Even before Hoy McConnell became BPI’s third Executive Director in September 1999, he was active on the Board of Directors — as a member since 1981 and president from 1990-96. Previously Hoy led a distinguished career in the advertising agency business. At the Leo Burnett Company, Hoy was Senior Vice President, Account Director. He joined Burnett from D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Worldwide (DMB&B), where from 1983 until 1995 he served as Managing Director of DMB&B/Chicago, leading the 160-person Chicago office, which steadily grew under his direction. Hoy received a BA magna cum laude from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Alexander Polikoff has served as lead counsel in the Gautreaux public housing litigation for more than 40 years. Alex joined BPI one year after its founding in 1970 as Executive Director, a position he held for almost 30 years. Prior to holding that position, he was a member of the Chicago law firm Schiff Hardin & Waite. He received his BA, MA in English Language and Literature and JD from the University of Chicago. He is the author of Housing the Poor: The Case for Heroism (1978) and Waiting for Gautreaux, (2006).
Susannah joined BPI in July 2003 after receiving her Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago's Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies. Currently, she engages in policy analysis, advocacy, research and community organizing for BPI's Affordable Housing Initiative. As a Public Policy Associate at Illinois Action for Children, Susannah led lobbying efforts and conducted legislative advocacy on behalf of low-income families. Susannah has also worked with the Financial Research and Advisory Committee (FRAC). She received her BA from Brandeis University.
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