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1 Program 19th Annual Graduates’ Luncheon Honoring Mercy Home for Boys & Girls’ Class of 2021 Tuesday, June 8 Proud supporter of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
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<strong>Program</strong><br />
<strong>19th</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Graduates’ <strong>Luncheon</strong><br />
Honoring Mercy Home for Boys & Girls’<br />
Class of 2021<br />
Tuesday, June 8<br />
Proud supporter of<br />
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
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How to Watch<br />
ON A DESKTOP OR MOBILE DEVICE<br />
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and more!<br />
BEFORE JUNE 8:<br />
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About Mercy Home<br />
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls provides critical, life-saving care and support for more than<br />
1,400 children and family members every year.<br />
Our full-time, residential programs provide around-the-clock care within a safe and stable<br />
home for young people, ages 11 to 21. Children who have experienced adversity and trauma<br />
from abuse, neglect, poverty, housing instability, loss, or community violence before coming to<br />
live at Mercy Home are given the opportunity to rebuild their lives and the encouragement to<br />
realize their dreams. We offer therapeutic, life skills, academic, and vocational support in order<br />
to help young people build futures of self-reliance and success.<br />
Mercy Home’s Community Care program extends our support to youth and families so that<br />
they can continue to achieve their goals. Meanwhile, our volunteer mentoring program,<br />
known as Friends First, matches young people with adult role models who encourage healthy<br />
personal and social development. And through our admissions process, we offer professional<br />
referrals to hundreds of children and families every year who need additional supports from<br />
qualified social service programs throughout the Chicago area.<br />
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a not-for-profit agency that raises nearly all of the funds<br />
it needs to save young lives through private sources—including the generosity of today’s<br />
luncheon guests. We operate on two Chicago campuses—a home for boys in Chicago’s West<br />
Loop, a home for girls in Chicago’s Beverly community.
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Today’s <strong>Program</strong><br />
12:00 pm <strong>Program</strong> Commences<br />
Jim Williams<br />
Emcee<br />
Invocation<br />
Father Scott Donahue<br />
President & CEO, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls<br />
Presenting Sponsor Presentation<br />
AT&T<br />
Keynote Address<br />
Dr. Angelique Richard, PhD, RN, CENP<br />
Chief Nursing Officer, Rush University Medical Center and<br />
Rush University System for Health<br />
Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations,<br />
Rush University Medical Center<br />
Graduate Address<br />
Mary M.<br />
Paddle Raise<br />
Micah Materre<br />
WGN Evening News Anchor<br />
12:50 pm <strong>Program</strong> Concludes<br />
EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION<br />
Thanks to a generous matching gift from Robert<br />
R. McCormick Foundation, we will receive an<br />
additional $50,000 if we reach our goal of<br />
$100,000 in donations before or during this event!<br />
Donate now to help us to reach our goal and make<br />
the gift of education go even further for our young<br />
men and women. Thank you for your support!<br />
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Mercy Home for Boys & Girls<br />
Class of 2021<br />
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
Malik A.<br />
Omar B.<br />
Mikal C.<br />
Jacob G.<br />
Mia G-M.<br />
Troy’auna I.<br />
Kalen J.<br />
Melissa J.<br />
Carlos L.<br />
Tony L.<br />
A’Naiya M.<br />
Saria M.<br />
Joanna N.<br />
Alexa R.<br />
Chastity R.<br />
Deborah C.<br />
Antonio F.<br />
Khalid G.<br />
Vincent G-R.<br />
Rashaun J.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL<br />
Alejandra M.<br />
Renee M.<br />
Zion M.<br />
Zitali M.<br />
Antonio M-B.<br />
Wonyell N.<br />
Aaron R.<br />
Codell R.<br />
Fernando R.<br />
Galilea R.<br />
Michale R.<br />
ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE<br />
Nadine A. Alan M. Yasmin R-B.<br />
BACHELOR’S DEGREE<br />
Mary M. Tyrone N.<br />
MASTER’S DEGREE<br />
Jessica P.
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The Leader Council of<br />
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls<br />
The Leader Council generates critical funding for education that offers Mercy Home’s children<br />
a fresh start. All dollars raised through the Graduates’ <strong>Luncheon</strong> will support educational<br />
programs at Mercy Home, assuring that kids have the resources they need to overcome<br />
achievement gaps, such as math and reading workshops, job readiness programs, afterschool<br />
coursework, tutoring, and more.<br />
By hosting this luncheon, the Leader Council members not only celebrate the hard-won<br />
academic achievements of the graduates of Mercy Home, but they ensure that all of our<br />
children will have the educational resources they need to break the cycle of abuse and enjoy<br />
a lifetime of success.<br />
Chair: Marcy Twardak<br />
Co-Chair: Emily Cole<br />
Nancy Bentley, PhD<br />
Sue Bettman*<br />
Deirdre Bormes<br />
Eileen Bower<br />
Beth Bracco<br />
Micae Brown<br />
Juliann Cecchi<br />
Jean Ratty Chidley<br />
Patty Meagher Clare<br />
Tracey Coyne<br />
Lisa DeCristofaro<br />
Mary Dempsey*<br />
Mary Dominiak<br />
Susanne Dumbleton, PhD<br />
Elizabeth (Liz) Evans<br />
Julie Fitzgerald<br />
Susan Flood<br />
Emily Garrison<br />
Patricia Gianone<br />
Valerie Giardini<br />
Bridget Gibbons<br />
Karen Golden<br />
Susan Golden<br />
Anne T.C. Harney<br />
Nancy Iannotta<br />
Caroline Becker Joss<br />
Claire Koeneman<br />
Katie Kornel<br />
Elizabeth (Lisa) Krepps<br />
Sook Lee<br />
Anne Leyden<br />
Kerry Long<br />
Jennifer Lyons<br />
Claire Manaois<br />
Natalie Martini<br />
Kathleen M. McCabe<br />
Ann Mendelsohn<br />
Alexandra Mihalas<br />
Eileen Mitchell*<br />
Kendra V. Moten<br />
Mary Mulhern<br />
Mary Kay Mulvaney, PhD<br />
Kathleen McDonough<br />
Mundo<br />
Kerry O’Hare<br />
Katina Panagopoulos<br />
Rachael Phillippe<br />
Diana Pisone<br />
Lora Powers<br />
Maureen Gainer Reilly<br />
Virginia Rugai<br />
Mary Lee Schneider<br />
Katherine (Katie) Smith<br />
Salme Harju Steinberg, PhD<br />
Ivana Taylor<br />
Kathy Taylor<br />
Nancy Temple*<br />
Susan Templeton<br />
Susan Tomilo<br />
Katie Twardak<br />
Monica Tynan<br />
Patricia Vassallo, MD<br />
Laura Wicklander West<br />
Denise Wienand<br />
Nancy Loewenberg Young<br />
*Past Chair
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Educational Supporters<br />
PRESENTING SUPPORTER<br />
AT&T<br />
Nitel<br />
PREMIER SUPPORTERS<br />
Robert R. McCormick<br />
Foundation<br />
Rush University<br />
Medical Center<br />
MEDIA SUPPORTERS<br />
WBBM Newsradio 780AM and 105.9FM<br />
WGN-9<br />
Susan Broy<br />
Codilis & Associates<br />
Emily and Brian Cole<br />
Corboy & Demetrio<br />
Blue Wolf Capital<br />
ComEd<br />
Golden Leadership<br />
GrubHub<br />
SUMMA CUM LAUDE SUPPORTERS<br />
Marti Corcoran/<br />
Coldwell Banker Realty<br />
First Midwest Bank<br />
Lisa Krepps & Phil Zadeik<br />
MAGNA CUM LAUDE SUPPORTERS<br />
KPMG<br />
Rachael Phillippe<br />
Platte River Equity<br />
Thomas A. Russo<br />
Michael J. Leon<br />
Philip H. Corboy Foundation<br />
TransUnion<br />
Mary Lee Schneider<br />
Vista Equity Partners<br />
7 Wire Ventures<br />
Sue Bettman<br />
BMO Harris<br />
Jean Chidley<br />
Tim Cimaglio<br />
Tracey Coyne<br />
Liz Evans<br />
Great Lakes Advisors<br />
Almost Gold<br />
CBS 2 Chicago<br />
CUM LAUDE SUPPORTERS<br />
T. C. Harney<br />
Natalie Martini<br />
NEPC<br />
Northern Trust<br />
Robert Half<br />
Rush Oak Park Medical<br />
Center<br />
Paycom<br />
SPECIAL THANKS<br />
Derek Dalton<br />
Eli’s Cheesecake<br />
Rick Kramer<br />
Scott Pearson<br />
Nancy Temple<br />
Underwriters Laboratories<br />
Vedder Price<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
William Blair<br />
XPonance<br />
Tom Schnecke<br />
Dr. Barbara Ziv
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Today’s Speakers<br />
JIM WILLIAMS<br />
CBS 2 Chicago Anchor-Reporter<br />
Mercy Home Board of Regents Member<br />
Jim Williams is an anchor-reporter for CBS 2 Chicago. As an original member<br />
of Mercy Home’s Board of Regents, Williams has shared his talents, his passion<br />
and his professional expertise to advance the Home’s mission since 1990. He has nearly 40<br />
years of journalism experience. In 2018, Williams was inducted into the National Academy of<br />
Television Arts & Sciences Silver Circle.<br />
FATHER SCOTT DONAHUE<br />
President & CEO of<br />
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls<br />
Rev. L. Scott Donahue is the President/CEO of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls and<br />
leads its strategic vision to care for trauma-affected youth and bring healing to<br />
families. He has been involved with Mercy Home for 30 years. Father Donahue holds master’s<br />
degrees in theology, applied spirituality, and social work. He has authored a book entitled<br />
“Years of Mercy.” He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from St. Xavier University. In<br />
addition to his leadership of Mercy Home and his parish ministry, Father Scott serves as the<br />
principal celebrant of the televised “Sunday Mass at Mercy Home” on WGN-TV Channel 9.<br />
MICAH MATERRE<br />
WGN-TV News Anchor<br />
Micah Materre is an Emmy-award winning journalist and anchor of the WGN-<br />
TV Evening News at Five and Six and the WGN-TV News at Nine and Ten.
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Keynote Speaker<br />
DR. ANGELIQUE RICHARD, PHD, RN, CENP<br />
Chief Nursing Officer, Rush University Medical Center and<br />
Rush University System for Health<br />
Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations,<br />
Rush University Medical Center<br />
Angelique Richard is the Senior Vice President for Hospital Operations and Chief Nurse<br />
Officer for Rush University Medical Center; Chief Nursing Executive for the Rush System;<br />
and the Associate Dean for Practice Rush University College of Nursing. She provides<br />
administrative oversight and accountability for professional nursing practice, operations, and<br />
performance improvement.<br />
Dr. Richard has extensive experience in the field of nursing, leadership, and hospital<br />
operations. Before joining Rush University Medical Center in 2016, she served as the Vice<br />
President, Clinical Operations and Chief Nurse Executive at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance<br />
in 2014, ranked #7 nationally for cancer services by the US News & World Reports. Prior<br />
to that, Dr. Richard worked as the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care<br />
Services at Presence Healthcare – Saint Francis Hospital, where she led her organization to<br />
achieve Magnet Designation, the ANCC’s highest recognition for nursing excellence. She has<br />
held several nursing and hospital leadership roles over her career.<br />
Dr. Richard started her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest,<br />
Illinois, and went on to finish her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Rush University. Additionally,<br />
Dr. Richard received her Master of Science from Rush University. After completing her<br />
master’s degree, she also received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois.<br />
A published researcher, Dr. Richard co-authored a study, “Reducing central line catheter<br />
infections in bone marrow transplant patients,” which was published in Nursing Clinics of<br />
North America. She also participated as the only nurse representative on Vice President Joe<br />
Biden’s Cancer Moonshot panel discussion at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center<br />
and represented Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at the Vice President’s National Moonshot<br />
Cancer Summit in Washington, DC in 2016.
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Featured Graduate<br />
MARY M.<br />
Mary is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the<br />
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she made the Dean’s List<br />
every year and played on the women’s rugby team. She is passionate about<br />
agricultural education and animal welfare, and she loves working with kids.<br />
Her dream is to one day own an educational farm where she teaches children<br />
where their food comes from.
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The Mary Dempsey Scholarship<br />
In 2002, Father James J. Close and Father Scott Donahue approached Mary Dempsey,<br />
president of DePaul College Prep and longtime friend of Mercy Home, to ask for her help in<br />
organizing a group of prominent women who would support educational programs at Mercy<br />
Home. Mary, a staunch advocate for the power of education to transform young lives, graciously<br />
accepted the invitation, and the Leader Council of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls was born.<br />
During Mary’s tenure, the Leader Council quickly grew from its modest beginnings to<br />
double in size and impact, raising much-needed funds for the education of the<br />
disadvantaged young people that come to Mercy Home. As past Leader Council chairman<br />
and current member of Mercy Home’s Board of Regents, Mary remains as committed<br />
as ever to “Empowering Youth Through Education,” continuing to open<br />
numerous doors for the children of Mercy Home.<br />
In appreciation of her dedication and friendship, Mercy Home founded the Mary Dempsey<br />
Scholarship in 2005. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to a deserving young person<br />
who exhibits leadership, academic achievement, and perseverance.<br />
2021 MARY DEMPSEY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER<br />
Nadine A.
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Bill Gainer Spirit of Service Award,<br />
Presented by AT&T<br />
Founded by AT&T in 2019, the Bill Gainer Spirit of Service Award honors the memory of a<br />
dearly departed member of Mercy Home’s Board of Regents. In his life and in his 47-year<br />
career at AT&T, Gainer exemplified hard work, dedication, and service to others.<br />
Gainer was also a proud booster for his beloved Chicago, connecting people and<br />
opportunities to make our city better. He was foundational in the establishment of a trade<br />
and tourism mission between Cook County, Illinois and Cork County, Ireland, and he<br />
connected that partnership with Mercy Home. As a result, our friends in Cork County, Ireland<br />
have hosted more than 30 deserving young people from Mercy Home in their country<br />
for this unique cultural exchange since 2010.<br />
So to celebrate his service to our community and to Mercy Home, the Bill Gainer Spirit of<br />
Service Award, Presented by AT&T, is given to one young person living at Mercy Home who<br />
demonstrates a commitment to hard work and to enhancing their community.<br />
2021 BILL GAINER SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD WINNER<br />
Noah K.
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Graduate Stories<br />
YAZMIN:<br />
It’s About Where You’re Headed<br />
Yazmin gained the confidence she needed to pursue<br />
college and learn independent living skills, thanks to<br />
Mercy Home’s network of care.<br />
» FULL STORY<br />
NADINE:<br />
A Place to Succeed<br />
Mercy Home’s network of support helped Nadine<br />
realize her dream of going to college.<br />
» FULL STORY<br />
JAMIYAH:<br />
Our Quiet Nest Helped Her Spread Her Wings<br />
Mercy Home’s nurturing learning environment gave<br />
Jamiyah a quiet, peaceful place to blossom as an<br />
intellectual and graduate at the top of her class.<br />
» FULL STORY<br />
WAYNE:<br />
Rolling With the Flow<br />
Community Care Scholar triumphs, thanks<br />
to education, discipline, and donor support.<br />
» FULL STORY
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Congratulations to<br />
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<strong>19th</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Graduates’ <strong>Luncheon</strong><br />
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and the world you can do it. I wish you the very best for the<br />
bright and happy future you deserve. Well done!<br />
Liz Evans<br />
GREAT LAKES ADVISORS<br />
To the Mercy Home 2021 Graduates,<br />
The employees of Great Lakes Advisors are very proud of your hard work<br />
and achievements during elementary school, high school, college,<br />
graduate school, and any other program you may have completed.<br />
It has been an unconventional year, and we stand in grate admiration<br />
of your hard work and commitment. Please know there are many<br />
people cheering for you and supporting you in your ongoing journey.<br />
We hope you enjoy the celebration and continue the hard work!
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T.C. HARNEY<br />
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”<br />
—Eleanor Roosevelt<br />
Congratulations!<br />
T.C. Harney<br />
KATTEN & TEMPLE<br />
Katten & Temple, LLP is thrilled to congratulate the Class of 2021!<br />
NATALIE MARTINI<br />
Congratulations to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls’ 2021 Graduates!<br />
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!<br />
Natalie Martini<br />
NORTHERN TRUST<br />
Northern Trust is proud to be a part of your memorable afternoon.<br />
We wish all the graduates blessed and fulfilling futures wherever God calls you.<br />
You should all be very proud of your accomplishments!<br />
NPEC<br />
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs<br />
to the people who prepare for it today.”<br />
Congratulations, Graduates, on behalf of NEPC.<br />
FRAN & LORETTA O’MALLEY<br />
Look out world, here come the 2021 Mercy Home Graduates!<br />
Congratulations to each of you!<br />
We cannot wait to see what your future holds.<br />
From Fran & Loretta O’Malley<br />
and all your supporters at Worsek & Vihon
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Congratulations from<br />
Our Cum Laude Sponsors continued<br />
OUTDOOR INTERIORS<br />
Dear Graduates,<br />
Congratulations on all your hard work, and wishing you great success<br />
and happiness in your future endeavors!<br />
Your Friends @ Outdoor Interiors<br />
PAYCOM<br />
Congratulations graduates—we are so proud of your accomplishments.<br />
Anything worth doing in life isn’t always easy, but it’s always worth it.<br />
You all have shown that to all your peers, and you’re such an inspiration.<br />
We cannot wait to see you continue to grow and thrive!<br />
SCOTT AND XAN PEARSON<br />
Dear Class of 2021:<br />
You have achieved much through your hard work,<br />
personal strength, and perseverance, and we are all so impressed by your<br />
accomplishments. Graduation is just the beginning of your success.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
ROBERT HALF<br />
Robert Half congratulates all the 2021 graduates!<br />
RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL<br />
Congratulations, 2021 Graduates. Rush Oak Park Hospital is proud<br />
to support Mercy Home for Boys & Girls and their unwavering<br />
commitment to ensuring brighter futures for children.
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UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES<br />
Congratulations to the 2021 graduates of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls.<br />
Reaching this milestone in your lives is an impressive accomplishment, even more<br />
so for you because you overcame obstacles and pushed through barriers to get here.<br />
British designer Rae Smith said, “Adversity shakes the foundation of our character<br />
to see if what we believe and value is worth standing for.” And here you all are,<br />
standing together and celebrating your graduation. Be proud. Be joyous.<br />
What you have succeeded in doing is momentous.<br />
Your supporters and friends at UL<br />
VEDDER PRICE<br />
We congratulate this year’s graduates and proudly support Mercy Home<br />
for Boys & Girls and its mission to provide solutions for at-risk children in Chicago.<br />
WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY<br />
Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates! All of us at Walsh Construction<br />
Company are very proud of what you have accomplished.<br />
Eric Larsen<br />
Walsh Construction Company<br />
WILLIAM BLAIR<br />
Congratulations to the 2021 graduates! All your hard work and dedication<br />
has paid off, and we are so proud of you. We wish you all the best in your<br />
future endeavors. The sky is the limit!<br />
William Blair
MercyHome.org