Organizations Filed Purposes:
Serves as a center for citizen diplomacy between Chicagoans and visitors from around the world
Professional Fellows Program: The US Department of State's Professional Fellows Program connects emerging leaders with government offices, public policy-oriented NGOs, private companies, and university departments for short-term, intensive fellowships designed to broaden their professional expertise. This program enhances the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Balkan region and builds bridges between Chicago and the Balkans.
The Youth Leadership Program fosters mutual understanding, respect, and civic engagement among young Americans and their international peers. During the exchanges, students and educators participate in workshops, community service activities, team building exercises, meetings with community leaders, leadership development, and live with American families. Upon their return home, the students apply what they have learned to implement projects that serve needs in their communities.
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants' professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. The majority of WorldChicago's international delegates are participants in this program.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Peggy Parfenoff | President | 40 | $85,880 |
| Brian Starr | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Vitullo | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Wellisch | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Wilson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Balaji Rajagopalan | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Joan L Miller | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Lindquist | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Leech | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Cushman | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Brown | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Harwood | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Corey Freidman | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Virginia Russell | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 |
| Cathy Lieberman | Chair | 3 | $0 |
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