A Spring of Opportunity
HIGH JUMP ANNUAL BENEFIT
We believe that equalizing educational opportunities for Chicago students is a powerful investment in our shared future.
Join us to empower Chicago middle schoolers with a one-of-a-kind experience that will help them develop the skills they need to thrive wherever they go.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
2023 Benefit Co-Chairs:
J.R. Berger
Erica Chandrasekhar
Meg Frey
Krissan Jennings
Lena Jessen
Kim Picciola
and the 2023 Benefit Committee
Come celebrate the scholars and alumni of this life‑changing program and hear their inspiring stories. We hope you can join us!
Benefit Emcee
Elaine Rojas-Castillo
High Jump Cohort 14
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist, WTMJ-TV
Keynote Speaker
Peter Robinson
High Jump Cohort 4
COO, Kaspar Companies
Alumni Award Recipient
Keewa Nurullah
High Jump Cohort 7
Founder, Kido Chicago
Sponsorship Opportunities
Benefit guests will enjoy an elegant cocktail hour followed by a fine dining experience and an inspiring program.
Presenting Sponsor
$30,000.00The Presenting Sponsorship comes with the following: • One table of 12 with priority seating • Priority recognition from the stage, including premium-visibility logo placement during the program • Premium logo/name placement on event invitation, website, and signage • VIP High Jump Appreciation bag of gifts
Access Sponsor
$15,000.00The Access Sponsorship comes with the following: • Table of 10 • Recognition from the stage • Logo/name placement on event invitation, website, and signage • VIP High Jump Appreciation bag of gifts
Scholarship Sponsor
$7,500.00The Scholarship Sponsorship comes with the following: • Table of 10 • Name placement on event invitation and website, logo placement on signage at event
Opportunity Sponsor
$3,750.00The Opportunity Sponsorship comes with the following: • 4 event tickets • Name placement on event invitation and website
Enrichment Sponsor
$1,500.00The Enrichment Sponsorship comes with the following: • 2 event tickets • Name placement on website
Individual Ticket
$500.00Purchase individual tickets to the Spring of Opportunity Benefit
120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, IL 60611
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Presenting Sponsors
Arla and Joel Gomberg
Michael and Pamela Gordon Family Foundation
Lena and Andrew Jessen
John and Jill Levi
Nicole and Brad Mann
Diane Saltoun and Bruce Braun
Access Sponsors
J.R. and Katie Berger
Paula and Tim Friedman
Anna Meytina-Lurye and Alexander Lurye
Cindy and Mike O'Connor
Georgy Ann and Bill Peluchiwski
Scholarship Sponsors
Anonymous
Katherine Buck and Kevin Preloger
David Chazen
Sarah and John Cobb
Vincent Cozzi
Mary and Christopher Fifield
Meg and Karl Frey
Wilkingson and Nathalie Germain
Cynthia Heusing and David Kistenbroker
Krissan and John Jennings
Erik and Adrienne King
Karen and Liam Krehbiel
Cathy and Mike Lee
Deneese Walia Levin and Matthew Levin
Kim Lynch
Matthew D. Means
Thomas Meyers and Suzanne Lynch
Liz and Dean Mihas
Abby and Mason Phelps
Kim and Manny Picciola
Laurie and Scott Rose
Opportunity Sponsors
Katie and Chris Barber
John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation
Jymme and Steve Chaouki
Joan Craig and Peter Ruggiero
Charlie and Mary Gofen
Mariana and Paul Ingersoll
Dara and Ross Milner
Cheryl and Thomas Rudbeck
Enrichment Sponsors
Farah and Praveen Adhi
Arkes Family Foundation
Diana Aixalá and Gavin Campbell
Ranjini and Jose Ballen
Leslie and Bill Barker
Jenny and Jerry Bekkerman
Sonia Chae and Bob Agler
Michelle and Tom Cusick
Wende Fox Lawson and James Lawson
Meggan Friedman and Sam Valenzisi
Suzanne Gignilliat and Tom Hinkes
Levi and Wallis Larson
Sonya Malunda and Charles Lampley
Zanna and Aram Nikitas
Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear and Andres Alvear
Trisha Rooney
Dr. Stephanie Ross
Lynn Sasamoto and Todd Kurisu
Daisie and Michael Siska
Julia and Errett Van Nice
Ger and Margo Wolf O'Donnell
2023 Benefit Committee
Farah Adhi
Diana Aixalà and Gavin Campbell
Zebal Aneziokoro
Katie Berger
Katherine Buck
Jymme Chaouki
Michelle Cusick
Kristen Flather
Jennifer Friedlander
Paula and Tim Friedman
Kirste and Dave Gaudet
Suzanne Gignilliat
Charlie Gofen
Arla and Joel Gomberg
Mariana Ingersoll
Wallis Larson
Wende Fox Lawson and Jim Lawson
Cathy Lee
Nicole Mann
Heather McWilliams and Fred Fischer
Matthew D. Means
Liz Mihas
Ranjini Murthy
Zanna and Aram Nikitas
Margo Wolf O'Donnell
Georgy Ann and Bill Peluchiwski
Trisha Rooney
Catherine Rosenberg
Lynn Sasamoto
Daisie Siska
Mia Sossei
Heike Spahn
Kelly Waters
High Jump Board of Directors
Chair
Cindy O’Connor
Vice President
Nick Shields, Cohort 6
Treasurer
Georgy Ann Peluchiwski
Secretary
Sonya Malunda
Immediate Past Chair
Katie Barber
Directors
John Akalaonu, Cohort 4
Omid Bañuelos, Cohort 10
Marc Cerone
David Chazen
Sarah Cobb
Sarah Cogswell
Vincent Cozzi
Karen Duncan
Mary Fifield
Tim Friedman
Wilkingson Germain
Arla Gomberg
Pam Gordon
Shelley Greenwood
Cynthia Heusing
Mariana Ingersoll
Lena Jessen
Erik King
Karen Krehbiel
Sophia Ladouceur
John G. Levi
Deneese Walia Levin
Kim Lynch
Nicole Mann
Thomas Meyers
Anna Meytina-Lurye
Dara Milner
Philip Nevels, Cohort 5
Heidi Ortolaza-Alvear, Cohort 10
Abby Phelps
Janet Rauschenberger
Scott B. Rose
Stephanie Ross
Cheryl Rudbeck
Diane Saltoun
Errett Van Nice
Ramon Villalpando, Cohort 5
Directors Emeriti
Diana Aixalá
Richard J. Almeida
Bill Barker
Sally Carton
Paula H. Crown
Charles S. Gofen
Frank Hogan
Langdon D. Neal
Annmarie Neumeier
Eleanor Nicholson
Richard Rothkopf
Todd A. Smith
Tina Wardrop
