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
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
Policy Director
Bob Palmer
bob@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 206
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
National Service Program Associate
Steven Johnson
steven@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 209
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Chris Hampton
c.hampton@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 106
AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Erana Jackson
erana@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 208
Board of Directors
Co-Chairs
Mary Lu Seidel, Preservation Chicago, Chicago
Darsonya Switzer, Dove Inc., Decatur
Secretary
Niccole Clements, PNC, Springfield
Treasurer
Kurt Kuyawa, Citizens Bank NA, Chicago
Members
Bob Campbell, Zion Development Corporation, Rockford
Kelli Harsch, Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C., Chicago
Joyce Hothan, Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center, Glen Ellyn
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
Carl Wolf, Respond Now, Chicago Heights
Margaret Wooten, Chicago Urban League Development Corporation, Chicago