Administration
Douglas Schenkelberg
Executive Director
doug@chicagohomeless.org
Thelma Morales
Administrative Director
thelma@chicagohomeless.org
Sherry Johnson
Office Manager/ IT Coordinator
sherry@chicagohomeless.org
Chris Jelkes
Special Project Coordinator
cjelkes@chicagohomeless.org
Gloria Davis
Administrative Support & Census 2020 Project Manager
gloria@chicagohomeless.org
Development
Michael Nameche
Director of Development
michael@chicagohomeless.org
Anne Bowhay
Director, Foundation Relations and Media
anne@chicagohomeless.org
Media inquiries, call (773) 906-3403
Claire Sloss
Associate Director of Development and Marketing
csloss@chicagohomeless.org
Erin Sindewald
Development Manager
erin@chicagohomeless.org
Community Organizing
Wayne Richard
Director of Organizing
wrichard@chicagohomeless.org
Jim Picchetti
Associate Director of Organizing
State Network Coordinator
jpicchetti@chicagohomeless.org
Nick Jefferson
Associate Director of Organizing, Strategic Campaigns
nick@chicagohomeless.org
Keith Freeman
Senior Community Organizer – Lead Organizer, Bring Chicago Home
keith@chicagohomeless.org
Alyssa Rodriguez
Community Organizer – School, Youth, and Latinx Communities
arodriguez@chicagohomeless.org
Bisma Shoukat
Community Organizer – Reentry
bisma@chicagohomeless.org
Ali Simmons
Community Organizer – Street Outreach
ali-s@chicagohomeless.org
Claudia Cabrera
Special Projects Organizer – Speakers Bureau & Horizons
ccabrera@chicagohomeless.org
Advocacy and Public Policy
Julie Dworkin
Director of Policy
julie@chicagohomeless.org
Niya K. Kelly
Director of State Legislative Policy, Equity and Transformation
niya@chicagohomeless.org
Mary Tarullo
Associate Director of Policy and Strategic Campaigns
mary@chicagohomeless.org
Samuel Carlson
Research and Outreach Manager
sam@chicagohomeless.org
The Law Project
Patricia Nix-Hodes
Director of the Law Project
patricia@chicagohomeless.org
Beth Cunningham Malik
Associate Director of the Law Project
Youth Futures Lead Attorney
beth@chicagohomeless.org
Diane O’Connell
Community Lawyer
diane@chicagohomeless.org
Arturo Hernandez
Staff Attorney
arturo@chicagohomeless.org
Mary Frances Charlton
Youth Health Attorney
maryfrances@chicagohomeless.org
Alyssa Phillips
Education Attorney
aphillips@chicagohomeless.org
Christy Joyce L. Savellano, LSW
Intake Specialist
christy@chicagohomeless.org
Legal aid inquiries, call (800) 940-1119
Monica Mahan
Volunteer Social Worker
monicam@chicagohomeless.org
Interns
Jendaiah Hampton
Development (Harold Washington City College)
Hanna Huff
Public Policy (Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago)
Mohena Kaur
The Law Project (Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Public Interest Law Intern, UIC John Marshall Law School)
Ezra Lintner
The Law Project (DePaul University Law School)
David Mendieta
Public Policy (University of Chicago)
Samantha Saavedra
Administration/Human Resources (Dominican University, Brennan School of Business)