Board of Directors and Advisors
CHAIR Tatiana Scripnic
Tatiana Scripnic is on the Board of The Chicagoland MUN Club since September 2016 when she joined as an Independent Director. In April 2017, Tatiana was appointed as the Independent Chair of the Board of Directors. Currently, Tatiana is an Internal Auditor for Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Tatiana comes from a professional consulting background and has experience working in strategic management consulting, corporate governance and Board management consulting, and strategic sourcing consulting. Tatiana has further worked for companies such as The Barthwell Group, Russell Reynolds Associates, Source One Management Services, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and The Hudson Institute. In addition to her professional consulting experience, Tatiana has been involved with Model United Nations since high school where she was on the executive committee of her team, in college where she became the treasurer and later the president of the UIC MUN Organization, and in her postgraduate experience while volunteering for conferences such as CIMUN, GCIMUN, MIMUN etc. Tatiana has obtained a Master’s degree in International Relations from University of Chicago and has a B.A. from University of Illinois at Chicago in Political Science, French, and International Relations.
TREASURER Ronald Hui
Ronald Hui is a licensed CPA in the US and Canada and brings to the Board 7+ years experience in public practice audit (EY & Deloitte) and healthcare corporate accounting (OSI Systems). Currently, Ronald serves as a Finance Consultant with DLC in Chicago and is pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Previously, Ronald obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Marketing from the University of British Columbia.
DIRECTOR Kristina Grbich
Kristina Grbich is a Chicago-native with a passion for supporting the area's students. A graduate of New York University (B.A. French, Politics) and Central European University (M.A. International Relations), Kristina's career has spanned several industries. Most recently, she is the CEO of SpanTran The Evaluation Company, a boutique consulting firm that serves the higher ed industry. Kristina lives in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, and in addition to serving on CMC's Board, she also volunteers at Dress for Success regularly and enjoys supporting the Chicago Architecture Foundation and Chicago's Alliance Française.
SPECIAL ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Harnam Atwal
Harnam Atwal is a strategic thinker with extensive leadership experience in various capacities. He currently leads a team of data analysts at an Oil & Gas engineering firm. Harnam has product development and corporate strategy experience. He combines his natural inclination for data-driven solutions with strategic analysis to enable impactful decision making. Harnam has experience with understanding market needs, competitor analysis, new market entry, and database marketing. Harnam has a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and is currently pursuing an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Stephanie Wang
Stephanie is a lawyer and currently VP of Regulatory Content at Ascent Technologies Inc. She has had an international career spanning the US, Australia and China. She is passionate about international relations and model united nations. Having built, managed and sold a financial services business over the past 5 years, Stephanie brings extensive experience in business development and operations management. Stephanie has also managed projects and teams within multinational corporates and law firms and brings her collaborative team building style to help organizations grow. Stephanie holds a Masters of Social Science and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce.
Kristin Szafran
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Kristin went to school at Loyola University-Chicago and graduated in 2012. She received her Bachelors degree in accounting. Kristin has over 5 plus professional years in the accounting industry- mostly doing the accounting work for condominium association around Chicago. With a huge passion for travel, she decided to become an adviser to the club as she realizes the importance in educating people about different policies and relationships with all the countries around the globe, and saw how this club was beneficial to that mission.
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STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (2017-2018)
Stevie Early
Junior High
Tom Baraket
Junior High
Zarifah Shahid
Junior High
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