September 2022 - Bridge Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Toinette Gunn, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer of LINK Unlimited Scholars.

LINK Unlimited Scholars is a Chicago-based nonprofit college access institution founded in 1966, with the mission to change the trajectory of high-potential Black youth in the classroom and beyond. LINK values its partners who work alongside the organization to provide the necessary backing to help close opportunity gaps and further ensure economic stability for participating Scholars. Through a four-year high-school fellowship model and two-year middle-school fellowship model, LINK provides financial and academic support, college advising, career exploration, college aid strategy, and individual mentoring. Since 2000, 100% of high school senior Scholars served have been accepted to selective colleges and universities.

Dr. Gunn most recently served as Executive Director of The Chicago Debates Commission. She joins LINK Unlimited Scholars to lead the organization into a new era of growth and bolster its mission. As CEO, Dr. Gunn will lead further growth of the organization’s exceptional programs and services, increase the visibility and reach of LINK, and continue a strong focus on diversity, inclusiveness, and racial equity within the organization and in the LINK community.

Dr. Gunn holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling and her Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Counseling from Oakland University. She was recently recognized by Crain’s Chicago as one of its Notable Black Leaders & Executives and she sits on the Children’s Institute Board.