Staff and Board
Staff
Executive Director
Sharon Legenza
sharon@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 203
Director of Capacity Building
David Young
david@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 202
Capacity Building Specialist
Bibian Cristino
bibian@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 108
Capacity Building Specialist
Wanda Collins
wanda@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 112
Capacity Building Specialist
Jennifer Pallas
jennifer@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 201
Capacity Building AmeriCorp VISTA
James Miller
james@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 201
Manager of Communications & Development
Kristin Ginger
kristin@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 200
Development Associate
Amina Farha
amina@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 109
Communications & Capacity Building AmeriCorp VISTA
Marcella Rosen
marcella@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 106
Policy Director
Bob Palmer
bob@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 206
Housing Policy Organizer
Sheila Sutton
sheila@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 110
National Service Program Manager
Willie Heineke
willie@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 107
National Service Program Associate
Brandon Grigsby
brandon@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 111
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Zach Bernknopf
zach@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 208
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Dylan Juza
dylan@housingactionil.org
AmeriCorps VISTA Team
Board of Directors
Co-Chairs
Darsonya Switzer, Dove Inc., Decatur
Carl Wolf, Respond Now, Chicago Heights
Secretary
Niccole Clements, PNC, Springfield
Treasurer
Kurt Kuyawa, Citizens Bank NA, Chicago
Members
Shalonda Bedenfield, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Bob Campbell, Zion Development Corporation, Rockford
John Herring, Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
Dottie Johnson, Chicago Commons, Chicago
Jackie Newman, Springfield Housing Authority, Springfield
David Noble, Midland States Bank, St. Louis
Laura Olvera, Community Partners for Affordable Housing, Libertyville
Shelly Richardson, Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois, Springfield
Margaret Wooten, Chicago Urban League Development Corporation, Chicago