Staff departments (click department title to view its staff members):
To read more about each person or to contact them directly, please click on their name.
Terry Mazany
President and Chief Executive Officer
Marcia Gettings
Executive Assistant
Provides the tools and support needed to advance the Trust's goals.
Marbet Cuthbert
Associate Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
Chae Dawning
Manager of Human Resources
Amini "Mya" Jackson
Office Assistant
Barbara Langford
Receptionist
Rita Medrano
Executive Assistant / Facilities Manager
Magdi Odeh
Network Administrator
Tom Pfluger
Manager of Information Technology
Manages public outreach and engagement, marketing, and positioning in support of Trust goals. Supports external communications activities for all Trust departments and affiliates.
Elizabeth D. Richter
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Kate Allgeier
Communications Associate
Julia Langfelder
Manager of Marketing and Events
Bridget Morton
Administrative Assistant
Manages all fiscal affairs, the growth of the Trust's endowments and the payment of grants.
Carol Y. Crenshaw
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Nevertha R. Brooks
Accounting Associate
Mark Finke
Director of Administrative Accounting
Deneen Jackson Smith
Director of Endowment Accounting (The Chicago Community Foundation and supporting organizations)
Abdul S. Karim
Director of Endowment Accounting (The Chicago Community Trust)
Queen E. Parker
Administrative Assistant
Frank Soo Hoo
Controller
Promotes philanthropy and builds philanthropic resources by identifying, attracting, informing, and engaging donors in supporting the community.
Jamie Phillippe
Vice President of Development and Donor Services
Jason Baxendale
Director of Gift Planning
Diane Cline
Administrative Assistant
Anne Fisher
Administrative Assistant
Jerome Harper, Jr.
Donor Information Coordinator
Clint Mabie
Philanthropic Services Advisor
Nicole Mitchell
Development Assistant
Sejal Shah-Myers
Manager of Donor Services
Reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations about grant proposals and works with donors to identify and recommend grant opportunities.
Ngoan Le
Vice President of Programs
Anita Alexander
Program Officer, Arts and Culture
Leah Bradford
Program Officer, Community Development
Suzanne Connor
Senior Program Officer, Arts and Culture
Diana Derige
Program Officer, Basic Human Needs and Health
Ada Mary Gugenheim
Senior Program Officer, Health
James Lewis
Senior Program Officer, Basic Human Needs
Gudelia Lopez
Senior Program Officer, Education
Karen-Jo Mensch
Senior Administrative Assistant
Peggy Mueller
Senior Program Officer, Education
Janice Pacheco
Office Assistant
Sandy Phelps
Grants Manager
Linda R. Reasons
Senior Administrative Assistant
Roberto Requejo
Program Officer
Phillip Thomas
Senior Program Officer, Community Development
Sylvia M. Sykes
Program Officer
Carmen Vitello
Assistant Grants Manager
Simone Weil
Administrative Assistant
Strengthens the small arts and cultural organizations by developing the business side of their operations.
Marcia Festen
Director
Works to create and sustain high-quality, autonomous new small high schools throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Allen Bearden
Capacity Coach
Carla Carey
Capacity Coach
Pat Ford
Executive Director
Marissa Filippo
Administrative Assistant
Allie Whitehurst
Deputy Director
In an effort to bring much needed diversity to the leadershp of some of Chicago's most prominent cultural institutions, the Trust has launched the Fellowship in Arts and Culture Management in partnership with six of the city's most well-known cultural institutions.
Penny Smith
Program Manager
Formed in response to growth in population in Lake County, Illinois and the concurrent increase in demand for services and programs, this foundation serves the charitable needs of Lake County.
Betsy Dietel
Executive Director
Susan Niederlander
Donor and Community Relations Associate
Robert F. Reusché
Senior Advisor
Supports efforts to transform former public housing sites into thriving mixed-income communities.
Maria Hibbs
Executive Director
Alaina J. Harkness
Associate Program Officer
Vanessa Johnson
Executive Assistant
Serves the charitable needs of Will County, Illinois.
Sandra Cowgill
Executive Director
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