Cherryl T. Thomas

Chief Strategy Officer at After School Matters, Inc.

Cherryl T. Thomas

Cherryl T. Thomas

Chief Strategy Officer at After School Matters, Inc.

Overview

Career Highlights

Ardmore Associates LLC

RelSci Relationships

1588

Number of Boards

16

Birthday

1947

Age

73

Number of Awards

2

Relationships

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Desiree G. Rogers

Former Vice President at The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Linda Johnson Rice

President & Chief Executive Officer at Johnson Publishing Co. Llc

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Mellody Hobson

Co-Chief Executive Officer & President at Ariel Investments LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Bob Wislow

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Parkside Realty, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Jodi L. Block

Member, Board of Directors at After School Matters, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Michelle L. Collins

President at Cambium LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Gregory Q. Brown

Chief Executive Officer at Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Ruth Ann M. Gillis

Treasurer & Director at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Marsha E. Serlin

Founder at United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Larry D. Richman

President & Chief Executive Officer at The PrivateBank

Relationship likelihood: Strong

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January 28, 2020

Landmarks Illinois' 15th Annual Legendary Landmarks Celebration Honors Cultural & Civic Leaders in Chicago

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December 30, 2019

Cherryl T. Thomas donated between $25K and $50K to Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2018

Chicago Sun-Times

February 5, 2018

Clout team with heavy minority participation wins $210M airport contract

Business Wire

August 1, 2017

Chicago-based The Roderick Group & Ardmore Associates Join Forces, Create Engineering Powerhouse

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March 29, 2017

A panel of women leaders to discuss, "Business Women who Survived, Thrived and Excelled"

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Cherryl T. Thomas

Chief Strategy Officer at After School Matters, Inc.

Education

Masters in Physiology

University of Illinois - School of Medicine

Recognized as one of the country’s best medical schools, the College of Medicine is also its largest. Our diverse student body of 1,351 students hails from a wide variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. This diversity adds to the rich educational experience that is the College of Medicine. The College’s four campuses—located in Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana — take advantage of the state’s urban and rural environments and offer numerous opportunities for clinical training and research. Our distinguished faculty contributes to the college’s reputation as one of the best schools for both undergraduate and graduate medical education. The College’s 75 residency programs are highly sought after.

Memberships

Member

Current

Big Shoulders Fund

Inspired by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Big Shoulders Fund was founded by a group of business and civic leaders in 1986 to provide support to Catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city Chicago. For more than twenty-eight years, Big Shoulders Fund has helped Chicago’s children in need achieve their dreams through access to a quality, values-based education. They accomplish this by investing more than $20 million annually in scholarship support and academic enrichment for students, operational improvements for schools, leadership development programs for the next generation of school leaders, and academic programs and professional development for teachers. Big Shoulders is unique in that administrative expenses are supported by an endowment and other income, which ensures 100 percent of funds currently raised go toward programs that benefit Big Shoulders Fund schools and the students they serve. For eleven years in a row, they have earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for operating efficiently and transparently, a status held by just one percent of charities. It is important to Big Shoulders Fund that all donors are informed and educated on the organization’s health and success.

Member

Current

The Chicago Network

The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Member

Current

Marquette University 1881 Society

Career History

Founder

2003 - Current

Ardmore Associates LLC

Ardmore Associates LLC operates as an engineering consulting firm. It specializes in complex infrastructure, transportation and major building projects. The firm’s services include construction management & inspection, program & project management and land surveying. Its markets include aviation, rail roads, water, arenas, correctional facilities, higher education, hotels, K-12, health care, municipal general and museum institutions. The company was founded by Cherryl T. Thomas in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chief Strategy Officer

Current

After School Matters, Inc.

After School Matters is a non-profit organization that offers Chicago teens innovative out-of-school activities through science, sports, tech, words, and the nationally recognized gallery programs. It provides these programs through a network of public and private partnerships that include the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, and community organizations throughout the city. It has been recognized nationally for its innovative approach to coordinating city resources and delivering unique and diverse programs. Its hands-on, project-based programs expose teens to rewarding careers and help them develop marketable job skills.

Chief Strategy Officer & Vice President

Current

The Roderick Group, Inc.

The Roderick Group, Inc. provides engineering services. Its services include transportation, construction, utility locating and subsurface utility, infrastructure program management and consulting and forensic engineering. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Boards & Committees

Vice Chairman of the Board

2000 - Prior

Chicago Zoological Society, Inc.

Brookfield Zoo, also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, is a zoo located in the Chicago suburb of Brookfield, Illinois. It houses around 450 species of animals in an area of 216 acres (87 ha). It opened on July 1, 1934, and quickly gained international recognition for using moats and ditches instead of cages to separate animals from visitors and from other animals.

Director

Prior

Chicago Cultural Center Foundation

Chairman

1998 - 2003

US Railroad Retirement Board

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$1,000 - $2,499

2019

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Greater Chicago Food Depository operates as a nonprofit food distribution and food center providing food for hungry people. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to adults and children in Cook County every year. The Food Depository's programs and services for children, older adults and the unemployed and underemployed address the root causes of hunger. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

$25K - $50K

2018

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the world’s great opera companies. It is renowned internationally for its artistic excellence and financial strength. Founded in 1954, Lyric has always distinguished itself by presenting the finest international singers, conductors, directors, and designers in classic and less-familiar operatic repertoire and in world-premiere productions.

$10K - $25K

2017

After School Matters, Inc.

After School Matters is a non-profit organization that offers Chicago teens innovative out-of-school activities through science, sports, tech, words, and the nationally recognized gallery programs. It provides these programs through a network of public and private partnerships that include the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, and community organizations throughout the city. It has been recognized nationally for its innovative approach to coordinating city resources and delivering unique and diverse programs. Its hands-on, project-based programs expose teens to rewarding careers and help them develop marketable job skills.

Political Donations

$500

2013

Patrick Joseph Quinn

Former Governor of Illinois

$500

2013

Terence R. McAuliffe

Former Governor at Virginia Office of the Governor, Terry McAuliffe

$250

2013

Mark Udall

Former Senator from Colorado

Public Holdings

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Awards & Honors

2002

University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Distinguished Alumna Award

Boston College

Other Affiliations

Cherryl T. Thomas is affiliated with Ardmore Associates LLC, After School Matters, Inc., The Roderick Group, Inc., Chicago Department of Water Management (Illinois), Chicago Department of Housing & Economic Development, Chicago Office of the Mayor, Richard Daley, Chicago Department of Aviation, Chicago Zoological Society, Inc., Chicago Cultural Center Foundation

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