Staff

Our People

The Trust is a dedicated team of individuals who strive to make good happen every day. Each of our staff members is honored, challenged and inspired by the daily opportunities to help make change in our communities. We look forward to connecting with you.

Meet Our Board

Our Leadership Team

Helene Gayle

Helene D. Gayle

Jason Baxendale

Jason Baxendale

Peggy Davis

Peggy A. Davis

Clothilde Ewing

Clothilde Ewing

Andrea Saenz

Andrea Sáenz

Jessica Strausbaugh

Wendell Williams

Wendell Williams

Executive Office

Denise Mica

Amy Pena

Amy Peña

Daniel Tollefson

Daniel Tollefson

Community Impact

Sandra Aponte

Sandra Aponte

Daniel Ash

Maritza Bandera

Maritza Bandera

Michael Davidson

Michael Davidson

Laura Gutierrez

Laura Gutierrez

Caleb Herod

Alexandra Ivory

Ianna Kachoris

Ianna Kachoris

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Larissa Mariano

Cora Marquez

Cora Marquez

Joanne Otte

Rachel Pate

Rachel Pate

Aimee Ramirez

Shandra Richardson

Cassaundra Sampson

Joanna Trotter

Joanna Trotter

Lauren Woods

Strategic Communications

Nina Alcacio

Nina Alcacio

Lilly Athamanah

Kim Grimshaw Bolton

Kim Grimshaw Bolton

Lorca Jolene

Meghan Lewit

Elizabeth Weber

Philanthropic Services

Tim Bresnahan

Tim Bresnahan

Peggy Cassidy

Peggy Cassidy

Bob Eichinger

Bob Eichinger

Joan Garvey Lundgren

Joan Garvey Lundgren

Don Gottesman

Don Gottesman

Patrick In

Nicole Layton

Molly Rand

Molly Rand

Abbe Temkin

Abbe Temkin

Adriana Viteri

Adriana Viteri

Kristin Carlson Vogen

Kristin Carlson Vogen

Janice Atkins Washington

Finance

Julian Alatriste

Rosa Carrillo

Rosa Carrillo

Sarah Custer

Chester Gray II

Tricia Howard

Katie Kaluza

James Keller

James Keller

Laura Kernaghan

Laura Kernaghan

Ivy Lesiak

James Lillis

Hailee Moore

Maria Moreno

Ruta Moskowitz

Shari Pundrich

Shari Pundrich

Karina Rivera

Charlou Rodriguez

Julie Shanahan

Julie Shanahan

Carol Slater

Carol Slater

Deneen Jackson Smith

Deneen Jackson Smith

Colton Wieck

Christy Zhen

Christy Zhen

Strategic Initiatives

Jennifer Axelrod

Jennifer Axelrod

Brianne Coleman

Brianne Coleman

Shawn Kendrick

Jean Westrick

Jean Westrick

Human Resources and Administration

Barbara Langford

Barbara Langford

Dop Troutman

Dop Troutman

Gwen Thomas

Gwendolyn Thomas

Information Technology

Claire Chang

Claire Chang

David Hungness

David Hungness

Michael Johnson

Tom Pfluger

Tom Pfluger

Together We Rise: For an Equitable and Just Recovery

Gloria Castillo

Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance

Matthew Bruce

Matthew Bruce

Adrian Esquivel

Adrian Esquivel

Nadine Fields

Cyndi Solitro

Cyndi Solitro

Illinois Justice Project

Paula Wolff

Garien Gatewood

Garien Gatewood

Jenny Green

Jenny Green

Korynna Lopez

Korynna Lopez

Sharone Mitchell

Sharone Mitchell, Jr.

Elevated Chicago

Roberto Requejo

Marly Schott

Marly Schott

Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Greater Chicago

Pilar Audain

Tasha Magett

José A. Rico

The Community Desk

Ja’Net Defell

The Community Foundation of Will County

Elizabeth Edgar

The Lake County Community Foundation

Courtney Combs

Maggie Morales

Maggie Morales

Leah Perri

Wendy Richter

Wendy Richter

Emily Weber

Emily Weber