Lemuel Howard
President
Providing leadership and helping guide the vision of the Chicago Catholic Alumni Network while bringing alumni together through meaningful experiences.
About CC-AN
Our story, our heritage
CC-AN is built on shared classrooms, shared neighborhoods and shared formation — and on what alumni choose to do with that inheritance.
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About CC-AN
Purpose-driven alumni connection
The Chicago Catholic Alumni Network (CC-AN) is a purpose-driven alumni community built around connection, shared history, service, and giving back. Rooted in the values and experiences shared through Chicago's Catholic-school community, CC-AN reconnects alumni across schools and graduating classes while creating opportunities to support future generations.
What makes CC-AN distinctive is connection with purpose. We are building more than an alumni network. We are creating a community where reconnecting with the people and institutions that helped shape us can become an opportunity to help shape what comes next.
Connection with purpose
As CC-AN grows, our focus is on developing meaningful partnerships, expanding funding opportunities, and building sustainable programs with transparency and measurable outcomes at their foundation.
From connection to impact
Through CC-AN Community Impact, the network is developing initiatives focused on student support, scholarships, educational resources, mentorship, and community engagement. Our goal is to create meaningful ways for alumni to use their collective experience, relationships, and resources to make a measurable difference.
The Student Impact Program provides a framework for that work. As initiatives are developed and confirmed, they may include back-to-school support, scholarship opportunities, mentorship connections, and community-based programs designed to help students thrive academically and personally.
At its core, CC-AN turns alumni connection into lasting community impact — honoring where we came from while helping create opportunity for those who come after us.
Where it began
The Founding Class of 1986
A recognition of the alumni roots that helped inspire what would become CC-AN—honoring the relationships, shared experiences, and Chicago Catholic-school connections that continue to bring alumni together today.
From its beginnings, CC-AN has grown beyond a single class—welcoming Chicago Catholic-school alumni across schools, graduating classes, and generations.
Leadership & committee
Who leads CC-AN
CC-AN is guided by alumni committed to strengthening connections, creating meaningful experiences, and carrying forward a tradition of community and service.
Julie Wade
Vice President/Program Director
Leading the planning and execution of the Legacy Cruise, including travel logistics, communications, partnerships, and the digital reunion experience.
Twana Dickens
Secretary/Treasurer
Providing financial oversight, organization, and operational support to help ensure every detail comes together successfully.
Shawntale Hurst
Social Events Coordinator
Creating memorable social experiences that celebrate friendship, laughter, and forty years of shared history.
Jennifer West
Relationship Director
Building and strengthening relationships among alumni while helping keep the reunion community connected and engaged.
Committee members
Leadership in community
CC-AN’s leadership is rooted in the same relationships, shared experiences, and commitment to community that bring our alumni together.
A founder-approved committee photograph will be added here by CC-AN leadership.
Get involved
Be part of what comes next
Whether you reconnect as a member, join us at an event, support Community Impact, or partner with CC-AN, there is a place for you in this community.