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
Associate Director of Development
erin@chicagohomeless.org
Zeki Salah
Data Manager
zeki@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
Sue Um
Content Creator Specialist
sue@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
Myron Byrd
Outreach Assistant/Grassroots Leader
myron@chicagohomeless.org
Timothy Bell
Community Outreach Assistant
tbell@chicagohomeless.org
Nina Martinez
Reentry Organizer
nina@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 Paler-Ponce
Manager of Research and Outreach
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
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
Senior Outreach and Case Worker
ali-s@chicagohomeless.org
Christy Joyce L. Beretta, LCSW
Intake and Support Manager
christy@chicagohomeless.org
Legal aid inquiries, call (800) 940-1119
Interns
Ayan Hassan
Policy
Angel Ortega
Law Project Social Work Intern, University of Chicago: Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice
Anne Ortiz
Law Project Social Work Intern, University of Illinois Chicago: Jane Addams College of Social Work
Zuliashley Ortiz
Law Project Social Work Intern, University of Illinois Chicago: Jane Addams College of Social Work