Mr. Chavez has a degree in Accounting from Bradley University and a Masters in Business Administration (Marketing) from DePaul University. He has also passed his Illinois Certified Public Accountant exam. His work experiences are quite varied. Out of college he worked for a small start up company followed by 12 years at McDonald’s Corp. He has also worked at three different start-ups. He is especially proud of his work as the Director of the Corporate Work Study Program at two different Cristo Rey Schools in Illinois where he learned a lot about working with high school students and building relationships with dozens of the organizations that employ students. His responsibilities included all the operations of the program including transportation, student training, automation of systems, coaching/mentoring students and finding new job partners.

He has been involved with SFDS through the Big Shoulders Fund since 2018 and is very excited to be working with Roni and her team on this exciting endeavor!