Kathrine Dixon (Katie) is a Staff Attorney with the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Midwest’s leading environmental advocacy and eco-business organization. In her work at ELPC, she focuses on wildlife habitat protection litigation and policy, including multiple lawsuits challenging excessive logging in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Katie also co-teaches an undergraduate course in environmental law and policy at the University of Chicago. She holds Bachelors degrees in English literature and Philosophy from the University of Richmond (Virginia) and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Katie was inspired to join the This Is ME Board of Directors in 2006 because she strongly supports this organization’s mission to provide adolescent girls with much-needed space and opportunity to form supportive relationships with each other. Katie currently serves as Vice President of the Board and as Chair of the Development Committee. She has also co-chaired TIME’s annual Silent Auction for the past two years, and she has volunteered at the Logan Square Library program teaching Scottish Highland dance.

When not working or volunteering with This Is ME, Katie spends her time playing the viola, which she has done since the age of ten. She performs regularly with two Chicago orchestras and with the Eumenides String Quartet, an all-female string ensemble. She also likes to read, discover new music, and take the train to visit her family in southern Illinois.

Lucia Giudice is a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC), of the "big four" professional services firms providing assurance, tax, human resources, transactions, performance improvement and crisis management services to organizations worldwide. Lucia has over 15 years experience in health plan operations, program development, and legislative and regulatory affairs. Her experience with PwC includes consulting with health plan clients on Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D product implementations, operational and regulatory issues, HIPAA privacy compliance, and Sarbanes Oxley 404 compliance. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lucia served as the Medicare Compliance Officer for a large regional managed care plan in New England. She also served as a senior analyst at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Lucia also served as health policy fellow in the United States Senate where she worked on health care reform during the Clinton Administration. She holds a Bachelors degree in Biology and American History from Harvard College and a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley.

Lucia was inspired to join the This Is ME Board of Directors in 2009 due to her long-standing commitment to volunteering and working for programs that serve adolescent girls. She began her experience with This is Me as a volunteer with the Logan Square Library Program and then as a member of the Programming Committee. Lucia currently serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors, a member of the Programming Committee, and co-Program Director of the Logan Square Library Program.

When not working or volunteering with This Is ME, Lucia spends her time exploring Chicago (as a new resident), volunteering for her church, hosting dinner parties for friends, visiting family and friends and reading.

Lindsey began her involvement with This Is ME in the Summer of 2008 as a volunteer with the Logan Square Library program. She recently joined the Board in August 2009.

Professionally, Lindsey is a Licensed Insurance Agent and Claims Liaison working for CPH and Associates Professional Liability Insurance Agency Inc. Passionately, she is a local artist with a BFA in Art and Design from Columbia College Chicago.

Lindsey was inspired to join the This Is ME Board of Directors because she feels dedicated to developing new and positive ways for her community to grow. She hopes to aid in the development of a healthy environment that will foster a sense of creativity and enrichment among young girls. She is proud of the work This Is ME does, in encouraging and building esteem for today’s young women.

Megan Renehan is currently on staff with the American Osteopathic Association as a Marketing & Communications Specialist. She also owns Composed Design, a graphic design firm that specializes in working with social-service non-profits. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Megan joined This Is ME because it is a cause she truly believes in. She loves the idea of creating better communities by helping young women realize their full potential, and the more she learned about TIME, the more involved she wanted to be. She currently sits on the Board of Directors as the Secretary and participates in the Development Committee and the Grant Writing Subcommittee of This Is Me.

Meg’s interests are mostly artistic and creative; she loves literature, film, graphic design, writing, and politics. Her favorite thing about Chicago is the opportunities the city offers. She grew up in a very small town, so she has never taken for granted how accessible art and culture are in the city. She truly appreciates the diversity and the endless opportunities for community involvement.

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