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Born and raised in Chicago, Katie Anthony is excited to be given the opportunity, via The Leadership Institute, to gain the skills necessary to have a greater impact on her hometown. Currently Katie works in the Education Department of the American College of Surgeons and previously worked at the University of California, San Francisco. She is an active volunteer with other non-profits in Chicago including Woman Made Gallery, the Junior League of Chicago, and is on the YNPN Communications / IT Committee. She is also an Alumni Annual Fund class chair for her alma mater Carleton College. Katie would like to help strengthen Chicago's non-profit community by promoting communication between Chicagoland non-profits, as well as increasing their interaction with local government. Getting involved in community development programs is another goal of hers.
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Katrina Balog works as a Project Manager at Rogers Park Business Alliance. She is responsible for multiple programs including Howard Street Special Service Area #19. Previously, she worked for Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) as a Planner. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Calvin College in Sociology and a Master's Degree from Wayne State University in Urban Planning.
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Atena Danner-McPhaden is the Director of Youth Programs at the Westside Health Authority, a community-based organization in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. She has worked in not-for-profit organizations over the last ten years, primarily in work serving children and families. Her work in maternal-child health, reproductive education and early childhood development and education have cultivated a resolve to bring strong advocacy and leadership to people who work to serve children and families in underserved, high-need populations. A graduate of the Erikson Institute, Atena was a Harris Leadership Fellow, and holds a M.S. in Child Development. Atena is also an artist (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, ‘02), and generally very fortunate to have an amazing family. |
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Laurinda Dodgen is the Associate State Director for Community Outreach for AARP, Illinois. Laurinda, an innovator and advocate for improving access to care for the underserved and underinsured, has extensive experience in working in partnership with a variety of target populations to address public health needs. Her previous employment was a Community Health Educator for South Suburban Cook County with the University of Illinois Extension. At Extension her work included organizing a Domestic Violence Conference and collaborating with area grassroots organizations to provide health education. Her background includes: teaching HIV/AIDS education, asthma education, exercise benefits for older adults, research on obesity risk in elementary-school children, and workshops in corporate wellness. She is well-versed in issues of cultural sensitivity in targeting hard-to-reach populations and has provided workshops for the American Cancer Society and Northern Illinois Diabetes Coalition. |
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When he was in the fourth grade, Dixon Galvez-Searle sat at his desk and penned an epic science fiction story on loose-leaf paper. It wasn't a school assignment, just something he was compelled to do. Ever since then, Mr. Galvez-Searle has considered writing to be the most important, interesting, and engaging work in the world. He's written magazine articles for advertising pros and detailed reports for nonprofit organizations; newsletters for social workers and annual reports for individual funders; blog entries for comics fans and bits and pieces of a novel for himself. Mr. Galvez-Searle has also developed and taught a writing class for a literacy center in his community. He adores the written word and wants to share his enthusiasm for it for decades to come. |
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In her role as Regional Program Coordinator for The Jane Goodall Institute-Illinois (JGI-IL) Heather Greenwell focuses on several facets of the youth program, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. For the past three and a half years she has handled recruiting and supporting groups across JGI-IL’s seven-state Great Lakes Region, coordinating the annual Great Lakes Regional Youth Summit, developing programming across the region, and acquiring funding and corporate sponsorship. Before she began working with JGI-IL Heather worked as an Outreach and Education associate at the Interfaith Youth Core and in Data Analysis at the University of Chicago Hospitals. She earned her B.A. from the College of Wooster and her M.Div. from the Catholic Theological Union with an emphasis on social justice and cross cultural ministry. |
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Rachel Harvey is a United Methodist Deaconess appointed to serve as the Associate Executive Director of the Reconciling Ministries Network. Based in Chicago, The Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) is a national non-profit mobilizing United Methodists of all sexual orientation and gender identities to transform The United Methodist Church and world into the full expression of Christ's inclusive love. Rachel oversees RMN's outreach work to churches, communities and individuals across the United States. Prior to joining RMN in August 2009, Rachel worked for 2 years as a mission specialist with The Advance at the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. As a mission specialist she focused on youth and young adults and created B1, a national youth fasting campaign. From 2004-2006 Rachel was as a US-2 missionary serving as the director of CoffeeLoft.org, a Reconciling campus ministry at The University of South Dakota. Rachel has also worked with Response, a magazine of the United Methodist Women and The Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, United Methodist (SPSA) in New York City. |
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Gail Kim joined the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms as the Program Director/Director of Operations in January 2010. Prior to joining the Chicago Committee, Ms. Kim was a rising sixth year litigation associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Chair of the Chicago Committee Associate Board. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for Cabrini Green Legal Aid and is the co-chair of its Young Professionals Board. Ms. Kim received her Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law and her B.A. in Asian American Studies from the University of Michigan. |
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Jennifer Nielsen is Associate Director at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) where she oversees the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute in the Chicago office. In this role, Jennifer is responsible for the office’s anti-bias educational initiatives throughout the Midwest. This includes program administration and evaluation, marketing, outreach to potential clients, trainer recruitment and management, fundraising and budgeting, and communication with lay leaders and community organizations. Prior to joining ADL, Jennifer worked for Communities In Schools of Chicago, where she coordinated partnerships between Chicago public schools and community agencies. She is a former public school teacher, both in Chicago and Minnesota. Jennifer attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Spanish with an emphasis on English as a Second Language. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. |
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Jaclyn Stacy is the Development Officer at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (LAF), the largest provider of free legal services in non-criminal matters to the poor in Cook County. She is a 2001 graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, and has a background in community and union organizing. Jaclyn has been with LAF since 2009. In her free time, she is a volunteer with Chicago French Bulldog Rescue and Open Books. |
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Kelly Wagner graduated from Michigan State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, specializing in Public Relations. She is currently the Development Coordinator for Openlands, a regional conservation organization based in Chicago. Before joining the staff at Openlands two years ago, Kelly worked at other non-profit organizations such as the Chicago Waldorf School and AARP of Michigan. Kelly also volunteers with several Chicago charities, including Earth Share of Illinois and Chicago Canine Rescue. |
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Carrie Wall is currently Manager of Disaster and International Services for the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. She is an instructor of International Humanitarian Law and works with educators to implement Exploring Humanitarian Law material into classrooms. Carrie manages the Measles Initiative program and oversees Restoring Family Links, a tracing program for separated families. In addition, she supervises the Patient Connection Program and Disaster Services Human Resources system and serves on the Disaster Services Administrative team that manages large disaster responses and develops departmental policies and procedures. Carrie began her career eight years ago as an AmeriCorps member at the Red Cross in Chicago, working with disaster affected individuals doing response and recovery. Her organization’s mission is to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and life-threatening emergencies. |
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Jill Wiles Wolf is the Public Service Manager for the Illinois CPA Society, where she oversees volunteer programs for Certified Public Accountants who are members of the Society. She earned her MA in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago and a BA in Linguistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Between U of I and U of C, she worked for Habitat for Humanity International as the Midwest Regional Manager for campus and youth programs. Jill continues to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity as a Global Village international build team leader. She is an avid blogger, a sometimes runner, and nature lover. She lives in Rogers Park with her husband and their dog, Auggie. |
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Ilana Zafran has always had a passion for doing social justice work. She currently serves as the Director of Leadership and Justice for Umoja Student Development Corporation. Ilana came to Umoja as a fellow in 2006 with Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps and was instantly drawn to the mission and work of Umoja. Ilana also sits on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Freedom School. |
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Veronica Zapata is the Development and Communications Director at El Hogar del Nino. Prior to coming to El Hogar del Nino, she served as the Education and Career Development at IMAN. She completed her B.A. at Loyola University and went onto masters programs at Saint Xavier (ELL) and Loyola University (International Education). In addition to her work in the non-profit sector, Veronica also is a hospice volunteer and volunteers at PADS. |