Administration
Douglas Schenkelberg
Executive Director
doug@chicagohomeless.org
Thelma Morales
Administrative Director
thelma@chicagohomeless.org
Sherry Johnson
Associate Director of Administration and Technology
sherry@chicagohomeless.org
Gloria Davis
Administrative Assistant
gloria@chicagohomeless.org
Development
Michael Nameche
Director of Development
michael@chicagohomeless.org
Erin Sindewald
Senior Manager of Development
erin@chicagohomeless.org
Chris Jelkes
Development Associate
Special Projects Coordinator
cjelkes@chicagohomeless.org
Communications
Media inquiries, call (773) 906-3419
Vanessa Álvarez
Director of Communications
vanessa@chicagohomeless.org
Karianne Canfield
Digital Communications Manager
karianne@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
Alyssa Rodriguez
Community Organizer – School, Youth, and Latinx Communities
arodriguez@chicagohomeless.org
Claudia Cabrera
Special Projects Organizer – Speakers Bureau & Horizons
ccabrera@chicagohomeless.org
Alex Shapiro
Northern Illinois Community Organizer
alex@chicagohomeless.org
Lorna Bennett
Outreach Assistant/Organizer
lorna@chicagohomeless.org
April Harris
Outreach Assistant/Grassroots Leader
april@chicagohomeless.org
Myron Byrd
Outreach Assistant/Grassroots Leader
myron@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
Manager of Research and Outreach
sam@chicagohomeless.org
Sontcerá McWilliams
State Policy Coordinator
sontcera@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
Arturo Hernandez
Senior Attorney
arturo@chicagohomeless.org
Alyssa Phillips
Education Attorney
aphillips@chicagohomeless.org
Camilla Krauss
Staff Attorney
camilla@chicagohomeless.org
Thomas Edwards
Equal Justice Works Fellow
thomas@chicagohomeless.org
Venus Rivera
Public Benefits Specialist
venus@chicagohomeless.org
Ali Simmons
Outreach and Case Worker
ali-s@chicagohomeless.org
Christy Joyce L. Savellano
Intake and Support Manager
christy@chicagohomeless.org
Legal aid inquiries, call (800) 940-1119
Interns
Scott Hulver
Policy (JD candidate, Loyola University School of Law)
Sana Sami
Policy (JD candidate, Loyola University School of Law)
Tianna Gray
Law (Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Law Student Intern from University of Wisconsin Law School)
Melissa West-Castillo
Law (Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Law Student Intern from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law)
Christina Danielson
Law (Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Intern from UIC School of Law)