Staff & Board
Leadership
Executive Director
Sharon Legenza
sharon@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 203
Capacity Building
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 Associate
James Miller
james@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 201
Policy Advocacy
Policy Director
Bob Palmer
bob@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 206
Housing Policy Organizer
Foluke Akanni
foluke@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 208
Housing Policy Organizer
Mare Ralph
mare@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 204
National Service/AmeriCorps
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
Jeremy Cowart
jeremy@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 205
Communications & Development
Manager of Communications & Development
Kristin Ginger
kristin@housingactionil.org
312-939-6074 x. 200
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 S. Herring, Sr., Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
Horacio Mendez, Woodstock Institute, 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