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Cristy Garcia-Thomas

Chief External Affairs Officer · Advocate Aurora Health INC

Chief External Affairs Officer at Advocate Aurora Health INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$2.3M
Others who share this name
3

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Profile

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Reported as Chief External Affairs Officer of Advocate Aurora Health INC, based in Downers Grove, IL.
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Received $2.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Former Director/Officer of Aurora Health Care INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director, President, Chairperson of Aurora Family Service INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Cristy Garcia-Thomas is Chief External Affairs Officer at Advocate Health (formerly Aurora Health Care), overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion, community relations, and charitable giving. She joined Aurora in 2011 as Chief Experience Officer and transitioned to her current role following Aurora's 2018 merger with Advocate Health.

She holds a BS from Kansas State University and has completed executive programs at Northwestern University and Harvard Business School.

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Tenure here
Chief External Affairs Officer, Advocate Health since 2018
Education
  • Kansas State University (BS)
  • Northwestern University (executive program)
  • Harvard Business School (executive program)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Advocate Aurora Health INC Chief External Affairs Officer · $71.5M revenue · Downers Grove, ILADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, INC. IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.pay $1.0M → $2.3MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$2.3Mreported comp
Aurora Health Care INC Former Director/Officer · $184.6M revenue · Milwaukee, WIAURORA HEALTH CARE IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Aurora Family Service INC Director, President, Chairperson · $2.9M revenue · Milwaukee, WIAURORA FAMILY SERVICE, INC. HELPS FAMILIES TO ENHANCE THEIR CAPABILITY TO ANTICIPATE AND MANAGE CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN THEIR LIVES THROUGH THE…Filed FY2024, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Aurora Health Care Foundation INC Director, Chairperson · $25.3M revenue · Downers Grove, ILTHE FOUNDATION COORDINATES INVESTMENTS OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS IN THE SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OF AURORA…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Cristy Garcia-Thomas

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Cristy Garcia-Thomas 4 organizations · Milwaukee, WI, Stevens Point, WIGreater Milwaukee Foundation INC
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Cristy Garcia-Thomas 1 organization · Chicago, ILChicago United INC
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Cristy Garcia-Thomas 1 organization · Milwaukee, WIUnited Community Center INC

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$4.5M
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$3.6M
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$3.4M
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Chief Business Development Officer · FY2024
$3.4M
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Chief Information Officer · FY2024
$3.2M
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$2.8M
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Vice President · FY2024
$2.7M
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Chief Strategy Officer · FY2024
$2.7M
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Chief Nursing Officer · FY2024
$2.5M
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Vice President · FY2024
$2.5M

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org