About

Board & Staff

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute.  They are responsible for selecting and appointing the president, setting the operating budget, approving personnel appointments, establishing tuition and fee rates, approving contracts, and approving all rules, regulations, curriculum changes, new programs and certificates of the Institute. We are grateful for their support and vision. Those interested in being part of our board of directors should contact leadership.

David Schiffman
Chairman
Jacques Gourguechon
Vice Chairman LPC
Thomas Homburger
Treasurer
Jesse Viner MD
Secretary
Marshall Kordon, PsyD Institute Dean
ex officio
David M Brooks PhD, PsyD
Institute President
ex officio

Leadership
David Schiffman, Chairman
Retired, Sidley and Austin LLP

Jacques Gourguechon, Vice Chairman
Whole Hearted Therapy

Thomas Homburger, Treasurer
Retired, K&L Gates LLP

Jesse Viner, Secretary
Yellowbrick

David Brooks, President
(ex officio)

Marshall E. Kordon, Dean
(ex officio)

Members
Thomas Barrett
Linda Emanuel
Steve Flagel
Mario Garcia
Charles Hicks
Edward Kaufman
Michael Kelleher
Joan Laser
Eva Lichtenberg
Joanne Marengo
Martha Nussbaum
Harolyn Lee Pappadis
Rob Dunevant
Donna Shaft
Rita Sussman
Brian Tucker
Michael Villarreal
Leo Weinstein

Life Trustees
Charles F. Davis, III
Estelle Loeb
H. George Mann
Pearl Reiger
Nancy H. Weil

Staff

Each member of our team is a specialist in their field and brings a unique set of skills and focus. Our staff members have decades of experience in health care, technology, communication, leadership, higher education, research, customer service, management, development and more.

Quinn Kimball

Quinn Kimball

Education and Technology Manager

qkimball@chicagoanalysis.org

John Leonard

John Leonard

Librarian

jleonard@chicagoanalysis.org

(312) 897-1419

Facilitates posting of course syllabi and readings, PEP Web access, maintains library collection and archive, assists with research, archive and other collection requests, integrates donated books into the Institute library, organizes book sales.

Kaitlin Carrig

Kaitlin Carrig

Treatment Center Co-Director

kcarrig@chicagoanalysis.org

331.442.4467

Oversees all administrative, financial and tenant operations. Professional support to the Board, Colleague Assistance and Ethics Committees

Alexis Carrizales

Alexis Carrizales

Manager of Marketing and Operations

Oversees communications, marketing and advertising including the newsletter, social media, website, brochures, eblasts, media relations, events and assists on development activities such as the annual appeal and donor database.

Nina Bednarz

Nina Bednarz

Treatment Center Co-Director

nbednarz@chicagoanalysis.org

Oversees all administrative, financial and tenant operations. Professional support to the Board, Colleague Assistance and Ethics Committees