Easterseals Names Patricia Halper to Its National Board of Directors

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Mar 17, 2020, 07:00 ET

CHICAGO, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Easterseals, the nation's leading nonprofit service provider and advocate for the one in four people living with disability in America today, recently elected Patricia Halper, CFA, to its National Board of Directors.

Halper has more than twenty years of experience in the asset management industry. Most recently, she was the Chief Investment Officer of Equities at Chicago Equity Partners where she oversaw all equity strategies as well as the equity portfolio management and quantitative research groups. She previously served as a member of the firm's quantitative research team.

One of Crain's Chicago Business' Notable Women in Finance in 2019, Halper holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society Chicago, the Chicago Quantitative Alliance, the Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Network. She is on the Board of Trustees for La Rabida Children's Hospital where she also sits on the Board's Executive Committee and chairs its Development Committee.

Halper holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Loyola University Chicago and a master's degree in financial mathematics from the University of Chicago.

About Easterseals

For more than 100 years, Easterseals has served as an indispensable resource for individuals with disabilities, veterans, seniors and their families. Its Network of 68 affiliates in communities nationwide serves 1.5M people annually through high-quality programs including autism services, early intervention, assistive technology, workforce development, adult day care and more. In schools, workplaces and communities, we're fostering environments where everyone is included and valued – with a real positive impact on us all. Learn more at www.easterseals.com.

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