Our Team
BOARD of directorS
CO-CHAIR: Dr. Shalonda Randle, Freeport School District #145 / District #148 Dolton/Riverdale School Board of Education
CO-CHAIR: Helen Li, Texas Tech University Health Science Centers
TREASURER: Lee Whitley, Bank of America
Pankit Bhalodia, West Monroe
Nicole Clopton, GEICO
Jordan Federbush, The Pritzker Organization
Jennifer Gingrass, Lumeris
Norman Kerr, Trajectory Changing Solutions, LLC
Anne Mache, Certified Tennis Professional
Jeanne Washington, Morningstar
DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Susan Klumpner, Ph.D., LCSW
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & SERVICES, CHICAGO: Dedra Burnett
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & SERVICES, BALTIMORE: Michael Jones
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MENTORSHIP: Melanie Stamps
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADULT PATHWAYS: Lorée Washington
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY: Matthew Chicola
ACE recruits teachers, parents, social workers, aND AIDES to Join our cause as organizational leaders
Founding Team
Shout out to the champions who got ACE moving in 2013!
Co-Founders: Leah Friedman & Susan Klumpner
Founding Coaches: Tamika Boone, Dedra Burnett, Denise Sanders, and Beth Snedden
Founding Board: Camille Clark, Marilyn Curran, Jennifer Meade, Clarence Moore, Jr., and Grace Philipp
Founding Partner: USTA/Midwest Tennis & Education Foundation
Founder’s Society
Shout out to the champions who will keep us moving 2024 and beyond!
Camille Clark, Jennifer Meade, Grace Philipp, Tim Ross, Jill Siegel
