Contact Us

Desirée Pepper-Venzant
Executive Director
dpepper@hfschicagoscholars.com

Nadia Flores
Director of College Advancement
nflores@hfschicagoscholars.com

Amanda Chavez*
Director of Academics 
achavez@hfschicagoscholars.com

Julie Molina
Director of Academics
jmolina@hfschicagoscholars.com

Leonardo Rojas-Banda
Director of Academics
lrojasbanda@hfschicagoscholars.com

Matthew Suss
Director of Operations
msuss@hfschicagoscholars.com

Eric Nava
Managing Director of Academics
enava@hfschicagoscholars.com

HFS Directors of Academics

Khadijah Hallmon
Director of Academics
khallmon@hfschicagoscholars.com

Jacqueline Orozco*
Director of Academics
jorozco@hfschicagoscholars.com

Alexis Williams-White
Director of Academics
awilliamswhite@hfschicagoscholars.com

Ilyssa Haner
Director of Mentor Relations
ihaner@hfschicagoscholars.com

Melissa Montiel*
Director of Academics
mmontiel@hfschicagoscholars.com

Caroline Rodriguez
Director of Academics
crodriguez@hfschicagoscholars.com

Lena Wu
Director of Academics
lwu@hfschicagoscholars.com

*HFS alumni

Employment opportunities contact: Desirée Pepper-Venzant