Administration

Ed Shurna, Executive Director
eshurna@chicagohomeless.org

Cheryl Lenisa, Finance Manager
cheryl@chicagohomeless.org

Thelma Morales, Administrative Director
thelma@chicagohomeless.org

Sherry Johnson, Administrative Assistant
sherry@chicagohomeless.org

Development

Michael Nameche, Director of Development
michael@chicagohomeless.org

Anne Bowhay, Associate Director of Development/ Media Relations Director
anne@chicagohomeless.org

John Maki, New Media Specialist
john@chicagohomeless.org

Mimi Chubb, Development Associate
mchubb@chicagohomeless.org

Law Project

Rene Heybach, Director of the Law Project
reneh@chicagohomeless.org

Patricia Nix-Hodes, Associate Director of the Law Project
pnixhodes@chicagohomeless.org

Beth Cunningham, Youth Attorney
beth@chicagohomeless.org

Jessica Youngblood, Paralegal
jessica@chicagohomeless.org

Organizing

Jim Field, Director of Organizing
jfield@chicagohomeless.org

Wayne Richard, Jobs Project Organizer
wrichard@chicagohomeless.org

Dollie Brewer, Women's Empowerment Project Organizer
dollie@chicagohomeless.org

Drea Hall, PART/Ex-Offender Organizer
drea@chicagohomeless.org

Hannah Willage, Speakers Bureau Organizer
hannah@chicagohomeless.org

Policy

Julie Dworkin, Director of Policy
julie@chicagohomeless.org

Eithne McMenamin, Policy Specialist
eithne@chicagohomeless.org

Daria Mueller, Policy Specialist
daria@chicagohomeless.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008

Board Officers

Alexander Sharp (Joined the Board: 1980)
Board Co-President
Executive Director
Protestants for the Common Good, Chicago

Rashmi Ramaswamy (1998)
Board Co-President
Architect & Principal
Shed Studio, Chicago

Michael P. Bagley (2004)
Board Treasurer
Senior Vice President
American Chartered Bank, Mount Prospect

Julie LaEace (2004)
Board Secretary
Attorney Training & Development Manager
Kirkland & Ellis Law Firm, Chicago

Sharon Schaff (1985)
Past Co-President
Vice President
Oasis Benefit Consultants, Chicago

Mildred Lincoln (1982)
Past Co-President
Retired Director of Shelter Services,
Catholic Charities of Chicago

David Cabreira (2003)
Member-at-Large
Applications Administrator
Bacon’s Information, Chicago

Bernard LaCour (2005)
Member-at-Large
Principal
BLC Advocacy, Chicago

Mary Ellen Gornick (2000)
Member-at-Large
Senior Vice President of Union Services
Workplace Options, Chicago

Board Members

Cephus Childs (2006)
Program Manager
Residential Recovery Program
Family Guidance Centers, Chicago

Kimberly Daniel (2004)
Senior Risk Compliance Auditor
HSBC, Chicago

Gloria Evans (2008)
Member, CCH Re-Entry Project Steering Committee and
homeless CCH leader, Chicago

Rev. Randall Doubet King (2006)
Retired Clergy, United Church of Christ;
Treasurer & Board Member for
the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness

Bernard Dyme (2004)
President & Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
Perspectives, LLC, Chicago

Deborah Harrington (2004)
President
Woods Fund of Chicago

John Inserra (2002)
Director, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
in Chicago, Boston & New Orleans

Darice Irons (2004)
Asylum Officer, Attorney

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Chicago

Thomas K. Kenemore (2006)
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Chicago State University

Fr. Bob Lombardo (2006)
Pastor
Mission of Our Lady of the Angels, Chicago

Dan Marquez (2005)
President
Aztec Supplies, Chicago

Cary Martin (2004)
Associate Attorney
Sidley & Austin Law Firm, Chicago

Sharon Meyers (2002)
Principal
Sharon Meyers Communications, Evanston

Jorge Partida (2008)
Vice President, Research & Development
Human Resources Development Institute, Chicago

Susan A. Pipal (2006)
Attorney & Partner
Winston & Strawn Law Firm, Chicago

Joseph Putnick (1998)
Attorney
Private Practice, Chicago

Mary Fran Riley (2005)
Vice President, Development
Accion Chicago

Mary Ellen Woods (2003)
Information Technology Executive