City Colleges of Chicago Foundation Board Welcomes Four New Members
The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation announces the addition of four new members to its esteemed Board of Directors. Melissa Flores, Jonathan Glover, Quintin Williams, Ph.D., and Darlene Oliver Hightower, J.D. bring diverse expertise and a shared commitment to the Foundation’s mission of supporting City Colleges of Chicago students.
The new officers join the following current board members, including Monica Bibbs, who was recently appointed secretary:
- Gary L. Rozier, Chair
- Nicole Johnson-Scales, Vice Chair
- Maribel Rodriguez, Treasurer
- Monica Bibbs, Secretary
- William Lowry, Sr., Chair Emeritus
- Norma Manjarrez
- Chancellor Juan Salgado
- Darrell A. Williams
“We are so pleased to welcome our newest Board members. As our reach grows, this strong and passionate team will help us to ensure the greatest possible impact on our students,” said City Colleges of Chicago Board President Veronica Herrero.
New Board Members:
Melissa Flores
Melissa Flores oversees the Chicago engagement strategy on the Global Public Policy and Government Relations team at McDonald’s headquarters. She also serves as an independent, part-time organizational development consultant and executive coach to nonprofits in Chicago. Ms. Flores is chapter lead for the Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance (HLAA) in Chicago, serves as an Alumni Ambassador for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and is a mentor to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago Fellowship. Born and raised in Chicago and the daughter of Mexican immigrants, she has dedicated her career to advocate for equity and improve the educational and economic outcomes of children and families. Ms. Flores holds a B.A. in English Professional Writing from Mount Mary College; an Ed.M. in Education from Harvard University; and an M.A. in Chicana/o Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Jonathan Glover
Jonathan Glover is Senior Client Advisor at Northern Trust Wealth Management where he collaborates with clients and their advisors to offer holistic wealth management services for individuals and families, privately held businesses, family offices, and foundations and endowments. Before arriving at Northern Trust, he held various leadership positions at BNY Mellon and U.S. Bank. Mr. Glover is a Chicago Urban League IMPACT Leadership Development Fellow. He serves his community in various capacities, including as a volunteer attorney at Legal Aid Chicago and as a member of the Ambassadors Board. Mr. Glover holds a B.S. in Finance, and a J.D. in Business and Commercial Law from New England Law|Boston.
Darlene Oliver Hightower, J. D.
Darlene Oliver Hightower, J. D. serves as designee for Katya Nuques, Chair of the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees. Ms. Hightower is the President & CEO of the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), where she leads the organization’s strategic vision to address built environment issues through the lens of racial and economic justice. Previously, she served as VP of Community Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center and led the development of West Side United. A recognized leader, she is a Leadership Greater Chicago Daniel Burnham Fellow, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow, and a Civic Leadership Academy Fellow, and serves on several boards, including the ACLU of Illinois.
Quintin Williams, Ph.D.
Dr. Quintin Williams is the program officer for the Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform initiatives at the Joyce Foundation, addressing racial equity, reentry for formerly incarcerated citizens, and police reforms. Dr. Williams has more than a decade of experience as a criminal justice reform policy advocate, researcher, coalition builder, manager of reform campaigns, and community organizer. Dr. Williams previously worked at Heartland Alliance where he led that organization’s Fully Free Campaign, and worked on state level reforms that would end “permanent punishments” and restore rights to people with criminal records. Dr. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology from Loyola University. His dissertation examined how housing insecurity affects formerly incarcerated people reentering society.
