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
Associate Director of Policy and Strategic Campaigns
mary@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
Mary Frances Charlton
Youth Health Attorney
maryfrances@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
Interns
Claudia Cabrera
Organizing & Speakers Bureau (Dominican University, Graduate School of Social Work)