Simply Party for a Cause.

Mission:

Shake Move Grow is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to raising scholarship funds for High School Seniors pursuing Higher Education.  SMG is creating awareness for students promoting a healthy mind and healthy body through higher education.

Who are we?

We are professionals from Chicago who believe that Shake Move Grow can help bring and promote wellness to Chicago’s youth with our scholarships and growing programs.

What do we do?

We are an organization that plans business networking fundraising events to raise scholarships for tuition and books for Chicagoland seniors in high school. We hope to incorporate and grow our mentorship programs with students and lecture on careers and healthy lifestyles.

Why do we do it?

We believe there is a need to “pay it forward” and help out students in Chicago and promote higher education with scholarships for students who may not have the perfect G.P.A. or automatically qualify for government assistance.  We will work with students that demonstrate academic achievement, are involved in their community and have future aspirations for a college education to make their world a better place.

How do we do it?

We are funded by our board/committee/advisory members and attendees to our business networking events.  We hope to gain business sponsors & corporate & federal grants.

Future cities for SMG?

Do you see SMG events that you can sponsor in your city?
Can you see Shake Move Grow scholarships help in your high school student’s city and school?

Contact us to learn how to become a business sponsor or vendor at our events!
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Board and Committee.

Stella "Bella" Yoon

Founder, President, Executive Board

Northern Trust, Analyst

Stella founded Shake Move Grow to put an idea to work. Party for a Cause. Fundraising and business are her passions besides education and the arts. Taking time to help the community is a major goal with business networking & fundraisers to offer some assistance to students and their bright futures.

Currently, she is studying for the CPA and plans to integrate tax services and bookkeeping in her small business. She plans to combine both her creative business background with solid business accounting & project management to tackle the business and community service projects that lie ahead.

Formerly, she had the pleasure of working as a Grants Finance Coordinator for the Emergency Fund Chicago and Publishing and Media Coordinator at a distinguished real estate appraisal company in Chicago. She is a graduate of Columbia College, Masters in Management - concentration in TV, Film, Print Media. She also studied humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago graduating with a Bachelors in English Literature. Stella Yoon has assisted in art organizations in the past such as Hyde Park Art Center &  the Director of Events at Splitpillow.


Kimberly Carter

Treasurer, Executive Board

Kim Carter

State Farm Insurance


 

Adam Levy

Secretary, Marketing, Executive Board

Adam Levy

Blu Prime, Inc.

Adam Levy is President and Owner of Blu Prime, Inc., involved primarily in cross-Pacific import of custom manufactured items geared to the promotional products industry, along with interest in domestic packaging and shipping supply, and other online ventures. Blu Prime started primarily as a strictly import business after Adam's extensive personal traveling through Asia.

Adam graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. While at UCLA, Adam served on the board of Hillel, as a co-chair of UCLA's Queer Alliance, and was given the Curtis Shepard UCLA LGBT Award for Leadership.

http://www.bluprimecards.com/


Marianne Marrero

Advisory Board, Business Sponsor

Marianne Marrero

Upper Urban Green Property Maintenance

CEO/President

Environmentally friendly, eco-conscious, green property maintenance and residential cleaning services.

http://www.upperurbangreen.com

Steven Troy

Advisory Board, Business Development

Steven Troy

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Ricardo Lopez

Advisory Board, Marketing

Ricky Lopez

Northern Trust, Analyst

Crystal Neverdon

Committee, PR & Marketing

Crystal Neverdon

Credit Suisse Bank

Diana Bauerle

Advisory Board, Business

Diana Bauerle

Immigration Law

Diego Gadea

IT Advisory, Executive Board

Diego Gadea

WiPro

IT Consultant

Srikanth Gopalakrishnan

Advisory Board, Grants & Business

Srikanth Gopalakrishnan

New Teacher Center

Heidy Goercke

Business Sponsor

Heidy Goercke

Iguana Jewelry & Music

Owner

Robbine Kim

Board Member, Director of Development

MZIlios

Alla Miorshnychenko

Advisory Board member

Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness

Alma Valenzuela

Board Member, Public Relations

Freelance Writer, Journalist

Slavica Kovacevic

Committee

Commercial Realty & Business Management

Anne L. Mendez

Committee - Marketing

Anne Mendez

Vistex Software, HR Administrator/Generalist
Anne L. Mendez recently moved back to Chicago after living in Barcelona,
Spain for over two years as an English teacher.  There she was able to mentor and teach children having made a lasting impression.  She is also responsible for starting three Girl Scout troops in the Chicagoland area back in her early 20's where she served six years as a Girl Scout leader and delegate.  An article about her many accomplishments was written and featured in the Girl Scouts magazine called the Connection in 2001.  She has spent the last 15 years volunteering her time with other organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, coaching little league baseball, teaching, etc.  Her passion for positive change is what drives her to make a difference.