Board
Priscilla Kersten is President of the Square One Foundation. She currently serves on the board of Debate It Forward and serves on the advisory council of UChicago Charter School. She is immediate past Chair of the UChicago Women’s Board. She has served on several boards over the last several years including Chicago Public Media, The Chicago Children’s Choir, High Jump, Project& and was appointed by President Obama to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Steven Kersten is President and CEO of WaterSaver Faucet Co., a manufacturer of laboratory faucets, valves and related products. He is also CEO of Guardian Equipment Inc. and Lakeview Property Investors. He is a trustee at The University of Chicago and serves on the board of UChicago Impact, the advisory council of the UChicago Urban Education Institute and various city task forces for World Chicago Business.
Advisors
Cynthia Canary is a strategic advisor of Square One Foundation focused on launching the Civic Action Capstone Program. Cynthia has worked with Forefront on its Census Initiative, ADA25 Advancing Leadership public service engagement campaign, the Committee for Economic Development, the Stevenson Center on Democracy, CHANGE Illinois and Independent Maps. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mikva Challenge National Board, the Coalition for Reform and the NPR Illinois Advisory Board.
Mae Hong is a trusted advisor of the Square One Foundation and a Vice President of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Mae has a deep knowledge of best practices to create innovative funding programs and initiatives and is committed to speaking and writing on issues, trends and ideas in philanthropy. With nearly twenty years of nonprofit and philanthropy experience, she previously served as Program Director at the Field Foundation of Illinois. Mae currently serves as the board chair of Illinois Humanities.