The Board of Directors
Devin Breen, President, CTO (he/him)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. Founder and President of the CHIditarod Foundation. Co-Founder and past-President of Bold Urban Renaissance Network 501(c)(3). Co-founder and past-performer with the Pyrotechniq Fire Performance Troupe. Senior Software Engineer at Apple. He is dedicated to the betterment of life for all people on this planet, and focuses his energy improving his hometown of Chicago.
Shelly Howell, Secretary (she/her)
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Emmy-award winning journalist who now creates digital content for a large Chicago-based non-profit. Animal lover and junk-food vegan. Her hobbies include coffee, live music, crafting the perfect cocktail and traveling.
Alysha Balog (she/her)
Bachelor Fine Arts – Graphic Design and Certificate in Arts Administration, Indiana University. Alysha began racing with her team Six Pack Attack in 2015 and quickly began championing the Chiditarod to her friends and peers ever since. She leveled-up in 2021 by helping with the grant reviewal process and then joining the board in 2022. Alysha is a design director that specializes in packaging design, which has cultivated a professional and personal relationship with food that helps motivate her passion for wanting food to be accessible to all. She can often be found supporting the arts all around Chicago or drinking a craft beer in a cozy dive-bar.
Liz Breen, Treasurer (she/her)
Neha Singh (she/her)
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Neha has spent 15+ years navigating the intricacies of the global food industry, with a career spanning manufacturing, supply chain, and retail. She is deeply passionate about strengthening food systems to ensure they are resilient and equitable. She is a dedicated Chicagoan and began volunteering with CHIditarod in 2017. She is excited and humbled to join the board and coordinate the grant program, empowering the local institutions fighting hunger across the city.
Interested in joining Chiditarod’s Foundation Board of Directors
The CHIditarod Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to provide funding for organizations working to alleviate food insecurity. A board member is a year round position that meets virtually every month. Time commitment to the Board is based on the role/position that you take on within the Board. Being a racer in the annual event is completely allowed if you are a board member. LEARN MORE