Our Team

Associate Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy
Zeynep Aksoy Ata develops and leads data-driven marketing strategies to grow the Rustandy Center’s brand. She also supports event and program marketing to generate leads and engage core audiences.

Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives
Patience Baach manages the Rustandy Center’s internal impact measurement work in Chicago and Hong Kong. She provides strategic and administrative support for initiatives such as the social impact data hub and operations systems and procedures.

Associate Director, Research Partnerships and Strategy
Alissa Bolz catalyzes research projects focused on the social sector and complex social and environmental issues. She develops strategic partnerships between Booth faculty and for-profit, nonprofit, and public-sector organizations and manages data sourcing and collection efforts.

Office Support Administrator
Cindy Celedonio assists with internal operations management, including helping to navigate office scheduling and logistics, file management and record keeping, and database management-related responsibilities. She also assists the new Nonprofit Network for Strategic Operations and Finance Program by serving as a project management liaison for marketing and recruitment.

Director, Social Sector Engagement and Civic Scholars Program
Wai-Sinn Chan leads the Rustandy Center’s social sector engagement strategy and programming for students and alumni. She also directs outreach and programming for Booth’s Civic Scholars Program. 

Research Professional
William Chiu is a research professional at the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation. He is responsible for supporting academic research projects led by the Rustandy Center and Chicago Booth faculty, focusing on the social sector.

Assistant Director, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation
Iris Choi is responsible for managing the Rustandy Center’s programming in Hong Kong, including The Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation.

Assistant Director, Operations
Lenese Clark supports the Rustandy Center’s internal operations and initiatives. In collaboration with the director of operations and strategic initiatives, she facilitates the development and implementation of operational procedures related to HR, IT, accounting, administrative support, and team collaboration to promote efficiency across the center’s goals.

Director, Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program
Will Colegrove is responsible for leading the Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program, including cultivating the pipeline for the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge from across the university. He also leads programming on funding social impact, including impact investing experiential learning opportunities such as MIINT, Invest for Impact, and the Total Impact Portfolio Challenge.

Senior Assistant Director, Social Sector Engagement Programs
Ali Galloway leads programs related to the area of social sector engagement. This includes student group support, meaningful volunteering programs, and career-related programs and events.

Research Professional
Jingwei Maggie Li is responsible for supporting academic research projects led by the Rustandy Center and Chicago Booth faculty, focused on addressing complex social and environmental issues.

Director, Hong Kong Social Impact and Innovation Initiatives
Kalmond Ma oversees the social impact programming for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Programme on Social Innovation. He also leads social impact and entrepreneurship initiatives in Hong Kong and throughout Asia for both the Rustandy Center and the Polsky Center.

Assistant Director, Programs and Partnerships

Christopher Schneider manages social sector engagement programs related to philanthropy, sustainability, and community development. He provides event planning, research, facilitation and assists the center’s strategic growth, partnerships, and social entrepreneurship programs.