Council of Community Leaders
The Council of Community Leaders identifies issues that impact the life outcomes of at-risk persons in the community, including children and families, that are beyond the ability of any one organization or sector to address. The Council then assesses the issue(s), and develops and implements strategies for addressing the issues.
Suzanne Akhras
Founder & Executive Director
Syrian Community Network (SCN)
suzanne@syriancommunitynetwork.org
syriancommunitynetwork.org
Krishna Bhagat
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Science and Health
Benedictine University
kbhagat@ben.edu
ben.edu
Shelley Bromberek-Lambert
Chief Resilience Officer
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
shelley.bromberek-lambert@ywcachicago.org
ywcachicago.org
Hilary Denk
District Director
Office of Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11)
hilary.denk@mail.house.gov
foster.house.gov
Adam Forker
Executive Director
DuPage County Health Department
dupagehealth.org
Mary M. Furbush, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Cooperative Association for Special Education
mfurbush@casedupage.com
casedupage.com
Shannon Hartnett
Executive Director
Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services/President
Milton Township Mental Health Board
shartnett@nedfys.org
nedfys.org
Chrissie Howorth, CFRE
Vice President of Philanthropy & Communications
VNA Health Care
choworth@vnahealth.com
vnahealth.com
Reema Kamran
Co-founder, Treasurer
Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition
reema@ilmuslimciviccoalition.org
ilmuslimciviccoalition.org
Jessica Lucas
Director, Community Impact
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
jessica.lucas@liveunitedchicago.org
liveunitedchicago.org
David Orr
Group President
Sr. Managing Director
Old Second National Bank
dorr@oldsecond.com
oldsecond.com
Dr. Darlene Ruscitti
Regional Superintendent
Regional Office of Education
druscitti@dupage.k12.il.us
dupageroe.org
Dr. Saima Azfar
Director Midwest Region & Back2school Program
ICNA Relief
sazfar@icnarelief.org
icnarelief.org
Becky Beilfuss
Executive Director
Teen Parent Connection
beckyb@teenparentconnection.org
teenparentconnection.org
Rita Brosnan
Executive Director
Senior Home Sharing
rbrosnan@seniorhomesharing.org
seniorhomesharing.org
Janet Derrick
Executive Vice President of Programs
Loaves & Fishes Community Services
jderrick@loaves-fishes.org
loaves-fishes.org
Erika Ford
Local Office Administrator
Illinois Department of Human Services
DuPage County Family Community Resource Center
erika.ford@illinois.gov
Abe.illinois.gov
Theresa Forthofer
President & Chief Executive Officer
Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley
tforthofer@eastersealsdfvr.org
eastersealsdfvr.org
Beatris Gonzalez
Bureau Chief of Basic Support
Office of Adult Services & Basic Support
Illinois Department of Human Services
beatris.gonzalez@illinois.gov
dhs.state.il.us
Lisa Horne
Executive Director
Metropolitan Family Services DuPage
metrofamily.org
Thea Kachoris-Flores
VP, Strategic Planning, Development and Integration
Access Community Health Network
thea.kachorisflores@achn.net
achn.net
Lisa Schvach
Executive Director
DuPage County Workforce Development Division at WorkNet DuPage
lschvach@worknetdupage.org
worknetdupage.org
Barb Szczepaniak
Vice President for Programs
DuPage Foundation
barb@dupagefoundation.org
dupagefoundation.org
José Eduardo Vera, J.D.
Executive Director
Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project
jvera@ssipchicago.org
ssipchicago.org
Board of Directors
Dr. Saima Azfar
Director Back2school Program
Director Midwest Region
ICNA Relief
icnarelief.org
Shelley Bromberek-Lambert
Chief Resilience Officer
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago
ywcachicago.org
Janet Derrick
(Vice Chair)
Executive Vice President of Programs
Loaves & Fishes Community Services
loaves-fishes.org
Adam Forker
Executive Director
DuPage County Health Department
dupagehealth.org
Theresa Forthofer
(Chairperson)
President & Chief Executive Officer
Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley
eastersealsdfvr.org
David S. Orr
(Treasurer)
Group President and Sr. Managing Director
Old Second National Bank
oldsecond.com
Barb Szczepaniak
Vice President for Programs
DuPage Foundation
dupagefoundation.org
Staff
Loechel, Jeanine
Program Coordinator
Language Access Resource Center
630-782-7544
Rivera, Carolin
Senior Program Coordinator
Language Access Resource Center
630-936-4621
Frankovich, Evelyn
Senior Director, Finance & Administration
Administration
630-782-4767
Rafas, Eva
Senior Program Director
Language Access Resource Center
630-782-4786
Rubino, Aurora
Program Coordinator
Language Access Resource Center
630-782-7544