BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Board of Directors for Noble Schools is comprised of professionals with extensive years of business, nonprofit, and educational experience. All of Noble’s key supporters, including parents, campus naming donors, and representatives from key foundations and corporations, are represented on our Board. Directors are elected to one-year, renewable terms. To contact the Noble Board of Directors, reach out to boardoutreach@nobleschools.org.

The Noble Schools Board of Directors Retreat will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and the Q1 Board Meeting will take place on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the same location (Catalyst Ranch – 656 W Randolph St Ste 5E, Chicago, IL 60661). The public is welcome to attend all meetings of the Noble Schools Board of Directors and its committees, and public participation shall be governed by the Board-approved Public Participation Policy. Public comment is limited to a total of 45 minutes, and spots to speak are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Public registration will open on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. To register as an observer or speaker for the Noble Schools Board Retreat or the Q1 Board Meeting, please return to this page at that time.

BOARD SCHEDULE, MEETING MINUTES, AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
SY 2025-2026 Board Meeting Dates
SY 2025-2026 Audit & Finance Committee Meeting Dates
SY 2024-2025 Q3 Board Meeting Minutes – Approved
SY 2024-2025 Q3 Audit & Finance Committee Meeting Minutes – Approved

BOARD MEMBERS

Angela Bodley Carter

Chief Compliance Officer, Illinois Tool Works

Priscilla Centeno

Secretary, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Associate Attorney, Odelson, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd.

Noble Alumna, Noble Street College Prep

Harriette Coleman

WIOA Program Director, Alternative School Network, Inc.

Noble Schools Parent, UIC College Prep

Jose De La Rosa

Co-Vice Chair, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy & Planning, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Dr. Aarti Dhupelia

Co-Vice Chair, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Chief Executive Officer, One Million Degrees

Jenis Ellingwood

Trader, DRW Trading

Jasmine Hernandez

Founder, Ubuntu Strategies

Noble Alumna, Pritzker College Prep

Julie Hoffmann

Founder + CEO, JH Philanthropy

Emmanuel Jackson*

Distinguished Teacher, Noble Schools

College Seminar Teacher and College Counselor, Muchin College Prep

Gautam Kumar

Treasurer, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Growth Advisor and Former CFO

Dr. Marlena Little

Executive Director, Educators for Excellence-Chicago

Noble Schools Parent, Chicago Bulls College Prep

Phyllis Lockett

Chair, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Chief Executive Officer, LEAP-X

Jeri Mack

Health Education and Intervention Manager, Chicago Partnerships for Health Promotion

Noble Schools Parent, Hansberry College Prep

Nancy Mills

Philanthropist

Allan Muchin*

Chairman Emeritus, Noble Schools Board of Directors

Chairman Emeritus, Katten Muchin Rosenman

Jonathan Reinsdorf

Chief Executive Officer, FroogalPay, LLC

Steve Sullivan

Vice President, NAI Hiffman, Inc.

Dr. Nikos Varelas

Vice Provost and Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago

David Weinberg

Founder, Illinois Network of Charter Schools

Founding Board Member

*Non-voting members

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact us at boardoutreach@nobleschools.org.

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