Terry Toth is a co-founder of Promus Capital, a multi-family office serving the investment and philanthropic needs of a select group of high net worth families. Terry co-founded Promus Capital in July 2008.

Prior to this, Terry spent 27 years in the asset management industry at both Northern Trust Company and Bankers Trust Company in New York City, where, most recently, he was president of Northern Trust Global Investments, which was the twelfth largest asset management firm in the world with assets under management at that time of over $750 billion. Terry was also a member of Northern Trust’s management committee.  

Terry is currently an independent director of the Nuveen Mutual Fund Board and an independent director for Legal and General Investment Management America. Terry also serves as chairman of the board of the Catalyst Schools, a trustee of the Goodman Theatre, a director of Chicago Fellowship, and a member of the University of Illinois Leadership Council. Terry has a BS from the University of Illinois, an MBA from New York University, and attended the CEO Perspectives Program at Northwestern University.

Amy Soudan has been actively involved on Chicago’s West Side Austin community since 1986. She became involved with Circle Urban Ministries and Rock of Our Salvation Evangelical Free Church first as a tutor and then as a community resident when she moved there in 1989. Since 1986 she has been mentoring children through sports, music, and especially education. She is a civil engineer by training and has brought her engineering skills to the service of the community. She is committed to the renewal of the Austin community and to the success of its youth.
 
Amy worked as a civil engineer from 1984 through 1999, serving first at McDonough Associates and then at Stanley Consultants, both in Chicago. She served as department head and senior civil engineer with Stanley Consultants. She is currently an independent engineering consultant. She recently completed the first phase of work for the Rock of Our Salvation Evangelical Free Church as project coordinator for a $7.5 million renovation project that is changing the face of the local community.
 
She earned a B.S. from Cornell University, New York. She also studied politics at the University of Bergen, Norway. Her Illinois Registered Professional Engineer License remains current.

Joycelynn Stone is a certified public accountant and has been involved in accounting and finance consulting throughout her career. She began with Ernst and Young where she gained experience in small business support as well as project management and delivery. She built her resume through service at McDonald’s Corporation, where she worked in strategic management and operations technology. At CSC Strategic Consulting, Joycelynn was a senior consultant providing expertise in vision development, business case development, business systems strategic planning, operating model implementation, and operations productivity analysis. Currently, she owns her own firm, J. Stone & Associates LLC, which provides a full range of accounting, finance, and consulting services.
 
Joycelynn earned a B.S. from Purdue University. She was awarded a master’s degree in management from Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management. She obtained a certified public accountant’s license in 1992.

Steven Brown joined Code Hennessy & Simmons, a Chicago-based private equity firm, in 1994. He was promoted to partner in 2003 and currently co-heads the firm’s investing activities within the consumer products arena.

Steven also serves and has served on numerous other boards of directors and holds leadership roles in his church and other community organizations. He was recently elected to the board of the Illinois Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research organization dedicated to supporting free market principles in the state of Illinois. In addition, he works with a start-up organization called Safe Families, an alternative child welfare model being implemented in many urban communities.

Steven holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

 

Craig Culbertson is the managing partner of McGuire Woods law firm’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s six-member executive committee. He regularly represents companies, banks, funds, boards of directors, and special committees in a variety of corporate/financing transactions and matters including corporate governance, finance, international relations, mergers, and acquisitions. He was recently named by Crain’s Chicago Business as a “Who’s Who in the Chicago Business Community.”

Craig received a B.A. from Davidson College, North Carolina, a J.D. from Loyola University, Chicago, and completed Northwestern University-Kellogg School of Management, Advanced Leadership program.

Gordon Hannon was named CEO of the Catalyst Schools in August 2009. He was raised on the South Side of Chicago, earned a BA in biology and secondary education from St Mary’s University of Minnesota, and began his career teaching high school science in San Diego. He is co-founder and former teacher, principal, and administrator of the San Miguel Schools in Chicago, where he earned recognition as a “Distinguished Lasallian Educator.”

Gordon’s experience includes teaching multiple subjects in grades five through college, as well as teaching and living in the West Indies and Africa. He has completed graduate education at the University of Montana, DePaul University, Catholic Theological Union, and, most recently, Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Heather Headley began her Broadway career originating the role of Nala in Disney’s mega-hit musical, The Lion King. She went on to play the title role in Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, for which she garnered a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also received the Drama Desk Award, Chicago’s Jeff Award, and various other awards for her performance. A Northwestern alumna, she has released three critically acclaimed albums for which she has received four Grammy nominations. Her most recent album, Audience of One, received a 2010 Grammy Award.

Rick Hurd is president and chief investment officer of Strategic Capital Partners, LLC. His primary responsibilities at SCP include overseeing the acquisition team, setting investment strategy, lender relationships, and fundraising. Prior to founding SCP, he was a managing director in GE Real Estate’s North American Equity Group. From 1996 to 2005, Rick invested over $800 million of equity in various real estate transactions with a total capitalization of approximately $2 billion. From 1993 to 1996, he was responsible for the private placement of debt securities and the acquisition of non-performing loans. He joined GE Real Estate in 1988 and spent the next five years in London establishing GE Real Estate’s presence in Europe.

Rick has a B.A. in economics and accounting from Ohio Wesleyan University and received his M.B.A. from Drexel University. 

Michael Kelly grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of an Allis Chalmers Dealer. He served in the military and spent two years in Stuttgart, Germany. He began his career in banking when he joined Northwest Bancorp (later Norwest and now Wells Fargo) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He went on to serve at 3rd Northwestern National Bank as a commercial loan officer followed by service at Northwestern National Bank in Minneapolis, where he was vice president/division head. In 1981, he assembled an investor group to acquire the First Bank of Oak Park.

Michael has made his home in Chicago and has been a significant ally to community groups and neighborhood organizations on Chicago’s West Side. He has been committed to the people of the Austin community and has assisted many organizations in pursuing their mission of community renewal.

Michael received his undergraduate degree and M.B.A. from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.

 

Greg Mooney is the executive director and vice president of the Comer Science and Education Foundation, where he oversees all aspects of the Foundation’s engagement in Paul Revere Elementary School, the Gary Comer Youth Center, Gary Comer College Prep, and the surrounding community.

Greg began his career as a junior high school teacher and coach, working in Chicago’s Englewood community. Prior to joining the Comer Science & Education Foundation in 2002, Greg served as executive director of the Inner-City Teaching Corps, where he helped to launch the first alternative teacher certification program in the state of Illinois. He also worked as vice president of 21st Century Urban Schools, assisting with the opening of a charter elementary school on Chicago’s West Side.

A summa cum laud graduate of Villanova University, Greg received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He currently serves on the boards of the Catalyst Schools, Leadership Greater Chicago, and Gary Comer College Prep, LLC, as well holding a position on the St. Malachy School Vision Team.

 

Brother Edmund Siderewicz has been involved in education and service to youth all of his adult life. He began as a teacher in 1979 at Roncalli High School in Omaha, Nebraska, and from there moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he taught at O’Hara High School. Following service in Kansas City, Brother Ed moved to Central America, spending nine years working with youth and rural communities around Santa Maria, Visitacion, Guatemala, as well as serving in the cities of El Estor and Guatemala City. Upon his return to the United States, Brother Ed was co-founder of the San Miguel Schools, Chicago. At San Miguel he served as founder, teacher, community organizer, and principal before he became the first president. Ed and his team went on to found the Catalyst Schools of Chicago, attempting to replicate the San Miguel model as charter schools. Currently, Brother Ed is creating the First Generation Initiative at Saint Mary’s University, Winona, Minnesota. This program is designed to provide full scholarship and support for graduates of the San Miguel and Catalyst Schools for a university education.

Brother Ed received his B.A. from Christian Brothers College. He earned an M.Ed from the University of Minnesota and M.A. from Rosary College in Chicago.

Susan Wallace is a senior executive with extensive management experience in financial functions, system implementations, and business process improvements. Her areas of expertise include integrating strategic and financial plans, creative financing, leveraging technology, and personnel development. Susan brings depth and skill to her service as board member. She began her career with Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) in Chicago. From Peat Marwick Mitchell, she moved to MSL Industries. She then served DePaul University as vice president for finance and chief financial officer. After DePaul, Susan became chief financial officer for the Poetry Foundation followed by a tenure as the Illinois Institute of Technology as vice president and chief financial officer. In other words, she brings a history of service with educational institutions.

Susan also serves the Chicago community astreasurer of Josephinum Academy and has been treasurer of the Union League Club of Chicago. She is currently a trustee of the Union League Club Boys and Girls Club. She's served on the DePaul University Finance Department Advisory Board and as a board member for the Central Association of College and University Business Officers.

Susan received a B.A. from Bradley University and an M.B.A. from DePaul University. She is a certified public accountant.

 

Joe’s career began in data processing with Illinois Bell Telephone, where, in the early 1960s, he was manager in the data processing department. At Montgomery Ward, he was responsible for the data communications portion of the first major implementation of electronic cash registers, UBS scanning, and in-store credit approval. He then became an independent trader in Chicago. Following his tenure as a trader, Joe became CEO of LakeShore Trading, LLC, and Prescient Ridge Fund, LLC. He is a former member of the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board of Options, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Eurex, and National Futures Association. He brings a depth of experience in the world of finance and management.

Joe received his B.A. from the Illinois Institute of Technology.