Board of Governors

A Board of Governors, comprised of leaders in the Chicago-area philanthropic, business and golf communities, governs First Tee — Greater Chicago.

Honorary Chairman

Luke Donald, Professional Golfer

Officers

President: Charlie Waddell, Faircourt Partners
Vice President: Lesley Baker, Outlyr
Secretary: Todd Simpson, Goldman Sachs
Treasurer: Matt Stark, PwC

 Members

• Lesley Baker, Outlyr
• Vicki Bednar, Motorola (retd.)
• Mike Brennan, Water Street Healthcare Partners
• Kevin Callahan, Fairway Capital Management
• Lina Chiu, Lamar Johnson Collaborative
• Robert Clary, Baker McKenzie
• Caitlin Dahl, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Ryan DeVore, William Blair
• Amy Fuller, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
• Patrick Goss, PGA – Northwestern University
• Lou Gutzwiller, Ernst & Young
• Katherine Jemsek, Jemsek Golf
• Josh Lesnik, KemperSports
• Thad Malik, Paul Hastings (retd.)
• Ken McGhee, Claridigm Inc.
• Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street
• David Moe, Citadel Securities
• Dave Pepping, Accenture (retd.)
• John Podjasek, JFP Capital, LLC
• Jason Pritzker, 53 Stations
• Tom Shaw, RSM US LLP
• Todd Simpson, Goldman Sachs
• Jim Stadler, Old National Bank
• Matt Stark, PwC
• Charlie Waddell, Faircourt Partners

Past President

Bruce Patterson, PGA