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Age: 36
Title: Founder
Organization: Chicago Veterans
Kevin Barszcz is a nonprofit
executive with over a decade
of experience in the social ser-
vices sector helping scale non-
profits for growth. He is a U.S.
Navy veteran and the founder
of Chicago Veterans, a nonpro-
fit organization helping vete-
rans build their social support
network to increase access to
services and earned benefits.
Barszcz is the current presi-
dent of the Veterans Assistance
Commission of Cook County
and a recovery project mana-
ger focused on homelessness
support services in the Chicago
mayor's office. Prior to working
in the mayor's office, he laun-
ched Habitat for Humanity's
veterans program creating
partnerships at federal and
state levels to help veterans
move from homelessness to
homeownership.
Barszcz is a Chicago native
and proud alumnus of Chicago
Public Schools where he gra-
duated from Carl Schurz High
School. He holds a bachelor's
degree from DePaul University
and an electrical journeyman's
degree from the United Ser-
vices Military Apprenticeship
Program.
Barszcz is of Mexican, Puer-
to Rican, and Polish descent
and is the great-grandson of
Enrique Ugartechea, el primer
luchador Mexicano.
Veterans
problem
solver
Kevin Barszcz
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"P
eople often overthink and quit
before they even get started.
Don't let your insecurities stop you from
achieving what you know you deserve."
