THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our board is comprised of a diverse group of individuals who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our organization. They are dedicated to guiding and supporting the mission and vision of our organization to ensure its continued success.
Judge Fredrick H. Bates is Chairperson of the RYC Board of Directors and Chairs of the Board’s Governance and Human Resources Committees.
Donald Higgins is a Member of the RYC Board (CNI). He has more than 12 years of experience in the banking and real estate development field.
Patrick Watson is the RYC Treasurer and an ex officio member of the Finance Committee per the RYC By-Laws (Art. IV, Sect. 1).
She serves as one of RYC's Director.
Mr. Thames is currently the President and CEO of Thames Strategies, a full service public affairs firm. He serves as one of RYC's Directors.
Executive Director
Samantha is the Director of Government Innovations at Chicago CRED. Responsible for identifying public funding streams that align with the public health service models for violence prevention programming. She serves as one of RYC's Directors.
Rick Bolin is President of Roseland Little League an affiliated organization under the RYC Board. He serves as Board Treasurer.
Vic Alexander is a member of the Board’s Governance Committee. He is employed as an Information Technology Professional-User Services Support Manager.