Mimi LeClair

BOARD VICE CHAIR

Prior to her retirement in June 2023, Mimi LeClair served for over seven years as President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago where she oversaw 24 Clubs serving thousands of children each year. In her role, LeClair led a strategic plan to increase the impact of the organization and the number of children helped through BGCC’s critical after-school programs, keeping a strict eye towards operational efficiency as well as an entrepreneurial approach to diversifying revenue streams.

LeClair has over three decades of experience in managing non-profits. Prior to her work at BGCC, she was Vice President of Advancement at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, leading all resource development programs, providing strategic direction and overseeing board development, direct response, digital marketing, donor acquisition, communications, foundation relations, corporate sponsorships, major and planned gifts, special events, donor relations, operations and volunteer resources programs.

LeClair is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and The Chicago Network. She is a frequent speaker and panelist at nonprofit leadership, board development, operations, and fundraising conferences. Additionally, LeClair consults to numerous national and Chicago-based nonprofits on nonprofit leadership, board development, and how to start and grow fundraising programs.

LeClair holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Tom.