Board Member
Alicia, born and raised in Pilsen and Little Italy in Chicago, has devoted her entire career to championing equal opportunities for children to thrive. Alicia currently serves as the Chief Sports Impact Officer for the YMCA Metro Chicago, where she oversees strategy, implementation and evaluation for youth sports and aquatics programs for the YMCA’s 14 community hubs.
Prior to the YMCA, Alicia served as the Executive Director of Chicago Cubs Charities, where she led Cubs Charities’ philanthropic and programmatic investments in Chicago communities. Alicia transitioned to the Cubs in 2018, after serving for ten years as the Founding Executive Director of Chicago Run, a local non-profit that provides free sport-based youth development programs to more than 15,000 Chicago Public School students. Prior to Chicago Run, Alicia served as the head of Hispanic Business Development for First American Bank.
Alicia’s roots are in the community and prior to working in the private sector, she held positions as a community organizer and youth development program director in both Chicago and Boston. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Heartland Human Care Services, Alicia also serves on the Board of Trustees for Loyola University Chicago. Alicia graduated with honors from Brown University.