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 and Latinx communities
arodriguez@chicagohomeless.org
Bisma Shoukat
Community Organizer – Reentry
bisma@chicagohomeless.org
Ali Simmons
Community Organizer – Street Outreach
ali-s@chicagohomeless.org
Advocacy and Public Policy
Julie Dworkin
Director of Policy
julie@chicagohomeless.org
Niya K. Kelly
State Legislative Director
niya@chicagohomeless.org
Mary Tarullo (on maternity leave)
Associate Director of Policy and Strategic Campaigns
mary@chicagohomeless.org
Rebecca Williams
Acting Associate Director of Policy and Strategic Campaigns
rebecca@chicagohomeless.org
Mercedes González
Policy Specialist
mercedes@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
Alyssa Phillips
Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by AbbVie and Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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
Spring 2019 Interns
Claudia Cabrera
Organizing & Speakers Bureau (Dominican University, Graduate School of Social Work)
Molly Fitch
Policy (School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago)
Julie Miller
Organizing (Adler University)
Jennifer Rotter
Development (University of Chicago)