Marketing Content Specialist
Ruthann Neumeier, Director of Advancement
Sofia Sanchez, Club Marketing Specialist
Catherine Schultz, Advancement Assistant
Emma Spencer, Senior Advancement Coordinator
Emily Steepleton, Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Jason Vasquez, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Meggie Wells, Advancement Coordinator
Finance
Shereen Antony, Senior Grants and Finance Manager
Jameika Marsh, Accounting Manager
Sylvia Mendez, Payroll and Accounts Payable Specialist
Larisa Morrison, Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Tavarez, Grants and Contracts Accountant
Matt Tomczak, Senior Director of Accounting/Controller
Human Resources
Manuel Batres, Director of Safety and Risk Management
Megan Bliss, HR Generalist
Darrell Cruse, Receptionist
Michelle Daniels, Chief People Officer
Thalia Navarro, HR Generalist
Club Operations/Programs
Cynthia Bedolla, Aquatics Director
Luis Bermudez, Director of Specialty Programs
Mellisa Bogard, Director of Grant Compliance
Marco De La Rosa, Chief Program Officer
Mirella Flores, Area Club Manager
Fannie Foote-Brown, Director of Great Opportunities
Edith Ford, Youth Development Manager
Tonantzin Gamboa, Director of School-Based Clubs
Katie Huckaby, Senior Director of Club Operations
Keana Ingram, Area Club Manager
Jesse Jones, Area Club Manager
Rollie Jones, Associate Director of Sports and Youth Leadership
Andrew Leon, Club Services Manager
Maya Pitts, College and Career Readiness Manager
Kortnee Quiza, Arts Program Coordinator
Angel Rivera, VP of Youth Development
Jonathon Rodriguez, STEM Program Manager
Raul Rodriguez, Director of Core Programs
Juan Roman, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator
Luis Cruz Santiago, Club Services Coordinator
Molly Senoer, Early Literacy Specialist
Kiersten Smith, Early Literacy Manager
Kee Stein, Early Literacy Specialist
Club Facilities
Miguel Aguilar, Facilities Manager
Tom Krueger, Facilities Director
Wendell Phillips, Facilities Manager
Information Technology
Richard Jiang, Computer Systems Analyst