CUPPA Alumni Board of Directors 2017-18
The CUPPA Alumni Board of Directors is comprised of graduates from the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs degree programs.
PRESIDENT: Peter Czubak, MPA ’02, Senior City Forester, City of Chicago-Department of Streets and Sanitation Bureau of Forestry
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Nicole Sims, MPA ’02, Senior Manager, Crowe Howrath LLP
PRESIDENT ELECT: Joshua Hahn, MUPP ’16, AIPAC Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin Area Director, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
TREASURER: Stephan Bitter, MPA’ 93, Program Analyst, TSA
SECRETARY: Divyanga Ganesh, MUPP ‘17
WEBSITE ENGINEERS: Michael Sewall, MUPP ’17, Special Service Area Director, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce and Alvaro Villagran, MUPP ’17
Directors At Large
Farah Ansari, MUPP ‘14, Senior Planning Analyst at Chicago Housing Authority
Alireza (Ali) Bahramirad, MUPP ’14, Associate Project Manager, Lightengale Group
Amy Bashiti, MUPP ’13, Community Revitalization Planning Specialist, Illinois Housing Development Authority
Jennessa Berg, MUPP ’10, Marketing Manager, The Sidwell Company
Stephan Bitter, MPA’ 93, Program Analyst, TSA
Andrew Castellucci, MPA ’10, Assistant Vice President, Credit Research at CW Henderson and Associates
Peter Czubak, MPA ’02, Senior City Forester, City of Chicago-Department of Streets and Sanitation Bureau of Forestry
Charles Eastwood, MPA ’17, Program Information Specialist, UIC College of Medicine
Divyanga Ganesh, MUPP ‘17
Joshua Hahn, MUPP ’16, AIPAC Kansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin Area Director, American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Catherine Vera, Kannenberg, MUPP ’00, Construction Project Sales
David Kosturik, MUPP ’14, Urban Planner, Allen L. Kracower & Associates, Inc.
Peggy Laemle, MUPP ’01, Independent Writing and Editing Professional
Mary Lupa, MUPP ’02, Supervising Planner, Systems Analysis, WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff
Tony Manno, MUPP ’04, Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Catrina Patton, MPA ’15, Product Manager, Unitive.
Qixin [chee-shin] Chen, MPA ’17, Office Administrative Assistant, Department of Restorative Dentistry, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Al Riley, MUPP ’78, Illinois House of Representatives, 38th District
Michael Sewall, MUPP ’17, Special Service Area Director, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Siegel, MUPP ’14, Budget Analyst, Environmental Protection Agency
Nicole Sims, MPA ’02, Senior Manager, Crowe Howrath LLP
Peter Skosey, MUPP ’93, Executive Director, State Government Affairs, BNSF Railway
Alvaro Villagran, MUPP ‘17
Vitaliy Vladimirov, MUPP ’17, Program Manager, Uptown United
Heather Winter, MPA ‘16
Jessica Young, MPA ’16, Development Manager, Corporate Partnerships, City Year Chicago