About UChicago Parents

It takes a village.

Welcome

UChicago Parents is a resource group which aims to support parents and guardians as they make important career and family decisions. The group will facilitate educational discussions, social events, and connect with leadership around policies and actions that can help foster an environment of Inclusion for families across campus.

Leadership
Co-Chair – Maggie Elmarakby, Director of Alumni Relations, Harris School of Public Policy, UChicago
Co-Chair – Kristen Kipping-Johnson, Director of Network Research Operations, UCMC
Co-Chair – Aimee Saari, Senior Manager, Employee Experience & Engagement, UCMC
Co-Chair – Amy Simoneau, Associate Director, ARD, UChicago
Founder and Secretary – Laura Markin, Executive Director of Transformation and Strategy, Urban Health Initiative, UCMC

Executive Champion
Amy Ross, Vice President, Strategic Planning, UCMC

The group is volunteer lead. If you are interested in getting involved contact uchicagoparents@uchicago.edu.

University Resource Groups

University Resource Groups (RGs) foster diversity and inclusion by helping create safe and welcoming environments where an individual’s race, ethnicity, gender, levels of ability, religious beliefs, sexual orientation/gender identity and other important personal attributes are viewed as organizational assets. RGs are open to all members of the University of Chicago community including faculty, staff, post-doctoral researchers, residents, and students. Learn more about all resource groups on the UChicago Central HR landing page here.