Executive Board Members
President
Retired Senior Counsel, Law Department, The Boeing Company; Member, Board of Directors, Advocate Health and Advocate Aurora Health
Vice President
Principal, Chicago Design Network
Secretary, Immediate Past President
Principal, Rockpile Strategies
Treasurer
Controller (Retired), Nucor Tubular Products – North Division
Board of Directors
Retired, Senior Program officer, VNA Foundation
DNP, MHA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President
Senior Accounting Manager, Sargent & Lundy
Associate Director
Illinois Team, CSH
Senior Community Development Coordinator
Heartland Bank and Trust Co.
Owner (retired), Express Employment Professionals
BEDS Chaplain
Pastor, Compassion United Methodist Church
Founder and Shareholder of Valentine Austriaco & Bueschel, P.C.
Board Committees
Governance Committee Members
- David Schwartz, Chair
- Mark Harris
- Liz Reyes
Finance Committee Members
- Shannon Ferrin, Chair
- Dawn McMillan
- Kevin McLaughlin
- Susan Poole
- Esther Rodriguez
Program Committee Members
- Claudia Baier, Chair
- Kathleen Downey
- Mary Maragos
- Isabel Martinez-Noth
- Mark Rudzinski
- Meredith Schilsky
- Monica Thipparthi, MD
Fundraising Committee Members
- Doug Porter, Chair
- Christie Cox
- Dorren Gertsen-Briand
- Mark Laubacher
- Susan Valentine
Properties Committee Members
- David McCarty, Chair
- Steve Alderman
- Eric Hinds
- Tom Kelleher
- Mark Laubacher
- Jim Marciniak
- Craig Standert
Youth Action Board
Our young adult, client-led board is open to all current and past clients to provide monthly feedback on programs and services.