2023 Leadership

Board Chair
Geoffrey Brown*, Illinois CPA Society

Vice and Governance Chair
Yusef Garcia*, Monarq Advisors

Treasurer and Finance Chair
Janet Lin*, MD, MPH, MBA, University of Illinois at Chicago

Secretary
Cecil Dearborne*, Pariveda

Policy & Advocacy Chair
Mary Pounder*, Comer Family Foundation

Fund Development Chair
Lori Kaufman*

Center for Housing and Health Chair
Kuliva N. Wilburn, MPH, Wilburn Strategic Solutions

Strategic Planning Chair
Tom Sondergeld*, McKinsey & Company

Programs Chair
Nanette Silva*, Community Memorial Foundation

Racial Equity Action Plan
Board Co-Chair
Tanya Lopez*, MS, American Medical Association
Staff Co-Chair
Brandi Calvert, Staff

Board of Directors
Adwoa Antwi-Barfi, McDonald’s
Anthony Bruck, Eckhardt Trading Company
Caprice Carthans, Equity Alliance Health
Kara Eastman
Roy A. Ferguson
Travis A. Gayles, Hazel Health
Lance P. Glass
Keith McQueen, Powerhouse Global Network
Sergio Mojica, YR Media
Liu Montsho
Tim Mullet, Dream Town Real Estate
Nnenna Okeke, BlueCross BlueShield
Charles Peterson, Neelyx Labs
Markus Pitchford, Glenhouse Strategies
Sean Radford, AON
Julie Scott, Cars.com
Rina Shah, Walgreens
Joseph P. Stokes, Ph.D.
Patrick D. Strieck, BMO
Chad Thompson, Golan Christie Taglia LLP
JP Valadez, Avoq
Terri Wilkerson, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

* Executive Committee member

Mr. Craig C. Andree
Mr. Craig Johnson
Mrs. Joanne P. Armenio
Ms. Deborah S. Ashen
Mr. H. Russell Bauer
Mr. Martin Cournane
Mr. Dirk S. Denison
Mr. Fred Eychaner
Ms. Karen Fishman
Mr. Robert L. Fogel
Ms. Paula Friedman
Mr. Larry Giddings
Mr. Mark Ishaug
Ms. Eva M. Janzen
Mr. Tom G. Kehoe
Ms. Anna C. Laubach
Mr. Paul Lehman
Mr. Michael A. Leppen
Mr. Stephen C. Mack
Ms. Casey Marsh
Mr. Condon McGlothlen
Mr. Gary F. Metzner
Mr. David E. Munar
Mr. Brandon Neese
Mr. Robert H. Neubert
Dr. Gerard F. Notario MD
Mr. Frank Quinn
Mr. Curtis Reed, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Lu Roffe
Dr. Renslow D. Sherer, Jr.
Mr. Thomas G. Sinkovic
Mrs. Ruth L. Sklar
Rev. Charles Straight
Mr. J. Ben Stringfellow
Mr. Richard B. Turner
Ms. Cleo F. Wilson

President/CEO
John Peller

VP of Housing Strategy
Brandi Calvert

VP of Human Resources & Talent Management
Andrew Anderson Devine

Senior VP of Policy & Advocacy
Nadeen Israel

VP of Policy & Advocacy Operations and Innovation/Executive Director of Pride Action Tank
Kim L. Hunt

Chief Program Officer
Simone Koehlinger

Senior VP of Operations
Tom Menard

VP of Care
Freddie Shufford

Senior VP of Housing/ Executive Director of CHH
Peter Toepfer

Senior VP of Community Partnerships & Special Projects
Cynthia Tucker, Dr. P.H.

Chief Officer of External Relations
Edward Wagner

Chief Financial Officer
Laurie Wettstead