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, PGA TOUR Professional

 Officers
President: Bill O’Neil, Winston & Strawn
Vice President: Thad Malik, Paul Hastings
Secretary: Kevin Callahan, Fairway Capital Management
Treasurer: Ron Pullie, Allstate

 Members

Mike Affeldt, ACP CreativIT

Vicki Bednar, Motorola Solutions

Andy Bosman, RSM

Kevin Callahan, Fairway Capital Management

John Cashman, Major, Lindsey & Africa

Mike Castleforte, Vistria Group

Robert Clary, KPMG

Howard Ecker, Howard Ecker & Co.

Jason Fischer, Underwriters Laboratories

Patrick Goss, PGA – Northwestern University

Lou Gutzwiller, Ernst & Young

Nicki Hines, Hines Group, LLC

Katherine Jemsek, Jemsek Golf

Josh Lesnik, KemperSports

Thad Malik, Paul Hastings

Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street

Bill O’Neil, Winston & Strawn

John Podjasek, JFP Capital, LLC

Jason Pritzker, Pritzker Organization

Ron Pullie, Allstate

Jackie Shropshire, Jones Lang Lasalle

Todd Simpson, Goldman Sachs

Jim Stadler, First Midwest Bank

Matt Stark, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Charlie Waddell, Faircourt Partners

 (Past President): Bruce Patterson, PGA
First Tee National Trustee: Tim Mullen

 Emeritus Board Member: Rick Kaye

Honorary Ambassadors

Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs Outfielder & Second Baseman

Alex DeBrincat, Chicago Blackhawks Right Winger

Nick Hardy, PGA TOUR Professional

Doug Ghim, PGA TOUR Professional

Patrick Flavin, Professional Golfer, Miami University Alumnus

Ambassadors Council
President: Zack Molnar, William Blair
Vice President: Chris O’Connell, Protiviti