Governance
A 5-member corporate Board of Directors and a 13-member Advisory Council oversee the University of Chicago Charter School alongside Charter and Campus directors. University of Chicago leaders sit on the Board of Directors. Parent leaders, community leaders and University leaders are members of the Advisory Council.
Board of Directors
The UChicago Charter School’s Board of Directors is responsible for the fiduciary and legal obligations of the UChicago Charter.
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council includes parent, community, and University of Chicago leaders who provide guidance and direction on major policy and program initiatives at the UChicago Charter School.
P-TAC
The UChicago Charter School’s Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee (P-TAC) supports the development and implementation of student discipline policies.
Board of Directors
Daniel Abebe, President-Board of Directors
Vice Provost, and the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professor of Law and Walter Mander Teaching Scholar
The University of Chicago
Deborah Gorman-Smith, Vice President-Board of Directors
Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor, and Dean of the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice
The University of Chicago
Ka Yee C. Lee
Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
The University of Chicago
Christian Mitchell
Vice President for Civic Engagement and External Affairs
The University of Chicago
Patrice Ziegler (Donoghue)
Advisory Council
Daniel Abebe, President-Board of Directors
Vice Provost, and the Harold J. and Marion F. Green Professor of Law and Walter Mander Teaching Scholar
The University of Chicago
TiChina Barrett (Woodlawn MS)
Danielle Brown (Woodlawn HS)
Tanika Island-Childress
CEO, the University of Chicago Charter School
The University of Chicago
Terrika Clopton (NKO)
Julie Getzels
Dean Deborah Gorman-Smith, Vice President-Board of Directors & Chair of Advisory Council
Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor, and Dean of the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
The University of Chicago
John Mark Hansen (Mark)
Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor and Senior Advisor to the President
The University of Chicago
Chris Harris Sr., Vice Chair of Advisory Council
Senior Pastor – Bright Star Church of God in Christ
CEO – Bright Star Community Outreach, Inc. (BSCO)
Priscilla Kersten
President
Square One Foundation
Patricia C. Lane (Patty)
Community Leader and Volunteer
Charles A. Lewis (Chuck)
Chairman
Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Laura Van Peenan
Managing Director, Investment Banking
William Blair & Company
Lee Pratter
Senior Director of Development
Chicago Housing Authority
Dr. Shantá Robinson, PhD
Assistant Professor
The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
Patrice Ziegler (Donoghue)
**Chuck Lewis is a Founding Member of the Governing Board and thus, he is not subject to the membership terms of at large members.
Parent-Teacher Advisory Council
- Derrick Asante
Teacher, North Kenwood/Oakland Campus - Josh and Donna Dortzbach
Parents, North Kenwood/Oakland Campus - Patrice Bledsoe
Parent, Donoghue Campus - Jerome Anderson
Parent, Donoghue Campus - Danielle Brown
Parent, Woodlawn Middle School Campus - Angel Burgess
Parent, Woodlawn High School Campus